I just don’t even know where to start with this book - when I thought I knew where it was going, it took an even darker twist! Such an amazing read!

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC copy of this book.
Amy is left by fiance Matt 2 weeks before their wedding when he mysteriously disappears. She reports him missing and then things start to change rapidly.
Really liked the characters and was a tantalising read. Thought I had it all figured out and then that backfired on me.
Well worth the read. Cover reminds me of another book I have read this year.

Clever, intriguing and thrilling right from the start.

I read this book in two sittings, I couldn't put it down. Right away it grips you before anything has even happened!

The Vow is about a man who is due to marry his bride in two weeks but goes missing. The case solved by his daughter and police who have to work their way through his web of lies.

Thank you Netgalley and Avon publishers for the ARC copy of this book.

Wow, did not see that one happening! Twists and turns all the way. Secrets from years ago brought out revenge for sure! Absolutely loved it! Will be reading more from this author without a doubt. Kept me gripped from the beginning. Thank you for the ARC.

✨ We are bound together forever by the vow we made. ✨ - this quote summed the book up for me.

What a brilliant book! I literally whizzed through this book because I found it so hard to put down! I was hooked by Amy's life tbh, I felt so sorry for her and things were just so against her! The twists literally kept coming, some parts were predictable but then other parts I did not see coming!! It was a brilliant Thriller and one of the best I've read for soo long!

The blurb got me straight away, because to me it literally made me think this is definitely going to be good but I would've never guessed how everything pieces together and how the story ends. It really was amazing and I cannot wait to get my physical copy of the book! 😍

I really wanted to like this book as it started out so well. I really enjoyed the first part of the book which told the story of Matts disappearance from his, soon to be, wife, Amy. However, I felt that it soon deteriorated into an implausible, predictable and muddled tale. I guessed who the culprit was fairly early on and only finished the book to see if my suspicions were correct. Rambling and repetitive, this one wasn’t for me, sorry

Positively outstanding. Full of mystery, suspense and intrigue, I could not put this book down. Read in one sitting it really swept me in. Can’t wait to read more from Debbie Howells. Highly recommended hence the 5 star rating.

This is the first book I have read by Debbie Howells and it isn't going to be the last. Gripping from the start with so many twists and red herrings that I had no idea how all the ends were going to be tied up. Well, I did....................but I was wrong. This would make a great film. Highly recommended

This is the first book I've read by this author and it didn't disappoint. Amy is head over heels in love with her fiancee Matt. Amy starts to plan her wedding with her wedding planner and she thinks everything is perfect, until Matt does a disappearing act. What follows is plenty of tears, lies, deceit and double lives. It gripped me and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It's utterly brilliant with twists I weren't expecting. It's an addictive read and beautifully written. I'd highly recommend if you like psychological tension, drama, mystery and intrigue.

I really enjoyed this book. I hadn't intended to read it so soon but when I started I found it hard to stop. The book is told from three different points of view and also brief glimpses of a past story. It's very well written and the characters, although uniformly loathsome, apart from Jess are well rounded and three dimensional. I wouldn't say there were twists as such more an unravelling of past secrets. It's very well done (a few hmmm moments) but overall I did like the pace of the plot and the flow of the storyline.
A few negative points that I'd suggest addressing for the final book-
1. WPC was officially stopped in 1999. Please alter-Page is a police officer- that's it
2. Please consider culling at least three quarters of the word "frown". This became exceptionally annoying and detracted from what is otherwise a great story

Layout not too bad but there are some spelling errors and layout improvements could be made
As half stars are not an option (I would give 4.5) I have given 4 stars

I really enjoyed this book. I found the story gripping and the twists and turns kept me gripped right until the end.

The Vow centers around Amy, whose fiancée disappears 2 weeks before their wedding. Amy reports him missing, then the police are startled to discover another woman also reports him missing, and this woman claims the fiancée was about to break things off with Amy and move in with her. And so starts this intriguing page-turner, as the twists are layered in, and the reader is hooked! Loved the premise, and the author unfolds the story slowly and deliberately, keeping the reader on edge, as we try and solve the disappearance along with the police. Great story, no fluff paragraphs, a nice easy read that will keep you guessing. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The idea behind this book was a good one, but I found it a bit disappointing. It seems very long, and I struggled to maintain my interest in the middle. It is also completely implausible; many books stretch credibility, but nothing here really rang true. The "twist" at the end was completely obvious from very early on, but by the end I found I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters.

Thank you to NetGalley for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Vow is the story of Amy. She is blissfully arranging her wedding to Matt when two weeks before they are due to get married Matt vanishes.
Amy isn’t the only one to report him to the police as missing though. It seems as though Matt was living a double life prior to his disappearance.
It took me much longer to read this book than it usually does, because I struggled with it. I didn’t think Amy was a very likeable character, I didn’t feel very sorry for her and as a result I trudged through the book rather than raced through like I usually would.
Had I not been gifted the ARC to review by Avon Books I probably would have given up on it instead of finishing it.
I did like the ending and the twist though but I didn’t think it was executed very well due to the unlike-ability of Amy.

Amy and Matt’s wedding is two weeks away. One evening he calls to say he’ll be home late as he’s been asked to have dinner with an American client. But Matt never returns. Earlier that day, Amy is stopped by an older woman who warns her about Matt and says her life is in danger. Matt’s boss knows nothing about this dinner arrangement and then another woman reports her partner missing and from her description it’s clearly Matt. How has he managed to live a double life? Why did Amy have no clue this was going on? At first she has great difficulty in finding anything out. It appears he has covered his tracks well. But where is he? And why has he abandoned the woman who swears he was about to leave Amy and make a new life with her?
The story is told from three perspectives – Amy, her daughter Jess and childhood friend Fiona, who is now a lawyer. I spent time see-sawing between the two characters who were ‘persons of interest’, not sure who was innocent and who was guilty and how they tied in with Matt’s disappearance. It’s a real roller coaster of a read which keeps you guessing right until the end.

In trying to discover what has happened to Matt, the police begin to unearth secrets of Amy’s teenage years; which make her a prime suspect in her fiancé’s disappearance. You get a flavour of her past throughout the book, which reveals a time of jealousy, unrequited love and reckless behaviour. Recklessness which ultimately leads to disaster.

Highly recommended

I thought this was well written with quite a few twists and turns. Many of the characters were lying and the truth was well hidden. However, I did find the truth disappointing when it was finally revealed, and really hard to believe. There were some questions which were not answered and some superfluous characters. Also, I did not care enough about any of the characters and found the whole thing shallow.

I must say that I really enjoyed this book. I wanted to know why Amy’s fiancée vanished right before the wedding and this book was definitely a crazy ride that I didn’t see coming. The story picked up immediately and it was easy to feel what Amy felt based off the excellent writing. I do think that the story dragged on in the last 20% of the book but this book was still great. Thank you to NetGalley for a copy!

This is gripping! I found it hard to put down and read it so quickly. It’s dark, twisty and an excellent read.

Amy’s fiancé Matt disappears a few weeks before their wedding.
She calls the police and they inform her that he has been lying to her and leading a double life. She can’t believe that this is true and sets out to find the truth.
A story about secrets and lies with quite a few twists and turns.
Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book. I enjoyed my time reading it but would only recommend if you are an amateur thriller reader. It keeps you on the edge of your seat but it’s done a little simply.