In The End of Getting Lost, a married couple, Gina and Duncan, travel around Europe on a romantic adventure. Unfortunately, Gina suffers from amnesia due to a head injury. Gina feels that Duncan is hiding something from her, but she’s not all that forthcoming either.

The End of Getting Lost is told from the alternating viewpoints of Gina and Duncan. It is a domestic mystery of lies and deceit. The story takes place during the 1990s, which I enjoyed. However, I found the characters unlikable, and the story never fully grasped my attention.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I DNFed this book at 50%. I wasn't enjoying the story or the characters. I would give it a 2 star rating. I didn't hate it, but since I wasn't compelled to pick it up, I needed to move on in my reading.

I started this one and I had a hard time getting into the book. It just wasn't grabbing me at the time, so I did not finish... I appreciate the consideration!

Interesting-not sure about the ending, but was left with an overall good feeling about the book. It was unexpected and I loved the setting of no cell phones, email, etc-really giving it a feeling of being disconnected even when around people.

I enjoyed this novel even though I had no idea where it was going! Duncan and Gina are on a European vacation when Gina has an accident, hits her head, and has trauma to her brain so she isn't able to remember everything she should. Going back and forth in time, the book recreates their meeting and falling in love, but most importantly, their deceptions. lies, and secrets. Kind of made me feel like I had amnesia as I wasn't really sure whose "truths" to believe! But it's a fun ride to be sure, as the couple travels and we're never sure where they'll end up! Go in expecting to suspend your disbelief (and never marry a man or woman who acts like they do)! Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

This was an interesting premise, but poorly executed. I liked that it was set in 1996 and that's about it. I'm just not a fan of over-the-top thrillers. I also didn't care about the characters.

This one mostly kept my interest, but I never really developed strong affinity for either character.

I can’t say that I liked the characters. You get to know Gina and Duncan pretty well, but I never reached that level where I could fully sympathize or relate. And the support characters do not have enough to their development to provide that kind of connection.

However, I loved how it was unique with a story I really hadn't read before.
If you are looking for a suspenseful read that will envelop you with its atmospheric world and hold you in its grip with its thrilling plot, The End of Getting Lost is just what you are looking for.

A thriller that makes you question the married couple, and if someone is maliciously causing issues or if the other partner is really crazy. I LOVE books like this and highly recommend these sorts of thrillers. I had fun reading The End of Getting Lost and was most definitely hooked!

I liked this but didn’t love it. There are some aspects that are a little far fetched but I’m a little more accepting of that when it comes to thrillers. The atmosphere is lovely though. The European backdrop is the saving grace of this story.

I think for me, this book was just too similar to another I had read recently so it didn't get a fair chance with me. The writing was fine it just didn't stand out.

The story is set in 1996, before cell phones and social media were in existence which is such a refreshing change.

Gina is a dancer and Duncan is her husband. She has an accident and can’t remember the last year of her life. She has to trust her husband to fill in the blanks and he discourages her from calling her father or her best friend. He’s not being completely truthful, but what is Duncan hiding?
The book alternates timelines as we see what’s going on in the present and then we get the backstory of the characters’ lives. Will Gina remember her past, or can Duncan keep up the pretence and keep her away from the truth? The more you read you realise that neither Duncan nor Gina has the full story about different events

Two talented people and the obsession of love, the travails of marriage and the secrets kept. By the end of the novel, it's apparent Gina and Duncan need each other and are lucky to have found one another.

I thought this was original and the writing is good but I never really developed a strong affinity for either character. The mystery wasn't as much of a mystery as I was hoping to be.

I would like to read more by the author.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I did not see something in this book that so many others obviously did. Instead I saw a story that got lost and didn't really have an ending. I thought I was reading a thriller about a woman who has lost her memory and her husband who is hiding something from her. But then the story starts bouncing around to their past and this added nothing to the story I thought I was reading. By the end, I realized this was more a story about the evolution of their relationship with each other and their relationships with those around them. Sure there was a whole lot of deception but it didn't provide any suspense, just confusion.

In the end, I hate both of these main characters. They need copious amounts of therapy. They shouldn't be together. This is really, in the end, a story about how a relationship should not be. Nothing they do is healthy.

But the writing, though. That's really where the 4 stars comes in. There were parts where the story dragged and I really felt the length of the chapters and really struggled with picking it up and continuing, but in the last three-quarters especially, things started picking up and you started (or, at least, I did) getting suspicious of how much Gina actually knew, and then you get to the twist, and I hate it, but it also kept me on the edge of my seat, so my compliments to the writing.

