Only You by Cathryn Grant was a creepy but speedy read!
The usual format (that I prefer) is in this book: multiple-points-of-view character chapters that are short and easily devoured.
The story centers around the main character, Hadley, a mother and wife in a cozy suburban neighborhood where everyone knows everyone.
Life is idyllically normal (save for one suspicious son of a friendly neighbor), until someone in Hadley’s life dies and a creepy new resident arrives to disrupt the environment.
There is also a back-story of a fairy-tale that at first makes no sense but soon shapes the story.
Thank you to Netgalley, Inkubator Books (a new favorite publisher of mine), and Cathryn Grant for this ARC.

First off...a huge shout out to #NetGalley, #InkubatorBooks, and author #CathrynGrant for the ARC of #OnlyYou.

This was a great read, but not necessarily an easy one in the beginning. I wasn't sure how the fairy tales woven into the story was going to work out.. However, things got better in the second half of the book as the author did a fantastic job of molding everything into shape.

When the story begins we are introduced to Hadley and her family, husband Jonah and daughter Geneva. We quickly learn that the live in a neighborhood where everyone looks out for one another. The biggest problems are probably figuring out what to take to the neighborhood cookouts.

That changes very quickly in a completely sinister way when someone close to Hadley is brutally murdered. Now she can't think of anything other than who did it and why.

She is offered help by a new neighbor, Faith, to find out what's going on. Over time they become closer, but is Faith really what she seems? Further more is Hadley what she seems?

If this sounds like a good one to you, after reading it, I would have to agree. It will be available to buy wherever you like to buy your books from on May 2, 2021.

First, thank you Netgalley, Inkubator Books, and Cathryn Grant for this ARC.

I was utterly confused during the first few chapters at who was who and what was going on, but I persevered because I've always been big fan of Grant's. I'm so glad I kept reading. As the story unfolds, layers of Hadley's perfect little life are peeled back, revealing a bruised and well hidden (until now) secret.

This story was told through three perspectives: Hadley, her mother, and her sister. It also includes tidbits of a fairytale about two princesses. Connections and revelations are slowly and intricately pieced together to the breathtaking end.

This is a cosy thriller. The characters aren't that deep but they progress the story on well. I did find a few unlikeable but on the whole this was a quick, easy read. I worked out the 'twist' at the end but it didn't spoil my enjoyment
3 solid stars

It was really good. I had trouble getting into some of the chapters because they seemed sorta slow but it was a good read and I don't regret reading it. I love psychological thrillers and this didn't disappoint. Thank you for allowing me to read this. I will be looking for more of her books.

Not for me,DNF at 20% as saw another of those Clementine chapters coming up,I did love the new neighbour though and would have kept reading because of her to see what her real motives were if had beene joying the book just a bit more

Only You by Cathryn Grant is a decent book with okay characters, I wasn't overly excited yet I wasn't disappointed. It's a good, solid attempt at a thriller that was definitely enjoyable overall.

Hadley's life is so perfect it's almost like a fairytale. But everything falls apart when her visiting sister shows up dead on a running trail. She'd been seen talking to the creepy neighbor the day before but is there someone else out there with more sinister intentions?

There was not much to like about this book. The characters had no depth to them so I never felt very engaged with the story, and as the book went on I failed to catch any hint of suspense or thrill. The Clementine and Camille chapters came off as irrelevant and out of place. I found myself needing to consider what the point of them were which took me out of the story. From the beginning it's obvious who the killer is and what's even more obvious are the pains the author put into trying to create an alternative killer. The character of Faith seemed implausibly ridiculous and the main character Hadley was too naive to be real. This book was an easy read but it was wordy, unbelievable, and lacked energy. Its saving grace was the epilogue, I wish the whole book had that same tenacity.

Thank you Inkubator Books and Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for my honest review.

Great book! I didn’t really care for all the detail in the Camilla and Clementine chapters, but everything else held my interest. I really enjoyed this!

I had some expectations from this book as it asked us to expect a twist. It took great effort to focus on the book - the characters were dull and nothing was subtle. I flipped to the end (twist) because I couldn't get through the book and what a horrible dull twist. Dull, terrible - why is this even a published book?

Only You by Cathryn Grant is a pretty well-written book. Hadley has a seemingly perfect life with her husband Jonah and their daughter Geneva. Things change when Hadley's sister Alice visit, and things take a turn for the worst. I enjoyed most of the story, but to be frank, I skipped over the fairy tale part, just didn't seem relevant to the story at all. It seemed like a strange aside and added nothing to the narrative. Other than that, this book held my attention and I enjoyed it.

This book was an average read. The plot is gripping and the characters are well-described however they are not relatable. The main character is quite strange and I chust did not like her. The ending is a little random too.

Only You is a thriller about Hadley, her husband Jonah and her daughter Geneva. Their life was normal until they had to face a great loss. Hadley found a new friend in her next-door neighbour who was helping her to cope, but at the same time she had a negative feeling of her other neighbour; her good friend's (Deborah) son, Kenny. After a while, she found her next-door neighbour, Faith, too friendly and suffocating.

