A mysterious title…a couple moving into a house given to them by his parents…a dark and scary basements…red herrings and so many secrets…friends and family…the recipe for a quick suspenseful read.
Do not try to guess the ending too soon. It is not easy. Surprise…thanks Netgalley

This was an engaging thriller with lots of twists and turns. Several times I thought I knew where the story was going and I was so wrong. The main character could be annoying at times, I was glad to read why she was obsessed with finding out what happened to Sophie. The back and forth between present time and Sophie's story really helped with the storytelling. An enjoyable story!

i love how the title to this book is a key moment in the book. its those little details that make a book already so much better for me. its all in the detail.
the book gives us Emmie. she feels on top of the world when she sees a bright future with her boyfriend. not least because hes been given a big house no questions asked. Emmie thinks this is their chance. but her boyfriend Charlie seems far less convinced and she cant understand it.
from the off you get a sense something feels off. your gut and spidy sensors are already beginning to tingle.
and i was already finding myself looking into things. but was i being deceived by the characters? or by the author herself(in the best way of course)
because Kathryn knows how to write her books. and she knows how to bring all the drama, all the plot whoppers and all the emotions to her book. she is by far up there with one of my faves.
and this is how she lends her hand to what Emmie does next. because she makes her dig deeper into whats going on. and she is a determined thing i give her that. and a few times i was thinking "no, just leave, just go. STOP" because Emmie gets to know about a woman that disappeared a long time ago. and that young girl happened to be attached to Charlie. so just what happened to Sophie. and just who is behind the secrets that are clealry being kept and whispered about in this small town. is Charlie the bad guy here? and what about his parents?
slowly but surely we get to see the unravelling of just whats going on here and what went on in the past.
a corker of a read. loved it.

This book had me hooked right from the start and kept me up late. It's told from alternate timelines but easy to follow. I really connected with Sophie and wanted to find out what happened all those years ago. It was a suspenseful ride with a twist. The ending was very emotional. A huge thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC!

This book was very fast paced and the thrill began quite literally in the first few chapters. It is engaging and will have you in the edge of your seat throughout.

I almost gave it 5 🌟 but I hated the MMC. He has no redeeming qualities outside of his looks and I’m sure that is a purposeful part of the book but I just wanted to lock him away the whole book for many reasons. Also, there is one story line that didn’t get resolved at all and that’s frustrating.

Read if you like:
🏡 domestic thrillers
🏡 small town UK mysteries
🏡 plenty of twists
🏡 books where everyone is a suspect

Thank you Bookouture, Kathryn Croft and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was amazing. Picked it up and just couldn’t put it down. I enjoyed the characters especially Emmie
This was full of the most surprising twists
I felt so many emotions while reading which is definitely my favourite thing about a book. I have the on pre order as a trophy for my book shelf
Loved ot

First, thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC!

The plotline itself of 'Sophie Was Here' is surely not a new one. In fact, it reminded me a little of 'Your Husband's Fault' by Kerry Wilkinson, which I've read earlier this year.

However, it was still a great book, gripping from page one, the story both told in past and present POVs. The twists just kept coming, I felt very entertained, and I surely could not have guesseed *this* ending in any way! Very well done! This was my second Kathryn Croft book, but it will surely not be my last!

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ellie and Charlie have been together for about a year when they decide to make a move from London to the small town where he grew up. His parents had moved to Dubai for several years but are now back and want to give Charlie and Ellie his childhood home as a gift. Once they arrive, Ellie becomes aware of a girl named Sophie, who disappeared 17 years ago and appears to have been Charlie's girlfriend. But Charlie won't talk about it and even seems to be gaslighting Ellie when she asks questions about the disappearance.

4.5 stars.

I usually like everything I read by this author but I thought this was one of her better novels. I think what I really liked about it is that literally anyone could have been guilty. All of the characters appeared shady at different points in the book so that really kept me guessing as to what had actually happened to Sophie. I look forward to this author's next novel.

Sophie Was Here by Kathryn Croft is another unputdownable thriller from an author who is always an automatic read for me.

Emmie and her partner Charlie have been gifted a farmhouse compliments of Charlie's wealthy parents. It is an adjustment for Emmie to move to sleepy Peaslake from bustling London, but she is hoping that it will be the fresh start that she and Charlie need to heal their troubled relationship. But a shocking discovery during renovations will propel Emmie into an all-consuming attempt to solve the mystery of a young local girl who went missing years before.

This is a novel that you will not want to put down as you evaluate a host of suspects who are numerous and varied. The twists keep coming, and I was still searching for the truth while devouring the final pages. This might be Ms Crofts best to date.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an ARC.

