Wow this book blew me away! Lots of twists and turns and different undercurrents running through this. Be prepared to not put this down as it will grip you from beginning to end!

The unknown lady with amnesia who knocks at your door and says it's her home is a great start to a thriller. The bare bones of this plot are really good, but, in my opinion, too much else has been thrown into the story. My credibility was stretched too far. I think there is far too much detail in some places and yet other areas are brushed over and not properly explained!

This was a highly intriguing mystery about a woman with amnesia trying to make sense of who she is. While her past contains dark secrets and tragedy, she's not the only one. But whose secrets will prove fatal?

There are a lot of clever touches in here that slowly tease out the truth behind Jemma's appearance in a quiet English village. Just when you think you've figured it all out, you get blindsided. One of those read in one sitting because you don't really have a choice type books.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC without obligation.

Who am I?
I arrive at my house but someone else is living there and I can't remember my name!
No-one knows who I am but the someone suggests a name. A name which everyone remembers.

This will have you gripped from start to finish.

Haven’t read such an exciting and intriguing novel in quite some time and I just know that this book is going to be HUGE! I honestly thought I’d got the plot sussed but I was floored at the reveal. Brilliant stuff.

This outstanding thriller is going to grab you from page one well if your anything like me that is. After traveling from somewhere having lost her handbag and all her documents with it, o and her memory she is arriving at a house in a village in Wiltshire a Young Lady or older lady if your a teenager she finds other people in her house. Laura and Tony the couple living there are surprised at first s would you be but let her in and try to help as best they can and agree to put her up for now. . She has no memory of who she is her name or history, but she knows this house and can tell those living there the layout of the house. There is soon a stirring in the village as people try to guess who she is and some are convinced she has a history they prefer not to be repeated. The doctor tries her best after a tricky start and the DI at Swindon CID had a bit more interest than his work load hence he comes to check out what is going on in what is clearly job for a lower ranking officer. All the characters are believable and have qualities you can earn to even Sean the conspiracy man who knows far more than anyone else and on his advice check out for any Russians sleeping near your home.
As events turn and the twists catch you out this thriller is certainly worthy of the accolades it is receiving, it's hard to think of a reason why you shouldn't buy this book because I'm sure there aren't any. If thrillers are your thing then this is one of the best this year, certainly of the ones I've read.
I want to thank Head of Zeus and NetGalley for my copy.

J.S. Monroe’s Forget My Name has all the elements of a fast-paced contemporary mystery thriller. The unexpected arrival of a stranger to a quaint little village in rural England proves a catalyst in revealing the psychopathic past of one of it’s most recent inhabitants. A novel of love, murder and revenge in everyday Britain., complete with twists and turns throughout.

Forget my name by author J.S Monroe is an ingenious puzzle of a thriller! I’ll be posting a link to my review when the publish date approaches! All in all I really enjoyed this book!

I was looking forward to reading this book based on the synopsis. I was expecting more of a psychological thriller than a dectective based story but I found myself enjoying the book more as I went along. I was unsure of the need to mention Russian suspicions and the Salisbury incident especially as it had no impact on the storyline. I also saw the ‘twist’ coming as it happened too soon in the story to be the ending. The rationale of what happened and the links to memory were very imaginative. I enjoyed the style of writing particularly as i was able to read this book quickly. All in all I enjoyed this more than I initially expected to.

Unfortunately this was a bit too confusing and 'out there' for me. I don't want to give anything away so I'll keep it brief.

There were so many characters to keep track of. Very similar women. Some odd ones to watch out for. I didn't necessarily like any of them. I mean I don't have to like them to read about them, but I did think at times, why am I reading this? There is no one to root for or believe in.

It wasn't all bad. I found the story interesting, just hard to keep track of. I have seen some other reviewers saying how it wasn't very true to life, or realistic. And I have to agree with this. The scariest bit of psychological thrillers, is that it could happen to you, and this just didn't deliver that sense of anxiousness to me. There were no hiding behind your hands, or speed reading through to make sure everything turns out OK.

I feel bad to say that I probably wouldn't recommend this, and I wouldn't read this again. Sorry! :/

This started out as an interesting read with a good concept but sadly I ended up speed reading. Why on earth would someone name someone which happened to be the name of a woman who was a murderer and had previously lived in the house. None of it made sense.

