I truly loved Kiss Her Goodbye which was Susan Gee’s debut where my namesake was quite simply intense and extremely strange.
From the beginning Love Me To Death had a totally different feel to her debut although in saying that it was still intoxicatingly intense and unnerving. There are so many aspects to this story....the want of family, loneliness, bullying, mental health, obsession just to name a few. I’m not sure what to say without ruining the story and the spine tingling twist that once you’ve finished you’ll be sat there thinking I didn’t even contemplate that outcome because I didn’t. I was fully immersed into snowy Stockport - I think the woods, the description and the snow added to the drama of the story...
Mr Anderson was intense but in seeing his backstory you could see why he was the way he was. Not that I condone what he was doing because quite frankly he unnerved me but he also had a sense of ease and in trying to make life better. It had the same feel of Norman Bates from Psycho - you know he’s not all there but you also feel sorry for him at times. His relationship with Jacob is heartwarming and it’s also heartbreaking as they have so much pain and suffering in common. 
Jacob is adorable in the strangest of ways but I felt for him. I honestly couldn’t believe how much he had to put up with, when all he wanted was to be accepted and to be loved and cared for. The total simply aspects of life, there’s so much I could say about Jacob but I don’t want to spoil the reveal but I felt for him so much.
The sense of family is paramount but it’s not as it seems at all. I read 30% on the first day and 70% yesterday when I completed it, when the tension builds and momentum takes over its intoxicating and you will continue until the final page. 
As I’m taking part in the bout of books readathon I had said to myself I wanted to complete this on day one and I did and wow. This beauty hits e-readers on 14th May alongside a number of gorgeous books I’ve either read or am excited for you can order your copy Here. 
Thank you to Aria and Netgalley for letting me read this beauty ahead of publication it's available for 99p and is worth every single penny.

I received a copy of Love Me to Death from NetGalley and all opinions are stricly my own.

This book has a great idea for a story line with the lead character Jacob having a very intense obsession with a girl named Maggie, who acted like a friend, but basically used him throughout the entire book. In fact, all of the characters seemed to be mean to him in one way or another, Mr. Anderson, the crazy neighbor, the twin boys Matty and Billy Vincent, his evil stepmother Paula. It's no wonder he wanted to get away from this town, and the memories of his dead mother who he misses terribly and the ongoing case of the dead girl, Jayne, cousin of Maggie.

Meanwhile, Mr. Anderson has his own dark obsession with dolls, watching people, and is a very lost, disturbed soul. Him and Jacob really connect throughout the book as they both feel like they do not belong anywhere, and it definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering when terrible things will strike again, as dolls with real human skin and hair keep showing up in Lyme Park.

It was a good read overall , but it seemed a little disorganized as several different things went on at once. It seemed spordiac and chaotic, all while being really dark. Paragraphs and scenes also ran together without breaks and I had to read several sections twice to understand what was being said.

I just could not get into this book at all. I found it to be extremely bleak and un- imaginative. The story didn’t hold my attention or intrigue me at all. The writing style was OK and I was able to follow the story fine but it held no suspense for me. I really wanted to like this book because I felt it had potential but honestly I just could not get into it.

Lots of secrets and unhappy people in Lyme Park, that's for sure. And, someone is a murderer. And, someone made a doll with real hair - real hair from a scalp. Yuck. Keep your eye on Mr Anderson, who may be more than he seems. Keep an eye on Jacob, who is miserable with his new step mother and his life. This has some interesting twists that will keep you guessing. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Tense chilling A true page turner.A book that kept me reading late into the night.An author I will be following recommending to all my thriller loving friends.#netgalley#ariabooks

When a gruesome, homemade doll is found in Lyme Park, Stockport, the police are repulsed to discover that the hair once belonged to a human and that part of the scalp is still attached. Just where did this doll come from and is it connected to the discovery of the body of a young woman in the woods? In a town where everyone seems to be hiding something, who has got more to hide than most?

In Love Me To Death, we have two main protagonists. The first, Jacob, is a tragic character. Desperately missing his mum who has passed away, his life is being made a misery by his dad's new partner, Paula, although no one else seems to realise what he is having to endure. He is not like the other boys, preferring to spend his time at the local library or drawing pictures of the love of his life, Maggie. My heart really went out to Jacob and, throughout the book I found myself rooting for him, hoping that his life would take a turn for the better.

It is whilst at the library that Jacob develops a sort of friendship with one of the librarians, Mr Anderson. Also his neighbour, it is not giving anything away to say that Mr Anderson is not the sort of person you would want to befriend! I found him a very complex character, and worried what his intentions were as he grew fonder of Jacob. There were definite similarities between the two characters and, despite the uneasiness I felt as the story progressed, I could see why they felt that there was a connection between them.

Although there were several parts of the story where it was obvious to see what was going to happen, there was one part that I did not see coming towards the end. This was a genuine surprise and the twist made complete sense - with hindsight, I felt I should have seen this coming!

Wow, what a thrilling read. You don't know what to expect after each and every page turn, and there is more than enough twists and turns to keep the reader glued until the end. Recommended.

I really liked the idea of this book, but didn’t find it to be the exciting page turner I thought it would be. It not to say it wasn’t good, I just struggled to keep reading and kept putting it down.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

The plot sounded so intriguing, but the characters did not engage me as much as I had wanted them too and seemed a bit flat. The twist did genuinely surprise though, so I will give it a three and a half.Hello

A doll found in Lyme Park handmade but very disturbing and a young girls body found in the wood , a strange town with secrets and oddball residents

Twists and turns abound and whilst there is an unexpected ending it is one of those novels that you can put down to one side for a while and pick straight up into the plot

I SO badly wanted to love this book. The blurb sounded right up my street!

It just didnt hook me entirely, I think alot of that had to do with the fact it was either unedited or I just didnt get the authors style of writing, it jumped around so much I couldn't work out what was going on.

Don't get me wrong, the twists are brilliant and the ending was unexpected but it didn't have me wanting more.

I was a big fan of Kiss Her Goodbye so it definitely hasn't put me off reading any other books by Sudan Gee, this one just didn't hit the high notes for me.

Thank you to netgalley and Aria for the ARC.