I know I’m in the minority, but this book did absolutely nothing for me.
Thank you One More Chapter, Harper Collins UK and NetGalley for the ARC!

This is my first book by the author and I'm so glad I read it.
There are a few graphic scenes and it's a dark plot, which to me that's how a psychological thriller should be.
The story is told through the main character Lea. I was cheering her on, but at times I felt she let people walk all over her.
I was gripped from start to end and there are plenty of plot twists. Highly recommended

Gripping read and completely unexpected twist. Once started a very hard book to put down. Easy to follow dual time line.

This book had me hooked right from the start. A short, quick read, I was left stumped at the end with a big twist I didn't see coming. A great thriller! Would recommend.

Loved this book this kept you gripped from the beginning right until the end. I didn't guess what was gonna happen. And I liked that I couldn't work it out.

I was hooked from the start and could not put the book away. Brilliant with all its suspense and intrigue. Second guessing the outcome all the way through as I could not work out where it was going and I certainly did not see the last major twist coming and was taken completely by surprise. Changing between present and past this psychological thriller was written at a fast pace and I loved it.

I found this book difficult to put down - the twists and turns in the plot are amazing! I cannot wait to read another book by this author.

Told via a 'before and after' format, this thriller was twisty, disturbing, and unsettling.

In the present we meet a woman and a young boy who are on the run. They go to a holiday cottage in the Peak District. Their presence there seems to have been arranged before hand. The woman has little money, even less petrol, and is becoming more and more desperate. Also, she has a nasty knife wound on her arm. She dare not go to a hospital because someone is after her... The wound turns septic... The little boy, Josh, becomes more and more traumatized though the woman is trying to protect him.

In the time leading up to the event we meet Lea, Harry, and their son Josh. They are not married, but Harry finally springs the question after their son is five years old. Harry's proposal sets events in motion. For Lea is not sure this is the life she wants. Harry seems to harbour many secrets. Lea is twenty-six years old and seems to regret her lost freedom. She even seems to regret the existence of her son at times. Weird things seem to happen to Lea. There are cameras in every room of her house. She gets fired from her job through no fault of her own. Harry keeps his office in their home locked at all times. What is he hiding?

This novel has lot of elements that will appeal to those who love psychological thrillers. Uncertainty about what led to a mysterious, pivotal event - and what was the event??? With an extremely unreliable narrator, the reader is never really certain of what is really going on. The writing is compelling, the characters unlikable (with the exception of Josh), and the plot is serpentine. Hold on to your hat! Georgina Lees has done it again!

A book full of suspense and twists. I read this as part of a buddy read with One More Chapter and we all loved it. I couldn't keep up with the amount of twists!! The big one at the end no one saw coming! A great book for all the thriller lovers!!

Thank you @onemorechapterhc and @glees_author for my gifted copy and for including me in this read-along!

This character-driven novel drew me in from the first page! The story begins in the present, and is told in first person by Lea, a terrified bride who is traveling late at night to her honeymoon destination. She is mourning her lost dreams and we soon realize that something went terribly wrong on her wedding day. It is not her husband, Harry, who is traveling with her, but it’s their young son, and she must protect him from the “bad people.”

The timeline then switches between the past, with puzzling circumstances as Lea suspects Harry of keeping secrets, and the present, as Lea tries to stay in hiding and does whatever is necessary to protect her son. (Hint: Don’t get in her way!)

It’s difficult to give a thorough review of this book without giving away major plot points, but I definitely didn’t see the end coming!
Read this if you enjoy twisty thrillers, surprise endings, a few murders, suspicious friends, and fairly isolated settings.

My second read from this Author and again another intriguing fast paced psychological thriller. The chapters go back and forth between present and past which gave a lot to the plot and backstory. The main protagonist comes off as a sort of air head but it fits the plot perfectly. Juicy twists and turns and a trigger warning of animal abuse.
Thank you to Netgalley, Harper Collins UK One more Chapter and the Author Georgina Lees for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Oh such a clever twist at the end ! Full of suspense and surprise this book will keep you reading non stop. I didn’t see the end coming at all !

The Lost Wife was a twisty thriller that I enjoyed.
Lea is on the run, she has her son, Josh with her, she has a badly injured arm and is needing to hide away for a few days. Something has happened as Lea was meant to be enjoying her wedding night with her husband, Harry but something has gone wrong as Harry is not with her. Lea struggles to bond with Josh on a day to day basis so is struggling now to keep the truth from him, whatever that is? Who can she trust and what has happened to make her be on the run?
This was a fast paced thriller and to be honest I didn’t know what had happened and how it was going to end. I liked how the book went back to past events so we got more of a picture of Lea and Harry’s lives. I wish Lea had made better decisions and been stronger throughout it all. There were some really good twists and finished this in no time.
I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins One More Chapter for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Whoa! I think it would have been difficult for anyone to figure out this book would end the way it did! The revelations at the end were truly astonishing. While the author neatly tied up almost everything, there were I must admit a few things that weren't completely explained--mainly some of Felicity's comments and actions. However, the book was such a successful psychological thriller, I can overlook that.

