I so enjoyed this book. From very early on I knew I was going to like it and picked it up at every spare moment I got. You know those books that are just great to read? The ones that you can read in one sitting and get absorbed in? For me, this is one of those great books. The entire concept was great!

Journalist Melanie Black wakes up next to a strange man, it's not very long that she works out that she is actually dead. Very dead. She has in fact landed in the house of her murderer and his wife and child. Just what exactly is Melanie going to do with that? Just a great plot idea and it was pulled off really well in this novel.

I loved hearing things from Melanie's perspective as she observes and listens to the activities, conversations and even thoughts of the members of the family. She gets to see things from all perspectives and it's really quite fascinating. Her murderer is a complete bastard of a man on so many levels, his long-suffering wife is a complex character and I found myself very drawn to her in the novel. The dynamics in the home has some dark elements and it really added something extra.

Melanie gets to watch the news play out on the TV about her murder, reported by people she used to work with as a Journalist. What a bizarre situation to find yourself in. This has hints of The Lovely Bones. Does Melanie seek revenge? Can she influence anybody from her place in the spirit world? You need to read to find out dead reader. What IS good, is that it's not coming across as some cheesy ghost story/haunting. It was very much like Melanie was real, there, in the flesh and that gave her character some real strength.

As the plot plays out I was eager to get to know the truth behind what actually happened to her as it's not made clear to us. It was really interesting to find out with a twist in there I was not expecting to happen. I just enjoyed this book enormously. So why not 5 stars then I hear you ask?
Well - I fluctuated on this, but came to the conclusion that the book would have had a lot more intrigue if we had not known from the start that she was living with her murderer, if that was kept as a twist and I felt the ending whilst good could have had a much bigger oomph behind it, something that really blew the reader away. Just that little bit of a darker edge, twist, turn, tale.

In saying that, as I said I loved this book a lot and would highly recommend to those looking for an interesting book that you can just get totally lost in. I feel it was well written and would love to read more from this author. I woke up early this morning just eager to finish off this book and write my review. Happy reading everyone!

I think I may have just read the most brilliant book of the year so far.....I could not put it down until I had read the very last sentence,I loved it wholeheartedly such a clever clever story unlike any I've ever read before with a very wicked twist in the end.
Can't praise it enough 5 big fat stars.

Where She Went by B E Jones

This is a psychological thriller with a difference. Melanie Black wakes to find her somewhat crumpled self on a bed next to a man that she does not know. Things are further complicated when a woman enters the room and serves him tea without acknowledging Melanie’s presence. It slowly dawns on Melanie that neither of them can see her. Quite quickly we learn that Melanie is dead. Melanie’s memories are vague and she cannot recall the circumstances that brought her to this point – she just realises that she is a ghost.

As a TV journalist she is intrigued to watch the coverage and the police attempts to uncover what happened to her. Rather than a police procedural or an investigation by a close friend or family, the mystery of her disappearance and murder is uncovered by Melanie herself, which I found to be an interesting and perhaps unique twist. It is not often we get to know the victim’s thoughts.
I was fascinated by this book and liked Melanie even when I was somewhat concerned about her actions. In a similar vein, I was both irritated and concerned for the murder’s wife.
Well-written and definitely entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

I loved this book, I was a bit unsure at the beginning but soon found myself immersed in the characters stories. I am hoping that this may become a Melanie Black series of books. I would absolutely read more books like this and would definitely look for this author again.

A very different story with an extra dimension. A slight ,unexpected twist at the end.
Couldn't feel sympathy with any of the characters,a good tale anyway.

I'm a complete sucker for stories that are written from the perspective of characters that have been killed and are looking for justice. I just love them, always always always. And this one was no different. FANTASTIC writing and a plot that had me hooked!! Five big stars.

This is a decent psychological thriller and I enjoyed most of it.

