A story told in four parts. Part one:South Georgia, Felicity Lloyd is a glaciologist, working off the coast of Antarctica for a two year period, studying the meltwater plug beneath the glaciers that drain slowly and empty filling nearby lakes. But as the last boat if the season Snow Queen is due to arrive, Felicity is nervous, but why? She has checked the ships passenger logs, knowing she has been tracked here, with nowhere to hide.

Part two: Cambridge nine months earlier. Something had happened to Felicity, she has cuts, bruises and a concussion but is unable to remember what has happened. She begins seeing a psychologist for therapy with Dr Joe Grant. But it seems the attack is not the only repressed/lost memory Felicity has. Strange things are happening, articles moved around at home, angry articles in her journals she can’t remember writing. Paranoid she has a stalker, and the stalker is her ex husband Freddie, is he lurking about? She is also trying to get a position with her company which means she needs a clear bill of health from Dr Grant.

Part three: Cambridge seven months later. Dr Grant has secrets of his own, accused of getting too close to a couple of homeless, female patients. Ezzy is one of those patients, she stabbed him out of jealousy. Another patient has ended up dead, and another older woman is missing. Sean is a man who likes to watch homeless people whilst they sleep, this freaks them out, they find him creepy and are afraid, but police can’t find him! Delilah, is Dr Grants mother, she is the police detective in charge of the investigation into the dead and missing homeless women, she finds a link between the three and Felicity.

Part four: South Georgia, Freddie is on that last tourist ship, Felicity is trying to hide on an island where there aren’t many places to hide. The tension at the end is action packed, heart pounding, gripping, intense and packs one emotional punch.

I found the first quarter just a little bit slow, but once past that part the drama increases as does the tension, and questions. This is a well plotted, and crafted read, leaving the reader trying to guess what is going on. With some good characters. I recommend this to anyone who likes a good psychological thriller.

I would like to thank #netgalley and #Trapeze for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review.

Very good book once you get into it. Love how it tells you the story of two different people and how they join together

Lord but this is a hard novel to review. So many threads, so many subtle, well placed clues that I would love to really get into, including the brilliant way in which the author pulled all the threads of the story together, but it would read too much like spoiler territory. This really is a book you have to read to understand and to appreciate.

With The Split, Sharon Bolton introduces us to two central characters, Felicity, a Glaciologist, and Joe, her Psychologist. The story is split along two timelines and two very different parts of the world - Cambridge and South Georgia, a remote island in the Antarctic. From punts to penguins you couldn't get too more contrasting settings for a story and yet the author captures both perfectly, leaving readers with the sense of both that puts them really in the heart of the novel. It's not all student parties and affluence in Cambridge though, with a good proportion of the story focused on the homeless population, a plight which is highlighted in stark and yet not overly moralistic tones. And yet, whilst the story really begins in Cambridge, it is not in Cambridge that we first meet Felicity. Cambridge represents the past, South Georgia the present and it is a chilly and isolated feeling, full of tense atmosphere, the sense of everything there being fragile and likely to change in an instant, from the climate to the stability of the glaciers, one that reflects the ominous nature of the whole novel.

It is hard to say much about the how the two timelines intersect but they do and in spectacular and spine-tingling fashion. After an incident that sees her in hospital, Felicity uses Joe's services so that she can be signed off as fit to undertake what by any standard would be the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to spend two years studying the glaciers of the Antarctic. But it is by no means a straightforward, one session kind of meeting, and the more Felicity spends time with Joe, the more we come to realise just how complicated her life is. The author manages to keep readers in the dark about what is really troubling Felicity whilst also creating a real sense of anxiety and threat which keeps you perfectly on edge. And Joe, too, has a very troubled past, one that sets him in the sights of the police, including his own mother.

This is a story of murder, of deeply held secrets and of revenge, but just who is the perpetrator and who the victim. Sharon Bolton manages to keep everything under wraps so brilliantly that it will knock you for six when the final reveal comes. Certainly all the clues are there, but they may not actually be pointing in the direction you thought. You get everything in this book - the sense of isolation, of vulnerability. Of being watched - so much so you might be double checking the locks on your own doors and windows before you go to bed at night. There is a dark and chilling truth at the heart of this story, one that extends far deeper than the glaciers Felicity is studying. It is a brilliant study in psychology and the impact of trauma on a person, far more unsettling than you probably expect. There is element of the story which will leave you cold, no pun intended, but it is handled carefully, so that whilst it is key, it is not gratuitous. Definitely a read for fans of the author.

Split tells the story of scientist Felicity and her relationship with Joe, her therapist. Whilst under his care Felicity begins to lose large chins of time and cannot account for strange things happening in her home, she believes she is being stalked. In true Sharon Bolton fashion there are twists and turns coming off every page with a few red herrings thrown in for good measure. I didn't take to the main character Felicity, she was kind of bland but I did like Joe and his overprotective Mother. The story was kind of bonkers and K struggled with the rimeyine in the beginning. The ending was a little convenient but all in all a solid thriller.

