For me this was an OK read. It wasn't gripping at the beginning, then it got gripping then it went back and forth from current to past some of which I found boring then the killer came from nowhere.

I struggled to get into this book. I wasn't too keen on the character Sara , which doesn't necessarily spoil a book.. A good premise but just not for me .

This is a book translated into English and the first I have ever read by Helene Flood.

I really enjoyed it up until 20% but then the single person narrative became too much.

As Sara was a very difficult character and very very dreary...she was obviously very intelligent but not emotionally clever which was odd given she is a therapist! Her thoughts were very bleak, very difficult to understand and her emotional maturity certainly was lacking...none of which made sense with her profession. If anyone needed a therapist would think Sara would be a primary character.
She had no get up and go...why didn't they just hire someone or ask friends to help with the bathroom floor...why would you live like that and be so miserable every single morning when you had options to improve it. Truly found her behaviour mind boggling and as such was very unsympathetic to her plight.

Yes Sigurd was an architect but that doesn't mean she can't decorate or help or find solutions?! By the half way point this dreary outlook of hers was overwhelming and there was still the mystery to unravel...which given the circumstances didn't make her any more fun to be around!


I think perhaps the nuances got lost in translation and the over use of certain words like garnkule made it very repetitive at times.


The way the police spoke to her was pretty awful...and should have been reported early on. I'm surprised Annika wasn't more involved.

The mystery itself was quite intriguing...I was surprised by the revelation at the end...but as we saw everything through Sara and only Sara it was a rather bleak ride to the end point.

Overall good mystery...difficult first person narrative.

Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a brilliant domestic psychological thriller originally written in Norwegian and later translated in English. Some twists and turns along the way. To be honest it was a story much longer than it needed to be however still a great read.

Sorry Helene. I really struggled to read this book and gave up part way through. It was just not my kind of book and to be honest, it irritated me and life is too short to be irritated by a book. I fully accept that other readers will take a different view of this book and to be fair, I will not review it in public.

This was a gripping read from the beginning. As a result of a tragic event on her life the central character who is a therapist begins to analyse her self and her family with some dramatic and emotional results. Well worth reading.

Thank you to NetGalley, Maclehose Press and Quercus Books for an advanced copy of The Therapist.

This book has all you need in a thriller; what is the truth? Who can be trusted? And why did they do what they did?

Overall, I enjoyed the book, and felt that it was well written. This is a translation from Norwegian to English, and I don't feel that that the essence of the book was lost in the translation.

The story centre's around Sara, as she learns that her husband is missing and subsequently found dead. The story is told from Sara's viewpoint, and as it is in the first person narrative, some parts feel like it's rambling on with no end in sight. With this in mind, there are parts of the book where I feel that could be excluded, and would not impact negatively on the story. I especially enjoyed the relationship dynamics of the people closest to Sara and her husband, and how they enhanced the story.

This was unfortunately just an ok read for me. It follows a therapist as her husband has gone missing, as the investigation picks up doubt falls on the wife, secrets are unveiled and bizarre things start to happen.

The pacing for this read was slightly off for me, before I knew it the book was done and I hadn't even broken a sweat. The whole story plods on at a relatively peaceful pace with just a hint of unease, until it ended.
As for the ending its self - I'm not sure if we were supposed to be surprised or not. For me, I thought it was obvious from the beginning.
This is not a bad book by any means but doesn't go into it expecting an edge-of-your-seat thriller.

I wouldn't describe this novel as a crime thriller as it doesn't reach the levels of suspense that would normally be expected with this genre. There are moments when I expected something really dramatic to happen but, each time, the suspense fizzled out. This is really quite a gentle and enjoyable crime story which I enjoyed reading but without the heart-stopping moments I had expected.

I found this one really hard to get into. It felt that the writing didn’t flow particularly well and it was a struggle to pick up. Sorry!

