The title of this book sums in up in one, it was Disturbed.I thought it started with a bang and didn't let up until the end, it was atmospheric and creepy, and scary.I wondered how stable Chelsea was being the lone survivor of a double murder and being seriously attacked herself leaving her, understandably with mental health problems at least on a temporary basis.I also wondered what Boyd's motives were and wondered if he really was innocent, and I wondered lots of other things too,it kept me guessing and trying to work out what was going on I like it when a book creeps into my mind and makes me think about it even when I'm not reading it, and this certainly did that.Good book, twisty and no I didn't see that ending coming.Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This story is about Chelsea , the only survivor from a double murder on Halloween where her 2 roommates were stabbed to death and her boyfriend Ethan disappeared and Chelsea barely survived . Five years later Chelsea is paranoid and rarely leaves the house except to run and hang out with her friend Elizabeth . Jennifer Jaynes has done it again ! Great storyline with dark secrets and suspense ! This book has a surprise and shocking ending that I didn't see coming . I highly recommend this book !! Thanks to Thomas and Mercer and Netgalley for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review . I will post my review on Goodreads , Instagram , Twitter , Netgalley and Amazon .

Mind-bending! I absolutely LOVED this book! This book follows Chelsea Dutton's pathetic attempt at restarting life in the aftermath of a great tragedy. Chelsea has suffered a great deal, and is possibly being stalked by the purpetrator--but at least she has her nurse-friend Elizabeth to assist with her recovery. Protective, Elizabeth scoffs as an acquaintance seamlessly becomes a romantic interest for Chelsea. Complications arise. With several well placed surprises, this book was enjoyable to the last page. At one point, I had a notion of what was coming, but this thriller was so good, I still could not wait to read how it materialized!

Super quick read that certainly lives up to it's title and is just perfect for a Halloween thrill!

I had this read in a matter of hours, so I'm happy to say my second experience with this author was much better than my first! ([book:The Stranger Inside|32852227] and I didn't get along well)

This has it all: suspense, dark secrets and fear all centered around Chelsea, who was a victim in a brutal Halloween night murder years earlier where she lost her 2 roommates. Chelsea is damaged, making her an unreliable narrator throughout as she tries to fill in the missing pieces of her memory that have brought her to present day. Her only lifeline is her best friend Elizabeth, who is always there when her anxiety gets the best of her.

One chance meeting with someone from her past is where the plot really takes off, and at this point you just need to strap yourself in, because you won't want to put this book down until you have read the last page.

About 3/4 of the way in I did guess as to how things were going to play out, but I enjoyed finding out if I was right or not.

I'm happy I gave this author another go around-I will most definitely be looking into more of her work.

ARC provided by NetGalley

4/5 ⭐️!

This book wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. Creepy yes, but not really scary. It was also a bit bloody, but nothing too disgusting which made me feel a little better.

Disturbed focuses on the life of Chelsea, the only living survivor from a double murder on Halloween night. Her two college roommates were stabbed to death in their apartment, but Chelsea made it out alive and is now trying to cope with her life after the traumatic event.

This was a crazy fast read being as I read it all in one night. I had no issues staying focused on this book and it was definitely a perfect read for the Halloween season!

I didn't see the ending coming AT. ALL., and it definitely threw me for a loop when I learned the truth of what was going on. That being said, the end also killed me a little. It makes me wonder if there will be a second book. I was more than a little frustrated though at how the book ends, and since I haven't read anything else by Jennifer Jaynes, I have no idea if this is what she does at the end of all her books, or if it was just this one.

Either way, I definitely think this book is worth the read, and I for sure want to read other books from this author.

Should have figured things out...but I didn't! LOL

Disturbed keeps you guessing and second-guessing throughout the story. I actually love the way it ended even though I was looking for more.

I can't wait to read more from this author!

This was a good and fast read. Unfortunately, I just read a VERY similar book about a year ago. I think because of this, the plot twist was not shocking. Well written, and easy to connect with protagonist.

TW: mentions of child abuse/neglect

How does one even begin to write a review for a thriller? How do one even begin to explain the dread and terror one feels while reading a thriller? The fear of the unknown? It's almost impossible. But I will do my best.

The book right away starts you out with a scene of gruesomeness. Chelsea survived an attack and the murder of her two roommates. The book then fast forwards five years to Chelsea slowly healing from it all. She has a lot of memory issues and she's still very afraid but she is doing her best to move on. Until she starts getting threatening messages from the killer and all her hard work of rehabilitating starts to go downhill.

From the get go, I was hooked. Chelsea's POV, which was in third person like all the others, was interesting to read. I felt her anxiety and her fear. I felt her shame and her pity about being so afraid and being just to debilitated to try and get better. She was completely unreliable at times, going back and forth on her feelings and events that transpired, due to her memory loss issues. But I didn't mind it. It made focus on what was going on and to remember those details for later.

