A gripping, well-written psychological thriller. Izzy writes an agony aunt column for a magazine. One of her daily habits is to sit in the window of her local coffee shop and watch the world go by as she enjoys her cappuccino. But Izzy is not mindlessly observing the world outside the coffee shop, she is watching a young woman in the flat opposite and her regular meet ups with a cyclist who happens to be Jed, Izzy’s husband.
This is a fast-paced, easy read, full of secrets, lies and deceit.
Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley UK for the ARC.

I received an E-ARC with a request for my honest review.

This gripping psychological thriller follows Izzy, an agony aunt for a magazine, who every morning sits with a cappuccino at the window of Angelo’s looking out at the world around.

Every day she sees a man knock on a woman’s door, and intrigued she continues to watch every day, as she knows who this man is, it’s her husband.

Soon secrets and lies build, and Izzy must decide what she is going to do.

Will she confront her husband? What secrets will be revealed?

This psychological thriller is a gripping read, and it had me hooked throughout. The chapters are not very long, but not only does this make it easier to read, but it also builds the tension of the storyline.

Izzy is a strong female lead, as although she takes time to decide what to do with the secrets, she never lets it get in her way.
With added mystery, along with the secrets and lies, this is a read you won’t want to put down.

Overall, a gripping psychological thriller where a wife’s shocking discovery leads to a web of lies and deceit.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I read it in one sitting because it was such an easy read. The writing wasn’t too complex and the story just flowed.

It was a story of lies, deceit and revenge. It followed an agony aunt, her husband and secret he has been hiding that unravels. It had twists and turns that I didn’t guess but I didn’t try to. The protagonist may have a bit of unrealistic life at times but I read for escapism so that never bothers me. I just went with it and enjoyed it.

If you like a quick and simple read then definitely pick this up. If you like Freida McFadden then you will like this.

Overall 3.75*

The story has plenty of twists and turns although I am not sure that I liked any of the characters ! I have read all the author's previous works and maybe because she has set the bar high, I felt a wee bit let down by this one - sorry Diana. It is still a good read especially if this author is new to you.

Thanks to Netgalley / Boldwood books for the ARC to review.

A new author for me and I will be looking for more. Short chapters meant it was just read one more. Twists that I hadnt expected made this a very enjoyable read..
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC

The Girl in the Window is Diana Wilkinson’s latest thriller. Izzy goes to a little cafe and she sees her husband across the street with another woman and a child. Is he seeing her? Is that kid his? Secrets, lies, twists and turns throughout. I felt it was a little long but it kept me wanting more. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. To be published December 13, 2024.

I can only guess that the author came up with the title and had to write the plot around it. Thus finding it hard to make it sound even reasonably like the plot of a thriller. It was almost a comedy by about the half way point with unlikeable characters and a nonsense ending to boot.

Izzy enjoys having cappuccino every morning at her favorite cafe. She enjoys taking the time to relax and people watch before beginning her work. She is shocked and horrified when she sees a man, her husband, Jed, regularly visit the woman across the street! He claims he is out cycling, and sure he does cycle to the woman's home, but why all the secrets and lies???????

This was an interesting, entertaining, and dramatic book which proved to be a fast read for me. At times I felt for Izzy and her suspicions, while at other times I found myself shaking my head at her actions. Izzy used her job as an advice columnist to work out some of her issues and reading those sections was fun. At various times in the book many characters went from being likeable, to unlikeable, to likeable to you get the picture.

This book was full of secrets, lies, twists, and turns which kept me turning the pages. Just when I thought I had things figured out, another twist came into play. The Girl in the Window proved to be a fast and engaging read.


Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW by Diana Wilkinson.
Release date set for the 13th of December.
This book had me intrigued after the first few chapters.
The chapters are short and sweet which many people love.
If you enjoy books that are full of lies and deciet then this is the book for you.
This is the first book i've read by this author and ill be reading more.

Izzy has been married to Jed for two years. She works from home writing an advice column for a magazine. While at her favourite cafe, was watches a man visit an attractive brunette across the street. She knows the man is her husband Jed.

The story is told from Izzy's perspective.There were plenty of twists in this well-written story. Izzy has not has an easy life, she was brought up by an abusive father. Now, she thought she had it all, the perfect relationship with her loving husband Jed. But all that changes when Jed is knocked off his bike while visiting the brunette across the street from the cafe. This is a quick read.

Published 13th December 2024

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Thank you to @theboldbookclub and @netgalley for sending my an advance copy of Diana Wilkinson’s ‘The Girl in the Window’ ahead of publication on 13th December.

From the synopsis: Every morning, I sit at the same table of my favourite café, sip my cappuccino, and watch them.
The woman has no idea I’m watching, day after day, unravelling the secrets of her life. I see the way she smiles when he arrives, how she glances over her shoulder… like someone who is hiding something.
She thinks she’s in control, but has no idea I’m on to them…
I know a lot more about the man. For a start, he’s not who he pretends to be – his lies are as plain as the nose on your face.
There’s more to this story than meets the eye, a lot more than I’ll ever let on. I already know a lot about the man, but have learnt so much more from watching.
Why do I think the man should tell me what’s going on?
Because he’s my husband. That’s why.

