Through the Wall

Lexie and Tom, a lovely couple who seem happy in their life together, until you look a little closer. Leslie keeps noticing that things have been moved around, or disappeared entirely. Tom is away more than he’s at home and when Leslie tells him of her concerns he thinks she’s blowing things out of proportion, or losing the plot. Is she crazy, or is someone trying to scare her…to death? This is a well written suspense story that kept my interest throughout

The story starts with a woman in a psychiatric hospital, a couple have come to visit her. Why is she there and what has happened?

Lexie and partner Luke live next door to Harriet in a apartment block. They have never met or even spoken to one another, but often hear each other’s live’s through the thin walls and have Googled one other, both envious of each other’s live’s.

Lexie and Tom are trying for a baby, they are always posting happy pictures of themselves on Facebook. They are going through the emotional turmoil of IVF.

Harriet is getting over an emotional break up with ex Luke, we discover in snippets why and what she did after the break up. She is jealous of Lexie’s relationship and wants to take Tom away from her. Harriet is mentally unstable and obsessed with Tom and Lexie’s life.

This creepy story just goes to show you really don’t know you’re neighbours. The chapters alternate between Lexie and Harriet, This book to be a slow burner but I soon found myself hooked by the story.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

This book was fast paced. Hard to put down. It flowed well and it was very well written. It caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start . I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book.

I absolutely devoured Through the Wall by Caroline Corcoran. It’s got a modern day single white female vibe about it and I found I couldn’t put it down.

Lexie and Tom live in a luxurious flat in zone one, London. A well to do couple trying for a baby. Their neighbour Harriet is next door. She has her secrets, she’s lonely and often has late night parties just to have company. Unfortunately the walls seem to be quite thin so each neighbour hears most of what goes on in their neighbours flat.

Lexie loves her flat and her life with Tom but recently things seem to be happening. Things appearing or being outing place.

I found this book to be a compelling read that I can highly recommend. Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books and the author for the chance to review.

Oooo this was a really good one!!! Particularly recommend for those who watched ‘You’ on Netflix. Through the wall begins as a bit of a slow burner, but I’ve stayed up late to read the last third, so it really does get exciting! Lexie and Harriet, the main women drew me in and intrigued me. The book follows both of them and their chapters alternate. It’s such an interesting premise for a book - we never really know someone based on their social media and snippets of conversations, yet create stories about them and their happiness in our own minds. I found myself rooting for Lexie, and even when her behaviour was difficult, you will her to get what she longs for. Harriet is less likeable but so damaged and broken you also want her to find happiness.
I loved the ending too, thank you!! (Read the thanks, they’re lovely and made me like the author even more)
Thanks to netgalley, the author and the publishers for gifting me this in return for an unbiased review. I’ll definitely be looking at more of the author’s books.

Lexi and Harriet, living next door and each envying the life the other is leading. Not having met they both make assumptions about the others lives based on overheard scraps and social media. Envying the life their neighbour is imagined to be living.
Told from alternate view points it soon becomes clear that things are not going to end well. It is a tense, well written psychological thriller and I finished it within 24 hours.
I wonder who will play the main characters since it would lend itself well to being made into a film in the same sort of genre as ‘Gone Girl.’

I must admit I found this book hard to get into but kept going with it, which I’m glad I did but I did feel the ending let it down somewhat!

The story focuses around lexi and Luke who live next door to Harriet and although have never met, they know a lot about each other’s lives through what they hear through the wall. It would appear that both seem jealous of what they know of each other’s lives.

Dark and creepy book.

Loved it! I couldn’t stop reading, it was brilliantly written and I really felt for the Lexie and Tom. The description of Lexie and Toms fertility problems was totally on point, I was desperately rooting for them. It was a little bit creepy how feasible the story was, even though I felt a bit sorry for the girl next door.

What our minds do to us - a powerful exploration of how our own minds can be the darkest, scariest places of all. Highly descriptive, How we perceive our life isn't how it's perceived by others. I began to doubt what was my own reality.

Thank you to Net Galley for an advance copy if this brilliant book to read and review.

What a great debut novel.

We always think the grass is greener for other people, but are people living the lives we think they are?

