Once I started this book, I couldn’t put it down. An edge of your seat thriller. It grabbed me from the very beginning. At first I thought, wow, that’s my dream living in a remote Scottish cabin. That didn’t last long. Great story telling! Enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Embla books for the chance to read this ARC!

Mary, 28, lives with her husband, Cal, in a remote cabin. There is no TV, radio or phone. Cal works trimming trees. He heads out every day in his truck leaving Mary behind to take care of the house, keep the garden going, and cook him delicious meals. Cal is very religious and spouts off Bible verses all the time. Mary is miserable trying to do everything to keep Cal happy. Mary never goes anywhere with Cal and after living for 10 years like this, she is quite stressed.

As we spend more time with this couple, we realize that there is much more to the story than we might expect. Realizing that Mary is in quite a perilous position is mind-boggling and made my stomach flip over. I just couldn’t put this book down and kept thinking of how I might get myself out of the situation that Mary has been put in. A total edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting story that will send chills down your spine and make angry smoke come out of your ears. I don’t want to say much more about the plot, but suffice to say that this is cruelty to the max.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A tense and thrilling read as you discover the secrets of Mary’s life. Really showcases the feelings and emotion of the central character.

"The Woman in the Cabin" by Becca Day is a heart-pounding thriller that hooks you right from the start. Day skillfully blends a compelling storyline with well-developed characters, drawing you into their lives and the tension that unfolds.

The pacing is relentless, filled with twists that keep you guessing and eagerly turning the pages. Day's writing is both engaging and vivid, making it hard to put the book down. I found myself completely immersed, racing to discover how the story would unfold.

This book is a must-read for fans of suspense. You’ll be left breathless, wanting more, and I can't wait to explore more of Becca Day's work in the future!

This is by far my favorite from this author. Going in blind, this starts off in a way that has the reader questioning what the situation is exactly, which I love in a story. It reminded me a little of a book by Will Dean, which I won't name for those also going in blind. This was well written to the point that I could feel the isolation and despair through the pages. There were twists that threw me, and an ending that left me satisfied. The characters I loved and hated in equal parts and the story itself held me in its grasp until the very end. I really enjoyed this one and give it four solid stars.

Thank you, Netgalley and Embla Books, for this ARC.

In The Woman in the Cabin entführt uns Becca Day in die düstere und spannende Welt von Mary, einer Frau, die alles tut, um der perfekten Ehefrau zu entsprechen, während dunkle Geheimnisse und drohende Gefahren aus ihrer Vergangenheit auf sie warten. 🏡🌲

Die Geschichte spielt in einer abgelegenen Hütte in den schottischen Highlands, wo Mary jeden Tag vor der Morgendämmerung aufsteht, um das Frühstück von Grund auf zuzubereiten, den Garten zu pflegen und die Tiere zu füttern. Sie ist die perfekte Ehefrau für ihren Mann Cal, der von der Arbeit nach Hause kommt und sich nach einem liebevollen Empfang sehnt. Doch hinter ihrer fröhlichen Fassade verbirgt sich eine wachsende Unzufriedenheit und die ständige Angst, dass sie nicht mehr die Frau ist, die Cal sich einmal gewünscht hat.

Day schildert eindrucksvoll Marys innere Kämpfe und die schleichende Verzweiflung, die durch die Entdeckung von geheimen Briefen unter den Dielen der Hütte ausgelöst wird. Diese Briefe sind an die "nächste Frau" gerichtet und enthüllen, dass Mary nicht die erste ist, die in dieser Hütte lebt. Die Anzeichen deuten darauf hin, dass die vorherige Mieterin ein ähnliches Schicksal erleiden musste – und die Frage, was mit ihr passiert ist, wird immer drängender.

Der Spannungsaufbau ist meisterhaft, und die Atmosphäre in der Hütte wird von den Geheimnissen, die sich darin verbergen, fast greifbar. Marys Gedanken über ihre Ehe und ihre eigene Identität sind tiefgründig und emotional, während die Beziehung zu Cal zunehmend angespannt und bedrohlich wirkt.

