This book had a super interesting plot and was well written. I enjoyed the multiple POV’s which I didn’t expect in this book but it added so much to the emotions and perspective of the book.

This was an edgy thriller which kept me gripped to the end. Amy is happily looking forward to her wedding in two weeks,to the apparently perfect Matt. However, when he fails to return home from a meeting with a client, Amy's whole world is turned on its head. Matt has disappeared in to thin air! As the police investigate , everything they uncover reveals Matt wasn't the perfect boyfriend Amy had thought. A second woman reports him missing and claims Matt was leaving Amy to be with her. However each new deception they uncover, provides more motive for Amy to have murdered him. Each new lead wraps the handcuffs tighter around her wrist. Nothing and no-one is as they seem . I was totally absorbed to the last page. The tensions build layer upon layer to the brilliant denouement at the end. Yes I partially guessed the ending but it was revealed in such a clever way, that it could have gone in several different directions. I heartily recommend!

Started off well but didn’t follow through on its potential. The premise is a good one, groom to be suddenly disappearing, web of lies and the potential for a twist in the tale... however the story merely limps along and the characters are largely unlikable. I struggled to finish this and the twist in the end was lacklustre.

Wow, wow, wow. This book kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Just when I thought I had it figured out, there was another twist. It is thoughfully written and you can easily imagine someone caught in this situation. This is my first time reading this author and I will definitely be looking for more!

I loved this book! 5 stars! A page turner! Amy and Matthew are supposed to get married. Then Matthew disappears and Amy reports to the police later to find out another woman reports her boyfriend missing that winds up being Matthew as well. Matthew was a two timer! What happened to Matthew? Was he murdered? No body? What's up? Lots of twists and turns. Then later revealed the two women have a connection that takes us to another mystery in the past that ties things together and brings a conclusion you won't see coming.

Amy and Matt are getting married and everything is coming together. Matt takes a work partner out for a dinner and says he will be back late but he never comes home. Another woman comes forward reported her boyfriend missing with the same exact description as Matt and that starts to make Amy wonder if Matt is leading a double life. Amy then sees photos of Matt and Fiona together and really starts to wonder what is going on.


Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the advance ecopy.

This was a pretty darn good thriller with a heck of a lot of twists, turns, thrill and suspense. Amy and Matt are 2 weeks away from their wedding and Amy is warned in the street by a stranger that she is in danger. Matt appears to have disappeared! She learns Matt is hiding some secrets, but she has some of her own as well. The story is told in Amy and Jess' (her daughter) point of view.

I enjoyed the first half- it was twisty. Then the characters didn’t feel realistic at all. I didn’t enjoy this book. I wish I did.

The vow has a really amazing concept Amy's fiance goes missing after a little under 24 hours she reports matt as missing. Only to find out later on that matt was living a double life as he is reported missing aswell by his girlfriend fiona.
The book is told from four points of view Amy, Jess (Amy's daughter), Fionq and a fourth person who we don't discover until the end.
Reading the blurb I knew this was my kind of story suspense, drama, lies, thriller etc. But unfortunately the book let's itself down. This book could of been written in such a better style. The writing is extremly repetitive and nearer the end this really started to wear thin on me. Along with the fact from the get go the storyline was extremly obvious. Although there is a thriller aspect to the book, its lost as the book gives far to much away to quickly.
I found the second half of the book was far more exciting and intense but it's just such a shame that the book fails to carry this through from the begining.
This isn't to say I didn't enjoy the book because i did but it just took so long to get to the exciting stuff by which you pretty much will have figured our exactly where the story goes. 2"
I would like to thank you netgalley and Avon books uk for PRC of The vow in exchange for an honest review.

