Read in double quick time as always with my heart in my mouth! AJ Campbell knows how to write a good psychological thriller. It starts without pulling any punches and builds from there to a breath-holding conclusion.

I always love how AJ Campbell writes her characters. They’re people you think you could quite easily know! Whenever I finish one of her books I always think how they would translate brilliantly to Netflix and I would be one of the first to watch them!

Thank you for letting me be an ARC reader for an honest review.

🎧Audio Book Review🎧

How Can I Trust You?
AJ Campbell

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This was absolutely packed with secrets and lies and kept me on my toes right up to the ending where the shocks were coming thick and fast.

Ashely and Dan have the perfect marriage. Having moved to the country, they have a beautiful home and great working partnership and a lovely environment to bring up their young son.
But when Lucy is killed at her daughter's birthday party and Dan is found standing over her, covered in blood - Ashley has to work out whether she can prove Dan's innocence, or whether she ever really knew him at all!

We follow this story from Ashley's pov and so as she searches and discovers more and more things, they come as a shock to all of us.
I really felt for her because it must be so difficult thinking you know everything about someone, only to find there were things being kept from you.
But did these really mean that he was a murderer?

Well, I have to admit that I flipped from trusting to not trusting Dan so many times in this book!
There was a long period where he was not present, but hearing everything past and present through Ashley's eyes meant that we struggled with the dilemma along with her.

The side characters fitted into the storyline well and this gave us plenty of suspects to explore.
I particularly liked Dan's brother, Lee.

I loved the way the characters developed over the course of the book and even though I think that deep down I knew the end result, I was still shocked as the reveals came.
The end scenes playing out swiftly,waving you no time to take it all in.

This was brilliantly written and the pace was perfect.
A nice slow burn to start with, allowing us to make our own theories, but the tension and pace ramping up as we learn more information.

Another great read by this author and I can't wait for the next one...


💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

I really enjoyed AJ Campbell's new novel, HOW CAN I TRUST YOU? I was sucked into this story right away. I thought that Ashley was really put through the ringer. I didn't know what to believe. Was Danny innocent or did someone else kill Lucy? This is a fast paced story that you can read or listen to in a day. I can highly recommend grabbing a copy. You won't be disappointed!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for my gifted ARC.

This review will be shared to my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to pub date.

Sometimes, in a book review, I’ll say that a book started with a bang. Well, this one started with two bangs! The prologue hits us with a car crash and then at the start of the present day story, we have a woman with her head smashed in with a hammer. Two literal bangs - that’s a good start for me!

So the hammer then; well that is taken to Lucy’s head at her daughter’s birthday party and when Ashley hears a scream and runs to see what has happened, she finds Lucy dead, with Ashley’s own husband, Daniel, standing over her body, with a hammer in his hand!

Inevitably Daniel is arrested but Ashley just can’t believe he would have murdered Lucy. As Ashley starts to investigate and find evidence to prove Daniel’s innocence, she discovers endless secrets and lies, and the twists start coming at a breathtaking pace. Buckle up! This is quite a ride!

4 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, A. J. Campbell and Bookouture, for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I can always count on AJ Campbell’s books to be twisty and hook me from the start. Before starting this book I was in a major book slump and I knew this book would get me out of the slump. I savored every minute of this twisted thriller/murder mystery that had me on a roller coaster of emotions. I had so many theories and every time I thought I was right, I was completely wrong! I would have never guessed the ending and that’s why I LOVE AJ Campbell’s books! This is a book that you need to READ!

****Many thanks to Bookouture, AJ Campbell, and NetGalley for my #gifted copy in turn for my honest review!

Rating it 4.5 stars rounding up to 5 stars on NetGalley.

How Can I Trust You
A.J. Campbell
Bookature Publishing
Pub. April 8, 2024

This is another addictive book from A.J.Campbell. She always manages to hook and pull me in from the start, and this new one is no different.
Especially with that prologue!

Here, we follow Ashley's husband Danny, who is accused of murdering his best friend. He was found standing over her body with a hammer in his hand, and now Ashley is left wondering if her husband is actually capable of murder.
She's done some digging on her own and discovered lies upon lies.. With each revelation in her world, her marriage feels more precarious. Can she trust him?

With well crafted, likable characters and a fast-paced plot line, this book was set up for perfection.
Suspense, tention, mystery, murder, secrets, and so many lies will all keep you on the edge of your seat.
Overall, this is a fantastic domestic thriller with some heart-pounding twists that will keep you guessing till the end. I highly recommend you don't miss this book. I predict this might be the best thriller of the

Fast paced, gripping with amazing twists. Everything I want in a domestic noir and boy did this deliver. I flew through it and ne er wanted it to end, it had everything I needed to have me completely hooked!! Definitely recommend for domestic noir fans

I've read most of this authors books by now and have loved them all so jumped at the chance to read her lasted one and I was not disappointed, another absolute cracker that I flew through because I just had to find out what happened.

