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The online elements in books is one of my favourites right now and this combined with a thriller made this book very exciting and intense for me,

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Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the free arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is a short, fast paced thriller with duelling narratives and it does exactly what is expected of it.

The dying app as source of thriller concept is still on the rise, somehow this feels like an amalgamation of all of those we have seen before.

It’s a fun and quick book but not particularly memorable.

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Swipe was a fantastic read! It truly brought the state of today’s dating world into perspective, and how dangerous it could potentially be. You see carefully curated profiles of people, not truly knowing who they are until much later…and by then it could be way too late.

Sonya likes to get revenge on the slimey men pretending to be someone they aren’t on the dating apps, she’s become quite the vigilante of the dating world. Has she met her match in Jake, an undercover reporter researching the dating apps?

The plot twist had my jaw on the floor with this one. Highly recommend.

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I am a sucker for a modern thriller. This one is about a dating app and how one swipe can be a huge mistake. Luckily I’m not dating or else this book would make me steer clear of dating apps. I was happy with the pacing in this book and it kept me hooked. It had some really good twists and turns as well. I was able to guess some of them but I enjoyed the lead up to them.

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Thank you to NetGalley for giving a copy of this book to read before publication.

I enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and it was an interesting storyline. The dangers of online dating - it's something that could easily happen in the real world. However, it did feel a bit far-fetched at times and I felt there wasn't any real depth to the story. I was ready for it to end. However it would make a great holiday read.

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I’ve just finished #Swipe by Bonnie Traymore and R. G. Belsky my first #NetGalley book

The book was an easy read and I found myself wanting to pick it up as soon as I’d put it down!! Lots of twists and turns following the story from Jake (a reporter working on a story about dating aps) and Sonya (a dating so user)

The story was mainly told from the prospective of Jake and Sonya. It kept me on my toes until the big reveal at the end. Lots of side stories as you made your way through the story to keep you entertained and wanting more.

I enjoyed the end how it wrapped up the story

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read the story in advance of publication

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This was a quick, easy read, with short chapters and enough twists to keep me wanting more, at first anyway. The writing and dialog toward the end seemed to turn a little... simplistic. Does a reporter really need to define facial recognition software to a police detective? In the final showdown, the villain dropping a large knife, only to "whip out" a smaller one was almost comical. After that I just wanted to be finished with it.

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Pulled me in from the very beginning. I was intrigued with the whole dating app stortyline and it did not disappoint. Very twisty and suspenseful. Great read!

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Wow! Lots of twists and turns, lots of suspense and shocks! This one was hugely entertaining and so hard to put down! With dating apps being so popular, this story is especially disturbing and realistic! Sure makes you wonder who are the people behind the profiles REALLY? Yikes!

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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the eARC for this book.

I really enjoyed this book. It certainly doesn't lie when it says it is a twisty psychological thriller.

This book follows two POVs, Sonya and Jake. Sonya is a woman looking for dates on the dating app MetMee but ends up getting herself into sticky situations. Jake is a journalist tasked with writing a feature piece on the pros and cons of dating apps, but he knows that he can write something better than a feature.

Everything about this book was great. I enjoyed the characters and thought that they were well thought out and made sense together. The story was great and I definitely didn't see the twists coming. And the way the story panned out was great, I definitely left this book feeling satisfied.

The only thing I didn't really enjoy was the pairing at the end of the book. but that might be the romance reader in me.

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I have never personally used dating apps before and ifs not something i am comfortable with and i think this has put me off even thinking about using them.

you have two main characters sonya who has struggles from her past and finds herself in a bad situation and jake a journalist who used to work for newspaper but is working for an online company but wants more.... he is assigned to start looking into dating apps and he gets more than he bargained for..

its intriguing and suspensful funny in places when it talks about some of the bad dates and i didnt see the twist coming though looking back the signs were there. Its really believeable as well because there are some crazy people out there.

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A fast faced thriller about online dating apps that will make you think twice about swiping right. Told in alternating POVs of Jake and Sonya, you're left to figure out who is murdering men on MetMee and who is telling the truth. There were definitely some twists I didn't see coming. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

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DNF at 15%
I was hoping it would be like Dead Stream but it wasn’t.
Not the books fault just wasn’t feeling it

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Sonya is still trying to cope with the loss of her mother to suicide that she attributes to her father cheating. Sonya joins a dating app and begins talking to various men. When they treat her poorly on the dates or she discovers they’re using the app to cheat, she seeks revenge on them. Unfortunately, this does not bode well when one of the men accidentally falls over the edge of a cliff as Sonya is confronting him about his wife.

