When i picked out this book to read i literally had no clue what it was about, i couldnt remember the synopsis nor could i recall what drew me to it in the first place but within a few pages non of those things seemed to matter because as a reader i was hooked.

Lornas life is run to a schedule, her life is hectic and busy but its a combination of family life, work and socialising. Its pretty average, but it wasn't going to stay that way, not with Andrew. She has spent the last year trying to forgot him, she has moved on - but he hasnt and Lorna hasn't not really, so when she has chance to contact him again, she does. She needs answers.

However, whilst all this is going on Lornas family life is changing around her, and whilst she needs to focus on that, she can't she is consumed by so much more. Tell Me A Secret is not just a story of an affair, oh boy - its anything but, it all goes so much deeper and darker, there is so many layers to this that i did not see coming from any direction.

Lorna was in parts likeable but i was also frustrated by her, however i also felt her - she was dealing with bigger things than we was shown as a reader, a love that was all consuming and trying to juggle a job that would effect even the strongest person at times.

For a book that gripped me so much i am finding this review hard to write, and so short because i don't want to spoil this. I loved the fact went into this blind and i feel that is half of what it made it so good. Honestly, i have been trying to find the best thriller ever, and this is certainly up there for me. IT WAS FANTASTIC.

Thank you #NetGalley for a copy of #TellMeASecret!

I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately the first half of the book was incredibly slow for me. There just wasn’t anything interesting or suspenseful going on until I was about 70% done... and when I go to 70% done, oh boy the twist of all twists! I totally didn’t see the ending coming and did find the rest of the book a quick read because I was dying to know HOW it was going to end! The overall ending was a little predictable but the “why” was a surprise!

***I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for this opportunity.***

This was a great book. The story was captivating and kept me interested throughout. Can’t wait for more from this author.

This is a modern thriller. It was ok. I kept waiting for something to happen, but it didn't. The character's were dreadful and I would not recommend this story.

I was disappointed with this, unfortunately it failed to grab me! I lacked any empathy with the main character.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC of another brilliant book by this gifted author. The book was brilliantly written, gripping from the beginning and doesn't leave you until the very end. Highly recommended!!

A wonderfully gripping and tense read. Real edge of your seat stuff which reels you in from the very first page and keeps you guessing right up until the end. One to recommend. 4.5*. My thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for the advance reader copy.

Tell Me A Secret by Samantha Hayes
Publisher: Bookouture

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher Bookouture for the ebook ARC of Tell Me A Secret by Samantha Hayes in exchange for an honest review.

Tell her your secret and she’ll tell you all her lies…

Everything in Lorna’s life runs like a clockwork, from her 6 a.m. morning run to her strict 60 - minute counselling sessions she gives. It’s the only way she can deal with the terrible secret she carries.

When a new client arrives for his first appointment, Lorna feels her perfect life will unravel in a matter of seconds. It’s Andrew, the man she spent the last year so desperately trying to forget. But it seems, that he can’t forget her either.

Against her better judgement, she anonymously contacts him on a dating site. Even though messaging him could be the end of her marriage and her career, but she needs to know that his motives are genuine.

When Andrew is found dead in his home, grief quickly turns to fear when messages from him continue to arrive on Lorna’s phone. Somebody knows her secret and wants to use it to destroy everything she has.

Will she risk her family and her sanity to keep her secret? Will she risk her life…?

I give this book a rating of 4 stars and I recommend reading this book. I found this book kept my attention even though it seemed kind of long. There were many twists and turns. And wow that ending, I did not see it coming!! This was the first book I have read by Samantha Hayes, and it definitely won’t be the last!

Samantha Hayes is fast becoming one of my "go to" authors as I am virtually guaranteed a fantastic read. "Tell me a Secret" didn't let me down. This book, whilst slightly slow to start, absolutely blew me away in the last quarter. The twists and turns coming thicker and faster than I could at times keep up with. As usual, highly recommended.

A gripping book about a therapist and her extra curricular activities with dramatic consequences. It is a gripping book but slightly silly....I didn’t really love the characters but it was a decent read. Thanks to the publisher!!

Holy freaking cow! This book took a while to get started and to pull me in. It was confusing at times and I had to go back and reread...but that was all part of its brilliance, I realized when I finished. This is in my top 10 books of all time. I LOVED this story. It’s full of so many twists my head is still reeling. If you like dark suspense, you need this book! I highly recommend it.

I’m a big fan of Samantha Hayes’ books, and this one did not disappoint. Twisty and turny, I thought I knew where this was going., but I was definitely wrong. With great characters, an exciting storyline, and a twist that blew me out of the water (but still made sense), I would put this book firmly in my “unputdownable” category.

I absolutely love Samantha Hayes’ writing so it pains me to put this book on my unfinished shelf ... sadly it didn’t work for me. How different from The Reunion which led me to dive into this book without a second glance.

I know that they are unlikeable characters, I expect that it will all unravel and there will be a ‘pow’ moment but it just wasn’t for me. There was unease as I was reading it, but not unease that spurred me on to read more (as with many dark thrillers) but that meant I was dreading reading it.

Such a shame - if I was to award it a rating it would be 2*. Just not feeling it, wrong place wrong time for me...

A book that will keep you guessing until the very end. That is Tell Me A Secret in a nutshell!

While this one had a slow start for me, a quarter of the way through I was hooked. Lorna is a therapist living with secrets. When her former lover books an appointment with her, old feelings (were they ever old though?) come rushing back. Now she is faced with dealing with her past and the obsessiveness that overcomes her.

This book kept me guessing to the very end. There were some aspects that I thought figured out, only to be proved wrong at the end! While I felt the story dragged on at times, it didn’t deter me from wanting to know what happened…and who was Nicki!?!?!

Bookouture has once again published a great psychological thriller!

A large web of lies and a tangled one at that. Not my cup of tea this one, i just couldn't connect with the characters and the wishy washy back at forth.

Thank you to the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had to give up on this book too slow for me. Might go back to it but 34% in 3 weeks no. I am intrigued to find out how it ends so don’t let it put you off

This was my least favorite book by Sam Hayes. I've loved all of them but this one didn't grab me like the others. After The Reunion, which was excellent, I felt like this one wasn't as good and mainly because the main character was super unlikable. By the time the twist came, I didn't care much for it. It's a pity because this is one of my favorite authors.

I really struggled with this and had to go back a couple of times to pick it up! Not my favourite around at the moment, and as spoilt for choice as I am at the moment - it just didn’t cut it for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

This has honestly got to be my favourite Samantha Hayes book to date and believe me, she's written some amazing books previously.

This book kept me riveted and I fond myself becoming increasingly frustrated with the main protagonist as she continued to make a serious car-crash of her life. I went through all the subsequent emotions with her as the events described unfolded before her. The ultimate reveal blows every other book I have read this year totally out of the water.

Fantastic book!

Lorna is a psychotherapist with a husband Mark and has two kids Freya and Mark’s son Jack from his previous marriage.A year back Lorna broke all the rules and had an intense affair with her patient Andrew.Eventually Lorna broke off the affair to save her marriage and moved to a different practice and spent the past year trying to forget him . But now Andrew is back and Lorna once again puts everything she loves at risk for him but it might prove fatal this time.

Tell me a Secret is a fast moving psychological thriller which is told in most part from Lorna’s point of view along with another character Nikki’s too.The book is made up of lots of twists and turns with an unexpected ending that I didn't see coming . A definite recommend to all psychological thriller lovers.

I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

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