Wow just wow! As always with a John Marrs book your completely gripped and unable to put it down until the last page and this one was no different. How far does a mother’s love go? How do the lines get so blurred with what’s right or wrong?? This book was fabulous and kept me guessing all the way through, genius!

What the hell did I just read? I’ve been feeling some kind of anxiety since I’ve started this book. I know I might have finished this earlier but I had to stop reading it a few times. It’s that sick and odd.

I put down the book having finished it a few minutes ago but I’m still not sure what to make of it. I’m exhausted trying to figure out how the hell did he come up with such tragic and rattling story.

It was filled with dysfunctional characters that you won’t be able to decide which one is sicker than the other.
I would have love a different ending.

My mind’s still all over the place.
I’ll just edit this review later.

One of the greatest experiences in life is when you fall in love with an author, and I have fallen head over heels in love with John Marrs. I’ve read his previous novels and I say the same thing each time: this is his best one yet!

What do you do when you love someone so much you would do the unthinkable to protect them? What do you do when you despise someone so much you would do the unthinkable to get revenge? This book answers those questions in a way only Mr. Marrs can do.

It will twist your insides, it will turn your world upside down, it will rattle your bones, and still you won’t put it down.

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Oh my word. I'm sitting here absolutely speechless having just finished reading this.

This book had me hooked from page one and didn't let up. I read it in one sitting because Nina and Maggie are such complex characters and their lives are so incredibly warped that I had to keep turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. We learn at the very beginning that they are mother and daughter sharing a house, but with the unusual circumstance of Maggie being chained so that she can't leave. The story flits back and forth in time and between both Nina's and Maggie's points of view, slowly unraveling the hows and whys of how they arrived at their current situation, but thanks to the clear chapter headers it was never confusing. I always knew who was narrating and the timeline. The twists and turns and curveballs just kept coming but there's no way of expanding on that without risking spoilers.

I've been a fan of John Marrs since the first book of his that I read and they just keep getting better!

Wow wow wow. Thank you so much Netgalley for this ARC. John Marrs has done it again.

Having read all John Marrs books I didn’t think they could get any better but he has smashed it again.

I don’t even know where to start with this one. Each chapter flicks between Nina and Maggie the books main characters. Slowly the chapters then begin to flick between the past and the present. Just what happened between this mother and daughter to explain how they have come to where they are now ?
As the story unfolds further the secrets and lies begin to emerge with some fantastic twists, turns and shocks.

I don’t want to give anything else away as you HAVE to read this book. If I could give it 10 stars I would.

Highly recommended. Fabulous book.

Whoa. This book was twisted haha! But not in like a way that turns you from it. Like in a way your passing a car wreck and terrified of what you might see but curiosity gets the best of you. YES. That was this book. Great read, I’m looking forward to reading other books by this author now.

Another fantastic read from John Marrs, I’m savouring his books as I don’t want to devour them and then have none left! These books seriously disrupt my life!!! The way he writes gives you little glimpses and teasers right until the end. Brilliant just brilliant.

I was so excited to read the latest John marrs book and yet again it didn’t disappoint. I thought how can he compete with the passengers, nothing will live up to that book. It was just as good. I loved the little twists in the story throughout. I often felt sorry for Nina until a new part of the story was told then I changed my mind again and again.

Wow! John Marrs has done it once again!
An absolutely stunning read so cleverly written meaning it takes the reader a while to work out who is the untrustworthy narrator. The plot shows a fractious, unloving relationship between mother (Maddie) and daughter (Nina), trapped in the family home that Nina grew up in. Now an adult Nina has her mother chained to her room, allowing her to eat dinner with her every other day but why?
The story is told alternating between modern day and 25 years ago where the original trauma stems from and switching seamlessly between Maddie and Nina’s version of events. Clues are slipped in and there are so many twists in this dark, breath-taking and devious story line.
Overall, an absolutely fantastic read. I’m sure this book will do well once published and I have no doubt that it will end up as one of my top reads of 2020.
A huge thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC.

It was an intriguing set-up and it certainly kept me reading. However, I can't say that I really enjoyed it. The two main characters were deeply unpleasant. Also, the ending was too slight for me.

Dark, disturbing dysfunction!

John Marrs has done it again with a unique novel of suspense about the twisted relationship between a mother and daughter, and the effects it has over the decades. . If the author intended to unsettle his readers by making it difficult for them to work out who was the 'goody' to root for, and who was the 'baddie' to dislike, then he's done a great job! A great novel that kept me awake more than one night thinking it over.