This was a bit of a disturbing ride! As ever, Sharon Bolton produces a superbly crafted, twisty and suspenseful story. There wasn't a moment during this book where I wasn't thinking away, trying to work out what was going on...

Felicity is a glaciologist, working on South Georgia in the Antarctic. When the story opens she is feverishly awaiting the arrival of the last ship of the season - if the passenger manifest doesn't show a name she dreads, she's safe, for the moment.

But that name is on the list...

Moving forward and backwards in time, between the Antarctic and Cambridge, between Felicity and the therapist, Joe, who sees her before she leaves Cambridge, the layers of the story unravel. Fascinating reading, very disturbing in places, wholly atmospheric and terrifying at time.

Thrilling and pacy read. Great characters , great plot and wonderful twists all the way through. Very descriptive so much so I looked up glaciers.

WOW what a brilliant book! This is the story of Felicity, Joe & Delish. Set partly in Cambridge and partly in the freezing South Georgia it is tightly written and dramatic.
The Split tells the story of Felicity who goes to psychiatrist Joe after suffering some episodes of memory loss. Joe helps the homeless on a voluntary basis and is recuperating after being attacked. His mum Delilah is a police detective inspector who worries about her son and is increasingly concerned about his involvement with the rough sleepers and with Felicity.
The story had me in tears towards the end and I found myself holding my breath because it was so tense. Highly recommended and another undoubted success for Sharon Bolton.

This book takes a little getting into but it is worth it
It centres around Felicity who loves ice especially glaciers and loves studying them
She is currently in England and struggling as she is losing time in her life she has no memory of anything she does at certain times
She is referred to a psychologist Joe who himself having had a young woman become obsessed with him and has since been murdered he currently has another woman on roller skates obsessed about him
Felicity allows Joe to hypnotise her and he finds other people in her head, she has no idea
She ends up convinced someone is stalking her so she escapes to her glacier
By then Joe and his mum who is detective are following on her heels as they think she could be linked to two other murders. Is she? She can’t control the voices maybe she made them do it ?

Felicity's opportunity for her dream job, glacier research on the remote island of South Georgia, is too good to pass up.  The fact that the island is one of the most remote places in the world and the perfect place to hide from her ex husband is an added bonus.  Felicity's worst fears are confirmed when the last boat of the summer arrives - Freddie has found her.  Back in Cambridge, a doctor treating Felicity realises that she has been in the edge for a long time,  and decides the only way to save her is for him to get to her before anyone else.

Sharon Bolton is one of my favourite authors so I was super excited to be granted an arc of her latest book, The Split, due to be published at the end of April.

The book starts out on the island of South Georgia, with Felicity realising her ex husband has found her, and putting her last resort plan into action. We switch between Felicity and Freddie's points of view, meaning the story moves quickly and there is a feeling of panic generated.  I was a little confused though, things seemed too straight forward, and I wasn't sure how long this chase across the ice could last.  I needn't have worried. As always Bolton had everything in hand.  Just as things look like coming to a head on South Georgia we jump back in time to nine months earlier, when Felicity is in Cambridge preparing for the South Georgia job.

The second part of the book, based in Cambridge, follows Felicity and her therapist Joe.  This is where we really start to wonder what is going on with Felicity and what she is actually running from.  Within a few chapters I was totally engrossed and struggling to put the book down.  I could really feel for Felicity, it would be terrifying facing the issues she is.  We quickly realise that there is a lot more to Felicity's story,

There's a lot going on in this story, and at times you wonder how everything ties together, but by the end everything becomes clear.  I did guess one of the main plot twists fairly early on, but the other one I didn't see coming.  It didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book though, the unravelling of everything and the explanations of how things came about were more important than the blunt facts.

For me this is another hit for Sharon Bolton. I've already pre-ordered my copy for my collection, and will be recommending it to friends who I know have enjoyed her other books. 

Thanks to NetGalley, Orion Publishing Group and Trapeze for an arc in exchange for an honest review

I really wanted to enjoy this book but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. I just couldn't get into the story and didn't feel attached or invested in the story line.

I've heard that some of her other books are really good so might give them a shot!

Thank you To Orion Publishing and Netgalley for this latest offering from the fantastic Sharon Bolton.
This book is a page turner of a book., dark and disturbing ,totally gripping , full of twists and turns and a thoroughly brilliant read. I have read all of Sharon Bolton's books and this is one of the best.
I love those books where it is split into different characters and you are reading about one person and then another but find you want to be back reading about the first one!!
I have no hesitation in recommending this book.

The Split by Sharon Bolton

Synopsis
A year ago, in desperation, Felicity Lloyd signed up for a lengthy research trip to the remote island of South Georgia.
It was her only way to escape.
AND NOW HE'S COMING FOR HER.
Freddie Lloyd has served time for murder. Out at last, he's on her trail.
And this time, he won't stop until he finds her.

Review
This book is split into 4 parts, mostly an intriguing and quite tense story at the start. I also enjoyed the setting in South Georgia.
However because the book dragged on in the middle, I guessed the ending which was average.
Its not a bad book, but having read two of Sharon’s previous books, its no where near as good.

Rated 3/5

Thanks to netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in return for an honest review.

