This book has so many twists and turns! This was a great thriller! It got me from page one and I couldn't stop reading til I found out how it would end. And I did not see the ending coming! It is well written, and I would highly recommend it!

I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

The story to me was going one way where it appears that Hannah is the victim to Olivia's teenage attitude and rebellious behaviour and I was expecting a completely different ending but Victoria intentionally leads the reader into one direction and then turns the plot around and it's true when people say no one has any idea what goes on behind closed doors, Michael has been manipulating Hannah since they met and the thing that got me most was that he was briefly brought into the story here and there. It's a cleverly written book that as I've said surprised me at the end. I would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review and the opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased

I knew I was going to look this from it’s premise and it odd for disappoint! Having a daughter the same she, I could totally relate. I raced through it, often with my heart in my throat! A fab book!

So I think this story has potential, but I can't say I loved it as is, though I did enjoy reading it. It's a simple premise - a mother and daughter argue after the daughter, Olivia, was caught having snuck out to a party. Olivia gets so angry with her mother, Hannah, that she swears never to talk to her again. And that's pretty much it. The story continues along with Olivia speaking only to her younger sister, Rosie, and remaining silent with her mother and father for several days. At the same time, she starts acting out at school, getting herself suspended and in even more trouble at home.

We soon start to realize that Olivia is in desperate need of attention, we just don't quite know why. Hannah's internal dialogue paints Olivia as this rebellious child that asks too many questions and doesn't appreciate what she has. But we can tell there's something not quite right with Hannah, either. She constantly dotes on Rosie and distances herself from Olivia with no real reason why. It's hinted at that Hannah has some secrets of her own from when she was a teenager - could that be the key behind her strange behavior?

The reader comes to learn some twisted secrets about this family and there's a surprising reveal, but I think it takes too long to get there and some readers won't stick it out to see what' it's all about. A large portion of the book is slowly paced, spent on the characters internal conflicts without much action to the story. I think it was worth it, but it will be up to the reader to decide for themselves.

Isn’t ‘argument’ one of those words that you always spell wrong? it is me
Anyway this book is anything but just an argument, in fact my only small criticism is the title which really doesn’t do the book justice
It starts as a good family drama, obviously building a picture for us all and hinting that there is more to come
And come it does, once it starts there is no stopping and it has to be one of the most shocking set of twists in a book this year
It made me feel disgust, horror and incredulity as to what this family were/are and what they have done/are doing
It is really difficult to not give anything away as writing this but I am determined not to as want the feeling of repulsion to go through you as it did me as you discover just what the book leads to and what this family is
A devastatingly good book, well written and narrated and if this book doesn’t leave you shuddering nothing will
Brilliantly well done
10/10
5 Stars

OMG!!!!! This book is in my top 10 for 2019. This is a definite must read. Victoria Jenkins does not disappoint. This is the first book I read from her and boy she really hit this one out of the ballpark. It is a stand alone novel that deals with issues that are tough to talk about.

This book was about a rebellious teen daughter who defies her loving, caring mother by going to a party. After the teen gets caught she gets into it a fight with her mom. The daughter refuses to speak to both of her parents after this. Why did the teen stop talking? What exactly happened at this party? What is she hiding?

I want to start off by saying that I really thought this book was going one way but it really through me for a loop and went another way in the end. I still can not believe the ending of this book. I read it in 2 days but would have kept going the first day but I needed to eat and sleep. As each chapter went on I just could not believe the surprises that kept coming. It was like opening presents on a Christmas morning. All the characters through me for a loop. The person I thought was bad actual turned out good and the person who was good turned out bad. Victoria Jenkins really out did herself with these characters and all the twists that kept coming at me the entire book. I can not wait to read more of her books.