What I dislike about the book - this book has chapters on Hadley, Geneva and Clementine and Camille. I find the book not as engaging as I would like it to be. This book has chapters on Hadley, Geneva, and Clementine and Camille. The fairytale of Clementine and Camille, about 2 princesses and how they were meant to be together, was out of place at first. It was only after about 70% in that the significance of those chapters were more obvious, then it all started making sense. The mixture between fairytale and real life is not my cup of tea, so I find this the downside of the book.

What I like about the book is how secretive Hadley is, and how Faith was firstly portrayed as a friendly neighbour who became obsessive. The plot is interesting, and if it wasn't confusing, it would have been an amazing book!

This book was enjoyable without being enthralling. The main character spent a lot of time in hysteria over various things and seemed to have very easily forgotten about a huge childhood trauma. I feel the last chapter was unnecessary too. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't awful. It just could have been better, the premise was excellent.

Thank you NetGalley, author Cathryn Grant, and Inkubator Books for giving me a free arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
4 stars
After reading "The Guest" last year, I knew I would want to read more books by author Cathryn Grant, so we I saw she had a new book coming out, I just knew I needed to request an arc of it!
Author Grant has a wonderful way of crafting psychological thrillers that will make the reader have to keep reading until the very end.
Hadley is your typical suburban mum, living in her ideal house with her perfect family. While everything looks perfect from the outside, Hadley is harboring a deep secret within. When her sister comes from an unexpected visit, things begin to unravel within Hadley's life.
This book was in the povs of Hadley, the mother, and Geneva, the daughter. There were interwoven chapters about a fairytale title "Princess Camille and Princess Clementine," which at the beginning did not make much sense, but as the mystery and events start to be pulled back layer by layer, the connections begin to snap into place to make for a brilliant climax that had me holding my breath until the very end. Some parts of the plot were predictable, but the ins and out of how and why kept me turning pages to see how it was all going to come together. Overall, this was another great psychological thriller by this amazing author and I can't recommend it enough to readers. I can't wait for author Cathryn Grant's next book! Sign me up!

This is my second book by Cathryn Grant, I really enjoyed the previous book so was looking forward to this one.
Only You was a really interesting story, it did take me a little time to get into it but it was worth it. The characters were well written and the ending was really good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for my ARC.

This is the first novel I’ve read from Cathryn Grant and it certainly won’t be the last!

Hadley is living an idyllic life with her beloved husband and adored daughter. After a devastating loss Hadley must try to rebuild her life, keep hold of her friendships and job, engage with her friendly new neighbour and keep an eye on the creepy guy up the road. All with a detective breathing down her neck......

This is a wonderfully plotted physiological thriller that leaves you looking one way while something is emerging in another direction.

Secrets will be spilled, lives destroyed and a family tested. As the story plays out.......then BOOM! the epilogue hits you with another revelation!

Pacy and unique with a beautifully described setting. A gripping book that will keep you turning the pages long into the night.

Thank you to Inkubator Books and NetGalley for an ARC of this story in exchange for my honest review.

This was a nice palate cleanser after a lot of historical fiction novels lately. This is my first book by Cathryn Grant, and I enjoyed her writing style. This one did keep me on the edge of my seat throughout most of the book. I was able to connect with the characters as well. This as a nice thriller! Looking forward to more by this author.

3.5 Stars

I really enjoyed The Other Couple by this author so I thought I'd give this one a go. I want to start off with the positives and say I really liked the writing, the plot was unique and I liked most of the characters I was supposed to like. The book was very readable in the fact that I kept turning pages...and that ending/epilogue was amazing and turned the whole enjoyment of the book around for me up a notch.

Now for the negatives. I HATED the Camille/Chlementine chapters and thought they were absolutely unnecessary. A lot of the book was really impossible to believe and the author is really expecting reader to suspend belief a lot. I have a hard time with that. I did enjoy the book for the most part and I would recommend it to people who are looking for a "who" and "why" that isn't exactly thrilling but very suspenseful and keeps you turning pages...I read this in a day.

Hadley is happily married to Jonah with a fifteen-year-old daughter, Geneva. Life is good until two new people arrive in her neighborhood. Faith moves in next door, and Hadley’s good friend, Deborah, allows her adult son, Kenny, to move in with her. Faith is friendly—a bit TOO much—but also very needy.

Kenny is pretty much in love with Kenny and thinks the rest of the world should be, too. When someone close to Hadley is murdered, and Hadley’s husband falls under suspicion, she sets out to find the true killer. During that effort, her path will cross with Faith’s and Kenny’s time and time again.

In the beginning, I had a hard time settling into the book. Part of that is due to POV chapters from Hadley and Geneva that alternate with chapters devoted to a fairy tale between two characters named Camille and Clementine. This carries on through most of the book. Unfortunately, I found those chapters intrusive and annoying--mostly because I had no clue how they related to the main story. That becomes clear in the last quarter of the book, but I’m not a fan of how the tie-in was presented. I wish the author had found a different way, rather than spinning a fairy tale in a psychological fiction novel.

I wish I could have liked Geneva more, and most especially, Hadley. I was most sympathetic toward Jonah. Hadley’s behavior when he is first suspected of being a murderer made me dislike her. Geneva’s behavior, especially in the last quarter of the book was aggravating, and I had issues with how the police behaved in multiple parts.

I’m sure others will feel quite differently about this novel and find it enjoyable. It just wasn’t what I expected, although the writing is polished, and the story arc comes together at the end. 2.5 stars rounded to three for review purposes.

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