This was such a clever book. Loved it from start to finish. The plot, the setting. Just so gripping. Sharon Bolton at her best

A great read! Set primarily in the harsh Antartic landscape on the island of South Georgia, the setting really adds atmosphere to a deeply psychological story. Felicity is the main character, on the run from her abusive husband, working and hiding in the icy wastelands of Antartic, and fearful of discovery. We begin at the end of her story and then, through a series of flashbacks to her life before, gradually Felicity's secrets are uncovered until we burst upon a tense finale right back where we started!
I have never read any books by Sharon J. Bolton before, and having read 'The Split,' I am now asking myself why???
I give this book 4 stars.

Intriguing, thrilling and a brilliant read. The Split will captivate you from the start and you’ll be taken on a rollercoaster of twists and turns. 4.5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, Orion Publishing Group and the author for the chance to review.

Cancel everything and settle down with this fantastic five star read. Dark, gripping and full of surprises. Nothing is what it seems in this book. Hooked from the first page, spent most of this read sat on the edge of my seat. Packed to the rafters with tension and suspense and definitely got my heart racing. A tour de force of a crime thriller and so much more. Read the blurb, read the book, I promise you will not be disappointed. An easy five stars and so Highly Recommended. This author has done it again I LOVED IT!!!!
Thanks to Orion Publishing Group and Netgalley for the ARC

Feliticity Lloyd is a glaciologist who’s taken a job at the ends of the earth to escape her past... but living in the harsh and unforgiving climate has been futile... because he’s found her. Freddie Lloyd, now out of prison after serving jailtime for murder, just wants to talk to Felicity... so why is she so scared of him? With the help of her psychologist, Dr. Joe Grant, Felicity uncovers a buried history of abuse... and it’s clear if Freddie gets his hands on her again, he might just kill her.

I mainly read this book in one sitting. It subtly reeled me in; at one point I was at 35% and then I was suddenly at 70%.

Bolton weaves a plot of misdirection very well to even make an armchair sleuth like me, doubt in my ability to predict plot turns. I really enjoyed it and was excited to unravel the story.

The book’s structure is divided into 4 Parts, with 5 alternating perspectives - Felicity, Freddie, Bamber, Joe and Shane - split across 2 timelines. And beyond these main perspectives, the side characters are likeable, especially Joe’s mum, Delilah, and Jack.

Felicity and Joe offer their own interesting character arcs - I liked following Joe in his role as a therapist to other vulnerable people, tip toeing the line of good practice and going to far in the relationship between patient and doctor. And as Felicity dove deeper into her past, and the unexplained occurrences happening around her house, thus increasing Felicity’s fear of Freddie, sent my brain buzzing with theories and my own sense of fear for her.

Joe and Felicity together in therapy sessions was beyond thrilling. Every time a session happened, it increasingly became a game of psychological warfare for dominance of their interactions.

However, I have to say, the inclusion of Shane’s perspective here and there, was completely unnecessary. His perspective only served to disrupt the storytelling and make the plot far more predictable. Similarly, I really didn’t feel the romance angle was necessary either. But hopefully it’ll be more effective for other readers.

I felt the first half of the book was like wading through murky water trying to workout what’s going on and like trying to find something in the dark, leading to that frustrated feeling of “going nowhere fast”. By the second half of the book, the plot line becomes much clearer and the endgame is clear to workout, and the pace increases, making the read really enjoyable.

The Split is an engaging psychological thriller that becomes unputdownable the more you read on. I do feel some of the plot turns were made too obvious by the clues / specific wording used. Did this make the book any less enjoyable? Nope. Not at all. It was still great fun to read, and just what Dr. Joe orders for everyone to read in quarantine. I’ve preordered a hardback for my own collection, so I’d definitely recommend :)

Thank you kindly to Trapeze, Orion Books and Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC, in exchange for this honest review.

This is exactly what I needed - a book so gripping that I could lose myself in it completely. This is a brilliant thriller, incredibly pacey and impossible to put down, vividly drawn and made distinct by its fascinating characters and incredible setting. Really well-written and totally absorbing.

Thanks to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. What a thriller! This is my first novel by Sharon Bolton but it certainly won't be my last. It starts with a bang and doesn't let up for one moment. The opening scene sees Felicity fleeing a mysterious figure across the ice of the remote island of South Georgia. Why? Transported back in time, through the months that led up to the scene on the ice that led to the beginning of the end of Felicity's story, we gradually about the events that led up to this moment. There is no easy answer to this question, however, as Bolton is adept at keeping the reader guessing. What is the nature of the eponymous 'split'? A relationship gone awry, or something more insidious in the human psyche? Both? Like a professional poker player, Bolton keeps her cards close to her chest. The expertly constructed narrative provides tantalising clues, but there is a lot more to this spiky and imaginative story than first meets the eye. This is a multi-faceted thriller of awesome creativity. Bolton both confounds and enthrals the reader at every turn. Fast-paced and adrenaline fuelled, 'The Split' will keep you reading well into the night. Utterly absorbing.

4.5/5 stars..

Great start but then it started to slip but then it picked back up thank you for the chance to read it