A one sitting read. Clear the calendar to read this one.

Suspenseful and a read that will have go holding your breath. A great plot, with lots of twists and turns and a surprising ending. Didn’t see that ending!

The characters are not easy to relate to, but it doesn’t detract from the story.

A great read got those who enjoy suspenseful thrillers. Thank you to Hodder and Stroughton and Rebecca Tinnelly for the arc.

When Nuala's husband dies she travels to the town he grew up in to find out about his past. The idea of the plot was good. I found it hard to relate to the characters. It was hard to like them and find empathy with them. The twist at the end was good. It was a shock and a clever way to end it.

When her husband James dies Nuala is devastated, her entire life revolved around her marriage and making herself perfect for the man of her dreams. However, when she decides to visit his home town, a place he has always asked her to never visit she learns more about his dark past than she ever wanted to find out.

Never Go There is a psychological thriller with a lot of twists and turns. As much as I absolutely hate books telling me what to think about them in their title, the end twist did actually shock me, just as it promised that it would. I thought a lot of the book was very well written – the descriptions of the village and the portrayal of depression and loneliness were absolutely beautiful in places. The depiction of manipulation by several characters was also very well done, and you did feel genuine hatred towards some of the men for their actions. That said, it did feel a bit much in places – a bit too melodramatic and depressing – no-one seemed to have a positive outlook on anything and a lot of the characters were very similar in their attitudes and coping techniques. Although you felt hatred towards the men, you didn’t really feel any genuine sympathy or emotion for the female characters, you just wanted them to get over their sadness and move on.

The first chapter I found a bit of a vague introduction that almost put me off the book, as two women fight but neither are described or identified. I understand it’s a big scene later in the book and anything identifying them would give everything away but having the first chapter with a lot of ‘this woman did that to the other woman’ constantly being used wasn’t the best introduction to the story. Although I enjoyed the twist at the end I did think that it threw a few other parts of the book into question rather than resolving everything – as if the twist had been created for shock value rather than being worked into the plot properly. I also thought that the chapter headings of whose perspective the chapter is in was unnecessary and should have just been worked into the chapter itself without the need to be explicitly stated.

Overall I enjoyed Never Go There as a twisty, psychological thriller but found it quite depressing in places with characters I found hard to sympathise with. Although there is a great twist ending, it’s perhaps best to not look into it too hard or other parts of the book start to fall apart. Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for a copy of the ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

I was so looking forward to reading this book due to the write up and hype about it but unfortunately it didn't really work for me. There was lots going on and plenty of twists and turns including one at the end that I didn't anticipate at all. However I found that I could not like or identify with any of the characters. For me, they didn't have any redeeming qualities and nothing that made me root for any one of them. The two main characters Nuala and Emma were obviously vulnerable individuals but I wanted to shake them to say why are you still pining after a man who called you stupid and idiotic and was obviously very manipulative. The book was also very 'dirty' and by that I mean not clean....the pub, the houses, the people - I wanted to take a scrubbing brush to them all.! I find it hard to really enjoy a book if I cant at least warm to one of the characters and there was not a single one for me in this book. A disappointing read for me unfortunately.

Never Go There by Rebecca Tinnelly was a very dark tale full of suspense that gave me the chills. When Nuala's husband dies she decides to visit the village he grew up in. James had warned her never to go there but she ignored his advice. This psychological thriller is a story of secrets, lies and deception and has many twists and turns. I would like to thank NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this thriller about a woman going to her husband's home town to meet his mother and neighbours. Found it hard to put down and it had a good twist at the end, Would recommend this book!

I absolutely loved this. Very unnerving (in a good way!) I’ll definitely be recommending. Thank you.

I enjoyed reading Never go there. It is a dark and fast paced story with quite a few twists.
This is book contains two stories one of a young lady, Emma, daughter of a powerful and abusive man who has total control over a rural village and those living there and also one of another young lady, Naula, a lost soul looking for someone to help her overcome great loss.

I found this book difficult to read and finish. The plot didn't hold my interest, I needed to know more befriending hooked in to the plot. The characters didn't seem likeable and I didn't root for anyone. Sadly, although it sounded a good book, it wasn't for me.

This is a fantastically fast paced story that keeps you guessing and gives you twists and turns, ups and downs throughout. I was engrossed from the very beginning and it certainly held my interest right till the end and left me wanting to find out what happens to one of main characters next! If you love a good psychological thriller which is also quite dark and tramatic throughout then you will love Never Go There.

Dark, compelling, addictive,with a twist that will leave you stunned. Small village secrets, generations harmed, revenge at its deadliest

This was an average book about two young woman, Emma and Nuala who both had a relationship with the same man.
He is a very manipulative young man and his relationships are with very vulnerable woman whom he can control. He dies and his wife goes back to the town where he was born. The town where she was told to ‘never go there’.
Everything that happens stems from this and two deaths are the result. None of the men mentioned in the book are particularly pleasant characters. The woman are all victims of physical and/ or sexual abuse. Only The godmother seemed to have a happy marriage and who then falls apart after her husbands death and subsequently loses her son.
It is a down beat type of book with no redeeming characters to like or identify with.

An interesting premise, however I just wasn't as invested as I should have been by the characters. I wouldn't consider it a killer twist, but it was definitely worth the read

I was looking forward to reading Rebecca Tinelly's book as it is based in an area close to me, The idea was good but sadly I did find it difficult to get gripped by the story. but it is worth a read if you have the time.

I had high hopes for the book, and I must admit that it was not easy to put down, but in the end I'm somewhat disappointed.

The book is very well written and there is a lot of suspense and unexpected twists. However, the book left me feeling depressed. There is absolutely nothing in the book that is colorful or happy. The village is a depressing place, the people uninterested in anything but drinking. There is a lot of spilled booze and dirt and vomit in the book. The main characters Nuala, Emma, James, Maggie en the others eventually start to behave all the same (I won't explain this in detail because of spoilers). Although Nuala is deeply depressed after the dead of James, I couldn't feel anything for her. I wanted to grab her and shake her and tell her the truth, and I wanted her to pick up her life and do something.
And despite the suspense and the unexpected twists there is something missing in the book. But I will let decide each reader that for his or herself.

Thank you NetGalley for this book.

A psychological thriller with twists and turns that are unexpected. Most of the characters turned out to be less than likeable and I felt little sympathy for them in the end which unfortunately didn’t make me like the book. Well written but rather too dark for me,

I enjoyed this book thoroughly and loved that I didn’t guess till the end. Was a very sad topic but unfortunately very real and shows the damage for generations afterwards. It is a must read

Following the death of her husband Nuala visits the village he came from. James had always told her to never go there but Nuala goes all the same. She is hoping to find a level of understanding from James' Mother. She actually discovers that James wasn't the man she thought he was.

The concept of this book was good. I liked the ideal that Nuala was going to discover a totally different man to the man she thought she knew. The ending was also good with a great twist. I had a fair idea that the final big twist was coming but the author wrote it well and it made sense.

Unfortunately, the major problem with this book was the characters. They were just not likeable. In fact some were worse than that. There wasn't anyone that I cared about and wanted to see come out on top. Some of the characters had no redeeming features at all particularly James and his Mother. This made it harder going than it should have been. A few more redeeming characteristics that would have made me care about the characters would have made a huge difference to this book.

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley.

This is a brilliant read ! The characters are dark each with a twisted background and the twists and turns ensured once I started this book nothing was getting done until I'd finished . If you love a psychological gripping read this is for you .

This book was a real let down from the beginning.

The book was very confusing and it was not the gripping read I thought it would be. I really do not want to waste my time reading it sorry.