Wow,wow,wow. I have had to finish this today as I just couldn't put it down.
Where to start?
3 sisters kidnapped by who and why? We know they got away but the story really only begins with the fallout after they escape. 
Going backwards and forwards telling their story as children and as adults you'd think being kidnapped would be the most shocking thing to happen but as adults coping as each anniversary comes round each sibling has their own demons and secrets.
Leah has OCD her twin Marie turns to drink and their half sister Carly who has trust issues.
There are so many twists and turns I really couldn't guess what was coming next.
This is definitely my favourite read of the year.
Thanks to Netgalley, Louise and the publishers for an ARC in return for an honest opinion

This is the gripping story of the three Sinclair Sisters that will have you hooked from the get go! It is the story about the day that the sisters are abducted and subjected to a terrifying ordeal until they are later found and freed. 
The story is told from each sister’s perspective and on a dual time line. The author deftly details the devastating effects the abduction has had on each of the girls mental health as they grow up, until it reaches the shocking climax on the 20th anniversary of their abduction. 
The book’s short chapters keep you turning the pages and the plot takes the reader on multiple twists and turns which never take you quite where you think they will take you. 
Louise Jensen has done it again!! This is a great read that I have no hesitation in recommending. 
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers HQ for this ARC.

The Stolen Sisters by Louise Jensen was an absolute cracker read. I intended to read this slowly during my grandson’s nap times! That definitely didn’t happen. Once I got going I was engrossed in the story. Carly was a wee hero and yet so believable as a boy-fixated, cool teenager. As the girls’ try to build their lives they each demonstrate, and articulate, the ongoing impact of their traumatic experience. Louise certainly managed to take me down a few wrong tracks and the unfolding of the truth was quite shocking and very sad. I absolutely loved this book. The contrast between the two mums- the girls’ mum and Leah, is striking. So much hurt and fear in the aftermath of a relatively short ordeal is very sobering. Tragedy with a little bit of hope. Just what we need to believe in Five stars for keeping me glued!

A complete and utterly gripping read that had me on the edge of my seat for most of this book.  I have read all this authors books and the keep getting better and better.  A huge 5 stars from me.

“ The Stolen Sisters “ is a great thriller, full of twists that keep you turning the pages. The three Sinclair sisters, Carly 13 and 8 year old twins Lean and Marie, were kidnapped and the book starts just before the 20th anniversary of the abduction. As the story unfolds the characters all draw you into their troubled lives and the reader finds out what happened and eventually why. The narrative switches between the past and present through the perspective of each of the girls, who were all altered dramatically by the secrets of the past. 
It is a well written and thought out book, the first I have read by Louise Jensen. I enjoyed it so much I have included her past novels in my “ wish “ list.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy in return for my review.

To begin, I’d like to thank HQ for inviting me to read an ARC of this book, and to NetGalley for facilitating. And a HUGE thank you to Louise Jensen for writing this! 

As always there will be no spoilers in this review.

So... it turns out I’ve actually read one of Louise Jensens previous books. Her debut to be exact. I discovered this after devouring this book and looking up the author (I always do this afterwards so I go into the books blind). I didn’t really like her debut - I’d given it 3 stars... and didn’t read any of her other books because I didn’t enjoy the first. But I received an email about this one and it sounded interesting so without realising I’d read anything by Louise Jensen before I requested this book. And wow am I glad I did. The main reason I was googling Louise afterwards was to read more of her work. So now I intend to read everything between the first 3 star book and this (waaaay more than) 5 star book.

The characters - they were so well written I felt like I knew them. I cared about every single one of them and was emotionally invested in their outcomes from the beginning. 

The book is written from multiple characters viewpoints and also time hops between “then” and “now”. This creates an amazing feeling of suspense and wanting more because you want to hear from Carly “then” and Marie “now”. And every chapter it seems left unanswered questions. 

The ending of the book was so satisfying. The middle of the book was thrilling and the beginning was instantly gripping. There is not a single thing I would have changed about this book. It was perfect. 

Since the first Jensen book I read I have now read an awful lot of thrillers and is probably more of my “specialty” than historical fiction now and this is right up there in my best reads. It had every ingredient you could want in a thriller all perfectly balanced to create this gourmet treat. 

If I could give this 6 stars I would - I devoured it, I couldn’t put it down, I didn’t WANT to put it down and now I’m off to buy all of her other books to try to recapture that feeling. 

Perfect read Louise Jensen - bravo and thank you, thank you, thank you (3 times)!

Fantastic reading with so many twists you don't see coming. This is an edge of your seat read and so realistic at the same time.

𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎...

The stolen sisters - Louise Jensen

Buddy read with @booksinthebath_reviews41
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A story of two twins and one older sister who were abducted twenty years ago by two men and hauled into a van. The story reads from different perspectives, then and now and from each sisters point of view.

Leah is married to George with a young son called Archie. She has struggled with OCD and germs. 

Marie turns to drink to help her forget and Carly blames herself for what happened all those years ago. 

The trauma has affected them all in different ways. 

Leah starts to receive letters at her door a few days before the 20 year anniversary counting down the days.  Who is sending the letters? 