Lexie and Tom live in a flat next door to Harriet. They each hear the other through the wall ... they believe Harriet is a popular girl who has a party most nights with all her friends. Harriet believes Lexie and Tom have the perfect happy life together.

Lexie is actually struggling with life after giving up work to have a baby but that is not going to plan. She is feeling quite lonely and longs for the friends and the freedom Harriet has.

Harriet is actually living alone having moved to London from the US with her then boyfriend, Luke, who walked out on her. She does not have any friends and invites random unknown neighbours who are also alone along to her parties for some company.

Then Harriet decides she wants Lexie’s life for herself.

I have already recommended this book to a friend who wants to read it. Definitely 5 stars from me 😁

I saw this advertised alot and my attention was caught by the cover. I just had to request it from NetGalley. Caroline is a new author and I enjoy reading new authors and this one doesn't disappoint.

The story can be quite dark in places with page turning interest. Some of the scenes are certainly researched and actually, going by the acknowledgment at the end, Caroline must have gone through the experiencd herself.

I enjoyed the ending as it felt as though you could go on to another book with the character's next obsession and that's not easy to do.

Brilliant. I will certainly keep an eye out for another book by Caroline Corcoran.

This book took a while to get started, in my opinion. I felt like the ‘real stuff’ could have started a bit earlier on and we wouldn’t have lost any of the important background story.

This book is made up of short chapters but which I personally love as I think it helps read it quickly but take in a lot of information and I like the way it switches between the two main characters to see each side of what is happening. However, I was hoping that something more sinister would happen earlier on - I enjoyed the storyline but it wasn’t what I was expecting... I was expecting it to be more of a thriller! It’s a great read but in my eyes, not a psychological thriller.

I have to be honest in that I found both of the main characters actually quite irritating but in completely different ways - this didn’t distract me from what was happening and the way this book has been written.

However, this book was brilliant, I couldn’t put it down, the ending was sort of what I expected but it worked perfectly.

I will be recommended this book to my instagram followers on publication date.

Thank you Netgalley for my advanced copy.

Thank you to Net Galley and Avon Books UK for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

Through The Wall tells the story of Harriet and her neighbour Lexie. Both are women who think the grass is greener and who envy the lives of others on social media, or more specifically, envy each others lives.

Lexie is on one side of the wall with her partner Tom, craving a child, craving the life she has always assumed she would have. Hearing the hedonistic lifestyle her neighbour Harriet has, her pangs of jealousy become all consuming.

On the other side of the wall is Harriet, desperate for the life she thinks she should have, and that her perfect neighbour Lexie has it all. Although Harriet has a secret. A dark past that is threatening to return with a vengeance to finally get Harriet what she wants.

What transpires is a story you see from both sides, and how easily you can fall prey to believing everything you see on social media.

Its a gripping and twisty page turner that will have you reading into the wee small hours.

But be warned... you might not want to share a cup of tea with your neighbour after reading this!

Through The Wall is THE most intensely, scary thriller I’ve read!!
Lexie and Tom live in a nice apartment in London, Harriet is their next door neighbour but they don’t know each other, they can just hear each other through the wall. This is definitely a book I shan’t be divulging any plot spoils in as you have to read this yourself. Yes it starts off a bit slow but stick with it this part is making you feel for all characters and get to know their situations and their histories so you feel the punch much, much harder. I was twenty minutes off finishing this and had to do dinner but I couldn’t hardly eat any as I was so swept up with the drama of Will she won’t she! By the end it felt like I’d run a marathon. This a dark, intense thriller that I could not put down and finished in hours!! Well done Caroline Corcoran for making me feel like this. A very different disturbing thriller.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Tom and Lexie live just through the wall from Harriet in a block of flats. The walls are thin and despite not having met, they are aware of how each live their lives. Tom and Lexie love their lives and each other whilst Harriet is lonely and insecure and hides this by throwing wild parties.
The book was enjoyable, I loved the caring relationship between Tom and Lexie and whilst I'm not sure whether i was meant to love or loathe Harriet, I found I didn't really care about her character .
This is a really good debut novel and I congratulate the author on the interesting storyline.