The Woman in the Cabin ist nicht nur ein psychologischer Thriller, sondern auch eine fesselnde Untersuchung über Identität, Macht und die Erwartungen an Frauen in Beziehungen. Die Wendungen sind packend, und der Leser wird bis zur letzten Seite in Atem gehalten.

Becca Day gelingt es, eine Atmosphäre der Anspannung und des Unheils zu schaffen, die das Buch zu einem absoluten Page-Turner macht. Für Fans von psychologischen Thrillern und düsteren Familiengeheimnissen ist dieses Buch ein Muss! 🔪📖

Great book. Had me wanting to keep reading till finished and then I wanted the story to continue in the next phase.
Mary lives with her husband Cal in a very isolated cabin in the highlands. Cal is controlling her and she sometimes struggles with that. She also thinks that things are not as they seem. Is she really Cals wife and is there something that he is hiding from her snd that is why she is shut off from the world.
Wonderful writing and great storyline.

Mary is diligent about looking nice for her husband and pleasing him. She busies herself with cooking, keeping house and chickens and growing a garden. As Mary notices that she is getting older, Cal does also … what is the story here? This novel was a quick read because I was so eager to find out what happened, especially Mary finding a letter under the floor boards addressed to : the next woman. This novel made me a fan of Becca Day!

Amazing setting and stunning reveals make this a tense read. There is a sense of foreboding early on as we sense something is coming and all is not as it seems. The books delves deeply into some dark areas and the sense of reality of how this is written makes the experience all the more terrifying.

Really enjoyed this book and Becca Day does a really good job of creating tension and a claustrophobic atmosphere.

Mary lives with her husband Cal in a secluded cottage in the Highlands. Little glimpses suggest this is far from idyllic but we aren’t sure what is wrong until Mary finds a letter.

Reading it I found I was holding my breath in places whilst I waited to see how a scene would play out.

Love the way the plot twists and turns so that even when you think you know what is going on you are then surprised by the reveals.

Well plotted and the character of Mary was well developed. I was routing for her the whole way through!

This book was a great, fast paced thriller. I truly enjoyed it and read it in two sittings. I did not guess the ending, which is one of my favorite things when it comes to thrillers/mysteries.

Please check your trigger warnings as this book deals with some sensitive content.

Wow. I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down. I read the whole thing in under 3 hours. I was rooting for Mary and Amy through the entire book. There were a few points where I questioned everything I thought I knew. Well done! I would recommend this book to everyone. One of my favourite reads of 2024.

The Woman In The Cabin is a fast paced, well written story about a woman named Mary. Mary is the perfect wife to a man named Cal and together they live out in the middle of nowhere in the Scottish Highlands but quickly we discover that things aren't quite what they seem inside their small home.
I really enjoyed the way the story is woven together and the way the story reveals itself to the reader.
For a more indepth review you can find my spoiler free youtube review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H73MWt2pYJM&t=6s

Thanks to #NetGalley and #EmblaBooks for the book #TheWomanInTheCabin by #BeccaDay. Mary is the perfect wife to Cal. She has been for the past ten years. She pretends she is happy but she is far from it. One day she finds a letter addressed “to the next woman” from a Gemma. Was she not the first wife? What happened to Gemma?

The Woman in the Cabin
by Becca Day
Pub Date: Oct 23 2024

The Woman in the Cabin is definitely a psychological thriller that deals with rape, childbirth, domestic violence, emotional abuse, & captivity. I'm putting this out there as a trigger warning just in case this is something someone is not able to handle when reading a book.

It's a fast paced read, gripping from the start until the ending. Many twists and turns, manipulating, control, gaslighting and as I stated above abuse. The main theme is a story of a woman's fight for escape and survival. An interesting story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the ending!

Many thanks to #TheWomanintheCabin #NetGalley and #Emblabooks for providing me with an E-ARC of this 5 star psychological thriller!

