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This is a solid novel, I enjoyed it. I did figure out the mystery about halfway through (well, I thought I had, and I was right!).
Kate White once again drew me right in to a taut tight well written thriller.Her books always have characters that come alive a multi layered storyline that always keeps me guessing,I read this late I to the night couldn’t put down,#netgalley#harpercollins
This book is amazing! I couldn’t stop reading it. I binged read it in a day. From the very first page I was sucked in. There are twists and turns. This hardly ever happens, but I was totally shocked when the mystery of Ally’s missing time is revealed. The writing is just phenomenal! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
This was my first time reading anything by Kate White and will definitely be checking out other titles by her!
Fast paced suspense with quite a few twists and turns. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.
ANY book that grips the reader in at the start is for me!
Immediately, I was hooked in when Ally arrived to work and her former boss tells her that she hadn't worked there for 5 years. Ally passes out and then is brought to the hospital in an ambulance. At the hospital, some things come back: her husband, Hugh, where she lives, and her career. However, she has no recollection of how or why she arrived at her former place of work! And more...
A superbly written book by a new author (to me). I definitely will be looking for more stories by Kate White !
Many Thanks to HarperCollins, Publishers and NetGalley for a suspenseful, intense read!
I gave this 4 stars mainly because it’s Kate White and I’ve been a Kate a White fan since Bailey Wiggins in fact that’s one of my favorite series even some of White’s other stand alone are some of my favorites. This book however just didn’t work for me the plot was a little boring and just never climaxed. Ally was a annoying and some of the other key players just felt like they didn’t fit. The back story of the little girl Jaycee I didn’t see where she came into play. For me this was more of a 2.5-3 read but I love Kate White so she gets a star on her own.
Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.
Very good and suspenseful! I have not read this author before, but will be looking for more from her. It was a fast and easy read and kept me going with all the twists and turns. Will definitely recommend it for purchase!
From the first page of this thriller, I was hooked into a suspenseful and intriguing book! I could not stop reading—thrillers dealing with memory loss seem to have an even more intense aspect to them because you just DON’T know who can be trusted! I could not stop reading once I started and it is one of my favorite books in recent times!
Read the blurb below:
'On a cold, rainy morning, finance journalist Ally Linden arrives early to work in her Manhattan office, only to find that she’s forgotten her keycard and needs to have a colleague she’s never met let her in. When her boss finally arrives, he seems surprised to see her—because she hasn’t worked there in five years.
Ally knows her name, but little else, and it’s only after several hours in an emergency room and multiple interviews with the hospital psychiatrist that she begins to piece together important facts: she lives on the Upper West Side; she’s now a freelance personal finance journalist; she’s married to a lovely man named Hugh. But she still can’t recall what happened to her during the previous two days. When she learns that she’s experienced a dissociative fugue state, Ally tries to think of triggers and remembers that she’d been seeing a therapist about a traumatic event from her childhood, in which she came across evidence for a murder that was never solved.'
How absolutely intriguing the premise is? I was so excited to read this and couldn't wait to devour it when I received a digital ARC and it started off really well.. I was hooked waiting to read what happens in the protagonist, Ally's life and how she deals with it. However, the more I read the more distant I felt. The story stopped weaving any kind of intrigue. Infact I started getting a bit annoyed at the play out.
Was expecting so much more but unfortunately this did not work for me. I was hoping and waiting for it to pick since I had read so many amazing reviews but nope, it did not pick up. At least not for me. I needed way more explanations than what was given. Don't like criticising a book endlessly so won't say anything more.
Maybe it's me. Maybe others will enjoy it more.
It's a 2.5 stars for me which I'm rounding off to 3.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending me a Digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It's a very confusing story with not a lot of suspense. I am a huge fan of twists and turns and this one left me a little disappointed.
Thank you Harper and Netgalley for the opportunity to preview this thriller. And Kate White has hit it out of the park again.
Finance blogger Alley Linden goes to work one morning and discovers she doesn’t have her key to the door. When she finally meets up with her old boss, she discovers she hasn’t worked there for five years. After some time in the hospital, her husband takes her home. But she can’t stand not knowing where she was when she was missing for the last 48 hours.
I loved everything about this book – the beginning which was attention-grabbing, the possibilities of who might have committed a crime and what that crime even was and Ally’s dynamic personality. This is one of White’s best work and I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed this book, I love being surprised by a twist! I never guessed the ending - and I ALWAYS guess the ending. Kate White crafted an interesting story, with really good relatable characters. Admittedly there were some twists that didn't make a ton of sense to me but that definitely played into my inability to predict the ending.
