Book Synopsis:
ONCE YOU’RE IN, THEY’LL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE.
Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offer her and her 17-year-old daughter Tilly a home.
But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen. When one of the community dies in suspicious circumstances Laura wants to leave but Tilly, enthralled by the charismatic leader, Alex, refuses to go.
Desperately searching for a way to save her daughter, Laura uncovers a horrifying secret but Alex and his family aren’t the only ones with something to hide. Just as Laura has been digging into their past, they’ve been digging into hers and she discovers the terrifying reason they invited her and Tilly in, and why they’ll never let them leave…
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My Review:
I’ve read ever book this author has ever written and she never disappoints with her original, gripping thrillers. It’s always difficult to review her books as I really don’t want to give anything away.
The plot for this book is very clever with the reader getting a creeping sense of unease as the story go on. It quickly becomes apparent that the ‘wonderful’ living arrangement that Laura and Tilly finds for themselves isn’t quite what it seems. I loved this gradual increase of tension as weird events start happening in the house and it was great fun trying to work out where the story was going.
Laura and Tilly were two great main characters which were great to learn more about throughout the book. The mother- daughter relationship changes as the story continues and Alex comes into the picture which was interesting to explore, especially as I remember having similar arguements with my mother at times. Laura’s fear and confusion was almost palpable as she tries to find out what is going on in the house. I really felt for her and wanted to keep reading to ensure that the two of them are safe.
This book gripped me from the start and the many twists kept me guessing until the end. The story is very intriguing and I found I had to keep reading to find out what would happen. When I couldn’t read it I was constantly thinking about it and trying to find sneaky moments when I could read a few more pages which is always a sign of a fabulous book!
Huge thanks to Lily from HQ for my copy of this book and to Jess for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
Louise Jensen has sold over a million English language copies of her International No. 1 psychological thrillers The Sister, The Gift, The Surrogate and The Date. Her novels have also been translated into twenty-five languages, as well as featuring on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestseller’s List. Louise’s fifth thriller, The Family, will be published in Autumn 2019 by Harper Collins.
The Sister was nominated for the Goodreads Debut Author of 2016 Award. The Date was nominated for The Guardian’s ‘Not The Booker’ Prize 2018. The Surrogate has been nominated for the best Polish thriller of 2018. The Gift has been optioned for a TV film.
Louise lives with her husband, children, madcap dog and a rather naughty cat in Northamptonshire. She loves to hear from readers and writers.
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Sounds like another great book by Louise Jensen. I have only read two by her, but have the others on my TBR
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