Lexie and Harriett are next door neighbors. Both of them have issues but when this novel opens, one of them is hospitalized for her mental health. Which one? The story alternates their voices. Are they both reliable narrators? No spoilers but know that Harriett, a talented woman, has been left by her love interest and that Lexie is struggling with infertility and other concerns. The grass isn't necessarily greener but that doesn't mean one won't want to try it there. Thanks to net galley for the ARC. This one zips along.

This book is a scary dark thriller about the secrets and horrors that live behind closed doors. How many of us really know our neighbours. We spend days, months and years living next door to these people hearing their lives through the wall and wondering if their life is better than ours. What happens when that curiosity turns into an obsession. Maybe the person you might nod at In the hall is not quite 100% who they seem and why are odd things happening around you. Are you loosing your mind or is something more sinister to blame?

Finished this book in a couple of sittings - which isn’t like me. It starts off introducing Harriet and Lexie who are neighbours. Harriet wants what Lexie has and Lexie appears to want what Lexie has. But there’s so much more to this story.
Harriet’s previous relationship has left her with many issues. The rollercoaster ride of the lengths she will go to to get what she wants is scary.
Lexie and Tom’s story of their IVF struggles was also well
portrayed too.
A very good read that I will be recommending to friends.
Thank to Net Galley for the chance to read this book.

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I really enjoyed this author's writing style: smart, engaging and suspenseful. I love dark and twisted protagonists too, and Through The Wall had them in spades! A little slow burning to begin, but I was hooked throughout. A great read and solid 4 stars from me.

I've been seeing really mixed reviews for this one, but I personally loved it! Hattie is such a twisted character and yet, at times, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. However, I also really enjoyed Lexie's chapters, and found myself hoping that things would work out for her. The parts about trying for a baby and fertility issues (not a spoiler, we find this out right away) were hard to read, but only because they were so brilliantly accurate. An unusual, more slow paced thriller - but great if you're looking for something with a bit more depth and slow building tension.

Wow this book was something completely different from what I was expecting. It was amazing , great story and build up . Interesting to see how we all think our neighbours have better lives than us when they themselves have their crosses to bear and are just as miserable. Will be looking for some more from this author

Fantastic fast paced novel with a great premise that kept me hooked all the way through, building up to a good climax.

This was great, and a little bit scary. How well do you know your neighbours? Well, possibly you don't know them at all, apart from what you hear through the walls. They sound like their life is perfect, they're happily coupled up, their social media accounts look pretty damn perfect too - I mean who doesn't do a little social media stalking, right? Meanwhile, you're a little lonely, your life is not perfect, you don't have a boyfriend, what the hell is so amazing about Lexie? What makes her so damn perfect?? Harriet struggles with hearing Lexie and Tom's perfect life, and she sets out to make it that bit less perfect, and hers much more so.
This psychological thriller was compelling reading, and made me read again quite quickly which is a sure sign to me that I'm enjoying a book.

I was sent this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is a slow burn about two women - Harriet and Lexie, who are next door neighbours in a block of flats but have never actually met. Both women are jealous of the others supposedly glamorous, fun lifestyles but neither women's lives are as happy as they seem but both women think that the grass is greener on the other side so to speak.
A gripping psychological thriller that is a slow burn read and touches onto mental health, the dangers of social media, depression and abuse.
I really enjoyed this book!

Oh you know I do love a good debut...
If you are looking for a disturbing, mess with your head type of psychological thriller, then this one is for you..
Would you ever be so unhappy in your life that you think your next door neighbour has a much more exciting one than you which you hear through the wall between both houses....
We meet Lexie and Harriet in this story....
Lexie is living with her partner Tom. They are struggling to conceive...
Harriet is a party girl, no responsibilities....
Both lives could not be more different....
Jealousy however soon rears its ugly head.......
What happens if someone decides they want your life but you don't know about it. Does she try to drive you mad.... steal your boyfriend perhaps...
We begin to enter stalker ish... territory at this point. Little things Lexie begins to notice but with her hormones raging and her mind in overdrive, she doesn't know what is real or what she is imagining.
I can completely relate to this one in terms of raging hormones from fertility issues. You don't know whether you are coming or going.
Add to that the fact that you think someone is trying to drive you mad and it sure does make for a compelling read.
This is disturbing, chilling and eerie all rolled into one...
I bet you won't be able to put it down,,,,
Well done to author Caroline on a cracking debut.....

