Book Synopsis:
Today isn’t the first time I’ve thought about killing my best friend, but it is the first time I’ve done something about it.
Since they were teenagers, Jane and Elle had been inseparable.
Until the day that Elle stole the love of Jane’s life.
Now everything has changed. Jane wants him back, and with a little help from her horticultural obsession, she may just have found the perfect solution…
A psychological suspense novel that you will not be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Louise Jensen and Clare Boyd.
Love Me, Love Me Not is available in ebook now where it is currently the bargain price of 99p. The paperback will be released on the 1st August. You can purchase or pre-order a copy here.
My Review:
Ooh I do love a enthralling, twisty thriller that is a little bit bitchy and Love Me, Love Me Not definitely ticks all those boxes.
The reader is drawn straight into the story with a rather telling scene that immediately lets the reader know how things are between the two women. It’s clear from the start that Jane has a huge chip on her shoulder and wants revenge on her supposed best friend, which Elle is blissfully unaware of. Everything is obvious not ok between the two women from Elle’s point of view and the author cleverly takes the reader back and forth in the two girls relationship making them slowly aware of the reasons why. I was very intrigued as to what had gone wrong and wanted to keep reading to find out what it was. The fact that Elle seemed oblivious to Elle’s hatred was very interesting and I wanted to find out how she would discover the truth.
It was hard to really like or feel sympathy to either of the main characters. Jane is a very evil, twisted character that is very determined to hurt her friend. She has a number of little schemes on the go at once on how to bring her friend down. Elle, though the victim in Jane’s schemes, isn’t blameless as she often overlooked Elle in the past and trampled on her feelings. It was hard to feel sympathy for her when you discover the whole story.
This was quite a fast read for me that I couldn’t put down as I felt I couldn’t look away from Jane and her antics. I desperately wanted to know what would happen next and how everything would end so read far later than I should have.
Huge thanks to HQ digital for my copy of this book via Netgalley and for inviting me onto the blog tour. If you like fast paced, intriguing reads that are impossible to put down and make you question your relationship in your life, you’ll love this book! I’ll definitely be paying more attention to my friendships.
About The Author:
(From the author’s website)
My favourite book of all time is “Matilda” by Road Dahl. I identified with this tiny girl who loved nothing more than to read. It was what first inspired my desire to be a writer, to put down on paper all of the characters and ideas that I carry around in my head.
But life has a funny way of turning out, so instead of pursuing my dream I went to university, ended up working in finance and put aside my musings. Then one day I was walking across Clapham Common in London on my way to the tube and I looked up to see an oak tree filled with crows, black heads bobbing as their caws echoed through the mist. The idea came to me in an instant, a fully-fledged story that followed me around for the coming weeks and refused to be quiet. So I wrote it down.
That book now resides in a drawer in my study. It was raw, unpolished and not meant to be read by anyone other than myself, but it reignited the fire in my belly and made me realise what it is that makes me happy.
I signed up for an online Faber course, learnt how to sculpt and improve my writing under the watchful guidance of my wonderful tutor and fellow students. Their encouragement and critiques helped make my debut novel what it is today. I then plucked up the courage to send my work out into the world of publishing. After several rounds of rejection I was ready to give up. Then came a phonecall from my editor at HQ. She saw potential. She was willing to work with me, to publish my book.
And that’s all it takes. One person to take a risk, for after all this is a business, albeit one built on dreams. My dream is now a reality and I thank you for helping me to continue living it.
Follow The Blog Tour:
If you liked the sound of this book from my review please follow the blog tour and find out what these other fabulous bloggers are saying.
Over The Rainbow Blog 