My Darling

My Darling is an excellent domestic thriller.  A couple, Jade and Thomas, move in across the street from Emma.  Alastair is Emma’s boyfriend.  Jade is convinced Thomas is having an affair with Emma. Jade plans to solve this on her own. The amount of drama between these two couples is crazy and so interesting.  Once you start reading, you won’t want to put down My Darling.

My Darling is dark and twisted.  None of the characters can be trusted.  I loved My Darling but didn’t actually like any of the characters.

Laura Costello and Matt Adis did a great job narrating.  Their voices really matched with the characters.  I’m really glad I listened to the audiobook.  In the beginning of My Darling, all of the characters are introduced fast and it switches between their different viewpoints, which was confusing at first.  Once I got a little bit into the book I knew who all the characters were and I really enjoyed the different viewpoints.

This was my first Amanda Robson book, but definitely will not be my last. I recommend My Darling to domestic thriller fans.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins Audio UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve become a big fan of mysteries and thrillers since the beginning of the pandemic. My Darling is my latest read in this genre and certainly proved to be the perfect read for escapism.

The book revolves around four central characters - Emma and her boyfriend Alastair, and Emma’s new neighbours Jade and Thomas.  When the two couples gets together for drinks, Jade discloses to Emma in private that Thomas has a penchant for other women and has already had several affairs.  Emma is quite surprised by the woman’s candour - after all, they’ve just met.  By the end of the visit, both Emma and Thomas consider Jade to have some mental health issues evidenced by some bizarre conversation. Soon after this visit, it is disclosed that Jade believes Thomas and Emma are having an affair. What the reader soon finds out is that Jade is not the only one who could be considered unstable. 

This is a gripping story of deception, full of twists and turns. Through a series of “memories” Emma’s personal history is revealed and cleverly intertwined with the present.  Without giving too much away, the professions of the main characters play a significant part of the storyline.  The character development is very well done and the reader is therefore engaged from the beginning to the end of the book.  It should be noted, however, that there are triggers of physical and emotional abuse within relationships in this book which may not be suitable for all readers.  These moments are short and are completely relevant to the storyline. In fact, my only criticism of this book is that it just felt a little over the top - too many things happened to so many unhealthy characters to make this book believable.

I listened to the audiobook edition of the book which was narrated by Laura Costello and Matt Addis.  These characters are very well cast and their performances are exceptional.  I especially appreciated the cadence provided by Ms Costello - the matter of fact thought processes which were particularly well articulated.  I would definitely choose the audiobook edition of the book as the narration enhanced an already great story.

Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins Audio UK for the ARC of this book in exchange for the honest review provided here.

I love a murder mystery but this is more more murder than mystery. With more psychopaths than the combined population of Emmerdale & Midsomer this book was a real page turner that held me in it's thrall until the very end.

A unique storytelling style where the book's three main protagonists take it in turns to narrate in first person their thoughts in 160+ very short chapters. I was not sure of the style at the very beginning but soon got to love the quick changes of character and the audio narrators do a great job of  conveying the emotion from the characters in each chapter.

With plenty of plot twists and turns and an insight into forensic investigation this is one of the better books I've read recently and is the first one by Amanda Robson that I've tried

On the downside some of the situations are a tad contrived and in places stretch the laws of coincidence but it's a novel not an autobiography

Well worth it's 5 stars as it did exactly what I would expect from a novel - it entertained and kept me listening into the small hours to it's well crafted conclusion

My Darling was narrated by two voices, Laura Costello and Matt Addis. Both were enjoyable to listen too. 
It took me a few chapters to get used to the structure of the story on audio, I think the short chapters would be easier to read, although this did not detract from the brilliance of the story: I found I was half way through without realising it!

Amanda Robson created four fascinating characters- all manipulative, deceitful and destructive with multi dimensional personalities. I don't have a favourite as they were all so deliciously creepy and disturbed!!
The story is told from all four points of view with flashes into the past so we discover more about their backgrounds.
My Darling was so cleverly written and showed the authors immense skill!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this intense and masterful psychological thriller. I'll be adding Amanda Robson to my to-be-read authors!

This is a suspense/thriller or Psychological Thriller. I have to say I found this book very different, and I am still trying to wrap my mind around everything that happen in this book. The characters we follow in this book is all a little crazy, and I have never read a thriller with so many crazy characters. This book is way more then trying to find out who did the murder, but it is more about who is going to be killed next. I did really enjoy this book. I did not guess all the twist and turns in this book. I listen to the audiobook of this book, and I felt the narrator was very good. I was able to follow that different characters without any problems. I was kindly provided an e-audiobook of this book by the publisher (Avon) or author (Amanda Robson) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be released on November 3-2020.

When a new couple moves in next door, it creates the opportunity for new friendships and alliances. Or maybe it creates tension, mistrust and violence. There’s nothing scarier than new neighbors, as Robson tells it, and both Costello and Addis provide excellent narration and voice to some folks I’m glad I don’t have to live next to