This book started out really good, it was all very intriguing and unputdownable. I couldn’t resist wanting to know what happens in this story of the in-laws from hell. They are truly some of the most despicable characters I’ve met in fiction. Some of their antics left me feeling disgusted and uncomfortable. The book really made me feel the anger and frustration of the main character as if everything is happening to me, too. 

Aside from that, the book is pretty much predictable with no real plot twist that I couldn’t see coming. For a main character who is supposed to be a “genius” scientist I guess I was expecting that something more wild will happen. There is no satisfying/redeeming scene, it was all just one hot mess at the end. I would say that the beginning was the best part of the book. 

Big thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow another brilliant read from Mark Edwards! I haven’t whizzed through a book this quickly in a couple of months, this was a very fast paced thriller keeping you guessing and wanting more after each chapter. So happy I read this one

We are introduced to Elliot, a quiet unassuming scientist and a special needs teacher.  He is the proud owner of a lovely home that he has recently renovated and shares it with Charlie, his cat.  He marries Gemma after a whirlwind romance of only a few months, so his life is complete.  But his world comes crashing down when her parents and sister return to England from France and have nowhere to stay, so Elliot invites them to stay at his house.  He soon realises that he has made a big mistake.  I really felt for Elliot as he realises that they are the in laws from hell and wonders how on earth he is going to get rid of them as they are reluctant to leave and also what secrets are they hiding from him.  This is a very tense story, a little unbelievable near the end, but I still give it five stars as it kept me gripped to the end,
Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Another great read from Mark Edward's, full of tension and suspense! Elliott is a decent hardworking man, who works hard and has bought and restored his beautiful house. When he meets Gemma he is caught up in a whirlwind of romance and they marry in almost immediately. They marry and settle into domestic bliss not really knowing each other. After a small time Gemma asks if her family can come and stay as they are returning from France and need accommodation. He agrees and her parents and sister move in. Her parents are slobs, very evasive about their past, her sister doesnt come out of her room and Gemma is on edge all the time and is drinking more than before. Soon strange things start to happen in the neighbourhood and Elliott is convinced his in laws are involved but how can he get rid of them?
I loved this book, it is creepy and full of tension but you cannot look away. Another triumph from Mark Edward's. Thank you to Mark, Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

I completely agree with another review that this has knocked the Magpies from pole position. It's just genius and beautifully written. Full of massive twists that you wouldn't spot in a million years. Love love love!

This book kept me guessing to the end. There were so many twists and turns and just as I thought I knew what was going on there would be another one. I felt bad for Elliot and the destruction of his life, I really wanted a happy ending for him. I look forward to Mark Edwards next book.

I have read all of Mark Edward's books.  Until now magpies has always been my favourite.  Here To Stay has taken that position, not just of favourite Mark Edwards books but favourite books of all time! Definitely one not to be missed.

Great book, I couldn’t put it down. I was hooked from the first page. Lots of twists and turns to keep the reader enthralled. 

Many thanks to Netgalley and Mark Edwards for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

My thanks to NetGalley and the author for providing a free copy of “ Here to Stay” to read and review. And enjoy.

“Here to Stay” the latest novel by Mark Edwards ranked  as one of the most frightening books I have read in a long time. The story was not about zombies, nor vampires, not even about crazed politicians with very plastic morals running amok. No, worse: it was about the in-laws from Hell.

   The book began with  Elliot standing in the front garden of the  Victorian house he had personally restored. Located  in a lovely, quiet  neighborhood of London, Elliot’s house and garden and those of his neighbors, was open that Sunday  for  strollers’ viewing. Just as he was  about to lock the garden gate for the evening, an attractive young lady walked into the garden. She expressed  her admiration for the beautiful grounds, and remarked how she admired vintage old houses. Taken with her and bursting with owner’s pride, Elliot  showed her the house. They had tea. He invited her out for dinner. Months later,   Elliot and Gemma were. married. 
   Everything was going as well with the young marriage as one could expect. The only cloud was that Gemma looked distant and troubled at times.  Elliot realized how little he knew about her past life. What, for example, caused the faint, white lines of scarring on her abdomen? Why did she never mention her parents?  Then she did- that  morning when she told Elliot her parents were returning to the UK from France and would be staying at their house for “a bit”. until they could find new lodgings.  Elliot , taken aback  by Gemma’s our-of-the  -blue announcement, nevertheless was encouraging. It was the biggest mistake he could ever make.
   From the moment Jeff, Lizzie and their younger daughter Chloe, walked in the door, Elliot sensed that the visit was not going to work well. Far from being welcoming, Gemma is cold and abrupt with her parents, indeed fearful of them. They are brassy, bossy, messy, interfering and disruptive. Sister Chloe is withdrawn and almost catatonic - just a touch of the flu, mother Lizzy dismissed. There was something dangerous, something wrong about them
   
    As the days became weeks, Elliot grew disturbed by the in-laws behavior and, most importantly, their effect on Gemma. She began to drink heavily and to withdraw emotionally even more.Were Jeff, Lizzy and Chloe ever going to,find a place of their own, he wondered. Why, they replied, we like it right here. They were “ Here to Stay.”
  I began reading the book one evening after dinner and was so deeply engrossed that the pages flew by. Mr . Edwards knew exactly how to slowly amp up the tension. He put this reader inside the  main  character, Elliot, completely as his doubt tuned to fear and then to absolute horror at what the his new family members were doing to his and Gemma’s life together, and worse, what damage they were capable in the future. He wondered what they had done in the past to damage their children so much that they hated them? 
  There was a sense of brooding inevitability in the book, an intensity that compelled this reader to keep reading. The book finished  in the only way it could, but it left a sense that even then, the aftereffects of the family from hell’s visit had not ended. They were “ Here to Stay”.

