3.5 STARS

The Woman in Room 9 had a solid mystery, one that kept me guessing to the very end. The pacing was a little slow for my tastes, but the tension was enough that I kept going--reading the entire book in one sitting! Susan was, at times, a little hard to root for but I desperately wanted to know the truth behind 'that night'.

Although the final reveal wasn't what I expected, I didn't hate it. The ending was a thought-provoking one, for sure!

Thank you NetGalley and Inkubator Books for the eARC.
The book started out well: Susan has been in a coma for 10 years and when she finally wakes up, doesn't remember who she is and what happened to her. The police wants her for murder, but her psychiatrist wants to help her regain her memory. Slowly things start coming back to her and it terrifies her.
I really enjoyed the read until about 3/4 of it and then it started becoming a tad unrealistic and uneven, but overall it was good entertainment.
Rounded up to 3.5 stars.

Susan wakes up from a coma after 10 years. She has amensia and is tended by Nurse Bunny and Doctor Max. Her memories before the accident is running with blood on her arms, but why and running from whom? This is a slow burn mystery. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy.

This one had so much potential. A woman wakes up from a coma, accused of a murder she can’t remember committing? Say less. I was fully onboard for the ride. The setup is fantastic, and the premise delivers that perfect dose of “wait, what the hell is going on?” energy I crave in a psychological thriller.

But somewhere around the halfway mark, the momentum started to slip. The pacing got uneven, and the reveals felt more like a slow unravel than the sharp, punchy turns I was hoping for. I wanted to be gasping. I wanted to text a friend mid-read. Instead, I mostly just... kept reading out of curiosity.

Susan’s storyline is compelling, but I struggled to connect with her emotionally. She felt more like a plot device than a fully fleshed-out character at times. And while I love a morally gray twist, some elements stretched believability in a way that didn’t feel fully earned.

Still, if you enjoy a memory-loss mystery, this one might scratch the itch. Just temper your expectations. It’s more of a simmer than a scorcher.

The Woman in Room 9 follows Susan who wakes up from a comma she's been in for ten years. She doesn't remember anything, not even her name, so Doctor Quane helps her regain her memory. He also tells her that she happens to be the only patient at the psychiatric hospital where she's been staying. Nothing appears to make sense and on top of that, Susan is accused of murder. Can she regain her memory and prove her innocence before it's too late?

This novel seriously needs a trigger warning. The "twist" that reveals the backstory and motive of the villian was horrible, icky, over the top and a bit too descriptive. It is so disgusting that I can't even bring myself to write about it. It ruined the book for me.

Ultimately the novel is well-written, hence giving it three stars. Definitely not for the faint-hearted.

A page-turner with a fast- paced plot I can’t wait to read the next book by this author! If you’re looking for atmosphere, drama and suspense, then this is definitely book for. Just when you think you’ve worked it out, you’ll find you were wrong!

The blurb drew me in immediately and this book was utterly addictive packed with shocking twists that you’ll never see coming!