5 Words: Jealousy, relationships, family, perfection, perception.

I loved how the narrative split between the characters, so we saw it all from different viewpoints. It was easier to understand some of their actions and empathise with them a little, as you could see things from their perspectives. The character development was incredible.

Although it took me a little while to get in to the story, the chapters in Through the Wall by Caroline Corcoran are short, and I absolutely flew through this book. They helped to add to the fast pace and building tension, and I could not put it down. Through the Wall is absolutely a compulsive read, it's atmospheric and cleverly written. It gave me goosebumps and freaked me out.

I think one of my favourite things about this book is the importance of sound - I thought it was a really clever way to build the tension in the story and for characters to be driven by.

I liked how the story explored how people present what they want to, and that not everything is as it seems (especially online). I liked the jealousy of the characters, how they thought the grass was greener.

I will absolutely read more by Caroline Corcoran.

I loved the cover of this book and this was what initially attracted me to it. The blurb didn’t give away much and I didn’t really understand the title until I started to read it when it then became blindingly obvious!! Lexie and Harriet live next door to each other. They can hear each other’s lives through the wall (told you…blindingly obvious!!). Lexie and her husband, Tom are trying for a baby to the point where it’s become regimented and timetabled down to the last minute. Harriet’s life is very different, revolving around parties, drink and having sex with strangers. With very thin walls, Harriet is able to focus on Lexie’s life and finds that she will do anything for Lexie’s life to become hers…

The story is told from Lexie and Harriet’s perspectives and told in alternating chapters. The two women couldn’t be more different, and you definitely lean more towards Lexie as a preference. Lexie has obviously had a difficult time following a miscarriage and is desperate to become pregnant again, even if her desire is taking all the closeness out of her marriage. This isn’t to say though that both women haven’t had a rough time, as it’s clear throughout the story that Harriet’s life is far from perfect. Obviously, Harriet only hears snippets of Lexie’s life through the wall and wants the ‘ideal’ life that she thinks Lexie has.

This was a definitely one thriller of a story, building up the tension and suspense throughout the plot. This was my first book by this author, so had no idea how she writes! The characters are developed really well and it’s very clever to see how they imagine what each other are like. The story made me feel very uneasy, and got me wondering how well do you really know people. It certainly got me wondering just how much my neighbour can actually hear through our walls!! Starting slowly, this book very quickly begins to reel you in. It’s a nerve-tingling story of mistrust, lies and jealousy, and I would certainly recommend it!

Through The Wall is a creepy, addictive thriller which will definitely have you wondering about your neighbours!

The story follows Lexi and Harriet two neighbours who at first glance seem very different from each other. Lexi is in a steady relationship but has a lot of stress in her life as she’s trying for a baby and trying to set up her own company. Harriet on the other hand is single and a bit of a party girl. I found it very interesting to learn more about the two woman and learn their backstory.

I did find Lexi a bit annoying after a while as her attempts to get pregnant did get a bit repetitive. Don’t get me wrong I did feel sorry for her as I know how emotional it can all be but it seemed to consume her and was all she seemed to talk about. Harriet was a much more interesting character especially as we start learning more about her past and her relationship with Luke. I found this part of the story very intriguing and I soon found myself reading Lexi’s part of the story quicker so I could get back to Harriet. It’s quite a poignant story and I found myself feeling a lot of sympathy for her.

This story starts off slow but soon becomes very gripping as we learn more about the characters. My opinion on the girls and whose side I was on changed frequently as the story progressed which I really enjoyed as it helped keep me guessing about what was going to happen.

This is one of the rare books that I’d love to see made into a film as I think it would work really well and I’d like to see it played out on screen. It’s definitely made me think about how little we actually know about what goes on behind closed doors and how things can be very different from how they seem.

