This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher.  This is my own honest voluntary review.

I’m not sure I should have read this a few weeks before my partner and I are moving into our first home together! Karen’s husband has renovated a new house in the country for them. She’s packing up their current home and plans to join him. They hope that moving to a quiet, country setting will be a healthy contrast to the noise and bustle of London. Yet the beautifully put together house, gives off a strange feeling. The village that seems idyllic in the day, changes at night to feel eerie and the rural peace is suffocating to Karen. Surely, she will settle and forget what happened in London. They can heal the cracks that appeared in their marriage. Yet, what if history will repeat itself, now she is totally cut off from friends and family? Is Nick a protective husband, or a controlling one. The author cleverly creates a suspicious atmosphere that makes you want to know what happened before they moved? It’s not just awkward between Karen and Nick, he also has a strained relationship with their son Ethan. 

There are events in the village where the family interact with others and at times it seems like nothing is wrong, other times the cracks and difficulties really show. In these sections it didn’t feel like a thriller, but more like a very astute spotlight on marriage and how complicated a relationship it can be. There are hints of what’s gone before when their old friends visit from London too. Plus, some strange occurrences that normally wouldn’t be noticeable but could hint at a form of gaslighting although we never see who is responsible. Is Karen a person who lacks confidence, or does she lack confidence because she’s been made to feel crazy or is so tightly controlled she can’t summon up her own choices? Nick has built her a studio in the garden. She is a talented ceramicist and she’s so grateful for his building the studio, but seems to have no confidence in her skills,  There is a constant nagging doubt that she can’t trust Nick, but when it’s revealed that he’s had an affair some of her behaviour has its context. Towards the end there is a huge twist that did surprise me. I think the novel was a great dissection of a troubled marriage, the characters were strong and I enjoyed the aspect of fitting in to a new community. I enjoyed this novel and would look for more of her work.

I really enjoyed this book. Well written. Good storyline. Characters not bad. Overall a good read. Would recommend

This started being a really good tale of intrigue but actually nothing much happened and was therefore quite disappointing.
It was tricky to follow the time line of events and overall not a book I enjoyed.

This boom surprised me from beginning to end and I really enjoyed it.

Would love read more her.

The characters we brill.

I was expecting a lot more from this book having read the precise.  But I found it slow and it wasn't really a psychological thriller more of a drama.  I found the writing to be good but the story was slow.  One good thing though was the ending!!

I was expecting this from the blurb on the back of the book to be a psychological thriller. It was however about a family drama.  Still a good read and the ending certainly was an eye opener.

Karen and Nick have moved to a little cottage in the country to escape the memories from their London home. It gradually becomes clear that Nick had an affair, which sent Karen into a depression, so the move is a fresh start. But Karen’s not happy, and still doesn’t trust Nick, especially when he starts paying attention to local ‘Lady of the Manor’ Imogen. Is Nick up to his old tricks, or is Karen’s imagination running away with her, 

The Move is a good story, although I have to admit to still having unanswered questions at the end - was there somebody with Nick the morning she went up the hill, for instance?  On several occasions I felt that maybe I’d missed something, a chapter maybe, which would have helped keep me on track. There were many different characters - my favourite probably Cath who doesn’t really care what anybody thinks -, who’s interactions with Karen at times made me more confused and I found the layout of the village to escape me completely. 

A shame, as I feel the book had much to commend it, but it left me feeling unsatisfied.

This was very well written but the pace was sadly just too slow for me: even a third of the way through, not much had happened yet. Not for me I'm afraid.

I've not read any of Felicity Everett's novels before, and I'm pleased that I've read this one.  Karen moves out of London with her husband Nick, but are things as idyllic as they seem? A gripping, tense but exciting story.

I would like to thank NetGalley, HQ and the author Felicity Everett for my ARC in exchange for an honest review

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was beautifully written. I gave it 3 stars because I felt like i was waiting for that moment it would be gripping but it never came. I wish the ending was the bit that drawn out a bit more but I felt it was rushed. 
Still an enjoyable read with some good and interesting characters

I give this book 3 stars
Karen is on her way to an idyllic country cottage, refurbished by her husband Nick. They’re making a fresh start.
Can she find the trust in her husband Nick to let go of events that have followed them to their new house?
A story about relationships,trust and  friendships.
An ok read  but l was left feeling disappointed.l wouldn't class this as a real thriller.
Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read this book

Oooh, I liked this one! Full of intrigue and possibilities, right to the very end!