There were other POVs too, such as Boyd, who was her friend from when the murders happened at the time. Elizabeth, whom she met at a psychiatric hospital. Detective Lang, who was first involved in the murders/attack. Each brought something to table and added another piece to the puzzle of what truly happened the night Chelsea was attacked.

I just felt so much fear and suspicion of everybody. I thought that everybody was a suspect and I couldn't trust a damn soul. This kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and there were times I had to put the Kindle down and just stare at nothing, trying to gather my thoughts. That's when I know a book is good.

OVerall, I liked this book a lot. Everything about it was creepy and unsettling. I'm going to be looking into her other work with the hopes that it will be as good, if not better, as this. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to be completely unsettled and disturbed during the entire book.


...that sounds weird, doesn't it?

Wow... this book blew my away.

Disturbed is a an addicting psychological thriller that keeps you on the edge of your toes! Man, I will be honest I thought this book was going to leave me disappointed BUT wow... definitely a refreshing and unique twist to this thriller.

This is the ABSOLUTE perfect novel to read right now with Halloween being right around the corner ;).

On Halloween night five years ago, Chelsea Dutton and her roommates are celebrating their friend Amy's birthday. The night ends with two girls brutally stabbed and murdered to death and Chelsea is found in her bathtub with multiple stab wounds clinging on to her life.... A message is written in the bathroom next to Chelsea's body "YOU MADE ME'' (ugh... can we say creeeepppyyy)

Five years later as a sole survivor, Chelsea is trying to come to terms with her trauma and can't remember what truly happened on that awful Halloween night. Chelsea has been laying low in her current life and hangs out with her best friend Elizabeth whom she met after the murders...who has been her rock.
Well... Chelsea's life is about to change real quick... one day she is at the Farmer's Market and runs into a familiar face. It's Boyd... one of the friends she was celebrating with who escaped that night of the murders. Chelsea feels herself gravitating towards Boyd and starts a connection. But, is Boyd really who he says he is?

Chelsea receives a note that says those three awful words she so was longing to forget "You made me". It's not over..... who is still tormenting Chelsea? Is it Boyd? Or is something else more sinister at play here?

Jennifer Jaynes had me at hello with this novel. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. I did not see that twist coming! Definitely recommend this one... devoured this in a day!

4 creepy and addicting stars!

The mind is such an interesting creature!

This is my first Jennifer Jaynes novel and it won't be my last. I LOVED it. Just when I thought I might have a hint about what was going on, she flipped the switch. It wasn't till about 90% that I figured it out and stopped having doubts.

Disturbed is a semi-dark read, the murders being gruesome. Chelsea has a hard time overcoming her past and what she went through that dark night. Paranoid and vulnerable, Chelsea tries living life day to day but can't seem to move on. She slowly starts unraveling and the truth comes to light.

This story is told in third person and normally I don't enjoy that. This book, however, it worked perfectly. You get a glimpse from Chelsea herself, the detective, and a few others. Extremely well written.

That last 10% - I spent a good hour on google after reading. So interesting. Jennifer did her homework on this. Great read!

This should have been a 5 star book, but the characters and storyline were so underdeveloped that I couldn't find it in me to give a hoot. The mystery was a good one, and the big bad was a shocker. As it is the character of Chelsea and Boyd just didn't shine through. I thought they were both whiny, poor pitiful me type of idiots. They were both very one dimensional, and that's a shame. My thanks to Thomas & Mercer, and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Disturbed by Jennifer Haynes is a great choice for a Halloween, themed read. The story begins with the murder of two co-eds five years ago on Halloween. On that night, there was one survivor, Chelsea. We move to the present where Chelsea is trying to pick up the pieces of her life. She is still haunted by the events that took place five years ago. In addition, she has met a guy who she knew back when the murders occurred and she is also being stalked by someone who is leaving her cryptic notes about the murders. To up the tension, readers find out that the killer was never caught. That’s not all, Chelsea can’t remember a lot including the murders so even though she survived, she doesn’t know who the killer is.

The book is filled with suspense right from the first chapters. I was curious about the murders and the stalking talking place. I had my suspicions. However, the twist was totally unpredictable. It was not something that I had read about before so I totally never saw it coming. It was bizarre but it still made sense.

Disturbed is a really fast-paced thriller. There was something about the book that reminded me about movies like Scream, Friday the 13th, Halloween.

