Thank you kindly to NetGalley for the ARC.

I initially was super excited to read this title based on the summary and name of the book alone, as it seemed to be marrying my love of domestic thrillers and relaxation by way of manicure. However, I thought the book to be a bit disturbing and too dark for my taste. It was hard for me to get into it and stay focused, which led to me trudging through the whole book. I do think this would be someone else's cup of tea, it just wasn't mine unfortunately.

If you like dark, intense thrillers this one is for you! The abuse was too much for me personally but still rating it 5 stars because the writing from what I read was really good so if dark thrillers are your thing, you will love it!

I received a free copy of, The Nail Salon, by Natalie Tambini, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Everyone has secrets at the nail salon, just like the beauty parlor, and your local bartender, they know everyones secrets. When a teenage girl goes missing its up to DCI Sue Fisher to find her. I found the abuse in this book to be way too disturbing, the level of abuse was over the top.

I really enjoyed this mystery! I love a suburban housewife mystery and this was just that. I was hooked and surprised at every corner of this story and enjoyed the ride!

This turned out a lot darker than I imagined, and normally that would be a good think, but comparing the actual book to the blurb-- entirely different stories. So, while I enjoyed parts, I was annoyed at how different it was from what I was made to expect.

Melanie is the owner of a neighborhood nail salon and the confidant of all her customers. She knows who is unfaithful, who has financial problems, who is using drugs…you get the picture. She keeps these secrets and many more personal ones. In The Nail Salon, all these secrets will collide, exposing deep fissures that may never be repaired. When a teenage girl goes missing, DCI Sue Fisher investigates the case, ignoring problems of her own. There are many shocking twists before this case is solved.

I can’t write more without spoilers. I have never read a thriller like this. Buy or borrow The Nail Salon, turn off your phone and settle down in a comfortable chair because you won’t be able to put this book down.I cannot wait to see what Natalie Tambini does next. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and Natalie Tambini for this ARC.

I found this book disappointing, while the idea of the nail salon being a central part of this thriller/procedural was great, there were so many tenuous links and extra storylines that it was hard to find much to hang on to.

I am concerned that this book may not deal with some of the more sensitive topics very appropriately but I do not want to spoiler here. I hope that this has been checked as it did seem a bit poor to use as shock value.

This is such a twisty book you can't see what's going to happen next. I loved the mix of gossipy scenes and police procedural I think it made a good balance of suspense and added to the feeling that you never truly know what is happening until the very end. I also thought the ending was great and fit the story perfectly.

This was a winner! Well written charismatic characters, a different plot than usual, a protagonist we seem to like, quick twists and turns make you keep reading and the ending is bizarre and perfect for this story.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the eARC The Nail Salon.

3.5 stars. I was very pleasantly impressed by this book. The twists and turns kept me engaged throughout the book. I love what the writer did at the end to the main character. My review would have been very different if it didn't end the way it did.
I would suggest only reading this book if you are an open minded and accepting human. I would hate for someone's bigotry to hinder this writers book based on their closeminded beliefs.

A very well written police procedural interlaced with some gossipy tales from a mail salon where nothing is kept a secret… So good and suspenseful!

Thank you for the ARC, but this book wasn't for me. I was really excited to read this after reading the summary. I thought it was going to be housewives with secrets or something similar. Instead, I found this book to be disturbing. The book was very dark and not the psych thriller I was expecting. I just personally didn't like it and couldn't read the whole book. I did jump to the ending and realized that I mase the right decision to not read the whole thing.. I'm afraid it would have given me nightmares. Again, just my opinion.

This book really did far exceed my expectations! I don't want to give anything away but from the start, this plot is just so different from any other thriller I've come across. There are no stereotypes or not predictable twists and turns. My jaw was on thr floor more than once and I couldnt read it fast enough to get some kind of explanation! You're never entirely sure what's actually going on and when you think you do know? Well turns out you were wrong. Ots so cleverly written and plotted out. The writing just flows beautifully and the characters are vividly brought to life. You can picture these people so so easily, and you know these places! The reader is completely transported into this world and into these secrets. This is a must read!!

Definitely one of my favourite books of the year so far, it had everything in it, definitely one of my favourite authors lately

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Nail Salon is one of the best crime books I have read in a long time. The story grabs you right from the start, with twists and turns you don’t see coming throughout. The story is well written, the characters are engaging and well fleshed out, I couldn’t put it down.