Mary lives with her husband Cal in a remote cabin in the Scottish highlands. She knows she’s been there for ten years acting like the perfect housewife, making sure the cabin is kept as Cal likes it, cooks Cals favourite meals and makes sure she is kept looking good so Cal remains happy. She has no way out, she can’t escape as Cal said there are cameras and he will break her legs if she escapes. She then falls pregnant and knows she’s has to escape for her child’s safety but has no way of doing this. She finds a letter hidden under the floorboards from Cals ‘previous’ wife saying that she was going to die that night as she tried to escape again and hopes the next Mary manages what she couldn’t. The author describes her situation so well that it made me feel exactly what Mary would have been going through and scared me like it would have done to Mary. It was a chilling storyline but equally kept me enthralled. I look forward to reading more books from this author.

Mary lives with her husband Cal in a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands, to the outside world it looks like the perfect marriage, she tends to his every need while he goes out to work but, for Mary, there is no outside world because she never sees anyone else apart from Cal and she knows her life wasn't always like this, memories of her life before the cabin are starting to emerge and, when she discovers some letters hidden under a floorboard addressed to 'the next woman' from Gemma, she knows the same thing has happened before and she needs to escape before she meets the same fate as her predecessor.

The Woman in the Cabin is the latest thriller by this author, told from the perspective of Mary. It's a fast paced thriller which deals with delicate subjects such as coercive control, gaslighting, sexual and physical abuse and abduction. It's a deeply disturbing tale of a woman that is completely controlled by her husband and she knows, if she's ever going to live a normal life again, she has to escape Cal's clutches but it's not easy when this horrible man is always one step ahead. I admired Mary's resolve and determination to escape but cringed sometimes at her naivety and found myself shouting constantly at every new chapter for her to just leave, while she still could. Another great read from an author that never disappoints.

I'd like to thank Embla Books and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day.

I was instantly absorbed in this book from the very beginning. I enjoyed the isolated setting, the sense of dread, the tension, and the looming danger that lurks just under the surface. I found this book to be fast paced, and kept me on the edge of my seat, feeling anxious amongst other feelings.

Mary and her husband, Cal live in a cabin in the Scottish Highlands. They live a quiet life and while Cal is at work each day, Mary tends to the garden and makes sure that their cabin is clean and there is food heating on the stove and a smile on her face when Cal returns home each day. It's a routine that works for them, or is it?????

From the very beginning, we know that Mary is not happy. She is fearful and treads lightly around Cal. She is trapped and has not been able to leave but she has a plan......

Readers are privy to Mary's thoughts and emotions as well as her day-to-day activities. We serve as silent observers to her relationship with Cal and the dynamic of their 'relationship'. I could feel the sense of unease oozing from the pages. I found myself feeling for Mary and holding my breath grew increasingly concerned for her in several scenes.

Have we seen this type of plot before? Yes, but that doesn't take away from the enjoyment and impact this book had on this reader. There are a nice number of twists in this book and there were two that I did not see coming. The book did take a turn toward the end which I did not see coming. I wasn’t the biggest fan of it, but it wasn't enough to hinder my enjoyment of the book.

*This is a tale of survival and the effects of trauma. There will be triggers for some as there is both physical and psychological abuse.

Once I was halfway through the book, I couldn't put it down because I needed to know that the characters were OK. It was definitely triggering on many levels and readers should beware. While I felt like it was a little easy to predict, it was a creepy book with a terrifying villain and a few twists and turns. I would not recommend reading if you are in the woods by yourself.

Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Mary lives with her husband, Cal, in a secluded cabin in the woods. Her role is to be the best wife possible (by patriarchal standards). She is a homemaker, who cooks and cleans and services her husband at his request. It’s been this way for the last 10 years, and Mary will do what she can to keep peace in the house, no matter how much Cal may frighten her. Little does Mary know, she’s not the first - and she won’t be the last.

This is my second Becca Day book and I have loved both I read! I easily could’ve binged this in a day if I had the time. I really enjoyed the plot and found the second half, especially towards the end, extremely thrilling. I kept wondering what Mary would do to get out of this situation she found herself in. It was gripping enough that I couldn’t put it down. I was pretty happy with the ending, and didn’t have any complaints about the twists. While her first book I read (The Secrets We Buried) is my fave, this was a very close second!