There was no suspense whatsoever and the most interesting bit was the Afghan owner of the pub.

A disappointing read.

A young woman, fresh off a flight from Berlin, turns up at a house in the English countryside...

She’s lost her memory. She can’t even remember her name, but she knows one thing for sure - she lives in that house. Except she doesn’t... someone else does, and they’ve never seen her before.

It’s an intriguing premise, not least for local people for whom “Jemma”’s mysterious appearance sparks intense speculation. Is she a murderer, a connection to a long-lost love, or a Russian spy? Everyone has their theory...

There’s an awful lot going on in this book and it did get pretty confusing at times, especially with regard to a seemingly ever-increasing number of very similar-looking women. (This, among other things, stretched credibility to breaking point.) None of the characters seemed particularly trustworthy and honestly I didn’t believe a word any of them said anyway, so although there are certainly twists none of them really pulled the rug out from under me. That said, I didn’t guess the truth and it did keep me reading, building to a tense denouement.

It’s tightly plotted and the story does hang together even if it defies credibility at times and the characterisation feels quite thin. An enjoyable enough read but probably not one which will stick in my memory (ironically enough given the overarching theme), except perhaps for a particularly quirky villain.

What would you do if a young woman turned up on your doorstep claiming it was her house but also claiming to have lost her memory? When this happens to Tony and Laura, they invite her in, take her to a GP for a quick check up and then ask her to stay the night. Somewhat strangely, Tony suggests that her name is Jemma and when he shows her to her room he whispers 'welcome home' to her. A promising beginning which sadly does not follow through. The next day the GP texts Laura telling her to be wary of her 'new friend' and that she is not who she seems. Obviously a GP who doesn't take confidentiality seriously. This sets in motion a series of more and more ludicrous events. I was only a quarter of the way through the book when I lost patience. I won't mention the inconsistencies here as that would spoil the book for many readers and I am sure there are many who will like it. It's just not for me. I prefer my thrillers to be more realistic.. Let's just say that there are too many coincidences to be remotely believable and too many young woman who look like each other.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Good story it kept me turning the pages full of secrets and some stuff I did not see coming I thought it was fast paced and I did not mind the storyline. It was well written, my first book by this author and will not be my last. Thank you Negalley and Publisher for letting me review an early copy

A brilliant story. The plot is complicated yet easy to follow, well thought out and original. Dark and disturbing characters, with twisted plans crossing throughout, leading to a creepy conclusion. Set in the unlikliest of places, yet scarily believable. A momentous event in the middle, which connects the beginning, which appears straightforward, with the second half of the book, where you realise all your assumptions and deductions were totally wrong. Everything you could possibly want in a thriller, taken to a whole new level. This book is going to be hard to beat.

A woman shows up at her house, to find a couple living there. Needless to say, everyone is confused and clearly there's a mystery that needs to be solved, especially since the woman can't remember her own name.

A fairly interesting read, decent pacing, and it's like two mysteries in one because halfway through we seem to solve one mystery then move on to another we weren't quite expecting. Maybe not the most complicated plot, but it was still enough to hold me to the end.

I think the writing was good, I was able to picture the places etc without needing several pages of descriptions, as some authors do. I'd say it's a quick, entertaining read if you're looking for a mystery novel fix.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

I found this gripping, but not very exciting or original. It was a little predictable, but a great holiday read nonetheless.

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand I thought the story was rather silly, but as I read on I found I did want to finish it. A woman knocks on the door of what she believes is her house, though she can't remember anything, and has lost all her personal possessions. What follows is a very complicated plot, which I found to be rather contrived and quite far fetched. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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Good psychological thriller that keeps you more than just guessing about what has and will happen but makes you actively think through what you're told to try and work out it out for yourself. All you know is that the characters can't all be telling the truth - you just don't quite know which ones aren't.

Interesting facts too about how the brain and memory work adding credence to the perpetrator's motives and leaving you a little bit better informed at the end . A good investment of time.

I found this to be a good read in the main but a bit incredulous towards the end of the story. There were many twists and turns to keep me interested. I would read another novel by this author. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.