Copy received from Hachette Australia for an honest review

I am not going to lie, I was not sure what to expect when I picked up What Happened That Night (and I did push it aside to read other books a couple of times before picking it up).

Almost everything in Lola and Bey Fitzpatrick's lives revolves in some way around "what happened that night" - not going to give away what happens though, you will have to read for yourself.

I adore Lola from the first time we meet her, and her daughter Bey is just wonderful.

This isn't a love story, it is a story of families, decisions that change lives and the consequences of those decisions down the track.

I love Lola and Bey's relationship so much. It is the kind of relationship we should all strive for with our parents/children. Unconditional love at its finest.


I am not going to lie. I disliked, and in some cases down right hated about 90% of the other characters 95% of the time. I know we weren't particularly supposed to like them, but I found them completely horrible every time they were on the page - you will get it when you read it, believe me you will!

I loved that the Irish/Englishness of this book was not toned down for the US market (not everything is about America, just saying). I loved the European feel of the story.

The story is full of emotion, I lost count of how many times I yell at my book, wanting to throw it across the room.

This was my first Sheila O'Flanagan read, but I will definitely be reading more in my future.