Four solid stars and an enthusiastic recommendation to lovers of the Domestic Thriller.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Kate White, and Harper Collins Publishers for providing me with an advance copy.
Kate White is a wonderful story teller. Her most recent thriller, Have You Seen Me, will have you guessing until the end. Ally, a journalist, arrives at her office early one morning to be told that she hasn't worked there in years. She realizes she is having trouble remembering her past and her head is aching. She ends up passing out and spends the rest of her day in the emergency room. Memories instantly flood back, all but the last two days. Her doctor thinks her disassociate state may be related to a past trauma. Kate is desperate to figure out how she spent her last two days. What secrets will she find out and who can she trust? I highly recommend this novel to anyone who loves a fast paced psychological thriller.
Imagine showing up to work in an office you haven't been to for 5 years. Then discovering you've 'missing' for 2 whole days and you have no memories of the time. Otherwise healthy, who can you trust? Ally Linden finds herself in the office of a former coworker (and lover) who is extremely surprised to see her - she has no purse or phone and appears disheveled. Then she passes out.
Waking up in the hospital, pieces of her life come back, but not anything from the past 2 days. She know she needs help to rebuild her memories, but who can she trust? Her best friend, her husband, her therapist, her brother AND the ex-boyfriend all have differing perspectives on the 2 days and she even hires a private investigator. Along the way, she remembers something from her past that she's afraid has implications in a cold case murder, but what set off the memories?
This stand-alone psychological thriller is another great book by Kate White. I highly recommend it!
Well, meh. Book was so good up until the last few chapters. Also, a bit overdone on the NYC vibe.
Thanks NetGalley for the arc.
Ally loses three days of her life after an argument with her husband. She hires a detective to help her find what triggered her fugue state, and what she did during that time. This a very emotional and well written story with lots of unexpected twists that kept my interest through the entire book. You can’t help but like Ally and cheer her along in her quest for closure. Several times I thought I’d figured out what happened to her, but the ending is totally unexpected! Anyone who likes a good mystery would like this book. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.
The book begins with Ally arriving at work one morning, but she has forgotten her key card. When coworkers start to arrive they are surprised to see her because she has not worked there for five years. This begins a journey throughout the book for Ally to fill in the blanks of a fugue state that she was in for two days. While trying to solve the mystery of the missing days she starts to realize that something from her past could have played a part and that what happened in the missing days could put her in danger. This was a book that sucked me in from the start and I couldn’t stop reading. There were so many red herrings in the mystery that kept you guessing. I’m giving it only 4 stars because I felt the ending could have been so much stronger considering how the rest of the book played out.
*I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Wow this book completely reeled me in at page 1! I have not read a book by Kate White before. I am SO glad I got an ARC of this one. It was non-stop action. Ally is an NYC married business woman who is an expert in personal finances. She has a podcast and is writing a book on the subject. She is very organized and her life is planned down to the minute. At the very beginning of the book, she comes into her office and can't find her key or ID card to get in. Then her old boss comes in and sees her and tells her she hasn't worked there for 5 year which leave Ally is completely confused and lost especially after she faints and winds up the the ER. Trying to remember what her life is now comes back to her slowly after her husband Hugh shows up and brings her home. She realizes she has been gone from her life for two days yet has no idea where she has been or what she has done. She slowly starts piecing her missing 48 together with the help of her therapist and the private detective she hires to try and retrace her steps. Ally's life turns upside down as she digs deeper into her past actions and her psyche. This is a non-stop story of action and mystery. I loved it and definitely will read other books by this author! Thanks so much for the ARC, NG!!
*Thanks to HarperCollins + NetGalley for the ARC!*
SOLID 4.5 stars from me for this one - if you enjoyed What Alice Forgot or The Wife Between Us, this should be on your to read list for having similar vibes.
The story was really good. Forgotten memories, questionable characters, and several of red herrings <spoiler>(like am I the only one who was left wondering up until the end if Gabby was going to be a backstabbing friend?! Her involvement was justtt weird enough to seem shady!)</spoiler> made this a fast and engaging read.
Will be recommending!
Well, I mostly enjoyed this one.
While not a fan of present tense storytelling, this was a very readable book. I liked our main character, really liked that she wasn’t an idiot, and was very interested in what had happened to her and why.
Unfortunately, I didn’t love the way our plot and subplots were tied up. While I did figure out the *who* in one subplot, the why was weird and out of left field.
I generally liked the author’s style and would read the author again, I just found myself disappointed in the way everything wrapped up.
*ARC Provided via Net Galley