Intrigue and uncertainty dominate in the first few chapters of this read. Emma and Felix are husband and wife, writing partners under the pen name Morgan Savage and they’ve retreated to a villa in France to get their next book done. There’s something going on between them, but it’s unclear what, a darkness lingers. There’s an animosity and a power dynamic between them which makes the reader uneasy. It’s a slow burn but the action and twists come through in the second half.

I had my suspicions about a certain character but overall really didn’t see the second half of this coming! This left me with a few questions. The ending was unexpected and I enjoyed the reveal of a villain. The tense and heavy atmosphere was very well done but some readers might not appreciate the slow pace in the first half.

I really enjoyed reading Felix and Emma’s chapters, it was very cool to see a book within a book. The chapters also had a lot of parallels to their reality.

Thank you so much to @netgalley and @quercusbooks for the gifted arc in exchange for my honest review.

This book was incredibly slow for me, although I appreciate that some people enjoy a slow burn. I wasn’t really invested in this until around the 60% mark. If you haven’t read or watched Gone Girl then this probably has a good twist, but it felt very similar. I have only read one other book by this author which I absolutely adored so although this didn’t hit the mark for me, I’ll definitely read others

I felt this book was a Little slow. I didn’t think it was all that interesting, but the ending was a shock!

I enjoyed this book but didn't love it.

Felix and Emma have a marriage that isn;t perfect and as they also have a working relationship writng novels they rarely have time apart.

This is a twisty read and reminded me a little of gone girl. It is pacy and well written and although a touch to far fetched I really enjoyed my reading time.. I have a few friends who will love it so I am happy to recommend..

This book had a great premise and I totally believed in the characters and the settings - the relationship between co- authors is one that would fascinate any reader. However I felt the 'memory blanks' were a little too convenient at times and I found the last third of the book rushed and stylistically inconsistent.