Thanks NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. What a fantastic book. I enjoyed this from the first page onwards. A very gripping book with lots of twist and turns. I’ll definitely be looking out for other titles by J S Monroe.
Forget my name is a book you won’t forget in a hurry!!

A twisty thriller with some creepy characters but lacked the tension to enable me to get into this book.

A brilliant psychological thriller. Tony and Laura are at home one evening when a girl turns up on their doorstep claiming she had lost her memory and what are they doing in her house. Tony quickly names the girl Jemma, whilst Laura is wary and unnerved by her. Into the mix comes their friend, Luke who think that Jemma is his daughter he has never seen and Sean who is convinced Jemma is a Russian sleeper spy. So what is the truth? it is one you will never guess. A good read and does not disappoint.

I loved this fast paced thriller that kept me guessing right until the end! Highly recommended! Five stars from me!

Many thanks to Netgalley and J.S.Munroe for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

For some reason this has only just come up on my available NetGalley reads, despite having requested ages ago, so I'm actually reviewing a copy I read from Kindle Unlimited a couple of months ago. I found this thriller to be fairly average for the most part, although an interesting enough premise. The revelation towards the end about the "baddie" were shocking and unnerving, but the explanation for the main character's memory loss and how she came to get to where she was at the start of the story felt quite confusing.

Trying to guess how this book would end was enjoyable, however there I did not find this very believable and I struggled with that, also there was so much going on that I found it confusing especially with the length of the book.

This was a very dark psychological thriller. Lots of red herrings and a compelling storyline. The characters were excellent and kept the story alive and moving forward. The conclusion was grim but attained closure.

Slightly far fetched but intriguing and gripped me until the end! A well written thriller, a bit confusing at the end but a good read! Thank you

I have been very unwell and today was a low point , I decided it was time to read a mind melter so I started this and could not put it down. I had kinda figured out the story twist but only partially. A very cleverly written story with some real and relatable characters. I have fond feelings for certain characters and I could clearly see the story like a film in my head (this only happens in good books for me. Take a chance you won’t regret it.

Wow, what a great read! I was hooked from the very beginning and was amazed at the direction the plot takes by the end. So many twists and turns to fool you and keep you guessing. As for who was lying ... it's pretty obvious someone is but the truth about who is pretty well concealed with the twists and turns until near the end and I was quite surprised at who and why. Definitely looking forward to reading more from J.S Monroe in the future!

What a rollercoaster of a read. This had e hooked from the start. There are twists and turns all the way with an end I did not see coming.

The description of Forget My Name had me intrigued that is why I requested it, plus I do like a good thriller/suspense book to get my teeth into. It starts with a woman turning up to a house in a village she knocks on the door and says she has forgotten her name but remembers the house, detailing the layout of the house. The couple now living there feel a bit sorry for her and offer to put her up for the night and take her to the doctor the following morning. During this time the husband decides that she looks like a Jemma and so she is called that. But there was a murderer called Jemma from that village too, who did live in the same house, a coincidence? Will she get her memory back and find out she is, in fact, the murderer called Jemma or is something else going on? Well, you will have to read the book to find out.

This book did have me completely hooked as I really didn’t know what was going to happen next. Just when I thought I had sussed it all out something would happen and I was back to square one. And when I did realise what was happening it was like a movie, the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat just waiting to see what would happen at the end. I was not disappointed. I absolutely loved this book!

WOW! Such a disturbing read. SO believable. Dark and gritty with characters that slowly emerge to tell the full story - clever and fast paced a fantastic read.

I do love a good British psychological thriller with lots of creepy characters and this delivers.
A woman turns up on the doorstep of a house that she thinks is hers but she can't remember her name or any details about her life. The plot then twists and turns and whilst some parts I could guess it's not completely clear how the blanks fill in until later. I'll definitely read more by this author.

This is the first book I have read by J S Monroe. I thought it was a really good psychological thriller that had plenty of twists and turns. I look forward to reading more from this author.

A brilliant psychological thriller that kept me gripped till the early hours, just couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Full of twists and turns that will have you hooked till the very end. Thank you N S Monroe and net galley for allowing to me read this book for an honest review.

This book had me gripped from start to finish. I got through it in a few sessions.

'Jemma' turns up at her old village and knocks on the door of the house she used to live in but has otherwise lost her memory.

What follows twists and turns and I suspect no-one will second guess where the story actually leads.

Thank you for the preview copy of this book, I thoroughly recommend it to all

Loved this gripping book. Well written with plenty of twist and turns.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

Interesting book with twists & turns, a thriller with a storyline that was exciting and kept you reading to the end.

‘Forget My Name’ is a twisty, turny thriller that kept me gripped to the last page. It’s not perfect, but the denouement is great and the writing style is engaging enough to carry it over the rougher patches.
The premise is one of those simple and immediately attention grabbing ones: a woman turns up on the doorstep of a couple’s house suffering from amnesia but saying she believes she used to live there. They take her in and, when she describe the layout of the house perfectly, they agree to help her regain her memories. As the plot moves on we get to meet other characters in the village the couple live in, all of whom have their own theories about the mystery woman’s background.
The book suffers from having a somewhat muddled second act, sandwiched between a strong opening and a brilliant conclusion. I almost gave up a couple of times during that middle third, when two of the sub-plots failed to engage me fully, but I’m glad I stayed with it. When the story moves into its final act, my perception of the events and characters was flipped on its head in a really pleasing way. I read the last 100 pages in a delighted rush and found the ending very satisfying indeed.
Like many modern thrillers it’s written from multiple viewpoints. We get chapters in the first person from the mystery woman and others in the third person covering the other characters. The style works well here, and I felt like I’d been taken into the confidence of the amnesiac and could empathise with her confusion and desperation.
The plot relies on a couple of huge coincidences. Author JS Monroe mostly kept me convinced, but I did scratch my head and ask “really?” a couple of times. Once I’d got past that doubt and let the story carry me along I forgave them. This was partly because the twist is so good and also because the characters are convincing and sympathetic. Monroe juggles a number of different personalities, but manages to keep them distinct and give them believable and sometimes moving lives.
Despite its occasionally flaws I found ‘Forget My Name’ an enjoyable and compelling read. It has a great concept at its heart, a solid and diverse cast, some fascinating scientific detail on amnesia and alzheimer's and an unexpectedly chilling and memorable conclusion.