This was one of the most twisty books I’ve ever read, and i was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I loved that it was character driven as it made me really care about happened to them. The plot was also engaging and fast-paced and interesting. I’m excited to read more from this author in the future.

As she’s running away in the middle of the night, with a young child in tow, it’s clear that something terrible has happened, especially with the injury to her arm. But what exactly happened. The book then travels back to the previous year, and the events leading up to the fateful day.

The Lost Wife starts well, but unfortunately soon gets bogged down in irritating characters and a storyline that dragged too much for me. By the time it got to the interesting part, when the truth about the wedding day is revealed, I had lost interest and really couldn’t care what happened to anybody.

Sadly this one didn’t work for me

A great thriller
A great storyline
A very twisty read
Hooked from the first page to the last
Thanks NetGalley

This story certainly kept me on my toes and I could in no way have predicted the explosive twist!
A mother and child are on the run from the abusive husband but the plot gets way deeper and I was literally knocked off my feet a few times.

Thank you Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC
This had me hooked from the start, twisty, gripping and well written.
I couldn't put it down - great characters and well written.
More please !

I was lucky to receive an advance copy of The Lost Wife by Georgina Lees from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review and opinion. Be prepared for this one as there is a bit of animal cruelty in it so don't let it shock you. I did enjoy this book and was shocked at all the twists and turns that kept me holding my breath waiting to see what was going to happen. It was really a great read.

I struggled with this book to be honest and almost didn't finish it. I guessed very early on what the twist was which didn't help.

Just not for me unfortunately but not a terrible book.

Maybe this troupe has just been done to death and I have simply read too many domestic thrillers!

This was an interesting read that kept me intrigued to the very end. It was an enjoyable read. I would recommend this one.

The first book I have read by this author and I found it very enjoyable. This is a thriller told from two people's points of view, one of them in the present and one from a year ago.
Initially I forund the book a little slow for me, but once I got into it I didn't want to put it down.
The twists were very clever and surprising in places.
Thank you to Netgalley, Harper Collins UK and Georgina Lees for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

Twisty and gripping this book had me hooked right from the start. I didn't know who or what to believe and I couldn't put it down.

A meticulously woven narrative of suspense, this thriller keeps you guessing while evoking a sense of unease that lingers.

My review:⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Lost Wife is a thriller told from 2 points of view, one in the present and the other from one year before.

The characters are well written, and the story sweeps you along.

I enjoyed the twists and turns that come along, and I didn't see most of them coming!

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to HaperCollins.

This story is told in 2 timelines, the present time and a year earlier.

In the present time we have Lea and her son Josh who are on their way to stay at Bramble Cottage. This was supposed to be a happy day and the idyllic cottage was originally booked for her honeymoon.

What happened to make them flee and why is Lea injured and very afraid?

This book is so addictive, I really didn't know what was going to happen next and I found myself sitting on the edge of the sofa as the tension built to a boiling point!!!

A fantastic must read book.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

I did enjoy this book really hard to review without spoilers
There were some serious unlikeable characters here, but they were part of the plot . Felt do sorry for the son. I just wanted to shake everyone for not looking after him better.

I was given a free copy by netgalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely my own.

My first book by Georgina Lees and surely won’t be my last! Fast paced and twisty. I enjoyed this one very much.

This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I did like this one slightly more. It’s a suspenseful psychological thriller told in a dual timeline, so the past one year previously working up until the present day and then in real-time.

My main issue with this that prevented me from fully enjoying it was that it was quite depressing there wasn’t ever anything happy occurring and again like the previous book by this author the main characters were by and large rather unlikable. Despite the above, this was well written and the story relatively gripping it definitely kept me turning the pages and wanting to reach the conclusion for answers.

This past story follows Leah as she finally prepares to marry her successful partner Harry who’s also the father of her child and from the instant he proposes things start to unravel and further escalate as they reach full momentum. Leah is largely dissatisfied with her current life but trying to convince herself she’s not and Harry who is secretive and becoming increasingly controlling.

