The Choice is the second stand-alone novel by British filmmaker, playwright and author P.D. Viner. Not even an hour after she tells her new boyfriend that she loves him, Sarah has been forced to stab him in the heart. Soon after, covered in blood and locked in a Brighton AirBnB bedroom with his body as the sound of sirens grows louder, she has to figure out how not to go to prison for murder.

From there, she’s chasing a clue to what happened fifteen years earlier, what has had her staying under the radar ever since, while on the run from the police and a murderous pair heavily invested in that same past. With her face on the front page of the tabloids, who can she trust?

Sarah’s journey involves quite a bit of theft: shoes from a charity bin; food from a food bank; cash, goods and services on a stolen debit card; but needs must. She is given help from perhaps surprising quarters. It is difficult to say more without spoilers.

The story is told in a first-person narrative from Sarah’s perspective with occasional flashbacks. It’s probably best to don your disbelief suspenders from the first page and just strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride. True, there are stereotypes, melodramas and plot holes, and some of the backstory revelation is less than subtle, but there’s also plenty of action, some nail-biting tension, quite a few twists and a good helping of dark humour. An entertaining page-turner.
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A quick paced thriller with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout! I really enjoyed this read and would definitely recommend.

To save your life
You must kill the one you love
Can you do it?
Sarah is madly in love with boyfriend Theo, and can’t wait to go on their first weekend away.
But by the end of the first night, Theo is dead. And Sarah has killed him. But she swears she had no choice.
She was forced to kill Theo because of something that happened a lifetime ago … something buried in her past.
Now, Sarah has one week to find the truth of what happened back then and prove her innocence, before she’s turned over to the police.
She’s spent years running from the truth – but now the choices of her past might destroy her future.

This is an amazing read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my own honest voluntary review.

The Choice by P.D. Viner.
Sarah is madly in love with boyfriend Theo, and can’t wait to go on their first weekend away. But by the end of the first night, Theo is dead. And Sarah has killed him. But she swears she had no choice. She was forced to kill Theo because of something that happened a lifetime ago … something buried in her past. Now, Sarah has one week to find the truth of what happened back then and prove her innocence, before she’s turned over to the police. She’s spent years running from the truth – but now the choices of her past might destroy her future.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked Sarah. This is a new author for me. 5*.

Thank you for the opportunity to preview The choice. I had this book on my shelf and picked it up this week. I read it in 2 days. This was what I was looking for. The book is not what it appears. It starts with a murder. And what you think is not what it appears. The entire book is a rollercoaster of bad guys and those who could be bad guys.
It starts with a young woman who has a past and is in the run. The author peels the story like a grape and with each page you learn more about her and why she is in hiding. She’s on a journey to find the truth. And that journey is dangerous. She may dying to find out why her husband is dead, why bad guys want her. and who the hell she really is.
Really good. Very well written and quite scary.
Recommend

Fast paced hooks you in. Great book that keeps your attention.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book

Amazing story really captivated me !!!!will defo read other books by this author first book I've read of them but will be back that's for sure!!!!! Loved every minute of it :)

This was an absolutely bonkers thrill ride. The book was entertaining as heck, but required a huge suspension of disbelief and the implausibility got to be a bit too much.

The Choice
By P.D. Viner

5 stars

Billed as “a twisty, suspenseful crime thriller that will hook you from the first page”. The book lived up to every word.

The Choice is a classic triller tale with twists and turns that keeps the reader engaged, turning page after page to reach the climax.

Deception, murder, greed and revenge fill the pages.

Sarah is madly in love with boyfriend Theo and can’t wait to go on their first weekend away. But by the end of the first night, Theo is dead. She was forced to kill Theo because of something that happened a lifetime ago … something buried in her past. Now, Sarah is searching her past for the truth of what happened back then and prove her innocence, before she’s turned over to the police.

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This thriller is actually a very interesting thriller and is also an action packed thriller.

The story starts with Sarah stabbing a man named Theo and then running away from the police. But there was a main reason why Sarah must have stabbed Theo. Almost fifteen years ago, Sarah who was earlier known as Rebecca was married to Drew, a petty thief and he owed to the Vincent brothers. Vincent brothers would have hired Theo to fall in love with Sarah. Now Sarah is running away from the Vincent brothers in order to save herself and from the police, as the police do not believe her story.

This was in my opinion an OK, thriller. Though the first part was slightly boring, it got a little bit more interesting towards the end. This whole book feel like you are watching some sort of an action movie with Sarah, the main character running away from the gang group so as a result, some of the things that are happening in the book felt unbelievable. Sarah to me felt like an unrealistic character. There weren't many twists and turns that you would normally expect in a psychological thriller and not very fast paced--it was a slow burn thriller. The writing to me was OK but the author in my opinion did a great job writing a female protagonist. Overall, this is an OK thriller worth three stars..