Emmie’s life is going much better. She is in a serious relationship with Charlie and they have been gifted the family farmhouse. His parents are living nearby and the house is the perfect place to start anew. Emmie is much more excited than Charlie.
We soon learn that there was a missing girl named Sophie.
The chapters alternate between Sophie and Emmie. Get ready for all the creepy vibes and be careful who you trust or believe. Croft is an auto-read for me.

I loved this book by Kathryn Croft, it kept me up way past my bed time as I couldn't stop reading it. Some really good characters, I especially liked Emmi. A great story with plenty of twists. I highly recommend this book, another thrilling read from Kathryn Croft.

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from Netgalley. Having enjoyed an earlier book by Croft, I was keen to read this. The story was well-paced and engaging, and I was kept guessing throughout.

Very gripping plot. This is an author that I really enjoy and this new novel didn’t disappoint. Look forward to the next one.

A tense. twisty psychological thriller that keeps you guessing until the final page. I loved this book so much, kept me page turning for hours until I finished! To say I was shocked at the ending was an understatement! If you love thrillers that are constant page turners you defiantly need to read this when it is released! You will not be disappointed!! Emmie the main character kept me reading late into the night, but then came the twist... read it to find out what I mean!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Sophie Was Here defies the reader to guess what’s really going on, with plenty of red herrings to throw them off. Opening with a young couple, Emmie and Charlie, moving to Charlie’s family’s farmhouse in a small village, it ramps up the tension from the start with clues to tragedy in Emmie’s past and some secrets in both Charlie’s past and in the house itself. Though it’s easy to write off Emmie’s unease with what she finds in the basement to paranoia due to her past, as she pokes around the village it seems more and more like Charlie is hiding something that would make him a less than ideal partner, tied to a girl who went missing when he was a teenager, Sophie.

I didn’t expect the tangled web to emerge that did in the story but it was highly enjoyable to read through and not something I’d have been able to figure out. Definitely a thriller you’ll have to puzzle over but likely not guess the ending to.

Sophie Was Here is an intense domestic thriller full of deception and lies at every turn. Kathryn Croft is a longtime favorite author of mine and this book is a prime example of why. The drama starts right away and feeds you just enough to keep you flipping the pages quickly.

Emmie and her partner Charlie have been gifted an enormous farmhouse by his parents. Relocating from London to the small town of Peaslake, immediately Emmie feels things are off. Upon hearing about the disappearance of seventeen year old Sophie, and Charlie's connection to the missing girl, Emmie feels the pull to find the answers to the teens disappearance.

The story is told from past and present viewpoints and moves at a fast pace. The suspects are numerous and up until the shocking ending, could have been anyone.
The writing is captivating and flows rapidly. There is a mix of reliable and unreliable characters, making it hard to guess the direction it's going. I highly recommend this for domestic suspense lovers.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the advanced copy

A fast paced thriller from this talented author.
Twists galore, dark and tragic.
Flew through this in a couple of sittings.
Prepare to be shocked.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

This one had me second-guessing everything. Just when I thought I had it figured out, bam! Another twist. And then another. And yes… another.

Kathryn Croft really knows how to craft a fast-paced thriller. The writing is super easy to follow, which makes it so easy to binge in one seating. There are numbers of characters, but surprisingly, it never felt overwhelming. Everyone had their place, and it was easy to keep up with who’s who.

Now, about Emmie's big reveal, I won’t spoil anything, but let’s just say it didn’t hit quite as hard as the rest of the story. It felt a little underwhelming compared to the wild twists that came before it. That said, it didn’t take away from how gripping the book was overall.

Sophie Was Here started off fast and kept that pace throughout the book. Very shortly after moving into her partner Charlie's childhood home, Emmie realizes that things are off. She finds suspicious things in the basement and when she starts to get to know people around town, they don't have the nicest things to say about Charlie. She finds out her partner may be involved in the disappearance of a young girl named Sophie, many years ago.

As I said before, the pacing on this was quick. It was told in both past and present viewpoints and there were quite a few characters but it never got too hard to keep everyone straight. The author did a good job in making you think that really any of the characters in the book could have been involved in the disappearance of Sophie. I found Charlie to be an extremely unlikeable character but since that was kind of the point, job well done!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I didn't think there was anything great about this book. I Just don't get it, but her books don't seem to be as good as they were in the past. Emmie moves with her boyfriend, Charlie, to a family house. As she tries to settle in, she finds out people in time don't like this family. She also finds some suspicious things downstairs, that then disappear. Once she discovers Charlie has an ex gf who disappeared, Emmie is determined to find out what happened to Sophie. I don't know. I just felt it was very average, while her previous books were amazing.