This might be an unpopular opinion especially given the number of 5 star reviews that this book has received. However, the movie-feel for me meant that there wasn’t much done in character development. You know how movies manage to cover so much in less than two hours? That is what I felt with this book. It was thrilling but I didn’t connect or care much about the characters so this lessened my enjoyment of the twists. In addition, there was something off about the characters. They were supposed to be young but they sounded way older. For instance, I really thought that the lead detective was about 70ish but he was in his early 40s. This was not because of his bad back; it was in his mannerism, dialogue. There’s an instance where the detective actually said this, “God, at the age of forty, she was still a stunner.” Seriously, is 40 the new Golden Girls age? This could be issues with me though and not the book. In addition, they are not major of course so don’t let this deter you from reading the book.

Nevertheless, this was a good read that I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a book that is creepy, disturbing and fast-paced.

This was a haunting read. Keeps you guessing and has a twist you don't see coming

This was pretty darn entertaining. I knew that this book took place during Halloween so I had to move it up my TBR stack.

The book starts with a bang! A cop arrives on scene and find's two college girls brutally murdered in their apartment while a 3rd girl, Chelsea, is just barely clinging to life while hiding in the bath tub.

We find out that the girls had company that night, Ethan and Boyd. Boyd had to leave early to go to work. Ethan is never seen again after the murders. He is their only prime suspect and the case goes cold after so many years. He has simply vanished or so it seems.

Fast forward to the present and we find that Chelsea is still reeling from her ordeal and barely leaves her apartment. Her only solace is her best friend Elizabeth. Then, out of the blue, Boyd re-enters her life. That's when the strange messages start arriving. She is terrified that Ethan is stalking her and wants his revenge.

This is a short, fast, and creepy story. I enjoyed the few hours I spent with this.

I would like to thank NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I can honestly say that the reason behind everything was a shock. No hints, of course. Just that I didn’t see it coming – at all!

Disturbed is a fun book. It’s highly entertaining and I enjoyed some of the twists and turns.

I did have my usual abhorrence of ‘main female character doing stupid things’. While it still bugged me when the book was finished, I’ll just say that the author took care of things in that regard. There are reasons for everything here.

I wasn’t exactly satisfied with the ending, but still though the author did a good job of surprising the reader.

I’d read the author again.

I received this ARC thanks to NetGalley and I absolutely loved it. I also received Jennifer Jaynes previous novel, A Stranger Inside, as an arc and I loved that one as well. This was a psychological thriller that I could not stop reading. There were times when I had to force myself to stop just so I can go to sleep. It's definitely for those who enjoy a good psychological thriller with a great story and a couple crazy twists.

This is about the only survivor of a murder in college who finds herself being threatened by the killer who is still wanted by police. The detective who originally worked on the case, now retired due to a back injury, takes on the case. What follows is definitely some crazy twists and it all leads to very "disturbing" ending. Sorry, couldn't help myself.

I recommend picking it up when it comes out.

I received an ARC ebook from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review..

Wow! I really enjoyed this book. I could not put it down. I thought I knew what the outcome was going to be but I was completely taken by surprise and would not have guessed this! I definitely am recommending this book to my friends..

I really thought I knew where this thriller was going but boy, was I wrong! After Chelsea survived a horrific attack when she was in college, she is still paranoid--worried that Ethan, the suspected attacker who killed 2 of her friends--is still out there stalking her. So when Ethan's friend, Boyd shows up unexpectedly should she be worried or is this the answer to her increasing loneliness? Chelsea's best friend, Elizabeth tries to warn her as she has become the girl's greatest protector. When detective Lang re-opens the case after Chelsea receives veiled threats similar to the one left at the crime scene, things begin to spiral out of control until the explosive conclusion. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat! Now I will go back to read her other novels!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of DISTURBED in exchange for my honest review.

Wow, I am... Disturbed! Nice play on words, I know, but really, that is exactly how I felt after reading this book. It was suspenseful and troubling and a major page turner. I flew through this book. It was an easy read, allowing me to really focus on the story line and disappear into the book. I enjoyed it immensely and recommend it for any suspense seekers out there.

On Halloween night five years ago, Chelsea Dutton’s college roommates were viciously stabbed to death, and Chelsea was critically injured. She was found hiding in her apartment’s bathtub, barely clinging to life.

With only fragments of shattered memory, she’s been trying her best to move past the nightmares ever since. Now in Boston, she lives a somewhat reclusive life, working from home as a medical transcriptionist and bingeing on mindless television shows.

She can’t shake the fear that her attacker is out there, waiting to finish what he started, and Elizabeth, a nurse she met after the murders, is the only person she can trust.

When someone from her past reemerges, Chelsea starts receiving disturbing messages and worries that her every move is being watched. As the messages mount and her memories begin to return, she’s led to a very terrifying and lonely place. But she needn’t be afraid. She won’t be alone there for long.

Wow there is so much I want to say about this book, but dare not for fear of giving spoilers.

Well written, good characters and a brilliant plot. 5*