Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This was a rollercoaster of a book. It follows Laura who gets pregnant from a one night stand with Ethan who isn’t as nice a guy as he seems.

The tension starts very early on in this and Laura picks up on sooo many red flags she really doesn’t want to be involved with this man. But as she’s trying to do what’s best for the baby she doesn’t cut him off completely.

I don’t have children myself but the way it’s written I felt Laura’s anguish and pain. Ethan is so manipulative and toxic.

The reality of how the media spin things and influence public opinion is prevalent in this and it’s quite a scary reality!

However, I did find this really predictable so there was no shocking reveal as it was pretty obvious what was going to happen.

Overall though I did enjoy it and thought it was a great read!

Wow, what a read! I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from page 1 and raced through it in almost 1 sitting.
There were plenty of twists and turns throughout. It might be a little far fetched at points, but that certainly didn’t take away from my enjoyment. This is more than worthy of 5 stars!

Laura meets Ethan on the Brooklyn Bridge and is smitten when he rescues her from being crushed to death in a protest mob surge. Interesting beginning when their one night stand becomes a mini nightmare and he becomes much less than the nice guy. Peaked my nose for new authors immediately.
Until it didn't.
It rapidly deteriorated for me and actually, I just can not stand either one of them.
Totally unrealistic characters - extremely "unlike able" on both ends as far as I was concern.ed. Her portrayed naivety and willingness to" give the benefit of the doubt" was so out of the realm of believability that I almost stopped the reading. His rapid fire leaps back and forth between normalcy and psychotic narcissism were just too much.
However, I soldiered on.
Draining chapters and equally draining characters.
Neither a nice guy nor a good story in sight.

When Laura‘s One night stand with her night and shining armor turned into a surprise pregnancy with a control freak she is happy about the baby but dubious about the babies father Ethan. He comes from a well-to-do family but that isn’t the reason she wants her baby to know it’s father she was going to go it alone but advice from a coworker changed her mind and when Ethan looks like he is going to play nice she lets her guard down and almost loses everything. this was such a good book and although I didn’t waste much time on the summary because all you really need to know is what I said above and that you will not be disappointed in this book it truly is a five star thriller in one I am so glad I read. If you like your drama intense jaw clenching nerve wracking and you sitting on the edge of your seat then you love The Nice Guy by Sarah A Denzil. If you love a great thriller then you’ll love this book.. I received this book from NetGalley and the NetGalley co-op but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I got this book for a netgalley arc 100% are my own.


Plot:
Laura is a divorcee who moved from England to New York and meets a guy at a women’s March who she thinks is pretty nice, after a one night stand he’s become pretty obsessive after a second date he shows his true colors, she ends up not wanting anything to do with him so he starts spamming her text messages being creepy saying she would regret saying that. Then he would send her messages how he’s sorry he said that he’s really just a nice guy. So she doesn’t want a relationship at all with him but ends up telling him she needs her space and then something terrifying happens she’s pregnant with his child and has to eventually tell him even though things just weren’t good between him so they meet again for lunch and she tells him and he acts really happy about it. Then he starts harassing her giving her messages on how she will have the baby, mind you he’s rich very wealthy his mother dated rock stars and billionaires and their wealthy so they have like a nursery planed for her when she has the baby and forces her to stay with them and she doesn’t really want to live with them as they show their true colors, he’s just a very narcissistic controlling guy who always shows his bad side and when things don’t go his way with their baby he whines and acts really cruel. They had a huge arguement because she wanted to name her son Christopher he forced the name Ethan junior and then crazy twists happened where she tried to run away and he was going to try to take the baby from her he also did other manipulative things fire her from her job, almost kill her friend. It’s crazy. Then steal her baby and go to another country.

My thoughts:
I went through a wild rollercoaster ride reading this book it was a long book but so good, when it comes out for physical copy I’ll buy it! This book was crazy and psychotic but really I binged it because of how much I love thriller. Thankfully this book has a happily ever after eventually. I feel like she should of never had a one night stand with him if she never had I don’t think she would of went through all that trouble like she did along with the police involved why didn’t they get rid of him the first time around he came back to control some more. I mean like mother like son he learned from his mother she was also manipulative. The story was awesome though!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!