Karen is joining her husband at their new home in the country; they are leaving London for good and he has completely renovated the house ready for her arrival. Nick is certain this is going to get their marriage back on track, Karen not quite so much. Things are certainly different - but does different automatically mean better?

Well, here's a story to get lost in! There are a myriad of small happenings to engross and confuse and my sympathies changed often - well, at least to start with. I spent much of this novel in awe of the wonderful characterisation and can only imagine the many hours spent perfecting this novel to make it the stunning read that it is. It has certainly brought the author to my attention and added her name to my 'must not miss' list! A marvellous psychological thriller, with an ending I thoroughly approve of, and one to grip your attention and undoubtedly worth all five sparkling stars.

Not so much of a psychological thriller but more of a slower paced, psychological family drama, with vivid and suspenseful writing dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic event in a couples marriage.

As with the author’s previous book, The People At No. 9, which I enjoyed very much, she writes again of wonderfully thought out characters that have that slightly untrustworthy and suspicious nature about them. Are they really what they appear to be? Are they telling the truth or do we have an unreliable narrator? Coupled with the seemingly remote aspect of their new village life, all in all, made for a claustrophobic and suspenseful read.

Karen, her husband Nick and their older teenage son Ethan, have moved out of London to an idyllic sounding country cottage. Something immediately feels slightly off though, as Karen’s husband appears to have done all the renovations and plans by himself, with Karen seemingly seeing the place for the first time as she arrives to move in.

There is a definite undercurrent as the author slowly introduces you to the main characters in the story. Karen seems to struggle with paranoia and nerves, Nick has a obvious flirtatious natures which he doesn’t seem to even try to hide and there appears to be a strained relationship with the son. Clearly something has happened to them all as a family but has it all been left behind back in London?

A novel that isn’t one with a big plot but a wonderfully intense observation on a couple trying to paint over the cracks in their marriage, with other side stories as Karen meets her new neighbours and tries to integrate herself in village life. Invites to charity auctions, making new friends and a suspicious man squatting in a nearby barn, all add to the slightly sinister edge of the novel, but all relating back to Karen and her feelings towards her husband. A surprising ending but one that suits the book marvellously.

An absorbing read!

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Didn’t enjoy this book at all, couldn’t get what the book was supposed to be about. 

Nick and Karen move to a house in the country to make a new start. Nick recently had an affair. Karen had a mental breakdown and ended up in hospital. Neither of them want to talk about what happened and Karen just seems to do things to please Nick.

My thanks to HQ for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Move’ by Felicity Everett in exchange for an honest review. It’s been out for a while and is due to be published in paperback on 26 November, 2020.

‘New house. Fresh start. Same husband.’ - cover tag line.

Karen and husband Nick leave London behind for a new life in the country. Karen has recently recovered from a breakdown and during the months of her hospitalisation Nick has refurbished the cottage, including a studio so that Karen can focus on creating her pottery. Yet from the outset Karen is finding it difficult to adjust and doesn’t fully trust Nick. 

While this is marketed as a ‘dark psychological thriller’, I found it to be more of a domestic drama with some suspenseful aspects. I kept waiting for something thrilling to happen, then it ended and I was thinking ‘oh, is that it then?’.  It wasn’t awful by any means but its characters and plot just failed to engage my attention. 

