A perfectly delightlful little thriller. There were twists and turns, a good bit of mystery and a sense of "what the heck is going on here". Everything you really want in a thriller. The portrayal of an alcoholic battling her demons to stay on track, fighting her own turmoil added to the intensity. There were very few choices as to "who dunnit" but the author did a really nice job of throwing the reader off until all you could do was sit back, quit guessing, and watch it all unfold.

A psychological novel that will keep you turning pages to conclusion. Astrid is a recovering alcoholic living with her Mother and attending AA. She has had a long relationship with alcohol and is struggling to stay sober. She is having flashbacks to what she did when she was drinking about things she does not remember. Soon someone begins to leave her messages and is tormenting her in regard to her past. Astrid struggles to stay sober amid the threats and difficulties of her everyday sobriety.

This was a interesting read with a sympathetic charcter that you begin to root for as the book continues. It has a lot of twist and turns to keep every reader interested.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity.

The description of this novel had me hooked to get request it. Had a slow start. I tried to finish the book but couldn’t go past half way through. The story seemed to drag. I just couldn’t get through it.

This book has many facets that could make a reader unsure of how they feel about the story. The main character, Astrid, has come back home to live with her mom after time spent in a recovery program for alcoholics. The detail the author gives to Astrid's struggle is realistic to her addiction. The relationship between mom and daughter is very strained, in part because Astrid feels she may be partially to blame for her father's death. Besides dealing with the stressors and cravings of an alcoholic addiction, Astrid also has a dark secret that haunts her but that she also cannot remember in full detail. She meets a young man, Josh, and they feel an instant attraction to each other. As Astrid attempts to juggle this relationship, AA meetings, attempts to move forward with her life, and mother/daughter tension, she finds herself to be a target of someone's desire to harm her, and she knows that it is related to her dark secret. Can she trust the new "friends" from her AA meetings....she needs help......but who can she tell? Bringing together all the pieces for the ending throws some curve balls at the reader, which is a good thing in this type of book! I received an ARC of this from NetGalley and Ballantine Books in return for an honest review, which this has been. #NetGalley #WhoDidYouTell

This was my first novel by Lesley Kara. I have to admit that I struggled as to whether I would continue at about the 40-50% mark. Astrid is a recovering alcoholic and we follow her daily struggles through recovery. I honestly did not connect with Astrid's character at all. This was a decent read, but not one of my top thrillers this summer.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I thought this was an excellent psychological thriller. I also think that the author did a great job of conveying what it's like to have an addiction, especially to alcohol.

Astrid has moved back home with her mum after being released from rehab. Her mum is suspicious of her. Astrid keeps smelling her boyfriend's aftershave. Things keep turning up in the mail. It's pretty creepy. What happened in her past? Who knows about what happened? Is someone stalking her or is she just going crazy? I love books like this. Just when you think you have it all figured out, there's another twist.

In WHO DID YOU TELL?, a recovering alcoholic’s secrets catch up to her—and there was a secret that no one needed to know. Astrid is trying to turn her life around. She’s going to meetings, she’s moved in with her mother, and she’s pushed temptation as far away as she can. But someone knows exactly what she’s running from… and they won’t stop until Astrid learns that there are some mistakes that can’t be fixed. Some mistakes, you have to pay for….

I received this blurb and an invitation from the Marketing Manager of Random House to read this book through NetGalley. A big thank you to both for bringing this book to my attention. Having read Ms Kara's first book The Rumour, I was instantly intrigued to read her second book and was not disappointed.

Astrid, the main character is a flawed being struggling to stay sober. Having lost everything to her drinking addiction, she is back at home under the suspicious watch of her mother. She is also surrounded by questionable characters at AA meetings. Her past secrets seem to have caught up with her but who is responsible?

We follow Astrid as she encounters new people who may or may not have her best interests at heart. If not for the fact that we are told her age she comes across as younger. Her past plays a big role as her secrets seem to be pulling her back to a time she does not fully remember, due to drunken blackouts. I really enjoyed the pace of this book and the not knowing what is going on. I thought I had the mystery solved but did not expect the final twist. A very good sophomore entry by the author. I look forward to more from her in the future.

All thoughts are my own. Highly recommend.

I did not really like this book. It was well written, just not good to me. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

When I picked this thriller up and realized that Astrid, the protagonist, was an alcoholic, I felt a bit of dread. The unreliable female alcoholic protagonist is a tired, frustrating trope in thrillers—see: The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window, two of the most popular (and overrated, in my view) thrillers of the past few years. But, right from the bat, Astrid is a bit different than Rachel or Anna. She’s been sober for a few months, and she’s taking that sobriety seriously. She’s not unmoored from all human connections—she lives with her mother, who is a bit overbearing but clearly very warm, and she’s developing new and genuine relationships in her coastal town. Because this is a thriller, she also has dark secrets and a gnawing sense that something isn’t quite right. Her instincts are far from perfect, but she’s not an unreliable narrator, not lying to herself or to the reader, which makes her far more likable than so many main characters thrillers. This is a compelling thriller, focused on a flawed and frightened but ultimately hopeful protagonist. Astrid’s hope, her motivation to strive for something better, makes a world of difference, and elevates Who Did You Tell? out of the territory of the tragically trope-bound thriller. Thank you to the author, Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for the eARC.