While this book ultimately had an interesting (ish) premise, it is poorly executed, horribly developed, and a waste of time.

It is truly just the cautionary tale of an abusive man with a Scooby Doo twist that was so predictable it became unpredictable. While many claim this to be a credit to the thriller genre, I fundamentally disagree. Though I was not a fan, thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

SPOILERS AHEAD:
This book follows a thirty-something British woman living in New York City. While at a women’s march, she is trampled by a crowd and subsequently saved by a handsome stranger. They have a one-night stand it becomes clear quickly that he is an abusive stalker—bombarding the FMC with text messages, showing up at her work, and so on. She breaks contact only to discover she is pregnant. She decided to tell her abusive ex-lover because she wanted the baby to have a father—throughout the pregnancy he proves to be just as mercurial and abusive as he was after they first met. He colludes with his overbearing mother to control the FMC, hits her best friend with a car, ensures that she is fired from her job, and unknown to the FMC is the person who breaks into her home, installs spyware on her computer, the whole nine yards. At the child’s birth he demands that the child be named after him and has a fit when he is not. He and his mother end up kidnapping the child and absconding to Greece, where the FMC and a detective eventually track them down to—the exhausted grandmother orchestrates and exchange of the baby with the mother, only for Ethan to crash and end up fighting with the FMC, ending with her pushing Ethan to his death. We flash forward to the child and mother living happily in England, when suddenly the child goes up to an old man on the street. Seemingly nothing, the mother and child go home—only to discover the old man is actually Ethan! Surprise, he never died! It becomes a whole hostage situation and such but ultimately ends positively.

Truly, a bad book to its core.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this arc. Wow! A five star for me! Imagine meeting a "nice guy" on a whim and going on a date with him. You sleep with him once. You realize he is controlling, so you cut it off. But you're pregnant!! What a whirlwind the main character went through during this story. I love it and will continue reading books by this author.

Geez I think this book raised my heart rate more than any cardio exercise I could have done. Very intense! Ethan may be one of the worst book characters I’ve ever come across. This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed her writing style. She does an excellent job writing characters so you can relate and hate as she intended. Very well done. This book kept me reading way past bed time!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. This is my honest review.

The Nice Guy by Sarah A. Denzil and S.L. Harker
Publication: May 30th, 2023
Publisher: Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with an eARC.

If you are looking for a true page turner that will keep you guessing till the very end, this is your book. From page one I was drawn into Laura’s story. After Laura’s divorce she moves to New York and meet’s the perfect guy. Charming, rich, and handsome, Ethan is almost too good to be true. Just as Laura finds out that he is too good to be true with red flags showing right after their first official date.

After breaking things off with Ethan, Laura finds herself pregnant. She experienced multiple miscarriages so this baby is truly a miracle. Thankfully Laura is able to carry her son and he’s born a beautiful and healthy baby. Laura tries to keep Ethan in their life and co-parent their son together. Until Ethan and his mother decide to kidnap Laura’s son.

Just when you think you figured out the story, the plot changes and it keeps you guessing again.
How far will Ethan go with abduction of their child? What will Laura do to get her child back?

This is a psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page. A great read!

This story explores the tumultuous relationship between Laura and a guy she met, who seemed so perfect, at first. It was gripping and suspenseful and had many unexpected plot twists. I liked this book!
Thanks to Victory Editing Netgalley co op, and the author for this arc book in exchange for an honest review!

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This book! OMG What a thrilling, gripping storyline. I LOVED everything about it!
From the very first page I was was completely hooked and read deep into the night because I needed to know how it ended.
Sarah and SL.Harker did a fantastic job with character development , creating unease and suspense that keep you turning the pages .

Thank you to Sarah A.Denzil, SL Harker and Netgally for allowing me to read this ARC before the May 30th publication date.

