I did quite enjoy reading this book, but I was never really sure what the back story was supposed to be. Reading other reviewers I see I am not alone in just not quite knowing what the dark mystery was surrounding 'the move'. The ending was very abrupt and I felt the concept just wasn't quite thought through enough. Shame as it did have promise to be very good and I enjoyed her writing style.

Really enjoyed this book . Loved the description of village life . Handled the depression subject really well .

I found this book hard to review as it is not what I expected or my usual type of book. However, the characters came to life and it did pick up as it went along.

I feel like this book false advertised the type of book it is. Whilst the characters were likeable and in the case of the main character incredibly sympathetic its essentially a book about mental illness. Which is fine but that doesn't make it a thriller. Still it was well written.

This book is well written but lacking in conclusion, storyline and depth. It just comes across as confusing and muddled- I know this is in part due to the main characters mental health issues but it doesn’t lend itself well to being able to follow the story.

My thanks to NetGalley and publisher HQ for the ARC.
I rather enjoyed reading this book but am finding it really quite difficult to describe it. Not sure if it's purely a relationship drama, perhaps a touch of psychological thriller creeping in, or not? Either way, it's a good read, very well-written, although I felt perhaps a little let-down by the ending in one way, but then I think it really was the only way it could end.

Karen drives through the countryside to meet husband Nick at their new cottage in an isolated hamlet. Nick has spared no expense in decorating and furnishing their new home with the best of everything, employing the expertise of local crafts-people. Karen can hardly believe it - Nick should be completely out of his comfort-zone; moving from a busy life in London, their friends and his work-place for the countryside - a completely fresh start to try and heal the wounds of the past.

Now, this past is gradually revealed through the narrative as Nick and Karen entertain their best friends from London, Jude and Dave, and try to integrate into village life - where Cath, a bereaved partner, befriends her.

Karen is a talented artist - a ceramicist, and Nick has even provided a purpose-built studio for her in the garden. She seems so grateful for all the work he has put into this fresh-start and berates herself for even thinking of making any criticism of his efforts, but basically Nick is selfish - he's looking after his own interests, and has plans.

There are moments when strange things occur which has Karen doubting her mental stability, touching on the psychological aspect - however, these never seem to be resolved, and appear to have nothing to do with - well - anything? Is Nick responsible? who knows?

I know I'm being deliberately obtuse - to reveal the back-story to their present situation would spoil the fact that you need to read the book to obtain it.
Suffice it to say, it's an intriguing read, very well-written but leaves the reader with too many unanswered questions along the way.

I was not a big fan of the ending, however overall I enjoyed this book. it was an interesting concept and I found I sympathised with the characters and cared how the story panned out. Thank you.

Good plot, interesting characters, well described setting- a brilliant read. We don’t know just what goes on in other people’s relationships. Loved it!

Difficult to review this book as it almost felt like a sample - too much missing from the past and ended too abruptly. The book just didn't seem to go anywhere or do anything. That said, it was an easy read just needs to have a plot of some kind.

This is the first book I have read by Felicity Everett. I enjoyed the writing style and the storyline. I moved through this book quickly however I did feel it was a bit slow in the beginning. Once it started to pick up the place I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more by this author.

This title for me was very slow starter, then is started picking and then went very slow again I got to Chapter 10 and I have gave up, As the book for me personally wasn’t keeping me interested. I wish the Author all the best for the future. I did at times feel I could feel the worries Karen had, and her paranoia got the better of her.

I found it difficult to fit this book into a category. A relationship tale which touches on many issues being faced by modern couples. I sided with the main character from the off and found the husband arrogant and smug. A story of someone finding their way in their relationship, friendships, work and the world in general. Mental illness has a role in this tale and maybe more could have been made of the main character's medical treatment which is touched on briefly..

I found this book a tricky one to review and get into. It felt like titbits of information was being fed to me and I had to work out which bits were relevant?
All the strange things that happy to Karen (main character written from her perspective) Nick, Karen’s husband, passes off as coincidental?

It comes to light quite quickly that Karen has had a breakdown of sorts when she finds out her husband had been cheating. I found it hard to fathom what was real and what should be believed. That was a good thing in the sense of if Karen is still in recovery, this is how she sees things too.
The speed of the book dragged out for me and Nicks character became irritating. After everything his wife has been through he’s still behaving the way he does. I liked Karen’s character overall and I wanted to know what would become of her.
I wasn’t sure if there were any twists because I didn’t understand the meaning of things that happened.
I’m disappointed to be honest, I won’t recommend it to anyone else but maybe others will find more sense of it than me. I’d read something else from this author before deciding whether I’d look up their other books.

My first Felicity Everett read and it did not disappoint.

The story begins as Nick and Karen have just relocated from an exciting life in London to a small countryside hamlet, to start a new life, but is there more to their move than meets the eye.

Nick is the doting husband to a wife who had recently been unwell and together they begin to make new friends with the interesting locals, but there’s more to this story, why did they move? What made Karen unwell in the first place? And will this new beginning be a happy every after?

A great read, it kept me guessing throughout and although I found the ending unexpected, it was the great.

The move... Karen has mental health issues and is papering over the cracks in her relationship, her husband is a bully. This book was a great read and you find urself relating to parts of the book if you have been in unhappy relationships. I am really glad she got the courage to remove herself in the end,
I have never read any books by felicity but will be looking for more books by her, felicity’s writing style is great I found myself reading as tho I was in the room with Karen

I really enjoyed this book and totally related to the main character Karen. To the outside world she had a charmed life but really she was just papering over the cracks. She faces many dilemmas in the story and I admired her courage when she chose what was right for her. Her husband is an unlike-able, arrogant charmer who puts her down at every opportunity. She eventually finds the courage to make a stand against him.

I could not get into this book at all. I read to the end but apart from the fact that it is beautifully written I cannot think of anything positive to say about it. Sorry.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Loved this book and a very quick read probably because you feel so keenly that you want things to work out for the main character - it's surely just a matter of when. Very believable plot and characters provide a convincing backdrop to the struggles put upon her.

Good book, well written, story kept you interested but I found the ending disappointing. I'm not sure what I wanted or expected but it just felt like it ended without any conclusion.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The move follows Karen & Nick on their new start away from the busy lives they lived in London, throughout the book you discover the reason for their new start, and the book feels like you are following Karen on a 6 month journey of recovery from a mental health illness (this is my presumption as you are never told exactly what happened, just that she was on medication for some time) as well as a journey of self discovery and reevaluation of her marriage. It was an interesting read, and I did enjoy it, however for me it lacked any kind of plot twists and the ending just felt incomplete and kind of out of nowhere. I felt most of the time I was just reading the diary of a paranoid and insecure wife, but they may be on purpose depending on if she did have a mental health illness. However I also would of liked to find out if something was ever done about Nick's treatment of Ethan. Plus Nick and Ethan's sudden change felt a little too unbelievable to be honest.
My favourite character was easily Cath, she was such a likeable character and I found myself feeling more upset at her situation than the main characters. However the writing was engrossing and I did find myself very involved in the book, I'm just so frustrated with the unanswered questions, was Nick cheating? Was Karen right in being suspicious? Who left the dead crow? Who slashed the tyres? I just cannot deal with having so many unanswered questions.