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. A Nordic Noir thriller about Sara and psychologist and her husband Sigurd an architect. Supposed to be away on a boy's weekend with his friends...he is found dead not where he was meant to be. Sara is under suspision. Then Sara notices things in her house keep moving around and appearing and disappearing. Whilst it wasn't addictive page turner for me the plot was twisty enough to hold my interest. A bit more of a slow burn than what I usually enjoy in thrillers. #heleneflood #thetherapist #netgalley #tea_sipping_bookworm #amazonkindle #goodreads #litsy #thestorygraph #bookstagram #bookqueen #nordicnoir

My first book that I have read by Helene Flood and I enjoyed it. In some parts I did find it quite hard-going but I stuck with it and did finish it within 4 days of picking this novel up.

We meet Sara who is a therapist and her husband lets her know that he has made it to their friend's cabin and then one of his friends tells her he never showed up! For me this is such a gripping storyline and it did not fail to deliver on this. The book is mainly centred around Sara's husbands disappearance - we learn about their relationship in the past and I enjoyed reading about their relationship.

A good read for anyone who enjoys a mystery read and has quite a good element of suspense.

Thanks to Helene Flood, NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this novel.

Taught, well-written thriller from Helene Flood translated from her original Norwegian novel, I found Sara - the psychologist/therapist of the title - a little difficult to warm to at first. Sara seems to suffer from an emotional disconnect when her husband disappears - she’s just a bit odd. As the plot progresses we see Sara start to question her own sanity as strange things happen around her. Flashbacks also fill in the gaps showing Sara’s relationship with Sigurd. An excellent read.

A good storyline, especially the start and the ending, but a slow build up and the unnecessary littering of obscure descriptions left me feeling a little bored throughout. There were times I struggled to continue with the book as I lost interest due to the slow storyline. However, I am glad I continued to the end as it was an unexpected outcome.

This book was very easy to get into as it has that pull where you don't want to put the book down, and you are racing to know the end.

It was at times a bit of a drag but if you pull through you will not be disappointed.

The main character Sarah is the narrator and the story is based around her and her relationship with her husband and how one event leads to unfolding many others through the way.

Great read and worth spending your money on.

One of those reads that leaves you wondering if half of the book had any relevance and if not why was it included? Intricate and seemingly unnecessary descriptions that filled almost whole chapters but added nothing to the story Just too many words and thoughts and none of them entertaining me.

I became very engrossed in this book and read it in a matter of days. The first-person style of writing is a great way of drawing the reader in.

The story is told by Sara (the therapist). She is having a tough time due to various stresses in her life, such as not having enough clients, but the main problem seems to be that she's very lonely and seems neglected by her husband, Sigurd.

The book begins with what seems to be a typical day for Sara, dealing with a number of patients before she can finish work. But she then realises that Sigurd is missing, as he hasn't turned up with the friends he was supposed to be with.

But Sigurd left Sara a message telling her he was there. So she is now plunged into a mystery about what's happened to Sigurd, which also unravels some nasty truths about their relationship.

Sara flits back and forth between the present and the past in the book, and so as it progresses we get a much clearer picture of her personality and also her relationship with Sigurd. I really enjoyed the more minor characters too, such as Sara's father and sister, and Sigurd's mother. They were all very well-drawn and rounded characters, and added more interest to the book.

This is a very engaging and easy to read thriller, and I would recommend it.

The Therapist by Helene Flood was a great psychologist thriller which is chilling domestic thriller that will gets under your skin. This was originally written in Norwegian by a psychologist and has been translated into English.
I did find it hard to get onto it and I stuck with it and ended up saying what did I just read!!!! sAdly I did not enjoy this book and found it a yawn sorry.

Big thank you you NetGalley and Quercus Books for an early copy of The Therapist by Helene Flood in return for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this, it was the first time I’ve written a book that’s been translated from Norwegian into English but you could not tell at all! This was a really good example of a slow burning thriller that keeps you intrigued and guessing all the way to the end. I normally prefer fast paced thrillers but I’m glad I got to experience something that really makes you think about all the characters and what could have happened. I honestly did not guess the ending either which I was so surprised about! It really had me wondering what I would do in the situation, overall a really good and interesting read & a good look into the world of a therapist!

With thanks to Netgalley and Quercus books.

The therapist is over all good book that I enjoyed to read and kept me guessing thought the whole book. I'm sure this book will do well when it is published