I'm torn on this. I mean, it was fine. The twist was a little unbelievable, but not so much that it made me mad. Ultimately, not much to say about it except...yep. It was alright.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this copy for review.

Wow a really chilling read a true page turner.Characters that come alive a story that kept me guessing.Looking forward to reading more by this author.#netgalley#bookouture.

This one was a good read. A woman, Jenna, decides to take a shortcut through the park one night and ends up finding a woman who just been stabbed. She calls an ambulance and does everything she can to save her life. The next day she visits her in the hospital, relieved that she pulled through. But instead of greeting her with thanks, the woman accuses her of being the perpetrator. At first, Jenna assumes the woman is simply confused because of the injury and blood loss, but as the her accusation lingers and more unlikely evidence against her shows up, Jenna realizes she is in serious trouble. But why in the world is the finger pointed at her?

It's an intriguing plot that pulls you in, as there must be more here than meets the eye. Her husband seems to withdraw from her just when she needs his support the most, and her teenage daughter, Lily, defies Jenna at every opportunity. Are they just processing their emotions differently, or does Jenna need to look closer to home to understand the accusation?

I enjoyed how this one played out, nothing contrived or cliche about it. A satisfying conclusion to a great whodunit!.

Genna takes a short cut through the park one night on the way home. She hears a woman calling for help and sees two people struggling. Genna comes to the woman's aid. Next thing she knows the woman she helped is accusing her of the attack. I found the authors style a little confusing in that she writes about when Genna met her husband with no warning that it isn't the current time. For me , it dragged a little mid book.

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and Victoria Jenkins for the ARC.

I enjoyed this novel tremendously. The plot was well crafted and the characters were people I could relate to and empathize with. Definitely recommended.

Wow ,great book I couldn’t put down . I loved the characters and the writing style . Great psychological thriller , would make a great film . I will be reading more from this author again

Gripping and unputdownable. This has been a great read which has kept me guessing and I have found really difficult to put down.
I have loved the writing style, the characters and it has been clear that this is a highly talented author.
I have loved this one.

Fantastic book with twists I didn't see coming. Didn't want this one to finish.

Thanks to the publisher and net galley for an early release of this book.

The Accusation by Victoria Jenkins is another fast-paced, twisty read from an author who has become yet another must read for me. Set aside a few hours for this one as you won't want to put it down.

Jenna is taking a shortcut through the park one night when she hears the cries of a woman in distress. Acting as a good samaritan, and without a second thought, Jenna remains at the unknown woman's side until help arrives. But when the woman later wakes up, making unjustified and troubling accusations, Jenna finds herself having to defend her innocence. As Jenna's life begins to unravel, she must fight to maintain her innocence, while covering up a past that refuses to stay buried.

This is a quick and compelling read that kept me turning pages in a bid to unravel Jenna's secrets, and to deconstruct a mystery that was anything but predictable. 4.5 stars

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

What a twist cant trust anyone. Read this morning as book wasnt too long. Makes you wonder why people are so sceptical about helping strangers. Gave 4 stars as book wasnt long enough

Have you ever done something you didn’t really think about thoroughly and made a snap decision that ended in you being in a much bigger trouble than you should’ve been?
That if you just thought it through and actually had a mature conversation with the persons involved, everything will be just fine?

Well, this is something like that.
Only made more complicated by adding more people and more lies in a span of 16 years.
I was so invested in this book that I finished it in a few hours.
I wanted to change my opinion of the author as I had read one of her book before and I hated it.
I wanted this to be so much more as it has a promising premise.

Anyway, it’s not bad, it’s just lacking of a “woah-there” moment. And the main character isn’t appealing or pleasant enough for me to feel any sympathy. As well as her family.

So for me, it was just okay.
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Thank you NetGalley, Bookotoure and the Author for the ARC of this book!

I enjoyed this - easy to read and done in an afternoon it was a little short!
Jenna comes to the aid of a stranger who has been violently attacked but within 24 hours, she is accused of being the attacker and her world has turned upside down! Clearly of course she is not an innocent bystander and some of how we got to this was a little far fetched.
On the whole it got the job done - a good thriller, well written and enjoyable.

This book was given to me by Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

The Accusation started with a ‘what if’ idea – what if someone took a shortcut home, and that shortcut changed the course of their life? The idea of being falsely accused of a crime is something that has always fascinated me, and there are many famous cases of people having served sentences for crimes of which they were later acquitted. I have often wondered when reading about such cases – or watching dramas or documentaries – how such a person manages to move on with their life afterwards, and to what extent the stigma remains even after their innocence has been proven. In the case of The Accusation, the ‘what if’ ran to a further idea of ‘what if the person was innocent of the accusation made, but was guilty of something else?’

I have enjoyed the experience of being well and truly inside a character’s head – if I was Jenna, how would I react to the accusation? What would I tell my family? Would I confront my accuser? Jenna is not without her flaws. Relationships are at the heart of the story, and Jenna’s love for her family is the motivation for every decision she makes. Despite her ‘crime’, I believe she deserves a happy ending, and I hope this is where the author has left her.