Jake is a former reporter that is now trying to survive working at a clickbait website. Jake is assigned to write a piece on dating apps and is reluctant initially. Through his research, he learns about the death of Matt Furman and other weird things that have happened to different men on the app and begins to wonder if there is more to Matt’s death than police thought.

Bella’s, Sonya’s sister, husband leaves to go pick up some groceries prior to having Bella’s dad over for a meal and never returns. This is odd for Gary and Bella and Sonya become anxious. When Gary never returns home, Bella reports him missing to the police. Later, his body is discovered and Bella is devastated. Jake and Sonya team up to try and uncover the truth about these two deaths.

This book is full of twists and turns and had me questioning the motive of those involved and how the situations were connected. Be careful who you trust and what you say. Keep your cards close to you.

Thank you Netgalley for an arc in return for my honest review.

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Swipe by Bonnie Traymore and R.G. Belsky is a twisty, fast-paced thriller! I loved the suspense and the storyline centered around dating apps and journalism — it felt fresh and relevant. I’m always a fan of dual perspectives and short chapters, and this book delivered both, making it such a quick and engaging read.

Beyond the thrills, Swipe also explores how all relationships can face challenges and highlights the importance of communication. I didn’t see the ending coming at all, which made it even more satisfying. Overall, it’s a great, easy-to-devour thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish!

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This book was gripping for the first 75%. It has a FMC that is doing some accidental vigilante justice that was appealing and a MMC that was pursuing a lead undercover. I liked both Sonya and Jake but they were 2-dimensional at times. I just wanted a bit more of a payoff with the final reveal. Overall a solid thriller with good pacing.

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I really thoroughly enjoyed this psychological ride. What starts as an innocent dating app turns to a game of don't trust anyone.

The pacing of the book was perfect and kept me hooked from start to finish. I enjoyed the writing style and the characters within the pages. Each character was fleshed out, and the journey to the finish was a thrill ride.

I know many people who meet people through social media, games, apps, and other means, and this goes to show that you can never trust what people tell you from the start. Lies, deceit, hidden implications, and revenge are all just part of the story. Who is the person who swiped right? Who is the true face behind the keyboard? Who is the true person you are talking to, and what are their intentions? These are just some of the myriad of questions you may have with apps such as this, and Swipe did a great job of bringing many of these to light.

I can't wait to see whate lse this author has in store for us.

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I just wrapped up Swipe by Bonnie Traymore and R.G. Belsky, and wow—it was such a gripping read! The story dives into the dark side of online dating, following a journalist who gets pulled into a dangerous investigation. The suspense kept me hooked, and the twists were genuinely surprising.

If you’re into fast-paced thrillers that explore the risks of modern tech and dating, this one is definitely worth picking up

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The plot of mixing murders and dating apps was something I have never read, and it caught my attention, unfortunately the execution could have been stronger.

This had my interest at moments, but I wasn’t fully absorbed into the story all the way. I was a little confused because it was almost as if the mystery was being revealed really early on, and I feel this could have been written in a different way. I felt the plot twist at the end was slightly predictable and feel the lead up could have been more intricate. The blame shifting from one person to another felt rather jumpy.

The story had my attention when reading it, and the revealing of different things kept me wanting to read more, however I didn’t feel on the edge of my seat as the pacing wasn’t overly fast or thrilling. The main characters were likeable, and easy to get along with. I did see some promising attributes to the writing and would therefore be willing to try these authors again, but I feel this story could have been worked on a little more to really come together.

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This book is a quick and engaging read that fits into the theme of newcomers dealing with high-stakes suspense, revenge, and a bleak outlook on modern relationships. Sonya Romano, a young woman, has been experiencing a string of terrible dates that frustrate her. This suspenseful novel carries a moral lesson, as her plan to teach her online dates a lesson spirals into chaos when one of her admirers turns up dead in her home. I couldn't put down Swipe, which is narrated from two perspectives. It exceeded my expectations.

I want to thank the authors and Partners In Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read and review this book.

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