I had a hard time getting into this to be honest. Overall, it was well written. Solid characters. I think it’s a great read to get an alcoholic’s perspective and a window into just how tough it is to get away from that world and just how much it continues to affect your life. About 3/4 of the way through the story, I just committed to finishing it and stopped dragging my feet and the ending was enjoyable once I got into it. Overall, a good story.

I did not like this book. It wasn’t just one thing about it. It was several. I don’t like reading about an alcoholic who is so dependent on their mother and who is so jumpy she can barely breath. That would drive a person to drink. I honestly hated the mother. She came across as an overbearing tyrant in my opinion. As for Astrid, she’s just got to much baggage. She’s 32 and back home. I guess under the circumstances that would be believable, but then again, get on with your own life woman.

The characters were pathetic in my opinion. It was pretty well written. The author made it believable in many parts. But it was just a book that was to predictable for me. I’m so sorry but I honestly didn’t like this one.

I give it 2/5 stars. Thank you #NetGalley for this arc.

I do not recommend this one and I feel terrible about that.

Astrid is in the early days of her sobriety. Forced to move back in with her mother in a quiet, seaside town, she spends each day just trying to make it through without a drink.

Astrid is haunted by a lot of her past behaviors whilst under the influence. Through her musings, the Reader is made aware of some of these things, including a toxic, though arguably, loving relationship with a man named, Simon.

With Simon gone, Astrid is left with so many regrets. She has begun to attend AA meetings and the process has caused a lot of old memories to come to the surface. She knows she needs to make amends to a lot of people, but can anyone ever forgive her for the things she has done?

Astrid is trying, she truly is, but each and every day is a battle. She begins to open up to a couple of women from meetings and even meets a new man and secures a small, temporary job working for his father on an art project.

As we all know, the past rarely stays buried forever though and soon Astrid is receiving mysterious messages and feels that she is being followed. Her and Simon did have one truly bad night where they did something not just reprehensible, but criminal. Did he tell someone?

Who Did You Tell was such an interesting reading experience for me. The beginning of the novel is very melancholy. Astrid, as mentioned above, is really struggling and as the Reader, you get a front-row seat to every moment of that.

Initially, I was apprehensive. Was I going to get into it?

Oh baby, did I! It's such an intricate, beautifully told story of addiction, forgiveness and recovery. I became so attached to Astrid and invested in her. With this being said, it is a subtle suspense and a slow burn. I think if you go into this expecting a fast-paced Thriller, you may be disappointed. I would urge every Reader to give it a shot however, the pay off is worth it.

Towards the end, the suspense and action kicks way up. I loved the conclusion. I wouldn't have wanted it to end any other way. I definitely plan to go back and read Lesley Kara's debut, The Rumour and will continue to pick up anything she writes moving forward.

Thank you so much to the publisher, Ballantine Books, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I appreciate the opportunity!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the advance ecopy.
Astrid is a recovering alcoholic not far into her sobriety. She has had drinking problems since she was a teenager. She's staying with her mother trying to make her life work. She attends AA Meetings on a daily basis. Astrid doesn't trust anyone and someone knows things she has done in the past. Her past relationship was toxic and now she has Josh and doesn't want him to find out her past. Someone is trying to do just that and Astrid has to find out who before everything comes out.

I enjoyed this book though I did feel that it was a bit slow. This is the story of a recovering alcoholic with a secret from her past that is weighing heavily on her mind. She has moved back home to a small town with her mom to continue her recovery and finds that she has been followed and someone else apparently knows her secret.
I felt that the premise of the story had promise but it was a bit repetitive. A large chunk of the book seemed to be the main character reminding us that recovery is hard and that she thinks she's being followed. There was a point towards the end of the book where the author was trying to be suspenful but gave away what was happening with the main characters thoughts! This was a good story but it didn't grab me and make me want to pick it up every spare minute I had.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Who Did You Tell is about Astrid and her difficult recovery of the alcoholism that has consumed her. She is trying to get on the straight path. Until she has a stranger stalking her. This is a slow burn psychological thriller that I really enjoyed.

This was a hard read due to the subject matter but very well written with complex complicated characters.

Astrid is recently sober from alcohol and trying hard to get her life on track. She has moved home to live with her mom. She has been going to sobriety meetings and trying to make amends for her past mistakes. However, something bad from her past has surfaced and someone knows what she did. They are going to make sure she knows they know by leaving her messages to scare her. Who is it? What did she do? If you want to know, make sure to read Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara. I really liked this story and it kept me on edge. It has a quiet, menacing feel to it. Make sure to read this one! Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This book was great! It was very gripping and definitely kept me guessing. I really liked the main character and her gumption! Looking forward to more from Lesley Kara!

I got to about 30% and stopped. I kept waiting for something to happen and just couldn’t anymore. I enjoyed Astrid and could see this being a good story but for some reason, it just couldn’t keep my attention. It seems others enjoyed this book, so give it a try if inclined.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

What a successful psychological suspense novel! The truth was well hidden to me throughout the story. I thought the characters were depicted nicely to fit together to form the story, especially the members of the AA group. Overall, I loved Astrid and I loved the way the author wrote this story.

This one started out a little slow, but I'm glad I stuck with it. It was mildly suspenseful, but I enjoyed the read. I'm definitely going to pick up more by Lesley Kara!