I really enjoyed it! I’ve read a few books recently that have felt a bit ‘samey’ so it was refreshing that this storyline was unique and original. There are lots of unexpected twists throughout that will make you want to keep reading late into the night whether you want to or not!

Parts of the plot seemed a little unrealistic and I found myself thinking that this would never happen in real life making this a 4* instead of a 5* - but, having said that, I really hope it never does happen in real life! The pace of this book really picks up in the second half and I was kept guessing right up until the every end which I loved! Highly recommend 🙌🏻

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books for this eARC.

This book started off slow and then the second half really got going! I did feel the book was a bit repetitive in places but on the whole a great read.

Emma's gangster, control freak of a husband was locked up for 5 years and gave her a list if rules she must obey, or else. This is quite a psychological read that messes with your mind. Every move she makes she is being watched. Every person she gets too friendly with gets hurt. She's living in a nightmare world. I had to read to the end to find out if she got out,

This is a slow burn read that just builds up like a pressure cooker. The first half did feel a little bit repetitive at times but, that said, it still held my attention. The second half was much more pacier and I just couldn't put it down. With plenty of twists and turns in the storyline it kept me entertained and I throughly enjoyed it.

Not a bad little book . Bit of a slow burner at the start but quite gritty , good few twists and turns . Enjoyable , would recommend to my friends

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The Prisoner's Wife - Ali Blood
4/5

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Thank you @netgalley and @AliBlood for the chance to get an early read. I liked the sound of this book so couldn't wait to read it and I was not disappointed. I was hooked from the start and found it hard to put down. I liked how it kept you in suspense and that kept going all the way throughout the book. It was easy to sympathise with Emma's character I was rooting for a good outcome for her. I would recommend this book.

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The Prisoner’s Wife by Ali Blood thrilling, tense and amazingly paced.
A captivating debut.

This is a great read that definitely had me racing through the pages.
An absolutely addictive, compelling and gripping true page turner!!!
The writing is terrific, the dialogue is realistic it felt like I was walking around inside this book!
I enjoyed how Emma pulls you right into her story!
This was one of those that kept me up all night turning the pages!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Avon,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this eARC!

Her husband is in prison and he's left her a set of rules she must live by until he gets out. Her in-laws are so controlling and she has some dark secrets of her own.

This was gripping and the ending was superb. Lots of great twists.

A very gripping story, a real psychological thriller.

This book was everything I could want in a. Book!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

Well what a phenomenal debut! I need more!! This has been everything I had hoped for and more.

Emma is married to top dog, dodgy character Tommy. As this begins, Tommy is found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Only, this doesn’t mean freedom for wife Emma.

Tommy has left Emma a set of rules she needs to live by and follow while he’s inside. He makes it clear that his mother and brother will be the ones keeping an eye on her. If Emma doesn’t follow the rules, her family will get hurt.

My heart has raced as I’ve read this book. Blood has pulled me in and I’ve found this a book which has been completely impossible to put down. I have devoured page after page of this gem in just one sitting.

There are so many complications for Emma in this one- a controlling husband, colourful and uncaring in laws, fear and urgency to protect her own family and she’s haunted by mistakes she has made while Tommy has been inside.

This book has everything I’d hoped it would have. I have been left completely speechless by this one and wish I could experience reading this for the first time all over again.

Blood is going to be an author to watch out for. This is engaging, gripping, addictive and completely unpredictable. An absolute must read and one I will be recommending to everyone.

Wow this book brings a punch and a good one at that. Set aside a day to read it as you will not want to put it down.

I can honestly say I didn’t expect this book to be as good as it was but wow I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be reading more by this author, a page turner from beginning to end.. Emma has everything in life she could want but her husband is a bad man and when he goes to prison for 5 years she realises she is stuck with him regardless, a great read ..

This one was great kept me wanting to read and finished in two sittings! Definitely a great first book look forward to ore by this author.

🚨 2nd February 2023 Release Date 🚨 I will remind you to buy it on release, if you haven’t pre-ordered by then.

The synopsis: Emma is married to a London gangster. She didn’t know he was a gangster when she married him, and now he is in prison, she wants to escape, but he will never let her go.

🤯I loved this from the second I picked it up. It is flippin’ brilliant! I could not put it down. It is so well written - you can feel the tension, the anxiety and the need to walk on eggshells. I can’t even begin to feel what it would be like to be in this situation in real life. The level of control and manipulation and the slow way this is implemented by the husband gets will get your pulse racing.

📕There are limited characters in this book - the whole thing is based around how Emma feels and her experiences and I love it for this. This is not a typical London gangster book, it shows how the unwilling wife along for the ride feels, and her helpless desperation.

⛳️This is a debut by Ali Blood, and I can’t wait to see if he keeps up this standard for his next one!

A solid 5 stars in a genre I wouldn’t usually read.
Gangland crime fiction is not my thing but the spiel for this got me intrigued, and I’m glad it did
A clever story of a woman who innocently married a monster. She didn’t know he was a crime boss until it was too late.
Her life is a misery. He’s controlling and bullying but now he’s in prison
The book starts as he gets sentenced to five years.
His wife’s celebration of freedom doesn’t even last until the next day
His brother and partners are keeping her in a virtual prison. Watching her every move.
But she’s already made a mistake whilst he was on remand.
Now she’s being blackmailed.
Who can she turn to
A brilliant twisting tale full of surprises

Slow burn but takes some dark turns, creepy characters and protagonist doesn’t seem to know who she’s up against. Enjoyable thriller 3.5 rounded up

Imagine being trapped in a marriage with no way out. This is the situation that Emma faces when her husband is sent to prison for five years. She had naively thought that he would release her to live her life away from his manipulative powerful dangerous family but even inside a cell, he still controlled everything she did with a set of intolerable rules and people watching her every move.
As Emma searches for a way out her life crumbles around her and just keeps worsening. Yes, she continues to be looked after in a luxury flat and have no money worries but as her husband’s lifestyle becomes apparent her fears heighten and the need to get away strengthens.
This novel had some surprising twists, which made for an enjoyable read.
My thanks to Net Galley and Avon Publishers for the advanced reader copy of this book.

His in prison but he wants her to be the prisoner.
A real great debut novel kept me hooked the whole way through.I really look forward to reading more by this author in the future.
Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC

A creepy dark and atmospheric read that I read in one sitting and kept me on the edge of my seat with my heart pounding for most of the book. Twisty, fast paced and atmospheric I loved it

I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. So much drama, a crazy, screwed up family that I couldn't wait to find out what happens. Such a good book. A definite recommend.

Thank you Avon Books and NetGalley.

All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Emma’s husband claims he is innocent.
Emma’s husband is a liar.

And he’s not done with her yet…

Very creepy! I felt unnerved while reading but I could not put this book down