Laura has a one night stand but the guy seems like a perfect gentleman… until he isn’t. When Laura finds out she’s pregnant, she tries to make coparenting work, despite his controlling ways.

This is certainly an exciting read and I flew through it in hours. You feel so bad for the main character and so angry for the situation she is in! There’s lots of exciting moments and it’s not quite over until you turn the last page. There are some moments that were far-fetched to me but I was willing to forgive in the interest of drama!

The Nice Guy comes out 5/30.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well this was one heck of a binge read and I finished it in one sitting. Reading it felt like I was watching a movie.
It was fast paced, suspenseful and infuriating. It's not a spoiler but my god, the male character in this book is NOT a nice guy (putting it politely).
Thriller fans, this is a must read for the spring!

Wow, this book is intense! My heart is still pounding. From the very first chapter, The Nice Guy, by Sarah A. Denzil and S.L. Harker, had me hooked. It felt like I was watching a movie as I read through the twists and turns of Laura's story.

Laura thought she'd found a nice guy in Ethan, but as their relationship progressed, it became clear that he was anything but. The authors did an amazing job of portraying Ethan as a controlling sociopath, and I was legitimately scared for Laura's life and the safety of her baby.

The theme of the "nice guy" is so relevant in today's society, and this book really made me wonder how many other people are out there like Ethan. It's a chilling thought.

Overall, I'd give The Nice Guy 4 stars. It's a great thriller for anyone who's looking for something to really get their heart racing. Highly recommended!

I was hooked on this immediately. Who wouldn't fall for a rich guy who saves you from being trampled, buys you shoes, and makes you breakfast?
I am married and I'd fall for the guy too!
This book made me reevaluate my taste in men too, Yikes, Loved it so much. I think every woman I know has had a few dates with men who think they're nice but they actually terrible. Anyway, that's just the beginning. I don't want to ruin anything but just know this is weird and twisty and also realistic.
I was absorbed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for my Arc of this book. It was decent if somewhat predictable mystery That mother though. Nuts. . It did have one really good twist . I'd never read either author before and I enjoyed this book enough to certainly check out more of their work in the future.

If anyone asks me who my favorite author is, Sarah Denzil always comes to mind, so I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy. As someone who is currently pregnant and dealing with a narcissistic ex, this book was hard for me to read. The author does such an amazing job of making the plot and characters feel so real. This book was intense (in a great way!) and full of twists I never saw coming. The ending was perfect and I was sad when the book was over. Like all Sarah Denzil books, I will be telling everyone to read this!

NetGalley Review -- my rating 2/5 stars

The Nice Guy by Sarah A. Denzil and SL Harker was interesting to say the least.

Laura is at a women's rally and almost gets trampled but is saved by...you guessed it...the nice guy. They end up having a connection and a one night stand. When she gives him a chance and goes on a first date, he proves to be quite rude and a little possessive.

What could go wrong?

This book was a wild ride but I cannot say it was a great ride at all. It captured me right off the rip and held promise but then started to really just jump around. I didn't feel any sort of connection with the FMC and her relationship with "the nice guy" was simply not believable. It seemed as though these authors attempted to cover a bigger timeline rather than creating a captivating story.

It was a quick read but I found myself laughing at serious bits rather than seeing this as the thriller it was meant to be.

Big thanks to Victory Editing for the ARC! This book is out May 30th!

#theniceguy #netgalley

when the nice guy turns out to be.. well not so nice 😅 when Laura becomes pregnant after her one night stand she expected a lot but not this. Soon his true nature emerges and Ethan is not as nice as he seemed. he is a real psycho. it's a fast paced book it will hold you in a chokehold and you tell yourself just one more chapter and then I'll go to sleep. well it was a short night 🤣 it reads away easily!

The story and premise were really intriguing to me. I think the cover really helped to draw me in as well. I feel the execution needed to be better. It was slow to read and much of the book seemed very repetitive. There were parts of the book that I really enjoyed but overall, it could be better. I also feel like it really drug on for far too long. It could have ended after the incident in Greece and I probably would have enjoyed it more.