Clearly glancing at other responses, it’s a novel that plenty of readers have enjoyed but overall it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the main character, Karen. The story is told from her point of view and is very well written. I am hoping there is a follow up book as I wasn’t quite ready to stop reading about her when the story abruptly ended. I enjoyed all the detail in the book, from the beginning I found it very hard to put down. I definitely recommend this book, thank you #netgalley

A very flowery descriptive wordy book with a great cover, good premise but sadly little else
Already irritated by the frequent new words in the first chapters, ( no one minds a few new words but when you get the feeling the author is using them just to use them and almost ‘show off’ it stops being interesting and turns into a pain ) I was further alienated as the story progressed as to what the plot was? where the book was going?and why?
There was a vague story about a couple moving to the Country from London to save their marriage after he had an affair and she ended up in hospital but really too vague to talk about and the characters were not in some cases just unlikeable,but in the case of Ethan the teenage son totally repugnant and the vile way he spoke to his Mum was just shocking as was her simpering to him after he had done so, there was a few randomly  thrown in sex scenes totally out of sorts with the rest of the book and much dull talk about pottery, way too much talk about pottery, I guess it’s one of those things you love or dont but it’s risky to fill a book with it!
Some of the new village characters were interesting and the competition and sparring between them fun to read and you got a good idea of the village life and hierarchy
Sadly though the book ended as limply as it started, disappointing 

3/10
1.5 Stars

I am not quite sure how to review this book. It is not a thriller of any kind and we have no clearly defined end but it makes you think. By which I mean, we never quite know if Karen is imagining things or if Nick, her husband, isn’t quite what he seems.

Karen doesn’t address anything and you do get the sense that she is quite downtrodden and made to feel she is nothing special. This made me angry, no one should make you feel like this. It was heartbreaking to read. She has had a breakdown following revelations about Nick, ones she witnesses first hand. This move is to rebuild this but does anything really get rebuilt and forgotten?!

It was interesting to see how the move from London to a quaint village goes. From the hustle and bustle to the quietness. Karen fears something sinister is going on in the evenings but can we quite believe her. Things start to happen, but nothing I felt as addressed, definitely make your own mind up time. I have my own ideas to what is happening but won’t spoil it here.

This book can’t really be pigeonholed into a genre. It’s more a book that focuses on this couple and where they are in their life right now and what they may or may not do to to make some sort of peace. Will Karen recover? Will she forgive? Can Nick behave?

It’s hard to review this book because well, not a lot happens. But that is not to say that this a bad book because it really is not, it is fascinating. To be honest, I have enjoyed this way more than other similar books. It reminded me of Bitter, Looker, Finders Keepers to name a few, all assessing basically the mental wellbeing of someone, really we just get to people watch and who doesn’t love that! It is a look into lives, how events have affected them and what they do to resolve this. Even though I felt not a lot was going, I was never bored, I quite enjoyed the easy pace of the book. The slowness, the unravelling of the past and realisation that maybe everything isn’t what it seems. Things come to a head near the end and I was cheering. I was cheering for the strength of the characters and the realisation that they are a somebody and they matter. Its an insight into toxic relationships and the hostility that can be felt behind closed doors.

But for Cath, she is a joy and beacon of light and this neighbour plays a part in Karen’s life and her acceptance to see herself as something. As we all know mental health issues are not something you can box up all nice and hope it goes away, and some characters in this book just comprehend this and do more damage from their lack of sensitivity. The rawness we have on some scenes where Karen tries to justify some of the actions, had me thinking oh I use to do that. Where you felt it was your fault that x,y,z act the way they do because of something you did or didn’t do or say. It’s amazing how much you can let someone affect you if you let them.

As I said before, the pace of the book is nice and slow, we take each day of recovery as it comes. I found that the writing was quite nice with the gorgeous landscaped views, the mundane day to day, the pottery kiln. I was engrossed in The Move, mainly just to make sure Karen was ok. I think I am confident in saying when I closed my kindle she will be ok.

I feel like I could talk about this book for ages, I do find it fascinating reading books that focus on a person at a particular time in their lives. Watching their life completely day by day, all the mundane, hearing their thoughts, insecurities and fears. This book captures that, it is not a book of thrills and spills but an almost real-life piece instead. A journey, that pretty much we all have done, not necessarily the same circumstances, but nevertheless a journey all the same. It was nice to step away from my journey for that short while and experience that.

I didn't 'hate' this book, but I struggled to connect with it. It took a long time for anything to happen, and by the time it did I had lost interest. Sorry to be so negative, but I feel it best to be honest. This one was not for me.