Between the plot, characters and all the twists in this book it made it an easy and fast read. I would definitely recommend it and happily give it 5 Hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Argument by Victoria Jenkins is the book about a mother/teenage daughter relationship that is being tested. Olivia hates her mother, Hannah. She feels like Hannah is controlling and out to make her life miserable. Hannah is trying her hardest to parent a teenager, and her patience is constantly tested. When Olivia sneaks out one night, she has her phone taken. Olivia vows never to speak to her mother again. For the next week, Olivia is successful. But in that week, secrets spill out about mother and daughter. Is Hannah's perception as an overly cautious parent real or is she controlling more than she realizes? Is Olivia an extra rebellious teenager, or is she sending a message that something else is going on?

I was fully taken by surprise by the ending. Jenkins played out the book well so that for the majority of the book, the reader takes the characters for face value. I won't spoil it, but the idyllic life that Hannah works so hard for is not all it appears to be. The plot twist at the end is what really makes this book endearing. My only criticism is that I wish it could have been built up a little more and then played out for longer.

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read and review!

Tense chilling page turner started reading the first pages was swept right in and like with a really good thriller I read late into the night.Somany twists I never saw coming so well written highly recommend.#netgalley#bookoutture

Usually I can see twists coming. Not always, but usually at the end of the book I feel like I knew what direction it was going.

But this book. Oh man. I had no idea this was going to happen, I did not see it coming. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend checking it out if you like being shook...

The arguments

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

This book is a weird one, there is a twist and a good twist that does then lead you to get hooked BUT the twist for me happened too late. I felt like I spent soooo much time going through the background stuff that when the twist happened I already had too much of a negative perception. Luckily it’s not a very long book so it wasn’t too hard to get through but it definitely didn’t have that ‘can’t put it down’ feeling you get with other physiological thrillers however it was a good story. I think I will probably read more books by Victoria Jenkins in the future however this one missed the mark a little bit for me.

I didn’t feel connected to the characters and I couldn’t really care what happened. There was loose ends which I didn’t really feel got tied up and like I said before the story was a bit long winded before it grabbed you. HOWEVER, the premise behind the story is good, I like the idea. I just wish perhaps it had been written a bit better.

Never saw that twist coming. Good solid book was an easy read and got right into this one.



Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for an early release of this book.

Olivia one night goes to a party without her parents knowing .witch causes a chain of event Olivia will only speak to her sister she wont talk to her mum and dad {Hannah and Michael { they love there daughters very much am still in shock after reading this .this author is brilliant so recommend a must read you will be thinking did I just read that right

I got totally engrossed in The Argument that I read it in under a day. Such a simple concept but it works so well. You feel the plot is building throughout adding tenseness and angst with each turn of the page. A brilliant psychological thriller that many will also enjoy.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the chance to review.

How many times have you seen a book cover that says there's an incredible twist in the story, and then when you read it you're like "wait, that was the incredible twist? I saw it coming from a mile away!" ? Well, "The argument" is not that book. The TWIST (and I write that in caps that incredible of a twist it was) made my jaw hit the floor when it happened.

I will keep my review short cause I don't wanna give anything away. For the first half of the book it's more of a domestic suspense story, with a pretty complicated mother-daughter relationship, where I must say I was more on Hannah's side, not understanding Olivia's brattish behavior. I think this part was a bit slow, dragging along in some aspects. But then the TWIST happened and the story became an unputdownable thriller. I literally have no nails left! I couldn't put it down for the last few chapters so engrossed was I.

"The argument" was my first book by Victoria Jenkins but certainly won't be my last.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

An intriguing story with a unique plot.

Olivia (15) attends a party that her parents did not approve of. Her mother, Hanna (34) and Olivia have a big row when Olivia returns home at 11:30. Michael, Olivia's father, is out of town on business. Olivia's comment to Hannah is - "I came back, didn't I?" The three wines Olivia had at the party fuel her belligerent behavior and Hannah confiscates her phone. Olivia decides she will show her parents. She gives both of her parents the silent treatment. Olivia lies awake thinking that she is glad she did not mention HIM to her mum. However, her diary is a different story.

As the reader becomes more familiar with the characters in the book the plotline becomes quite surprising. The characters are well depicted (even if you do not like them!) The are a few twists that lure the reader to read non-stop to the end!

Excellently written. Recommend!

Many Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a fine read.