I normally love this author and have enjoyed most of her books but I really struggled with this one 🙁 It was extremely slow and didn’t really get going until half way through and then it all seemed a little rushed. I just couldn’t warm to the characters and found the storyline tough going

Another great book by Louise Jensen. The story is told in two timelines, 20 years ago when all 3 sisters were kidnapped and the present day. There was a great twist that I wasn’t even close to guessing. 

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

The Stolen Sisters tells the terrifying tale of three sisters who are abducted as children, and the long lasting impact this has on their lives, the traumatic events during their time in captivity have caused psychological problems for each of the three sisters. The story alternates between the time of abduction and the present day, full of twists an unpredictable conclusion.

A thriller about three sisters who were kidnapped and then later in life suffer in their own ways emotionally from the ordeal. The book is centred around the 20 year anniversary. Gripping book was a good read.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest, independent review.

Twenty years ago, the Sinclair Sisters - thirteen-year-old Carly and her eight-year-old twin half-sisters Leah and Marie - were abducted from outside their family home. By working together, they managed to escape their abductors. 

Now, in the present day, as the twentieth anniversary of their abduction approaches, the emotional scars remain. Leah thinks she is being followed, especially as she has just heard their abductor has been released; Marie drinks to forget; Carly blames herself for what happened. But can they ever recover when not everyone is telling the truth?

I love Louise Jensen's books; they also have me gripped from the beginning, and this book was no different! Full of unexpected twists and turns, I was on an emotional rollercoaster from the beginning to the final page.

A shocking read, it slowly builds up and up, until it's bursting with high tension.

The book is told from the points of view of all three sisters, in the present day and 20 years ago, so the reader is drawn in as secrets are revealed during the two timelines, before everything comes together as one big shock at the end.

A total guessing game; a great read!

Carly was thirteen, not very happy that she was having to baby sit her twin sisters as she is far more interested in her phone. Marie & Leah managed to throw their ball out of the garden & then the dog escaped! As she went to look for it the three of them were bundled into a van & driven away. Thrown into a cold room with minimum of comforts she feels it is  her fault. Ultimately they escape.

Twenty years on, but those days still haunt them. Carly cannot get rid of her guilt, Marie hides her confusion in drink & drugs. Leah would seem to have fared better as she is married with a small son she adores. However she is plagued by OCD, sees their captor everywhere & is obsessed by the thought of germs. As the anniversary of their kidnap comes around Leah gets worse. Marie, desperate for money, wants them to take part in a TV programme about the abduction. 

Told from different perspectives this really kept me reading- just when I think I know what is going on another surprise hits me! Full marks for surprises Louise Jensen! Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

I'm still holding my breath. So many unexpected twists and turns. A great story about unbelievable childhood traumas and how it shapes their future.

I found a lot going on in this book, sometimes to the point I had to stop reading. The further in, however, you can understand why.
Lots of plot twists and guessing games. 3.5*

An incredible and intense story about 3 young girls who have been through a traumatic event and have to learn to live with it for the rest of their lives. We have to POV's one from the past where we see what happens when it is happening and one in the present where we see the 3 young girls as adults and how they have handled what happened to them. 

I was hooked from the beginning. Seeing Leah, Marie and Carly handling what happened in their different ways was heartbreaking but I fell in love with each of their personal stories and development. Seeing Leah's POV was probably the hardest to read through as you could see she had never really got to a point where she could live with herself and know that what happened was terrible but wasn't her fault. The mental health aspects in this book were really well done and really shine a light on the after effects of being kidnapped.

Throughout this story I was constantly in a state of either heartbreak or shock, the closer it got to the end the more plot twists I had and honestly I wasn't expecting it to end the way it did. I had my own theories on the plot and for a long time I really thought I had the George part of the story down but I was not even close and I loved that. This has got to be one of the best psychological thrillers I have read. 

Thank you NetGalley for giving me access in exchange for an honest review.

This is a 4.75* from me. 
Louise Jensen is a UK author who is new to me. I rarely wax lyrical about a book, but what a riveting totally emotionally immersive heart wringing book. At the end I am emotionally wrung out. I highly recommend this book. 
I was lucky to get an arc of this psychological thriller of 3 sisters kidnapped. Carly, The oldest and twins Leah and Marie. 
It looks at the before and after, the after is mostly on the lead up to the 20th anniversary. 
I engaged with the girls and their trauma early in the book. 
Their resulting crippling individual mental health struggles are so well written. 
The twists are shocking! 
Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read an arc.

Wow!
I thought I knew where this story was going but it kept changing, really kept me on my toes.
You won't be able to put this one down, if you love a thriller - buy this book!

Wow this is a brilliantly plotted, fast paced rollercoaster.  I read it in one sitting.  The characters are well described and believable and the story is a page turner.   Turn off your phone, leave your work behind and don’t expect to surface until you’ve finished this great book.  A very well deserved five stars

This book is told over two time lines which I usually don’t like but the author has made it work well. The story is well written and has a good twist that I didn’t see coming. I think it’s a good read overall.

I would like to thank HQ, Louise Jensen and #NetGalley for the advanced copy of #TheStolenSisters and for giving me this opportunity to give an honest review.

The story is told by three sisters Carly the older sister and the twins Marie and Leah who where abducted when they were children. Leah tells the story at the present time as how it has effected her life and her sisters. 

There are a lots of twists and turns in this book giving you the odd red herring which is good as you don't want to guess early on in the story. As you turn the pages you want to know why these sister were abducted and why did their relationship with their mother and father has dissolved. It is a cracker of a book an well worth a read.

This brilliantly written book wasn’t an easy read because I felt every emotion, every moment of fear, every element of being out of control. I finished it with tears running down my face. I don’t want to give anything away - you must read it for yourself.

This was yet another enjoyable red from Louise. It had me engrossed from the start and kept my attention throughout. This was a wonderful read

Twisting timelines make this a great tense thriller. Was shocked by the great ending. Looking forward to the next book from Louise Jensen

Told over two time lines, ‘then’ being the kidnap and ‘now’ being 20 years later, this book certainly had quite a good twist that I didn’t see coming. I did struggle to work out the actual time frame for the kidnap though, it felt like less than 48 hours but I’m not sure if that was correct. Overall a good read for the genre but still lacking that special something to make it stand out. Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for letting me read and review this book.

I am sure I say it every time I review one of Louise’s books that she just gets better and better, and with every new book she releases, I have a new favourite. The Stolen Sisters is no exception to this, and in my opinion is Louise’s best book yet.

Told in turns by sisters Carly and Leah, the story of the Sinclair sisters slowly unfolds with Carly’s chapters recounting the events surrounding their abduction, and Leah picking the story up in the present day, when fresh fears surround them. At just 13 at the time of their abduction,  you can feel the terror in Carly’s chapters, and how responsible she feels for keeping 8 year old twins, Leah and Marie safe. Their experiences are almost unimaginable and yet Louise captures them in such a way that you feel you are right there with them. As we catch up with the now grown up sisters in Leah’s chapters, the long-term damage of their ordeal becomes apparent as they each battle their own demons and struggle with their own secrets.

As harrowing as the details of the abduction are, it is the aftermath and the fact that their experiences have driven the sisters apart rather then pulling them closer together that is truly devastating. They all just seem so broken and alone.

As the story unfolds and the extent of the betrayals suffered by each of the sisters is revealed, my heart just broke for them time and time again.

Always the master of a great thriller, Louise introduces a depth of emotion to this book that makes it so much more than just a psychological thriller.

Another wonderful and well written book! Louise Jensen is my absolute favourite author and I’m so thankful for the opportunity to read and review this. I look forward to your next books x x