This is the second book I’ve read by this author and really like the mounting tension and the plots are exciting and certainly escapist. Our main character Izzy is an agony aunt but her problems become more dramatic than the ones in her column. When Izzy notices her husband Jed coming and going from the apartment opposite the café where she sits at her laptop answering questions from other tortured souls, she concocts a way to get to the bottom of her husband’s secret life.

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Now onto to the BOOK! What a read! This is a 4 star read for me. I did not expect the ending and the whole time it was a wild ride about a cheating husband. The chapters were short which was Chefs Kissss because I love to be able to take a break in between. The writing was simple enough and it made it easy to fly through. The very end of the book was a little of a cliff hanger which I would love to see more of! Overall, I would highly recommend!

Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review!

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In "The Girl in the Window" by Diana Wilkerson, the central character, Izzy, serves as a columnist who observes her husband, Jed, engaging with a mysterious brunette across the street from her preferred café. This seemingly mundane routine is disrupted when Jed suffers a bicycle accident, compelling Izzy to confront her feelings of betrayal and her tumultuous past, which includes a history of abuse. Despite her introverted demeanor, Izzy struggles with her husband's duplicity and contemplates the notion of revenge, which leads her into a profound investigation of love, betrayal, and the intricate nature of relationships.

This novel had an interesting plot, with unanticipated twists and turns. However, at times, the pace was slow, and there was a lot of time spent to character development/description of Izzy, but not all of the characters. I would have preferred additional character development of all of the characters. It was an enjoyable read and I did not anticipate the ending. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Really good read about trust, or lack thereof and the chances we take. Also a good exploration of a symbiotic relationship which wears thin.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC!

This had a really neat premise but the story didn’t live up to the potential, in my opinion. It centers on Izzy, who sits in a coffee shop every morning to people watch when she discovers her husband Jed is visiting another woman. She is an advice columnist and works up a ridiculous plan to smoke him out and find out more about what is going on (instead of just confronting him). You also get a secondary story focused on Jed’s mom.

These characters just didn’t make sense to me. Their dynamic was off, despite Izzy’s constant declarations that they had a perfect marriage. I was confused by many of the things Izzy did and didn’t do and found her behavior to just not be realistic. I did enjoy that there were short, fast-moving chapters and the secondary mystery involving Jed’s mom was interesting to me. Ultimately, the book ended rather abruptly and with many questions still left unanswered.

Overall, I just couldn’t get into this story but did think the premise was really interesting. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

My thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Girl In The Window’ written by Diana Wilkinson in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Izzy is an agony aunt for a local magazine and every morning she sits at her usual corner table in Angelo’s coffee shop people-watching. She’s particularly interested in the woman and little boy who live above the chemist’s shop opposite, and the man who visits them once or twice a week. She knows the man, he’s her husband Jed!

‘The Girl In the Window’ started off well with an interesting storyline that caught my attention but it became so far-fetched that the actions of Izzy stretched my incredulity. I was unable to understand how, when she saw the man she said was the love of her life get knocked off his bike in a road traffic accident, she could just walk off in the opposite direction. I kept reading hoping that she’d do something that wasn’t completely strange, but by the time I was halfway through I’d lost all interest in the story, the characters and what was going to happen next. I know that it’s fiction but I’d expect it to reflect something that could happen in real life in order to keep me involved, but none of it rang true and I had no desire to read any further.

I really liked Izzy and found her unusual character very appealing. The story itself is not that unusual and takes a while to get to the heart of the action but is well worth the effort as the author puts in plenty of twists and intrigue to keep things interesting.

<i>digital arc was provided by Netgalley and Boldwood Books</i>

2 stars for not being interesting enough

<b>Synopsis</b>
Izzy spied on her husband and possible mistress from a cafe accross the street. What was once a stalk turned into a case of murder, and maybe soon, another one.

<b>What I like</b>
Does short chapters count?

<b>What I don't like</b>
The plot went too long before it grabbed (barely) my attention and even then, I only stayed for the sake of curiousity. Bland and uninteresting characters, wishy-washy main characters, lack of strong motive for the plot, and an ending that left me unsatisfied.

<b>Final words</b>
That said, it's an OK book to pass the time, much like The Girl in Seat 2A (although this one's at least a biiitttt more entertaining).

I had read one of this author's books previously and enjoyed it, so I was excited for the opportunity to read the ARC of Wilkinson's newest novel.

Izzy is a writer for a magazine, and she spends time every morning sitting in the window at a coffee shop drinking coffee, writing, and people watching. One morning, she witnesses an accident in the street in front of the coffee house, and that sets her wheels turning.

Jed, Izzy's husband, has been acting odd for a while. He's definitely hiding something, and Izzy is just biding her time while she figures out what to do.

The book feels incestuous; with all of the characters somehow related or connected. The more Izzy digs, the more she realizes that nothing is as it seems.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion/review.

Another brilliant read from Diana Wilkinson! Izzy sits in the window of Angelo’s coffee shop every morning and watches a man leave a flat opposite, where a woman lives with her young son. Who is the woman and why does the man visit every day? Izzy is particularly keen to know, as the man happens to be her husband, Joe.

The plot is fabulous! Izzy has a clear plan to uncover the truth and as she puts it into action, the repercussions are mind-blowing! There were so many layers to unpeel and so many twists along the way!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Diana Wilkinson and Boldwood for an ARC in return for an honest review.