Then the present shows us mother and young son Josh running from an unknown threat that is steadily looming in the background and as time progresses she becomes increasingly violent and unhinged willing to go to an extreme level to protect Josh from harm.

There was also a big twist which I actually hadn’t seen coming so that was well done and then the conclusion did manage to give me some closure but I wasn’t a fan of the letter. Overall this was a decent well written psychological thriller it just didn’t have any feel-good vibes to it so was equally quite depressing. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of The Lost Wife.

I had always thought that the stunningly beautiful Peak District would lend itself well to a thriller, and there are now several detective series set there, as well as this stand-alone thriller from accomplished writer Georgina Lees that works the dual-timeline concept well. In the present timeline, twenty-six year old Lea and her five year-old son Josh arrive at isolated Bramble Cottage, apparently for Lea’s honeymoon. But both Lea and Harry are traumatised and terrified of being found by unknown captors, and Lea’s husband-to-be Harry is nowhere to be seen. The terrible events of the past are slowly unveiled on the earlier timeline, with twenty of twists and turns in the storyline to keep the reader guessing. A thrilling read for lovers of the thriller genre and lovers of evocative settings! I am grateful to the publishers and NetGalley for the free ARC that allowed me to review this book on an honest, unbiased basis.

For better for worse, till death do us part...I will find you...

**TRIGGER WARNING**
Animal cruelty, brutal dog death

OK, so firstly, THAT alone brings the rating down for me. Why kill an animal so brutally? Why kill it at all? To me, it is senseless. I know it fitted in with the context of the story and by the end it did make a whole lot of sense but still...killing a dog, let alone bashing its head in with a shovel, is a big no no and my rating down will reflrect this.

A woman and child arrive at Bramble Cottage in the Peak District in the dead of night. Alone. Desperate. And hunted. They are coming for her, she knows It's only a matter of time. All because of the secret her husband kept.

The story unfolds through the alternating timelines of the present and respective months leading up to the present day. It follows Lea who has lived happily with Harry, the father of her four year old son Josh, for the past five years. Until someone plants the idea of marriage in her head. And Lea wants to know why Harry doesn't want to get married. Or is it that he just doesn't want to marry her? Until the night he surprises her by proposing. And then things slowly start to unravel as well as escalate.

Lea loves Harry...or at least she's convinced she does. Just as she has convinced herself she is happy when it is clear she is not. Nothing in her life has turned out the way she thought and she finds herself a mother too young and tied down at twenty six. She is largely dissatisfied and has no idea what to do about it. I hardly think marrying Harry is the solution but she seems to think it is. But Harry isn't who she thinks he is...and he has become increasingly secretive and controlling.

The story takes us right up to the day of the wedding and beyond. I was eager to know what she was running from and why. And what big secret Harry was keeping, because it was clear that he was. There is an impending sense of doom looming with an unknown threat lurking in the background. Lea is on tenterhooks and is beginning to wonder if she is imagining things.

I enjoyed this story until about halfway. Then the dog was killed and that took away most of my enjoyment by which time I just wanted to know how it all ended. I didn't care either way. My main issue with the story, apart from the brutal slaying of the dog, is that it is largely depressing. Nothing happy happens in the book. Not even the wedding was a happy occasion. Or the engagement before that. Everything is shrouded in a shadow of despondency.

There is a twist at the end of the book which I think is quite cleverly done and is probably its saving grace. The letter, however, I think was a bit drawn out and superfluous. I could have done without it. It took me 20 minutes to read it, that's how long it was. But it did manage to give some closure of sorts.

My first read by Lees and I would give her another read in the future. Just no killing of dogs, PLEASE!!

I would like to thank GeorginaLees, #Netgalley and #OneMoreChapter for an ARC of #TheLostWife in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

I found this book hard work. I took a long time to get into it, and I didn't really care for the main character. It's a good story, but it didn't grip me I'm afraid.