Excellent book. I couldn't put it down. Filled with surprises and twists and turns as always with this author. I think the title was so clever and the story unfolded so well. I love how it moves through different times and how it changed characters perspectives so regularly. Highly recommended.

I did enjoy this book. It started off very well with a lot of interest. Towards the end it got a bit messy.
Overall a good story even though it felt rather unrealistic.
Thanks to NetGalley.

I enjoyed this book and thanks to NetGalley for my early copy. There was good writing and characters, with plenty of twists in the storyline.

This had me gripped and up until the early hours. Just couldn’t put it down. I never give spoilers in my reviews but I will recommend if I think it’s a cracker!! Go buy & go read!!

Fantastic book , kept me hooked from beginning to end , such a great page turner . I have read many books by this author and they are all so good. I love a book that keeps you guessing right to the end and this certainly did not disappoint. Great story and characters. Highly recommend reading this book.

K.L. Slater’s Message Deleted is an unsettling psychological thriller that hooked me from the synopsis. When Saffy receives a mysterious, deleted text from her life-long friend Leona, she rushes to help, only for Leona and her family to disappear shortly after. As the police start to suspect Saffy, her world begins to unravel.

The novel alternates between the present day and flashbacks to Saffy and Leona’s past, slowly revealing their complicated friendship. Saffy’s character is relatable, navigating trauma, family strain, and her desperate attempts to maintain control of her life. The sibling dynamic with her younger sister, Poppy, adds emotional depth and felt believable.

Whilst I found the pacing quite slow, the story’s twists and suspense kept me engaged, although I felt the ending was a little disjointed. Overall, Message Deleted offers a solid, twisty read that will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers.

Rating: 4/5
N.B. A trigger warning might’ve been nice for people who have been in abusive relationships or have dealt with psychological abuse.

Unsettling and twisty read.

Saffy is just about to enter a job interview when she receives panicked messages from her best friend, Leona, which are instantly deleted. Sick with worry, she rushes to help, only to find she denies sending the messages.

The next thing she knows, Leona has disappeared along with her family, and the police have their sights set on Saffy as their number one suspect.

Saffy's sister, Poppy, is 11 years younger and was treated much more favourably ever since she was born shortly after their father died. She continues to be carefree and entitled while Saffy is filled with anxiety prompted by years of conditioning. When their mother died, Saffy became Poppy's legal guardian, a responsibility which she takes very seriously, and which Poppy is impatient to escape.

Having experienced a mental health crisis which was followed by a divorce, Saffy is desperately trying to cling onto her job and to continue being allowed to see her son. Her ex-husband is now engaged to the nanny, living in their former home, and Saffy seems to have little control over her own life, while the former nanny can do no wrong. The continued police interest puts everything that matters to her in jeopardy, while she is consumed with desperately worrying about her friend and young daughter.

Through a series of flashbacks, as well as uncovering the motive for the abduction, we learn about Saffy and Leona's school days and how they came to drift apart.

I loved this book. It grabbed me from the first paragraph and it didn't let go. Loved the plot, the characters and it has plenty of twists and turns. I have loved all of this authors books, I can't wait for the next.

This book was a very enjoyable read. Gripped me from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down. Many thanks for the arc!

KL Slater is a great author so I was excited to read this book
I was not disappointed

Brilliant psychological thriller
Well written
Gripping

I always get that thrill of excitement when a new book by this author lands in my TBR pile. From her very first book Safe With Me, they have always been ones to go straight to the top of the pile and this was no exception.

Sadly, this wasn't my favourite of the bunch 😕 I'm not sure whether it was the real slow burn, so it never fully gripped me from the start or the sporadic hits of suspense and tension, it just didn't quite hit the notes I was expecting. The build up was there, when it finally kicked in but then it sort of statics and the ending was just bizarre.

Whilst waiting to be called into a job interview, Saffy recieves a text from her childhood friend Leona... 'can't speak, don't text or call... just come', she drops everything to rush round. Arriving at her home, Leona denies ever sending a text and looking at her phone Saffy realises the text has gone, deleted.

Hours later, Leona and her daughter Rosie are missing with blood trails left at her home. Saffy is now a person of interest.

The beginning and end of the book, in my opinion, felt completely disjointed, as if they were two different books altogether.

3.5⭐️ based on the good stuff being good but the bad stuff being awful.

Thanks to Netgalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random Books for the ARC.

Perfectly thrilling. Loads of twists and turns.

A proper psychological thriller.

Nail biting and plenty of intrigue and drama.

Highly recommended, 5 stars from me.

I loved the premise of this book, and I was hooked from the beginning. I felt for the main character but the police interactions I found far fetched and the ending was a let down for me after what had been an incredibly enjoyable book. As a fan of K L Slater I did enjoy the book but the ending was a disappointment for me.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Message Deleted by K L Slater in return for my honest review.
The bio of this book had me intrigued and I was hooked from the beginning there are some interesting twist and turns in this story, although I did find it a little bit slow in places it was an interesting read that I recommend reading.

Cleverly written and kept you guessing. A great story teller and you warmed to the characters and the twists and turns kept you gripped throughout.

A great read and will read more by the author.

This modern day thriller was full of mystery, twists and turns - I enjoyed the multiple POVs and flashbacks, and felt that they really added to the suspense.

Without spoiling the story, I did figure some things out before they were revealed, but there were still enough surprises in the story to keep me on my toes!

Definitely recommended for thriller fans!!

I was really interested in this one based on the description but unfortunately I think it just wasn’t for me.

The interactions with the police didn’t make sense to me. The characters were annoying so I struggled to champion any of them.

I’ve read other reviews and I definitely seem to be in the minority with my feelings on this one and I hope the book does well.

Many thanks to #NetGalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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I regard myself as one of K.L Slator biggest fans. So for me picking this book up is like Christmas. It literally took me a matter of hours to read this as I get so addicted.

The amount of twists, lies and secrets in this book is crazy. No matter what you think you know is going to happen then bang they all come and shock you to the core.

Roll on the next KL Slator book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this great book from KL Slater. Her books always pull me straight in at the start and keep me hooked throughout the storyline with the perfectly crafted characters. The storyline in this one was really engaging and I loved those twists. Fabulous as always and can’t wait til the next.

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book. I've read a good few of K.L Slater's books and she always writes a great page turner! Message Deleted had my head spinning by the end! I was hooked from the minute Saffy received that text. I thought the characters were well developed and some of them unlikeable but that added to it! I found the pace slowed a little in parts but there was alot of tense moments that kept me turning the pages. This was definitely my favourite K.L Slater so far.

Huge thanks for the opportunity to read and review!