Blimey! Yet another read from John Marrs that is impossible to put down!
I’m not going to discuss the plot in too much detail as there were so many twists and turns that I could very easily trip myself up and spoil the story for you, but simply Nina and Maggie live in the same house, but while Nina works and is able to leave the house, Maggie isn’t. I genuinely couldn’t read this book fast enough.
Ok, if I’m being brutally honest, there were a couple of instances where I asked myself “Really? Could that really happen?” The answer was “Yes. It really could”. Scary stuff
I loved this, thank you to John Marrs, Netgalley and the publisher’s for letting me read an ARC

QUICK TAKE: great premise, not sure Marrs nailed the execution. Both women are extremely unlikable and difficult to root for and I kept expecting a big twist and reveal and was left wanting more at the end. I was hoping for WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE but it never really lived up to that. Easy, quick thriller if you need a palette cleanser.

4.5 stars*** This book was dark, twisted, and creepy. This is my second John Marrs book and I’m loving his writing style. It took a little bit for me to get into the book and the characters. But wow, this had so many twists and turns! Both the narrators are unreliable and it’s hard to keep up with who is telling the truth. In the beginning, Maggie is painted as the innocent one and then that plot twist was insane.
The ending dragged a little bit but it came full circle in the epilogue and I’m glad to see Maggie get revenge.


Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

Omg .. how does this man do it. Every book he writes is so different
i think this has been my favourite book of his so far. So many twists and turns and he's damn good at writing about deranged females.
but why.. why did he end it that way....

A dark, twisty tale of two women with secrets and a very complicated relationship!

Why is Nina keeping her mother in the attic?
Why does she hate her so much?

Gosh this book was dark! Maybe a little too dark for me? John Marrs you have a twisted mind 😂

Filled with unlikeable, dysfunctional characters, secrets, lies and disturbing choices, 'What Lies Between Us' had a malevolent feel to it, which chilled me. The characters, with their co-dependency, got under my skin, and left me feeling anxious and quite sad.

Told from two character's pov, Maggie, and her daughter Nina in flashbacks over the last 25 years, and in the present, this story was so addictive, I just couldn't look away!

I was a little disappointed that I predicted some of the major plot twists, they felt a bit obvious to me?! I also had some issues with the police or lack of.. But the writing was strong enough to make me read on, to see if was correct!

I definitely prefer John Marrs's more sci-fi books like 'The One' and 'The Passengers' but this book undoubtedly had me on edge! Also the cover is hauntingly good!

Recommended if you want a dark, crazy read! I now need a light fluffy book and a hug please!

WOW. This book took me on such a perfect thrilling rollercoaster, with impeccably executed and well timed twists and a crazy premise that had me sucked in within just a few pages.

Told with both alternating narrators as well as alternating timelines, this book constantly leaves the reader wondering who is the bad guy and who is the good guy in this mother-daughter relationship. As the history between them unfolds, one can't help but not have any clue with who to side with until the book reaches an epic climax and resolution, with a super fulfilling ending.

At no point did I think the author overdid the twists or the plot depth. While I consider this a domestic suspense for sure, it is an example of doing the genre justice and proving how juvenile some of the other novels in the genre are. John Marrs is for sure one of the best authors in the thriller genre overall in my opinion and this book solidifies that thought with perfect character and plot development and a unique storyline that you won't be able to find anywhere else.

Oh what a tangled web we weave....... What a twisted book! I love twisted! This is my first book by this author and I am wow'd! Is that a word? John Marrs you are now on my radar!

Nina and Maggie, Maggie and Nina, which side will you be on ? This was a crazy fun ride! Told in alternative points of view from Maggie to Nina, from past to present, with secrets revealed throughout that will leave you shocked. I believe my jaw dropped several times. This was a fast paced, addictive read that kept me gripped from start to finish. I highly recommend for anyone that loves twisty thrillers! I don't think I will be forgetting this book anytime soon! Now excuse me while I go search for John Marrs other books!

A big thank you to Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book!

Maggie has always tried hard to protect her daughter Nina, ever since her husband left her when Nina was just a teenager.
Nina went off the rails and fell for local band member Jon Hunter after becoming pregnant for the second time at 14 and what Maggie had told Nina that the baby was born stillborn and that she couldn't have any more children due to a medical condition.
Into adulthood they both live together in the family home just the two of them, Nina discovers shocking secrets that Maggie had kept from her.
Being outraged Nina wants revenge and locks her mother in the attic room only allowing her to come and have dinner with her every two days after two years of being locked away from the outside world something begins to change and in a house full of secrets that can't be a good thing.

Well, he’s done it again!
I think John Marrs is incapable of writing a bad book.... his work just keeps getting better.
This is another enthralling and gripping page turner, and I stayed up all night to finish it.
Wonderful character creating and such visually descriptive scene setting sucks you right into the story.
Another triumph from this talented author.