Carrie is a nurse and lives with her sister who is struggling to cope with her one year old daughter. When Carrie is suspended from her job because she is suspected of a crime things become difficult at home.
A psychological thriller with twists and turns. A story that kept me guessing
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love K.L. Slaters books, I have enjoyed them all and this latest release The Girl She Wanted is another cracker.
An absorbing and gripping read from beginning to end. The depth of the characters is fantastic and I had no idea of the outcome. I just could not put this book down, I would very highly recommend, be prepared to be completely drawn in by the amazing characters and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

Another great book by K.L.Slater. It gripped me from the start with all the twists and turns and the ending wasn't what i expected at all, I had thought the culprit was someone different! I didnt want the book to end so hope we don't have to wait too long for her next book.

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Thanks NetGally, Bookouture, and K.L. Slater for an ARC to review.
Release date is the 22nd of October.
I read Blink before and loved it and she didn't fail to deliver a hooking solid thriller here as well.
Alexa and Carrie are close sisters who live together in Alexa's house after Carrie's marriage breaks. Alexa is dependent on her sister after an incident couple of years ago that leaves her too anxious and not confident enough to handle everyday life on her own especially caring for her baby girl. She trusts her sister blindly.
When an investigation breaks in the hospital Carrie works after two patients dies under suspicious circumstances, accusations pile against Carrie from the police and from Alexa's husband who isn't a big fan of Carrie.
It seems like the whole world is warning Alexa against Carrie and how she is an acting threat toward her baby girl, still she defends her nonstop..that until Florence gets hurt under Carrie's care.
The book will keep you questioning the truth, Is Carrie the monster everybody believes she is or she is as innocent and trust worthy as her sister believes.
The title is a little bit confusing, it might lead you to believe the story is going somewhere else.

THE GIRL SHE WANTED is the thirteenth psychological thriller by bestselling author of thirteen psychological crime thrillers.by K.L. Slater. After being a huge fan of her novels, I couldn’t wait to read her most recent novel.

Her Novels Include:

Safe With Me (2016)
Blink (2017)
Liar (2017)
The Mistake (2017)
The Visitor (2018)
The Secret (2018)
Closer (2018)
Finding Grace (2019)
The Silent Ones (2019)
Single (2019)
The Apartment (2020)
Little Whispers (2020)
The Girl She Wanted (2020)

The Girl She Wanted is bound to be well received. and will keep you guessing right until the very end. Her novels just get better and better. This is a fabulous read, that will reel you in …one line at a time…

There is a five-year gap between two sisters: Alexa and Carrie, with Alexa being the younger sister. Alexa has always looked up to her older sister Carrie. Carrie lives in Alexa’s family home, a small three-bedroom semi, with Alexa’s husband, Perry and her sister, Alexa and adores their one-year-old niece Florence. Alexa doesn’t know how they would cope without her.

Carrie works at a hospital as a A&E Ward Manager. Recently, the hospital had received a complaint, from a member of the hospital staff regarding a couple of unusual deaths. The hospital launches an internal inquiry in connection with two unexplained deaths in its A&E department. The victims involve a six-month-old baby with a severe viral infection, and one elderly man admitted after a fall, ends up dying of a massive cardiac arrest.

After a formal internal inquiry, under the direction of DI Adam Partridge and DS Nell Tremaine, Carrie is arrested on suspicion of causing the unnatural deaths of two people. Carrie is suspended from her job. Alexa knows how much Carrie loves her niece, and is totally safe in her hands.

Alexa’s husband doesn’t trust Carrie. He wants her out of the house. He believes that Carrie could be a danger to their daughter, and tries to convince his wife of this but Alexa shuts him out. Nobody will ever come between her and her sister.

Then Florence is hurt while in Carrie’s care and Alexa at last starts to wonder. Alexa has always wanted to protect Carrie from the past they have hidden. Will the secret that has kept the sisters together now destroy her little girl?

This gripping psychological thriller held my attention from beginning to end, with intricate plot, relatable characters and plenty of twists and turns to the satisfying ending.

Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and Netgalley for my digital copy.

When Alexas sister Carrie is accused of a horrible crime, everyone including Alexas husband believes she is guilty except for Alexa. When it looks like the safety of her daughter is being threatened, Alexa must decide how much she trusts her sister and if she will bet her daughters life on it.

The story was definitely gripping, as I was reading the story felt like it was a bit obvious and normally this would leave me feeling a bit bored but I found myself wanting to see what happened with the characters enough to keep me turning the pages really quick. In the end I was proved wrong anyway and the story was definitely not obvious but the whole book was very enjoyable on a lot of levels. I liked that their were chapters that focussed on all different characters, it meant that there was a more rounded story than if you had just read it from Alexas viewpoint, definitely worth a read!

K.L. Slaters latest, The Girl She Wanted did not disappoint! It is full of twists and turns and will have you hooked from the very first page. I love a thriller that will keep me guessing, and this book will definitely have you guessing!
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review

I received an ARC copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. Alexa is very close to her sister, Carrie, and allows her to move into her home with her husband, Perry and their daughter, Florence, when Carrie's marriage fails. When Carrie is accused of murdering two patients at the hospital where she is employed as a nurse, Perry feels it is a danger for their daughter to be left alone with Carrie. There were twists along the book but I felt like there were unanswered questions also. I didn't really like the main character, Alexa. I felt like at some points she was tough and stood up for herself and other times, she just let people walk all over her. It was just okay for me.

Really enjoyed this book, it’s full of twists and turns that kept me guessing right till the end, definitely did not see the ending coming. Definitely worth reading!

One of my favorite authors so I knew I was gonna love it regardless but it was pretty good. Held my attention, I always seem drawn to stories like this, mother's who lost children or think they find them again later in life. This was an interesting twist on that. Would definitely recommend!

The last book I read by this author did not knock my socks off. I was a little leery of giving her another try but I’m glad i did! This book hit home to me as a nurse and some issues I’m going through. I was constantly questioning myself is she guilty or not. I wanted to holler at Alexa don’t leave her alone. This book drug me in and I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!

This is the first book I have read by this author but will definitely not be the last. This was a great psychological thriller that kept me guessing. Lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. This was an easy read that I couldn’t put down. Thanks Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Senior ward nurse Carrie works in a big hospital and is accused of a horrendous crime whilst on duty.
Carrie lives with her Sister Alexa and they have a very caring and trusting relationship. The same cannot be said for Alexa's Husband Perry. All three of these have secrets they don't want to share with the others.
This is one of those books that you think about during your day and can't wait to get back to. This author writes interesting, productive books whilst also not complicating the story. The story builds to a series of twists and a very surprising ending. I loved it.

The Girl She Wanted by K.L. Slater is another page-turner from an author who rarely, if ever, disappoints. As with all of Ms Slater's previous books, I was gripped from the very first page. I love nothing more than immersing myself in a mystery that is virtually impossible to put down until all is revealed, and this was another winner for me.

Alexa is enjoying life with husband Perry and daughter Florence when her sister Carrie comes to stay, following the dissolution of her marriage. Alexa is happy for the support, and little Florence adores her auntie. When an accusation of two wrongful deaths is made at the hospital where Carrie is a ward manager, the safety of Florence becomes paramount as Carrie must answer to the charges.

This is a taut thriller that certainly kept me guessing. This was easily a five star read for me, up until an ending that I found to be anticlimactic. I cannot wait to see what comes next from Ms Slater. 4.5 stars

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

This was a light and easy read. It wasn’t majorly spectacular but had enough intrigue and twists to keep you reading and interested.
The author says in her note at the end that she is finding it harder and harder to please her readers as we all have such high expectations from these sort of books. I think she’s right, I have put K.L. Slater on a pedestal as one of her books is the first Psychological Thriller I ever read, and it started me off on the genre. I use her as my yardstick when reading other PTs. However, this also means that I have high hopes for her books and expect a little more than I should. I have been slightly disappointed in the past few books because of these barometers. So, with this one, I tried to enjoy it for what it was, a straightforward PT, that has lots of hooks, excitement and characters that pique your interest.
I didn’t know what the ending of this book would be and I certainly didn’t expect the outcome. I think as another reviewer has said, it is because it didn’t fit the narrative that we had been presented with earlier on in the book. The title is a little befuddling, also. Who is the girl, and who is she? I know a lot of titles are only sometimes on the periphery of the story, but this one had no bearing on the plot at all. I’m wondering if the book was supposed to take a different turn but didn’t?
Overall, not a bad read, not the best I’ve read by Slater but good enough for four stars!