The story is narrated by Melanie Black. Within the first few pages it emerges that she is dead. She comes to in a strange house to find that she is a "g-word" (this is rather amusingly handled). The story of how she came to die, and why she has ended up in this house with this family emerges skilfully and it's a well told tale. Melanie was a broadcast journalist when alive, which is the author's profession, too, and there are a lot of shrewd, often quite scathing comments and interludes about TV news. B.E. Jones creates pretty believable characters, I liked the Swansea setting (although we don't get all that much of it) and it's an enjoyable read.

I have to say that it got a bit silly. The character back-stories were OK for a while, but lost some credibility as more things emerged. Nonetheless, I found this a well written and pretty engaging, if disposable read and I can recommend it.

(I received an ARC via Netgalley.)

A story with a difference. The story is told by Melanie who is dead. The reader is left guessing right up to the end of the book as to what happened to her. Clues and information are given piece by piece. I liked the style of writing and the fact that Melanie was the narrator. A well written book and definitely worth reading.

Read this pretty much in one sitting this afternoon - clever, addictive tale, a crime thriller with a ghostly element - well actually a literal ghost trying to muddle her way through the afterlife and eek out some kind of revenge at the same time.

Where She Went is told entirely by Melanie, who has woken up dead, stuck by the side of the man who probably killed her and his long suffering wife. Everybody pretty much is horrible in this novel - even poor Eve, said wife, who puts up with a controlling and abusive environment. Melanie herself is not particularly sympathetic either, dead as she is, but still you kind of root for her as she discovers what she can and can't achieve.

The writing flows beautifully, I liked the way the back story revealed itself, and it is relatively creepy - Melanie whispering her thoughts into the heads of others - it actually gives you pause for thought on those random things you sometimes see out of the corner of your eye. The mystery elements are well thought out and clever but the excellent thing about this book is the character voice. Melanie is sharp and ironic, keeping you on side even as she shows her less than kind nature, I was especially fond of the little twist ending and the ability the author leaves you with to imagine what might happen next.

Overall this was beautifully different, something less usual within the crime genre, it worked on many levels and as such I have no problem recommending it.

One to watch this year.

This debut novel is written from Melanie Black's point of view. It starts with Melanie waking up in a bed next to a man who is being brought breakfast by his wife Eve. Melanie wonders why Eve isn't bothered about her laying in her bed next to her husband Peter. Is this some sort of sordid love affair? No, Melanie is in face dead!

-Melanie is a TV news reporter, who i couldn't relate to and i found her very self-centred, dark and egotistical.
- Peter Albright is a very handsome man working in accounts for the local council. He is a very controlling man who like things just so.
-Eve Albright is a stay at home mother, married to Peter and they have a son Adam. She is a very timid woman who merely exists in her day-to-day life of making sure she obeys to Peter's rules and regulations.

This book was an easy read, but it took me a little while to get into it. I related to Eve mostly and hated the way she was treated by her husband. Melanie would whisper things into Peter's ears to rile him on all the more. I really disliked Melanie from the start and that opinion never changed. Towards the end I just thought "that's the least you could do."
Melanie learnt she could get into people's heads, put ideas there, listen to their thoughts and watch their memories like short films. These were my favourite parts of the book, especially when she finally listened to and got to know Eve more.
I would recommend this book if you're looking for an easy read, although I found some of Melanie's babbling a bit boring and grazed over them rather than taking it all in. But. I think this was more due to my dislike of her.
I will be looking for any future books as i enjoyed the style of writing.
Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the privilege to read this early release in exchange for an honest review.

The tagline made me think this book would be like the film "Ghost". There were some similarities but there are bound to be due to the theme of the story. Superbly written by the author making me want to read it in only a couple of sittings. I was desperate to find out how Melanie had died and how it would all end. I found it quite sad at times and it was good to find a lead character who wasn't little miss perfect for a change and quite detestable at times! Great plot which the author doesn't rush but tells the story at a great pace to keep you on the edge of your seat. 5 star book