Would I categorize this as a thriller? Not entirely, no. When Duncan kidnaps Gina, and that final line of the story, sure. But in-between that, it didn't feel like a thriller to me, personally. But then again, I haven't read too many of them, so maybe I just don't know how thrillers are, maybe.

Either way, great book, really enjoyed the story while simultaneously hating the characters. Thank you to Netgalley for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

The End of Getting Lost, by Robin Kirman is a psychological thriller.. with many twists and turns. I have to say Kirman is a terrific writer. I want sure what to think when reading the description but I am glad I got a chance too. Gina and Duncan are a young married couple traveling through Europe and life is good. Life is seemingly perfect and yet things are so off. Both Gina and Duncan are artist, one a dancer and one a composer. Gina has an head injury, where when she wakes up she can’t remember the last year. As they travel Duncan is getting more and more quiet and skittish. What could he be hiding? Why is he being so strange? Gina can’t put her finger on it and it is starting to frustrate her. They go between different countries and meet up with different friends. But everyone seems to be worried about the two of them. It’s 1996, so removed their are no cell phones or the internet to keep in touch with their families. So they are really detached. The truth starts to get more blurry as Gina’s memory slowly starts coming back. This story had so many twists and turns and I rally had no idea how it was going to end. I kept reading to see how this was going to play out and I was surprised. You can’t believe how many secrets a couple can keep from each other and how deceptive they can be to keep them. And how can love make some people so crazy.. I want to thank Netgalley & the author for my copy of this book for an honest review. It was my pleasure to read & review it. This was a four star read for me.

This is a novel that can be read in one of two ways: a passionate love story OR a story about two seriously delusional, screwed up people who find each other and live happily ever after. I read the latter.

Gina Reinhold and Duncan Lowy are talented artists. She is a professional dancer and he is a composer. When we meet them, they are traveling in Europe on a delayed second honeymoon. Gina, however, has had some sort of accident in Berlin and she is struggling with memory loss. Slowly, Gina begins to realize that Duncan may not be being 100% honest and seems to be keeping secrets from her. We've read that story before . . .. woman has an accident, loses her memory, and is being gaslighted by an evil husband. This is not that. Duncan truly, madly, passionately loves Gina. But he is, in fact. keeping secrets.

My problem was that I really, really didn't like either Gina or Duncan. I thought Gina was self-centered and living a life of magical thinking, and I thought Duncan was a weak-willed dishrag with no sense of self. In addition, they were both incredibly manipulative. I love watching Succession, which is a show that is completely peopled by A-holes, because it's so over the top that it's a joy to watch. But reading about Gina and Duncan, not for me. I just didn't like them.

My thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me an eGalley in exchange for posting an honest review. The End of Getting Lost will surely find a loyal audience, just not me.

Thanks to Simon Audio I listened to this one on audio. Unfortunately I wasn't a big fan of the story. I generally love audiobooks with a male and female narrator, but I struggled to keep my focus on what was going on in the story. Perhaps I would have liked like this more had I read it. Either way it's a quick read or listen coming at just a little over 8 hours. I have seen some positive reviews so if you read/listen to this one I hope you enjoy it more then I did!

Enjoyed this colorful romp - there were some moments when the plot stretches credibility (really? not recognized? and nothing left behind?) but it's like reading an adventurous movie script - which it soon will be!

A story of love and deception. A strange and unsettling read that was suspenseful. I enjoyed the travel in the novel. The big twist at the end was a surprise.

**I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book.

This story is about Duncan and Gina going on a belated honeymoon in Europe. Gina has suffered a head injury and doesn't remember much about the last year. It becomes clear that Duncan is hiding things from not only Gina, but family and friends also. The author alternates the story from each of the characters so that you get the whole picture. A very enjoyable read with an ending with a twist.

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review.

I was drawn in by the premise of The End of Getting Lost - it’s 1996 and a couple is on their honeymoon when the wife sustains a head injury and loses a lot of her memory. She’s relying on her husband to fill in the gaps - but is he telling the truth?

Interesting, right? And intentionally set pre-cell phone when it was possible to be disconnected from everyone else in your life.

Unfortunately the execution didn’t work for me. For most of the book it felt like a story I’ve heard a hundred times. At points it managed to be both over the top and boring at the same time. There were some interesting turns near the end - but I don’t feel like they were enough to make up for the rest of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance reading copy.