K.L. is back with a bang with her latest offering The Girl she wanted. Another Excellent read.
Carrie Parsons has been living with her sister Alexa, her husband Perry, and their daughter Florence after her messy divorce, about eight months now. She is awfully close with her sister Alexa and they always support each other. Especially as Alexa is still not got over the death of her first child Daisy-Mae. She now has One-year old Florence who Alexa asks helps with when she is not working at the hospital as a Ward manger at the local hospital A & E. When one day Carrie is accused of a terrible crime the unexplained deaths of two patients one which was a child. At first Carrie does not confide in her sister until the police arrive at the door. Alexa though, is naïve and they have got the wrong person. Except for Perry, who wants Carrie out of the house ASAP.
I can’t really explain how good this book is. You think you know what is going on in this book and then there is another twist. This is a gripping thriller and kept me hooked. There are not many books that I read in one sitting, but this is one of them. I didn’t want to stop. I highly recommend.

Another page turner by Ms Slater. The prose is simple and easy to read and the twists are good but what I felt shallow was the main plot itself. It was obtuse and improbable unlike her other books. The side tracks were good, the characters not much likeable. 3.5 stars

I liked this book like all of KL slaters books, but it didn’t really wow me like some of her other novels. It was pretty average. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.


3.5/5

Rating: 4.1 / 5

I wouldn't say that the twist in this is as "jaw dropping" as advertised, but the story does what it needs to do, and satisfyingly so. I wouldn't compare it to either Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train, as suspicions are a bit higher in those books as there's a lot of malicious intent confirmed and not just suspected, but nevertheless, K.L. Slater's The Girl She Wanted does have its place up there as being a good domestic suspense novel.

What I liked most about this book was how interestingly benign things were. I've been using that word a lot this year in describing the books I read, but unfortunately, most of those books were boringly benign, not interestingly benign. There's just a difference in the way that "normalcy" is portrayed, whether you buy into it enough to care what happens and want to read further. Fortunately, I did.

This is my second book by K.L. Slater so far, and that I've noticed is that she really gets the concerned mother role done well. It's frantic, caring, and perhaps a bit paranoid at times, but ultimately is solicits sympathy from the reader, and that in itself is enough to get the story going. Add to that uncertain circumstances regarding a crime or crimes committed, and you've got a compelling starting point for a plot. Developing that, however slowly, over time and then wrapping up with a neat little conclusion is likewise a good tactic to use in writing a book of this type.

So far, I think I'm going to group K.L. Slater as a "comfortable" read of this genre, in that things are interesting enough to keep me invested, but at the same time mild enough that they never quite reach that 5-star "le gasp/swoon/faint" stage of mystery-suspense novels. I'll be reading some more of her works too and looking forward to it.

As always, K L Slater's books are always page-turners!

A wonderful read with great characterization! Suspense Galore!!!

Carrie, an A&E nurse for 20 years, is divorced from Cameron. She now lives with her sister, Alexa, and Alexa's husband, Perry. They have a baby, Florence who Carrie loves.. BUT - Alexa will not go out alone. She must be with Carrie or Perry every time. The reader wants to know why.

A scapegoat? Carrie is arrested for the unnatural death of two patients. This, due to Dr. Nathan Mosley's whistle-blowing on the A&E team. Is Carrie guilty? Can Alexa deal with Carrie being arrested since her husband works on the oil rigs and is out of town for weeks at a time?

A superb read. Many Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a brilliant suspense story!