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hera publishers for the ARC. The review is based on my opinion only

Sara kills someone she is smitten with out of necessity. She has been on the run for ages and has her sordid past with layer upon layer of secrets to deal with. Sounds intriguing, right? It is. But then out of body stuff starts happening which is out of my comfort zone so it was impossible to be engaged, though I wanted to be.

The Choice is definitely riveting, tense and suspenseful. The out of body situations and suspension of disbelief are too difficult to believe for me...there was no connection between me and any characters and felt rather mechanical. The writing, while interesting, was also confusing at times. My hope was for a tense and suspenseful thriller without the extras. Just not for me but may work for others.

Thank you to Hera Books and NetGalley.

Why have I never read anything from this author before? This was over the top but I just dived right in and never looked back. It was perfect.

I like the switch in timelines so you can understand where Sarah/Rebecca is coming from. It's like peeking behind the curtain.

This tale is creepy and scary in parts. Suspenseful and tense! I courier get enough.

I will be reading more from this author.

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Rollercoaster…
Running from the past is not always the best choice but when you have your own life hanging in the balance what would you do? Who to believe though in this tension fuelled read with an underlying undercurrent of menace. Rollercoaster of a suspense, packed with action and unpredictable twists and turns, a well crafted cast of characters and a vein of deliciously dark humour.

The Choice is a clever, gripping and unexpected read. Leave it to P.D Viner to set the stage with a plot that initially leaves you with more questions than answers and characters that are inadvertently bound to one another through a series of events. I struggled to keep this book away as life played catch up with me! There are time travel elements, but they are woven beautifully and presented at the correct times to help shed light on a series of unfortunate events. As a reader, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Sarah's circumstances, and her varied emotions of helplessness, grit, acceptance, forgiveness and determination shone through. The blanket of uncertainty and survival is almost smothering, coupled with memorable twists and turns that work exceptionally well for this compelling plot. The ending is mindblowing and well-executed.
I look forward to reading more work from this author.

Thank you, NetGalley and Hera Books, for giving me this ARC. This honest review is left voluntarily.

This book starts off fast and builds up speed quickly and adds so many twists that you are never sure what is going to happen next. Within the first few chapters you get sucked in and trying to figure out how Sarah disappeared when Theo is killed. The book then goes back and forth a bit on what happened in Sarah's past to get to where she is now. A lot of times I thought this book was a bit much and had a lot of unbelievable twists, but it was throughly entertaining and one hell of a rollercoaster ride.

I did enjoy how P.D.Viner wrote this book and built up the characters. I really enjoyed how he intertwined the characters and most of them were connected somehow. It reminds me a bit of the butterfly effect and I loved every minute of it. The only characters I thought would have been added to the mix are the two kids Sarah found when she first got away from the killers.

This book is a bit much at times but so worth the read. You want to keep turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next. This is a must read and I look forward to seeing what else this author has written.
A huge thank you to NetGalley and Hera Books for this ARC in return for an honest review.

Wow! What an intense read from page one. Author P.D. Viner made it very easy to fly through this book.
There is so much action and thrills that you just can't stop to take a break. You NEED to keep going.
This book is fast paced and will get your adrenaline pumping.
The Choice is just that, all about choices and how the ones we make in our pasts could potentially disrupt our future...
I enjoyed this book as I could not put it down. I liked the way it gripped me and I loved the crazy thrilling ride it took me on.

The Choice starts with action and suspense and does not let up until the very last page. Recommended for those who love a fast-paced extreme-level type of mystery/suspense book. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Wow, this was action packed! It did not let up for a minute. I think something happened in every single chapter.

Some of the events were a little unbelievable and left me thinking Sarah was the unluckiest person alive. I did like that everything linked to the story, and there was only one timeline.

I cannot decide how I felt about Sarah. Sometimes I rooted for her, others I found her a bit annoying. I’m not sure if this was on purpose, but it was a little bit frustrating.

I also found, on occasion, it wasn’t clear how Sarah had reached her conclusion or decision; it just happened, this left me feeling like I had missed bits.

This was an enjoyable read, and I’d recommend it to friends looking for an action packed read, rather than a psychological thriller.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There were a lot of twists that I didn’t see coming. I loved how everyone’s story interconnected. This would be an excellent book for an assignment on greed, as well as the impacts of poverty. The only thing I would have liked to see was less “chance” interactions with Sarah/Rebecca/Fran and the brothers. If there were instances where she thought she heard their voice or thought she heard someone and hid, but then realized it wasn’t them, I think that would have helped be more suspenseful when it was them. But almost everywhere she went, they showed up so I was able to predict that they would show up somewhere. However, this book kept me engaged and wanting more. I would recommend it!

I never repeat the blurb. This was quite a quick and easy read but the story was somewhat implausible and I don't like having to suspend my disbelief to quite such an extent. Persevered but was relieved to get to the end.