Warnings for the sensitive:  No sexual content of note, and no egregiously nasty four letter words that I recall. It is an intense, scary story though. 
Oh, one personal note, that you may not want to read , though I do not think it is a spoiler: what annoys Elliot more, the in-laws treatment to his wife or of  his beloved house? Just pondering....

I loved Here To Stay. For me, this is probably Mark Edward’s best book since The Magpies. I was completely hooked and could never work out where it was going next. 

After a fairly uneventful life in his beautiful Victorian house on Cuckoo Lane Elliott meets Gemma and, following a whirlwind romance, marries her. When Gemma asks Elliott if her parents can move in with them for a couple of weeks he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. 

A chilling, tense psychological thriller, full of twists and turns, with a number of unlikeable characters, particularly Jeff and Lizzy Robinson, for whom the term ‘in-laws from hell’ was coined!

Mark does it again! Always love Marks books and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. Loved the characters and didn’t expect the twist at the end. Excellent page turner and 100% recommend

Well that turned dark pretty bloody quick.

Poor Elliot believing he had finally found his happy ever after quickly realises his dream is becoming a nightmare.

For someone who has a neat and orderly home inviting his in-laws (who funnily enough reminded me of psychopathic versions of Wayne and Waynetta Slob) was not a wise idea.

I was completely absorbed as Elliot was pushed to the brink of insanity by their rapidly increasing mental torture.

They say a man’s home is his castle. Well this castle is now plagued with cockroaches in human form.

This is my second of Mark’s books and I’m becoming a huge fan. He takes nice and normal and makes it dark and nasty, and that to me is a big selling point.

Overall an enjoyable and thrilling read. I enjoyed the ending however I did slightly lose interest throughout the middle part l. All in all a good thriller though.

This book is about Elliot, a scientist, who lives with his cat, Charlie, in a beautiful Victorian house in London and runs an NGO. The story starts when Gemma dramatically enters his life. After a whirlwind romance (just two months) they get married. 
The problem begins when Gemma's parents, the Robinsons, and her sister, Chloe, come for a brief stay. Days turn to weeks but they don't leave and Chloe refuses  to speak or to leave her room. Elliot suspects something is wrong with them. And his wife refuses to talk about the scars on her body. To protect her, he starts to look into the Robinsons' past and what he finds is shocking.
I had some issues with this book. First is the protagonist, he's supposed to be very intelligent, a self-made man, but he comes across as foolish. I felt the urge to scream at him at many points. The inlaws are a real nasty bunch and the way they were able to get away with so much seemed so unrealistic.
Overall, an okay read with some twists and turns but does not match upto all the rave reviews.
This is my first book by this author. Though I didn't like it that much I'll still be checking out his other books. I've already bought The Retreat and I hope I have a better experience reading this one. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC.

This book is definitely the answer to what “that” to Meatloaf’s song. This book did not disappoint. I think is my 4th book I have read by Mark Edwards and I loved it. Especially the ending! So twisted and manipulative. Loved it!

This is my first novel by Mark Edwards and I have to say I really enjoyed his writing and will be checking out some of his other novels.

Here to stay was a great psychological thriller with unexpected twists as well as fast-paced and intriguing.

I loved the plot and thought the concept of the story was fun and makes you really think about  in-laws in a different way.

I highly recommend reading here to stay .

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for the ARC of here to stay by Marc Edwards. Marc Edwards is one of my favorite mystery/thriller authors. The first book I read by him was follow you home and I was so engrossed in that book I couldn’t put it down. I’ve read every one of his books now and none have disappointed. I was so excited to read this and like all the others it was amazing. Seriously kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time, I most definitely recommend this one!

A truly hypnotic psych thriller that we couldn't stop talking about in the office. This is one of those books you pick up on a Friday afternoon and ignore your entire family all weekend so you can get to the end. Edwards is an expert at tension, mystery, and building suspense to a masterful payoff.

Wow just wow. Absolutely loved this book. Another amazing thriller I just had to read as soon as it came out. Being a big fan of Mark Edwards books, I couldn't wait to find out more about in laws from hell. And god I definitely didn't see it coming. With every chapter I was asking myself, can they get any worse? It was too much to even imagine what life with them must have been like for Elliot. And the ending... Well find out for yourself.

I was excited for this one - love the cover! Wasn’t my favorite though, fell a little flat. I read a lot of thrillers, though, and found this one a little repetitive.