The book begins some days after the accident as a body is wheeled out ready to provide hope for some as they receive donated organs & despair for the family. Five teenagers went to a party. On the way home it crashed into a wall & the story tells of the aftermath. Exploring the lives of the victims & their families, it is impossible to to become involved with them all. It is a powerful story that will live in the memory for a long while. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

The news that every parent, family and even friends and neighbours dread to hear is that there was a really bad car accident, resulting in a car ( a blue Seat Leon) crashing into a brick wall in the middle of the night. The car was carrying teenagers who had been to a party and the plight of the passengers was not a good one according to a neighbour who lived just across the road from the crash scene. Here starts a devastating time for the parents and siblings as they all come to deal with the situation. It is also a very moving and emotional journey for everyone involved in this very difficult time, the time after the accident, the time when friendships and relationships would never be the same again. When decisions have to be made, however hard they are. When neighbours can no longer be friendly towards each other and they end up accusing each other, families bickering amongst themselves and their neighbours, this book covers all these subjects, and what happens in the face of such tragedy when devastation turns to a gift to a complete stranger. This is the third book by Caroline Bond and I have read and enjoyed them all, full of intriguing moments, family stories and sad times, that pull at your heart strings as you read. This book certainly is intriguing to read and covers many a thought provoking subject.

This book is one of if not my favourite book I’ve read this year. I was worried that the book would be sad but, actually although the story is based around a tragic accident and the impact of this, One Split Second is so much more. The accident itself is just such a small part of it. The emotions of those affected, their relationships and how they develop after the accident are so deeply and carefully woven into the story. Every character felt like a key piece and I wanted to get to know them all. There were a couple of points where I really wondered which way the story could go, it was nice to be kept guessing. I will definitely be reading more by this author and wholeheartedly recommend this.

With thanks to Netgalley, Pigeonhole and the publishers for the arc, which I have enjoyed reading. One Split Second By Caroline Bond is a thought provoking book, with a whole range of emotions and moral issues to think about. The role of relationships and trust and consequences of people’s behaviour is also dealt with. I enjoyed reading this book, which wasn’t an easy book to read. It was however a very complex storyline, dealing with moral dilemmas, relationships and even organ donation. An author to watch and read more of in the future. Highly recommended.

When a car crashes, carrying 5 carefree teenagers, lives irrevocably shatter and change. Nothing will be the same again. This book begins with the accident, and the parents’ reactions, and then continues on with the aftermath as questions begin to be asked - what actually happened? Who was to blame? And as time passes is it possible that the families touched by the accident can ever move on? What a beautifully crafted book. Every chapter so carefully thought out and considered. Through the skill of the author I was able to relate to all of the characters and watch with interest (and sadness) as they struggled in different ways attempting to deal with the tragedy. Haunting, heartbreaking, this story is every parent’s worse nightmare. It really hits home how life can change in just one split second. I couldn’t say this was a particularly cheerful read, but it did have a wonderfully uplifting ending which brought tears to my eyes.