Huge thanks to Sabah from Avon for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

This is the perfect example of how the grass is not always greener. Two neighbours, living just the other side of a wall picture each others lives to be much more quintessential than they really are. As the story progresses you get to see the flaws and insecurities that both characters have and this in turn impacts their own perception of their neighbour, building them up to be something that they are not. I think we all have moments of insecurities and believing that other people have the perfect lives, so it was really insightful to see how this misconception was highlighted in the novel.

The heartbreaking theme of miscarriage and infertility was prominent in Lexie's story whilst the themes of rejection and loneliness was central to Harriet's. Although one character is portrayed more as the victim it was hard not to feel empathy towards both of these women. Both were extremely vulnerable, isolated and lonely; and had they got the chance to get to know one another, could have become close friends. For me this was the crux of the novel: looking at how women, in particular, view other women and how often instead of becoming allies they become enemies.

As the story progresses it becomes more tense and harrowing. The reader is given insight into the mental disorders that are brewing within both of the characters.; with one of these characters becoming more volatile and potentially violent. This is where the creepy thriller genre of the novel seeps in and becomes very addictive as you read the different characters points of view through alternating chapters as the tension builds.

A really enjoyable, psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Highly recommend. Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for a copy of Through The Wall.

Atmospheric Suspense.....
Atmospheric suspense. Lexie revels in her home - her safe place - which she shares with boyfriend Tom. When bizarre happenings begin to unnerve her, Lexie finds her safe place becoming distressingly sinister and Tom, perhaps, thinks that Lexie is losing her mind. A slow build - as we learn about the characters and what makes them tick - leading to a tale of obsession, jealousy and compulsion. A compelling read.

I read the synopsis for 'Through The Wall' and it certainly sounded like this book was the sort of book I would enjoy. A dark, twisty, psychological thriller with a twist. As soon as I managed to get hold of a copy, I snatched it up and eagerly began to read. Flipping heck 'Through The Wall' was one hell of a creepy read that sent shivers down my spine and gave me the heebie jeebies. I loved 'Through The Wall' but more about that in a bit.
There are two main female leads called Harriet and Lexie. If I had to favour one over the other I would be 'Team Lexie'. Lexie is in a relationship with Tom, although their intimacy is somewhat regimented now. Lexie is very desperate to have a baby and I mean desperate. She suffered a miscarriage a while ago and ever since then her yearning for a baby has just become more intense. In order to maximise the chance of conceiving she has got all the ovulation charts, the ovulation tests, the ovulation sticks- you name it she has it. Lexie and Tom have sex to a timetable. They live in a flat that Tom's parents own and which they let them rent at a price below market value. Harriet is a car crash waiting to happen. She has random parties in her flat with random strangers in attendance, they randomly get hammered (drunk) and Harriet has sex with random strangers, whose names she doesn't seem to know or she can't remember. Harriet and Lexie listen to each other's lives through the very thin walls of their respective flats. Harriet fixates on what she perceives to be Lexie's 'perfect' life and she decides that she wants it for herself and she will go to any lengths to get it. Both women have suffered in one way, shape or form over the years so they have that in common at least. There are hints dropped throughout the story as to what it is that happened to Harriet which has made her the way she is. I can't say that I warmed to Harriet at all and in fact I would do everything I could to avoid her. I wouldn't turn my back on her because her being the bunny boiler that she is would probably knife me in it. I had real fears for Lexie's safety and I was just keeping everything crossed that she survived relatively unscathed and that she would have the baby she was so desperate for. As for Harriet, well I tried to forget about her.
Oh my word, I was drawn into this story from the first word on the first page and that was it. I just couldn't put the book down. It wasn't as if the book was glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. The book had developed a hold over me and it was a hold that I didn't want to break. I didn't want to miss a single second of the story for fear of missing out on some vital clue or evidence. The pages turned over at a rate of knots as my desperation to find out how the story concluded steadily grew and grew. I soon reached the end of the story, which I was so disappointed about. I don't mean that in a negative way but I was enjoying the author's writing style, the characters and the storylines so much that I just didn't want the book to end.
'Through The Wall' is superbly written. Caroline certainly knows how to grab your attention. Rarely have I started to read a book that features two different couples having sex within the first six pages. You see what I mean about grabbing your attention? After that Caroline just drew me further and further into the story. Caroline writes so realistically that I really did feel as though I was part of the story myself. I felt myself going through a whole range of emotions as I imagined myself going through everything that the different characters were going through. Caroline certainly knows how to mess with your head too.
Reading 'Through The Wall' was much like being on one hell of a terrifying, scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with more twists and turns than you would find on a 'Snakes & Ladders' board. Just when you though that you could catch your breath, gather your thoughts and allow your heart rate to settle down then off the story would go again.
In short, 'Through The Wall' really is a fantastic book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I would definitely recommend it to other readers but particularly to those readers who enjoy a psychological thriller with a difference. I will definitely be reading more of Caroline's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board just has to be 5* out of 5*.