REVIEW;

Nicola and I are huge fans of Louise Jensen's books. As soon as we saw The stolen sisters available to request on netgalley, we knew we had to download it and do another buddy read! 

I enjoyed the book and loved reading about each sister and how the traumatic event has affected them. However, at times I did get confused who was who and which sisters were the twins. Towards the end of the book, it came together.

The book is a quick and easy read with short chapters. Overall, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it. Publish date in October 2020!

Great book. I love this author anyway. The story moves along well,  quite a few twists and turns along the way and a good ending.

I never repeat the blurb. I tried. I really did but just couldn't get into this. Disjointed and without any likeable characters, it wasn't for me. Sorry.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book.

A great read with lots of twists and turns. I really felt for the sisters as they’d all been through so much and their experiences were so well written

Loved this book. They don’t come around often books like these where you’re gripped from the start. I was hooked and completely immersed in the lives of the characters, rooting for them.  I was very emotionally involved in their lives too and shed a few tears throughout the book. I loved the exploration of relationships and what they meant to each character. What I liked most of all was that the book left me satisfied where so many others leave some loose threads these were all wrapped up well by the end.

A novel that takes you on a tense and twisted journey into the unknown by the queen of psychological surprises. I started reading this with the intention of reading one chapter but in the end couldn’t put it down. Very intriguing & confusing plot that only became clear towards the end.

This follows the story of twin girls who are kidnapped together with their older sister and alternates between the actual kidnapping and present time.  Unlike other Louise Jensen books that I have read this one did not hold either my interest or my imagination. The ending was not a surprise and , sorry to say, I would not recommend the book to other readers

Then 
8 year old twin sisters typically annoying their older teenage sister, in a split second are kidnapped and need each other like never before

Now
looming over them all, the 20th anniversary of their abduction and the ongoing devastating consequences caused by their brutal captors 

Leah, Marie (twins) and Carly are ‘normal’ children until an appalling decision and ultimate betrayal puts them in grave danger. In the years since, their coping mechanisms become unhealthy ones - Leah has severe OCD, Marie, a problem with alcohol and Carly’s is self-punishment. The 3 ‘stolen sisters’ tell their story from how they individually experience it alternating between the then and now style of writing. 

This is a compelling story which takes a grip of you and demands you form attachments to the 3 main characters. It was very easy to do this, with the empathy flooding out of me for all of the girls. You want to care for them as if they are real and it is this which makes Louise Jensen’s books special. I would have liked for the therapist to have been portrayed in a more positive light but other than that I can guarantee you will be counting down the weeks to publication day and enjoying your very own copy of this fabulous book

Oh, my! What an amazing read. This storyline captured my heart and throughout the rollercoaster story kept my interest to the very last page.

If you enjoy psychological thrillers, this is for you. It’s much more though. Oh gosh! Where to start? And without giving anything away? .....

Leah, Marie and Carly are three adult sisters who shared a horrifying childhood experience. The book takes you into each life and how the experience has moulded them as adults. It’s coming up to the 20th anniversary and this brings many things to a head as each sister tries to work their way through their heartbreaking history. It’s got fantastic characters, it’s incredibly well written and has great twists and turns.
The chapters are short and told in the ‘now’ and ‘then’ and it flows so well.

I cried, gasped and laughed, was shocked, relieved and frightened. The descriptions of the emotional trauma these sisters went through is so incredibly well written, I was living it with them.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview and many congratulations Louise Jensen. A cracking read.

What an awesome book!! I couldnt put it down lol. Read in one night! The story is about 3 sisters who are kidnapped and how 20 years later they each suffer from the trauma in their own way. One cant trust any man, one has OCD, and a marriage falling apart and the third struggling with alcohol addiction.

I had read a twist towards the end but I still didnt see it coming! 

Really do recommend to read! Brilliant read by Louise Jensen 

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Thanks to #NetGalley, author for ARC in return for an honest review

Review left on Instagram @fictionaltherapy and goodreads:


Oh my actual god, when @hqstories approved my @netgalley request to read @fabricating_fiction new psychological thriller, The Stolen Sisters, i almost cried 😂 @fabricating_fiction is one of my favourite authors, theres not one of her books that I've been disappointed with.

So obviously the bar was set high for her new book, The Stolen Sisters. It absolutely did not disappoint. I loved it! I wasn't sure how I'd cope with it being about missing children, it usually makes me far to emotional/sad. But 
@fabricating_fiction manages to create a story thats not sad as such despite three missing girls being the main story line, its creepy, and eerie and the location and visual description are AMAZING.

Wow what a book! From the start I was hooked. The stolen sisters are 3 girls who were taken when they were younger and we read about how that had a huge impact on all 3 sisters later in life. Swapping from past to present this book is very emotional I felt for the sisters especially Carly and the twists in the book are slipped in at the right mom to make you gasp. As with all of Louise Jensens books this was a great read. Pre order today! Thank you for allowing me to read this book in advance I have really enjoyed it.

I enjoyed this book, took me a while to get into it though. It didn’t hook me in the way I like to drawn into a story, but it was an enjoyable, well written story.