The Lost Wife by Georgina Lees drew me in from the start. I was clueless for most of the book on what was actually happening and who the antagonist was. It is a dual timeline so you get small amounts of info throughout the book. It was thrilling, suspenseful and the final twist was executed so well that it was a complete surprise to me. I love a thriller that manages to keep you guessing to the end.

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Ooh this was a great thriller! I really didn't know why a newly wed was on the run! She wasn't a very likeable character and made such drastic decisions - really acting in desperation while on the run from the "bad guys" . I must warn you some rather upsetting scenes happened at the cottage!
Told over two timelines , from the build up to the wedding to afterwards and a wife on the run!
It was well paced, and I was truly gripped! And as for the ending .. that plot twist I really did not see coming and I'm normally good at working out a thriller!

This book was wild, but will be hard to review without spoiling, so bear that in mind.

A woman is on the run fleeing in her car with an injured arm, a child in the back seat, and a bloody veil in the passenger seat.

This story is dual timeline, and I loved this way of telling the story. I felt it kept the mystery and tension growing with each switch.

A definite psychological thriller with spousal relationships, parent/child relationships, some serious gaslighting and the need for control. And huge lack of communication between virtually everyone.

There was a HUGE twist that I did not even have an inkling about, but I cannot disclose more of the book without giving it away.

Many of the problems could have been resolved if the characters had tried communicating with one another rather than keeping everything locked up.

I will definitely look for more from Georgina Lees. I love a good psychological thriller, and she got me good!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

EXCERPT: Do you know what I loved most about you, Harry? It was how little you spoke; you were all actions instead of words. You'd leave arguments before they even began. You'd kiss me instead of telling me you loved me. You'd not come home if you were mad at me. I got more from your actions than I ever did from your words, but they could not save you - save us - in the end.
When I found out who you really were, I surprised you, didn't I? That's why we're here, because your favourite thing about me was that, as you said, 'You're always full of surprises.' You underestimated me, Harry, made me your puppet, satisfied me when I needed satisfying, but you went too far, and so did I. We never should have gotten married; that day should never have been allowed to happen. I guess if we spoke, if we used words, it wouldn't have. Because our worst trait, our shared deplorable quality, is that we're liars, to each other and to ourselves.

ABOUT 'THE LOST WIFE': You always underestimated me and I always overestimated you.
Maybe that was our problem.

A woman and a child arrive at a cottage in the Peak District in the dead of night.

Alone. Desperate. Hunted.

She knows they’re coming for her. It’s only a matter of time.

Because her husband kept a secret from her. Until he was ready to destroy her.

Now, it’s her turn.

MY THOUGHTS: I really wanted to love this, just as I loved this author's previous book, The Girl Upstairs, but unfortunately it just didn't happen.

There's not a great deal of happiness in The Lost Wife, not exactly what you'd expect with a wedding in the offing.

The author has written a relatively suspenseful novel, but spoiled by the amount of repetition it contains, and whingeing. Lordy, Lea is a whinger! 'If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,' is the saying that comes to mind. It is told over two timelines, the present and one year earlier.

None of the characters are particularly likeable except for Lea's mum, although I did have, by the end, a modicum of liking for Felicity. The men are, by and large, terrible. I felt so very sorry for the child, Josh. No child deserves parents like his.

I didn't like the letter at the end. It didn't really clarify anything and was totally unnecessary.

The Lost Wife is a slightly better than an okay read, but definitely doesn't live up to this author's first book.

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THE AUTHOR: Georgina studied creative writing and film at university and has since pursued a career in video-games journalism, covering some of the most popular games in the world. Her psychological thrillers are inspired by her surroundings, from the congested London streets to the raw English countryside. She can be found playing games, writing stories, and reading anything from fantasy to crime fiction.

DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter, via Netgalley for providing both a digital and audio ARC of The Lost Wife by Georgina Lees for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.

First off: Huge trigger warning of animal abuse. If this is an issue for you, please be aware that this takes place. It’s not a major plot line or anything, but it happens and I would have liked to know about it ahead of time, so I want to make sure to make others aware.
Ok, that being said…
The story takes place in two timelines, the present and the months leading up to the present day. When the book starts, a woman is leaving in a hurry from something dramatic with a child in the backseat. She’s on the run from the “bad people” as she refers to them to the child, but why? And who are they?
I have mixed feelings about this one and it’s hard to go into without spoilers so I’m going to leave it at that. It wasn’t my favorite but I’ve definitely read much worse.
Thanks to One More Chapter and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review

I’m sorry but I couldn’t finish this book. The child neglect and the unlikeable characters were bad enough but when Ms Lees decided to bring in gratuitous violence against a dog, well that was the moment this drivel became too much for me. We are introduced to a two timescale scenario with two different voices. One who has run away from a wedding with a small child and the other who is living a life with her fiancé whom she clearly shouldn’t be marrying as there is no trust in their crumbling relationship. I really don’t care what happens to any of them but am sure there are better things/books I can be exploring with my time.