The Vow by Debbie Howells is exactly the kind of story that pulls me in immediately and keeps me fully engaged. Told from several points of view, we meet Abby, a woman who is thrilled to be marrying her fiance, Matt. But when Matt unexpectedly leaves one night telling Amy to 'take care', she feels that something just isn't right. These are not the parting words of a man who is madly in love and excited to jump into holy matrimony. When Matt has not returned by the next morning, Amy knows immediately that this is not a case of her betrothed sleeping it off somewhere for a night. Matt has disappeared. Amy's daughter Jess is not altogether shocked by the news. Something has always niggled about her mother's relationship, and this is her chance to expose Matt for the man she believes him to be. When another woman reports that her boyfriend has also gone missing, the description she provides is too similar to be a mere coincidence. Just who is Matt, where has he gone, and what is he trying to hide?

This is a twisty tale that held my attention for the first 70% of the book, but then things started to unravel somewhat. The storyline went a little astray, and I could not suspend my disbelief quite enough to be fully satisfied with the way things wrap up. All in all, this is a solid read, and I will look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

The Vow is an incredibly tightly woven tale of murder, deceit, police investigations, and ultimately resolution. Debbie Howells tell the story of how Matt's disappearance/murder is pinned onto Amy, his fiance. We find out in time that Amy doesn't really know her fiance well at all, and the plot thickens with the revelation of a horrific event that happened many years ago. These people are not whom they seemed to be, and Howells does and incredible job of tying the past events with current allegations and identities.

I recommend this book to all who love a great "whodunnit"!

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Everything was perfect. And then her fiance disappeared…The Vow follows the regular psychological thriller twists and turns, I found it a touch slow in the beginning but got into it more as the story continued. The story is told from the point of view of several of the characters which adds an addition appreciated element to it.

This is a really good read. It started well and gathered speed from very early on. It was well written and thoroughly gripping. I did not want to put it down. Eeriness set in immediately when Amy was stopped and told that she was in danger. Then Matt not returning home assed to the suspense. I too couldn't believe that Matt was the man Fiona was referring too and couldn't believe it when Amy confirmed his identity from the photographs. It was in no way far fetched. I could not wait to reach the end so that I could fit all the pieces of the puzzle together. I really enjoyed this book. I give it a very healthy and well deserved 4 stars!!.

Wow so this is the first book I have read from this author and I really enjoyed it. When Amy’s fiancé Matt doesn’t come home after a meeting Amy’s life is thrown into turmoil as she tries to discover what has happened to her partner only and when the police come round she finds out that maybe her perfect Matt was not quite the person she thought he was. As her life starts to spin out of control and she ends up looking like the guilty party will she ever find out what is happening and has something awful happened to Matt and if not where is he. This book is full of twists and turns and kept me guessing until the very end.

A psychological thriller about Amy, an herbalist, who is weeks away from getting married when her fiancé vanishes. Each section (as there are no real chapters) is told from a different character’s perspective. There is someone from the past who is giving background which is necessary for the story to reach its conclusion. The book is hard to put down and has stayed with me as I look back at the clues that were weaved into the story.

The Vow was a disappointment to me. I think the story had potential, but the storytelling itself was so lackluster and tedious, that it was a chore to get through. Someone (an editor? the author?) needed to keep in mind the adage, "show, don't tell." There was significant room for improvement, that sadly was not taken. I imagine that there is an audience for this book, but I am not in it. I don't post negative book reviews on Goodreads or social media, so I will not be posting a link for this review.

Loved this book. From the cover to the blurb to the whole thing.
Good description and nice believable and relatable characters.
Did not see the twist coming at all. Very cleverly put together.
I raced through this in only two sittings and enjoyed every word.
Huge thank you to net galley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read this brilliant and addictive book. Definitely an author I will look out for

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Wow is all I can say!! This book has everything in it that a pyschological thriller should!! Great book

This book was the right kind of addictive. I loved how the characters developed. It was a perfect book to read at the end of the day. Highly recommend!

Wow! What an ending!!
There is such a real truth in this book that you never really know what happens behind closed doors.
Amy the herbalist, Mother and Fiancee life turns upside down after one night. Passion, lust and revenge is all mixed together in this hold on to your seat thriller. I devoured this in 48 hours!! Prasie is well derseved!!