🌟 Dark & disturbing.
🌟 I really couldn't decide who's side to be on, my loyalties changes with every twist.
🌟 Engaging from page one, I couldn't put it down until I knew exactly what the hell was going on.
🌟 So brilliant written & very clever I can't wait to see what Marrs does next
🌟 Sooo ....excited to see it on the big screen!

I’m the biggest fan of John Marrs so it wasn’t a surprise that I absolutely loved this book! He never fails to disappoint us with such riveting thrillers.

Say what! Why did it take me so long to write this review? This is one twisty dark ride. Even though I had guessed major plot points, I still enjoyed the ride. The pacing is that did it for me here - John Marrs really knows how to get you turning the pages! I really enjoyed the alternating timelines and found my allegiance changing as I read. Cool story.

Yet another fantastic read from Joh Marrs - I've yet to find a book of his that I haven't loved. I will admit that the start of this was a bit slow going but once I got past this, it was a wild ride! There were some twists in here that I didn't see coming and kept you truly gripped. I really enjoyed that we got to hear from the different perspectives of Nina and Maggie, plus getting to hear the present day story and the past story which really helped pull everything together.
Yet another fantastic read from John Marrs and I'd 100% recommend picking this up

When I finished this, I will be honest, I was stuck between "why did I waste my time with this" and "what the hell did I just read"? I am giving 3 stars because I obviously finished it, but really WTF?! This book is complete and utter dysfunction at its finest. Maybe with everything going on with the Gabby Petito right now, I just constantly kept saying "Why isn't this woman getting her daughter the help she clearly needed" and "I don't think I could ever cover something like this up for my kid." There was no big plot twist that you expect in a thriller and it really just kinda did the same thing over and over with random bits thrown in as if it would or could be more shocking than the last little bread crumb....but no....

this was a roller coaster from the get go!!! Did not slow down.. so worth it!!! Mothers and daughters relationships can be great and then not so great!!! What mothers will do for their daughters…and how the daughters react!!!
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This book had me from the first page! I loved the multiple perspectives and you quickly find out that neither character is reliable. The writing was perfection, the pacing was fantastic and the mystery kept me guessing the entire time.

Wow. I'm not even sure how to describe this. The summary itself was interesting, but the book surpasses any expectations I had. It does get very dark and "goes there".

Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Creepy. Fantastic. Holy hell. Maggie and Nina - it will be hard to forget this story. I’m eager to read more by this author!

This book was absolutely crazy and I enjoyed it so much!!! It was messed up in the best way and I enjoyed every twist and turn in the book. I really liked the complicated relationship between mother and daughter and how we never know who the unreliable one is. great book. I cannot wait to pick up more by John Marrs.

This is the first books I have gotten the chance to read by this author, and I was completely blown away. I cannot wait to pick up all the books by them! I found myself having so many different feelings throughout the whole story. I was scared, terrified, sad, giggly, and everything in between.

I'm a huge fan of books that have multiple points of view, so I found myself completely immersed in this one. I loved both points of view equally, which isn't the norm for me. Usually there is one or more I tend to enjoy reading from most. Both narrators were completely unreliable, and that is definitely my cup of tea.

This book had to have the most twists and turns I've read in the longest time. Psychological thriller would be an understatement with this one. I thought this was an insane trip into a mother daughter relationship I've ever encountered.

OK, what. did. I. just. READ?!? What adjectives can I use that haven't been used already abut this.....twisty, dark, disturbing, dysfunctional, wonderfully icky thriller that I just put down? While I'm short on original words, I would definitely recommend this book to others that don't mind a little twisted mother/daughter drama story in their lives. From the start, we know that Nina is keeping her 68-year-old mother Maggie chained in the attic and has been for the last two years. We don't know why - but we get all the juicy details in alternating POV chapters along the way, Nina and Maggie, past and present. This was a wild ride, and I hung on my my toenails the whole way!
Thanks to John Marrs, Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley for the ARC.

4.25 stars
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TW; Mental Illness, Adult/Minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Toxic Relationship, Murder, Domestic Abuse, Terminal Illness, Violence, Physical Abuse.
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This book was insane from start to finish. I ended up binge-reading this in a day because I could not put it down!!! Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she's done - this is kept a secret until near the end of the book. In revenge Nina keeps Maggie (mother) locked up in an attic, she is only allowed to leave this week every second night when the two of them dine together. What Nina doesn't know is that everything Maggie has done was to protect her daughter and will keep those secrets even if it kills her. This was my first book by Marrs, and it certainly won't be my last!

From the first few chapters I knew this was going to be a wild ride, it seemed like another plot point was added to up the craziness. This book was so wild and unbelievable. Although Maggie has done some things in her past, I was rooting for her freedom the entire book. I found myself often tense at the situations she was in trying to escape from her daughter. This book deals with some pretty heavy topics, the main ones being confinement and abuse - so I would go into this book with a lot of caution.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I had previously read the Passengers, which was okay, but I found this book quite slow and hard to get into. The story is okay, but it wasn’t for me. I didn’t connect well enough with the characters to enjoy it.

OMG!! You talk about dark. This was an amazing ride from beginning to end. My first by the author but can't wait to read more by him.

Another outstanding read from John Marrs
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2020
I'd had this book on pre-order for months and I couldn't wait to get stuck into it. I downloaded it at 00:01 on the day it was released so I could read it straight away. I absolutely loved it! Could not put it down! I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves a psychological thriller. Thank you John Marrs for another wonderful read

'I received a free review copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest unedited feedback.' I love john matts so when I got a copy of what lies between us, I started it that same night. As disturbing as every good psychological thriller should be, this book is gripping from the start and I was up late into the night finishing it. A family saga that will have you swapping your locality between characters with each new chapter. A five star read as you would expect from Mr Marrs.

I love the thought provoking way in which John Marrs writes and this certainly didn't disappoint, i definitely recommend a read.

Thank you netgalley, the publisher and author.
Full of twists and turns, could not put this book down
WOW. First book I read from John Marrs and it will not be the last
Recommend

Another great read by John. Really enjoyed the storyline although guessed a few of the twists. Would read a follow up which explored the ending further, but appreciated as a stand-alone read