Izzy is a very introverted and peculiar writer but who enjoys doing her column from the coffee shop and watching people. She continually sees a man go the the house across the street on his bike and realizes one day that it is her husband visiting another woman. This rocks her world but due to her lack of communication skills she can't bring herself to confront him and instead sets out on a mission to get him to admit it instead of the lies and promises of how much he loves her. Izzy's character didn't draw me in and I was unable to connect, understand or even feel much empathy for her the way I normally would and the twists were not particularly notable so I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as I did The Girl in Seat 2A.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of The Girl in the Window.

This is my first read by this author and it won’t be my last! I love being approved for books on NetGalley that are new authors to me, I choose books on the premise rather than the author.

The short chapters made this book go so quickly! I am a fan of short chapters as you can dip in for a few minutes if you have the time! I liked the writing style and found it easy to read.

A bit of a roller coaster following Izzy and her suspicions, second guessing everything! Some characters I thought were going to be major then turned out not to be and vice versa. I was, however, not 100% sold on the ending.

But it still gave enough for a five star rating from me, highly recommended.

Diana Wilkson’s latest novel The Girl in the Window started off strong, I believed it was going to be a fabulous psychological thriller. I was disappointed. It could have been shorter making it tighter and more of a page-turner and keeping up a fast-paced novel we expect from this author. The premise is intriguing, although maybe a little far-fetched, the characters were ok, the plot became somewhat predictable and a bit ridiculous nonetheless I wanted to know what happened and that I kept turning the pages…
Do not give up Wilkson she is a great author with fabulous books
If you are looking for a quick read this, is it

Thank you #netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Do you ever feel like you're being watched?

Agony Aunt (like a "Dear Abby") Izzy has a very relatable coffee addiction, and finds herself seated at the local coffee shop on a daily basis. And she's watching... watching her husband routinely visit a woman across the way. She then becomes suspicious of everything he says or does. All the while, she's been taking care of his aging mother who she finds dead at the bottom of the stairs. But what are the true circumstances of her death? And who else is hiding something?

Thanks to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Diana Wilkinson for the eARC.

Fabulous book! This was my second book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I did find the relationships between the various characters somewhat strange at times. The past of the characteris was well written and definitely made the book more intriguing. Great plot and a great ending! It held my interest right until the end! Thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Diana Wilkinson for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great premise! Imagine you're drinking in a coffee shop one day and across the street you see your husband knock on a door and his secret other family comes out to greet him!

However, the story became less and less believable, especially with the main couple playing mind games with each other (not very well) and the weird lack of professionalism for no reason from the woman who worked in the coffee shop

Absolutely brilliant thriller novel! The woman in the window is a cracking read. Loved every single page!

I loved this. So many twists and turns kept me reading. Written in a refreshing new style I've not seen before. Highly recommend

The Girl in the Window is the first book I’ve read by this author, publishing on 13th December. Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for my copy.

I thought the cover was a bit naff and similar to a lot of other books in the genre.

Initially, I was intrigued by the story. Izzy works as an agony aunt for a magazine and goes to the same coffee shop at the same time every morning, making sure she gets her usual seat with a view out of the window. She’s obsessed with watching a man go to visit a woman, and it transpires this is her husband. Izzy suspects he’s having an affair, and uses her agony aunt letters to get advice.

This is an easy read, but a lot of it is quite slow going, despite the short chapters. I found the way Izzy went about things a bit strange. This could be partly explained by her traumatic upbringing, but I didn’t think this really fitted into the story, it felt shoehorned in. ‘Jed of old’ is repeated a lot and I found it grated. Other things in the plot seem to happen randomly and it didn’t really ring true for me.

None of the characters are very likeable and a lot of the plot is predictable and a bit silly. Nonetheless, the story was alright and I did want to find out what happened at the end.

2.5 stars rounded to 2.

The story initially sucked me in and I was enjoying it. At some point it seemed to start to drag on, felt a tad repetitive and definitely could have been several chaoters shorter. Therr were holes in the story and things just happened out of the blue. So odd. I managed to make my way through it but it was not my favorite.

