This was a really good and exceptionally well written story of two very different women on a road trip across the state of Texas to Albuquerque New Mexico and just why. It’s a story great builds little by little as we find out more about both their lives, the characters of these women are portrayed very well they are strong but also have an underlying fragility that is well put across in the superb writing and some of the subjects are dealt with extremely well. Overall I enjoyed the read and it was different to what I was expecting and I would rate it as a good 3+ read.
My thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK, Vintage Publishing, Harvill Secker for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book pursues important issues about women's rights. That part of the story is sensitively and thoughtfully handled. The resulting journey of Cait and Rebecca in a jeep towards Albuquerque is the least of it,taking attention away from the important issues raised. Linking the desire of Rebecca to abort a child who has been diagnosed with serious health problems with her husband's political aspirations is very well constructed and makes for good reading. The extra violence does not add anything to the story.

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A brilliant masterpiece of the year. Highly recommended.
322 miles of road. 6 hours. 2 strangers. 1 killer. Too many secrets.
Cait Monaghan and Rebecca McRae are on a desolate road that slices through the New Mexican desert. They've never met before tonight.  Both have secrets to protect. Both of their lives are in danger.  
When a truck pulls up fast behind them, they assume it's punk teenagers or run-of-the-mill road rage, but it soon becomes clear that whoever is driving the truck is hunting them for sport—and they are out to draw blood.  
As the miles unspool and the dangers mount, the pasts they've worked so hard to keep buried have come back to haunt them.  Someone wants one of them dead. But which one?  And given the lives the two women have been leading, that someone could be almost anyone.
The plot of the novel is very strong. Its characters are mind blowing. They're like real life characterswe see everyday. Narration of the story is at its best.
A must read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for giving me an advance copy of this masterpiece.

Don’t Turn Around by Jessica Barry
Thanks @netgalley @randomhouse for my arc. Pub date 30 July 2020
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An absolutely incredible story with a suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat. The story is told from various characters point of view, seemingly disconnected to one another. A fabulous book. Highly recommended xx

Don't Turn Around is a gripping road trip for two women defending their freedom. It is set against the culture wars in America where freedoms are being eroded by right-wing populism. This book cleverly explores the perspectives of angry and disillusioned men who have been exploited by websites like 4chan and incel culture. The two occupants of the car are Cait and Rebecca, who have been treated vilely by both men, and women enabling those men. The road trip starts in an atmosphere of extreme tension, and ramps it up to unbearable levels until you can't take it anymore. I read the whole thing in one sitting. It was terrific.