Really good read about lexie and Harriet who live next door to each other and only hear each other through the wall separating them. Each thinking the other has a better life. But things take a sinister turn when Harriet gains access to lexies flat and starts to move things around takes pics and pinches there post. Just how crazy can one person be and will lives be destroyed in the process.
This book goes from one person each chapter to the other as you get nearer the end it grips you fully and you need to get to the end.
Thank you netgalley for this copy.

Took me a while to get into this book....the style was different to what I normally read.
But overall the plot was good and I did enjoy it....worth a read for sure.

Lexie & Tom live in a apartment block . Harriet is their neighbour .,They haven’t met but listen to each other through the wall.
Harriet is getting over a relationship with Luke.
Lexie & Tom are trying for a baby.
Harriet is jealous of what they have got and she decides she wants Tom.
Do you really know who your neighbours are?
Thanks NetGalley

Wow. What a book. Gripped me from start to finish and was cursing work and sleep for getting in the way. The themes throughout- fertility, mental health, the judgements you make about strangers- had my head spinning with how believable they were portrayed, and how quickly the decline in mental health can start. This will stay with me for a while!

Do you know your neighbours? Because Through The Wall is a story told between two different neighbours, Lexie and Harriett, one seems to have the perfect life, the other is so jealous that is capable of anything to take it from her.
This is a book of jealousy, but so much more that I don’t know if I’ll be able to share with you much without making any spoiler.
Lexie is a happy woman, has a lovely husband and a job she loves, but the only thing she desires is to get pregnant. She will become so obsessed with it that her relation with the people around her will start melting and putting the reader in a direct perspective of how is the suffering to want something that is not on your hands to make it possible. I really liked the insight of Lexie’s thoughts, trying to be pregnant could be something really easy or difficult, the problem is that we can not choose which ones we are. I have friends that had deep troubles getting pregnant and I was a little ashamed that for me it was so easy, seeing how they suffer while I was pregnant but they couldn’t be it was difficult for us, I can’t imagine how it was for them. That’s why I liked Lexie story, it’s not easy to suffer in silence and not being able to be happy for the people around you because what you want is not possible.
Let’s talk about Harriett, she was engaged, a long time ago, now she wants Tom, but Tom is with Lexie, she only has to convince him that she is better. Harriett was in an abusive relation until he left her, but she didn’t accept it, it will take a lot of effort for her to get over it.
There are twists, surprises and a very addictive read that you’ll finish in one stand.
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I really enjoyed this psychological thriller.

The story was told from the viewpoints of the two main characters Harriet and Lexie.

Lexie and her partner Tom are struggling with fertility issues.

Next door, Harriet thinks Lexie has it all and wants what Lexie has.

Neither woman is happy with their life, but only one is out to destroy the other.

Creepy, tense, and unputdownable.

A must read for those that love a good suspenseful psychological thriller.

With thanks to Netgalley, the publishers, and the author for a free ARC in return for an honest and unbiased review.

Really enjoyed this book I was engrossed from start to finish seems like I was waiting ages for this book to read and it was great well worth the wait .

This is one of those books where questions run through your head and you just gotta keep on reading to find the answers.

Harriet and Lexie are neighbours who haven’t met. They’ve heard one another and googled each other. Each is jealous of the others life.

This is a compelling read from start to finish. We get to read both point of view from Harriet and Lexie.

A really well written psychological thriller that had me gripped from start to finish. I can’t wait to read more from this author.