The Girl in the Window:
Shocking psychological suspense full of dishonesty, deception and mysteries!! I really enjoyed the plot and was shocked at twists!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

The Girl in the Window by Diana Wilkinson is a tense and fascinating family drama thriller, brimming with undercurrents of distrust, hurtful pasts, lies and uncertainty.

Izzy likes nothing more than hanging out at her local café, contemplating her responses as Agony Aunt. Her shyness and introversion hide her pain within. Her home life as a child was a brutal one so when she met Jed and married him, she was over the moon. But the threads which secured their marriage begin to unravel. Izzy sees Jed differently after witnessing hints of infidelity and her indecisiveness doesn't improve matters. Her mother-in-law is unwell. Life grinds along. Until it stops.

Though parts are predictable, I like the twisty turns which come from all sides. I appreciate that the novel isn't gritty or graphic. The relationships are somewhat odd but that makes things interesting. The Agony Aunt take adds another dimension. And, of course, there's the author's gorgeous writing style.

My sincere thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this captivating novel.

The Girl In The Window is a fabulous read! From the first page I was hooked. It is very well written and so engaging. I can’t even say how intricately woven this story is.
When you think you know what’s going on, there is more info to second guess yourself right until the very end.
I loved this book and will highly recommend it.

Jaw on floor!! I ate this book up. It was so good, so well paced and really nice short chapters. The story is about a girl who writes a column where she answers people's questions. She often does her work at a cafe, where she likes to sit in the window and watch the world.. or her husband.. go by. The story unravels more and more and it left me guessing the entire time!! This was definitely one of those just one more chapter kind of books.

Thank you netgalley for the earc in exchange for an honest review

I found this book a little bit slow through out the book. It was an enjoyable ready. I liked the plot and the twists at the end.

Found this book very strange and stuff to finish it. Characters were very strange and not very endearing.

The story’s protagonist Izzy works for a magazine writing an agony aunt column. Every morning Izzy sits in the window of a local café, drinking a coffee and contemplating her next column whilst watching her husband Jed conduct a relationship with another woman.

Izzy had a troubled childhood at the hands of her abusive father, also witnessing his physical abuse of her mother. Having shared the burden of her childhood with Jed, Izzy thought she had found her sole-mate and had a positive future awaiting her. From there on, the safe life Izzy once thought possible starts to evade her. After a series of events, the revelations start to mount up, changing her life forever.

I found myself championing and liking the main character immensely. However, I found that the story was somewhat lacking, it dragged on a little and I was disappointed there wasn’t more of a gripping plot. I prefer a little more grit to a story which this sadly didn’t have.

This book pulled me right in from the beginning. It is definitely a psychological thriller. there were times that i really wondered how unbalanced the main character really was and if anything was actually true that she experienced. It was also extremely difficult to grasp her husband's devotion, and I couldn't figure out their relationship either. Their communication skills with each other were strange to say the least. All that amounted to a lot of questions about what was really going on that kept me hooked.

Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. Honestly, I had so many thoughts about it as I was reading. The main character kind of drove me nuts but… I couldn’t stop reading 😅🫣. It drew me in right away. There were times when the storyline was a little slower but, it quickly picked up pace.

Highly recommend if you’re looking for:
- A thriller
- Lies and deceit
- Twists and turns
- A book that keeps you hooked.

To me, this thriller started of well and as we learn more about our main character Laura watching from her window seat in the cafe, the more twisted up their lives became. I found it all a bit wierd to be honest as the more we get to know Izzy, the more obsessive and unrealistic she got. I can certainly tell the author loves her coffee!
I didn't quite know where the story was going and was surprised at what lengths Izzy went to to investigate her husband's possible affair. It certainly was intriguing despite being so unrealistic.
I found the end did leave a few unanswered questions.
I will give 3 stars for keeping my attention but the behaviour of various characters was just so unnatural, why would someone do/act that way?
Thank you for the advanced copy #NetGalley