I love the Authors style of writing, this a fast paced gripping and engaging storyline with quick chapters that flow into each other so smoothly, and a very character driven book with well developed characters some likeable and others untrustworthy. I adored Ashley she was so likeable & relatable and a wonderful mother who's loyalty was being tested & her world upended, I felt so much empathy for the struggle she was facing and the guilt she felt for second guessing everything she thought she knew about her husband Danny and their life, but I admired her strength & determination to face it all head on. As for Danny I constantly went back & forth on my feelings around him, not believing a word he said to feeling sorry for him and believing he was a good man just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was kept guessing to the very end, changing my mind numerous times about what happened to Lucy and at who's hands, the author created a perfect whirl of suspense until the very end with a few unexpected surprises thrown in.

Also as someone who grew up in a small village I absolutely loved the setting in the village of Thyme End with the author nailing small village life, I could picture it all perfectly and found myself thinking a lot 'yep this would definitely happen'

Thank you so much to the author and publishers for an advanced copy of this book, I absolutely loved it and would highly recommended.

This book has me gripped from the very beginning, I couldn't put my kindle down! I absolutely loved all the twists thrown in, absolutely fantastic!
Highly recommend.

Thank you Net Galley and Bookouture for an ARC of this book. This was a quick read and kept me turning the pages . Ashley and her husband Danny go to a neighborhood party with their son. Elliot wants his Mom to go on the bouncy with him . As she is gone to the other part of the house she hears a scream. Several people go looking for where it came from only to find Lucy, a very close friend bludgeoned to death with Danny standing with blood all over him and a hammer in his hand. He has to go with the cops to be questioned. Things just go downhill for Ashley and her husband from this point.

I would highly recommend this book.

Ashley, Danny and their son, Elliot, attend a birthday party. The party is for Grace, the daughter of Danny's childhood friend Lucy. During the party Ashley hears a man screaming, she goes to investigate and ultimately find her husband standing over the body of Lucy, holding the murder weapon. Could he have killed her?

Trust is of such importance in any relationship, especially marriage, so when Ashley finds herself doubting the man she married, that trust is shattered.

As she unravels the layers of deceitful behaviour, such as a secret phone, undisclosed appointments and money stashed away, she feels like she doesn't know her husband anymore.

This was a fast paced thriller, with great characters and exciting twists.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this Arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fast read for me as the story had a great pace giving out clues to who the killer could be throughout the book. A shocking death makes everyone who lives in this community suspect. Many secrets were uncovered (each character had skeletons in their closet) and led to a mind-blowing ending. The name of the community they lived in, Thyme End, was awkward to read and seemed like a weird name for a community but overall, the book was fast moving, I didn't trust any of the characters, but that made for a riveting read that kept my mind engaged trying to find out who was the killer.

So so good! Could not put this one down. Such a great fast paced thriller! My first time reading this author and won’t be the last!

This is one of those books where it is hard to give a review without giving you a spoiler! My first book by this author. A very immersible read with relentless pacing that will keep fans of psychological thrillers awake WAY into the night. This is a one stop read so plan your evening in advance. There is not one moment during this book where I was certain I knew the outcome or the answer or the bad guy or the future. Kudos AJ Campbell.

Although I have other books of AJ's to read this is the first book of hers I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it kept my interest all the way through as I was eager to find out what was going on kept me guessing and constantly changing my mind about Danny looking forward to other books by her now

Thank you Netgalley & Bookouture for an eARC of How Can I Trust You? by AJ Campbell.

This book is told from the POV of main character Ashley. Her best friend tragically (and brutally) dies at a party - and her husband is accused. She starts snooping, and finds a whole lot more than she bargained for. The question is - Did he really do it?

3 stars for the book itself, 4 for the audio version as the narrator does a great job! I really enjoy reading Campbells' work, and this one was no different. I did find the story to drag a bit in the middle, but the end was fantastic! As always, can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

I always love a book by this author, I just go away into a different place it is pure escapism. There are hints at the beginning and you think how is this going to impact, then something else happens and you think okay there is where it is going to go and then completely different. (trying to be really careful with spoilers). So this was a day and a bit listen for me as I really needed to know what was happening.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Bookouture for the book #HowCanITrustYou by #AJCambell. This book is a roller coaster ride of emotions, with murder, lies and secrets. Ashley’s friend has been murdered and I keep finding hidden secrets. Do you really know someone? Can my husband be a killer?

I had to suspend disbelief when all the moms were jumping in the bounce house, although I have heard that health care after child birth is better in other countries, because no mom I know can jump without peeing a little. It was a nice happy way to start the story, however.
I was so worried about our girl throughout the book. She was more worried about being judged than being hurt. She was also more concerned with protecting her husband than self preservation. In that way I could not relate.
I did like the way the story unfolded.
Can't wait to read the next one.

Wow what a wild ride!! AJ Campbell's books are always page turners where I find myself not putting them down to the end. This was no different. The way Campbell writes brings you into the story in a way that makes you forget the outside world.