I feel like a broken record lately with all of my reviews. If I have to mention in another review that an author needs to STOP making female characters stupid and gullible and jump to the most stupid conclusions, I might SCREAM! Female authors need to STOP writing women as stupid, drunk and gullible ... ARGH!

For these reasons, I am going to continue to rate books poorly that portray female characters in this way. It doesn't matter if the story is amazing or if the book is award-winning. If an author creates weak, inane female characters, I am going to hate the book and note my displeasure everywhere I can.

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EXCERPT: ... this was the second case in the last few months where a patient admitted to the emergency ward with a seemingly fairly minor condition had deteriorated dramatically.


That is all you need to know. READ IT!

A fast paced thrilling read from start to finish. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. I have enjoyed every book I’ve read by this author.

I truly enjoyed the pacing of the story and the well written characters. This book took me by surprise. It kept me interested throughout the story and I needed to see what was going to happen. I would recommend this story to all thriller and who-done it lovers.

Very good read. I very much enjoyed the character of Alexa... so many struggles and difficulties she faced... yet she continues on and rose above. I enjoyed the my artery of the story and how it all wrapped up in the end.
Well done.

After starting and giving on a couple books due to lack of interest, this was exactly what i'd been looking for. A unique story that grabbed me from the beginning. Lots of twists the last few chapters or so. New author to me but looking to read anything else by her i can get my hands on. A head nurse living with her sisters family is accused of terrible crimes at the hospital where she works. Social services gets involved because her tiny niece also lives in the home she shares. Kept me reading late into the night.

Another addictive read by K.L. Slater. The Girl She Wanted tells the story of a senior nurse named Carrie Parson, who is accused of deliberately causing the deaths of two patients at the hospital where she works. Carrie currently lives with her sister Alexa and Alexa's husband Perry and their baby daughter Florence. Alexa loves her sister very much and believes in her innocence. However, Perry doesn't feel the same way. He thinks Carrie is very manipulative and that there's more to her than meets the eye.

Told from multiple perspectives, some of the characters are not telling us the full story and they have plenty to hide. K.L. Slater has one of those writing styles that makes you want to keep turning the pages until you get to the end. The suspense and tension build-up was excellent, and there are few surprising twists in the last 30% of the story. I've been sitting on this review, trying to figure out how I really feel about the culprit's identity, and I'm still not crazy about it. I did like how things ended for Alexa though and her character development.
Overall, I really enjoyed this thriller. K.L. Slater is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine and I look forward to reading more books by her.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Carrie, a nurse, lives with her sister and her sister's family When Carrie gets suspended from her job on suspicion of a crime, things start to get difficult, between her and her sister. Alex's husband no longer trusts her and doesn't want her in their home.

This was an odd book, I felt I could not relate, or really believe the story.

I really enjoy reading books from this author so much so that I pass them on to family and friends to read although I do ask for them back when they have finished with them

This was my first book by this author and I have to say it very quickly gripped me and hooked me into the story.

We have two sisters living together where one is the dominant sister and the other sister seems to rely on her due to an event, as yet not revealed, that happened to her in the past. This is until the older sister is involved in an investigation into two deaths at the A+E Department where she works and has a lead role. From this point on many things change, and we discover a number of hidden secrets.

I found this to be a very engaging story that quickly hooked you and built up tension as it went along. A great example of a psychological thriller, and alongside the story we have interesting interplay between the three main characters, but do they know each other as well as they think they do? At times it rather felt like a car crash you needed to turn away from.

I did guess many aspects of the story as the book progressed but that certainly didn’t take away my enjoyment from the book. I’m happy to recommend the book, especially if you enjoy a good psychological thriller, I look forward to reading more of the back catalogue by this author. Overall gave it 4 1/2 stars.

I would like to say thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing a copy of this book to me for an open and honest review.

A thrilling read from start to finish, this is KL Slater at her very best. Everyone has their secrets, some more guilty than others but the jaw-dropping conclusion will leave you stunned. This book just begs to be read in one sitting, hopefully when you don't have an early start the next day.

Moved at a decent pace, kept my interest and was entertaining till the end. I’d recommend if you’re looking for a new read.

I was given a copy of The Girl she Wanted by K L Slater by the publisher in exchange for a honest review. I have read several of K Slaters books before so was pleased to be able read the latest novel. The novel is set around two sisters, when Alexas sister Carrie is accused of murdering patients at the hospital does she believe she didn't do it and dies she trust her to care for her daughter.
This book has the usual twists and turns of a great psychological thriller. A must read.

Another brilliant read from K L Slater. After the breakdown of her marriage Carrie is currently living with her younger sister Alexa, husband Perry and baby Florence, Alexa has had mental health problems and relies on her sister especially with childcare for Florence, who Carrie adores. Carrie is an A and E manager at King’s Mill Hospital and finds herself suspended as there has been two suspicious deaths and she is the one under suspicion, Alexa initially supports Carrie but Perry doesn’t trust her and thinks she should move out as she could be a danger to Florence as one of the suspicious deaths was a child. But when Florence is hurt while Carrie is looking after her Alexa begins to have doubts and as the story unfolds so many lies and secrets are revealed. This is a gripping thriller that will have you hooked. A brilliant read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

After reading one too many police procedurals, I decided to take a break before my detectives start to merge into one fuzzy blur of complicated background stories and piling body counts. The Girl She Wanted by K. L. Slater offered me the break that I needed and I had fun delving into the world of unreliable narrators, secrets and lies.

Carrie is a nurse with over twenty year’s experience. Her career and reputation take a big hit when a series of suspicious deaths occur in her ward. Now everyone, including her family and friends, starts to look at her differently. Is Carrie really guilty of the heinous crimes? Is she the victim of a set up? I had so many questions going into this story. I didn’t know who to believe.

Told from different perspectives, there were twists and turns that had me changing my mind about the characters. Some of the chapters were slower though, which I wasn’t a fan of. However, the secrets, lies and reveals had my attention and kept me turning pages until the end. Not my favorite book by the author but still one that I recommend to fans of this genre.

Another brilliant book from this author, her books never disappoint. I was hooked from the first page, I loved the twists and the way the story unfolded.

Many thanks to netgalley and K. L. Slater for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I actually got a review copy from Netgalley but forgot to download it onto my shelf before it expired, so I bought a copy instead to read later, I’m glad I did because it’s a very interesting story.
In the A&E department of a hospital, a young intern finds that there has been two suspicious deaths that have occurred in the last couple of months, while whistle blowing may have ramifications on the floor, he decides to take the matter up with higher management. There are a few good twists in this story and you are kept guessing at each turn. The ending, I did not see coming.
Recommended reading.

What a fast moving intense read. I hung on every word.

Although this scenario has been written many many times over, this author has written it superbly that keeps the reading breathless and hanging onto each written word on its page.

I really thought I knew where she was going with this, then halfway through I diverted to another theory.
I ended up wrong on both counts!

I won’t go into the story, it’s on the blurb, but I’ll certainly tell you how it made me feel....
Tense (in a good way)
Anxious
And at some points I was shouting “what are you doing, get her out”.
She didn’t listen to me though.

The turn of events were interesting nevertheless and I loved the ending. I’m a great believer in keeping books realistic and not everything has a “happy ever after”.

Great read.

Fans of thrillers, actual life reality and tense fast paced reads would love this. I think.

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. It's not my favourite of KL Slater's books so far, but it is a page turner. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

Unfortunately I decided to DNF this book. I didn't find it very gripping and didnt see the point in persevering