Wow, wow wow, what a very interesting concept, this book started with a bang and just took of, it did start to sputter a little at the 75% mark but i would still recommend this!

A woman's husband goes missing with his last words being "Trust me". When her family gets involved in finding him, she begins to see another side of her parents that bares its ugly head. Who to trust becomes the question, as she races to put together a complex web of lies, gaslighting, deceit and finally murder and when it comes to the end, who will she trust? The parents that have raised her or the man she now knows she has no idea who he is in the first place!

solid 4 stars!!!
Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this ARC. Beyond grateful and humbled

"TELL ME YOU TRUST ME" out Feb 11th 2025

P.S; The song angle in the book was such a genius idea! loved it!!

Tell Me You Trust Me by Elle Owens was a really quick read. Riveting and engaging, with lots of twists and turns that kept me turning page after page!
An engaging debut thriller.

If I am being completely honest I was a little back and forth on loving the book at the beginning. It really started to grow on me. Marissa is the definition of an unreliable character. She doesn't even believe in herself. So when Ethan leaves one morning for work and leaves her with a just a sentence, her world falls apart.

The way Owens works music into the storyline was really kind of clever and it made my love for music have a chance to intertwine with my love for books. I was always excited to see how they would use each song. I hope the police would do a better job if that were real life but considering this was fiction it made the story more fun.

About halfway through I was totally invested and was there for the twists. I loved seeing Marissa grow and become a strong FMC.

꧁𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼꧂

🥺𝕀 𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕟’𝕥 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕟’𝕥, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕀 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕𝕟’𝕥 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗. 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥.

🧭 Ethan told me to trust my gut. Problem was, she was a hot-ass mess without direction.

🗒️ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦. 𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.

I enjoyed the unique concept of a married couple using a music playlist to communicate in code. I had a sense of what might be happening, but I liked the journey to getting there. Marissa was a great character, and I liked how the secondary cast presented a bunch of obstacles in her path to the truth. The mystery of what her husband did for work alongside her father was intriguing and it was fun witnessing Marissa unravel the secrets. I think fans of suspense and psychological thrillers will enjoy this one.

3.5 stars rounded to 4

Elle’s debut thriller was an exciting twist on suspense. She made it original with the plot and bringing the clues through a Spotify playlist. Thought I guessed what would happen next and was pleasantly surprised when I was wrong.

Thank you, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley for letting me review this book.

I noticed there are mixed reviews about this book, but for myself, I LOVED it. This is the type of thriller that I love to read. It had shock factor, suspense, mystery, and so much thrill! I truly couldn’t put it down. I had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next.

Ethan asks Marissa to tell him she trusts him, She does, and then...he is gone. I loved how Marissa (Ethan’s wife) was able to solve the clues and codes that Ethan kept sending her, and Marissa was able to then communicate back to her husband.

I could read an extra 297 more pages of this book! It was just brilliant! Elle Owens is a phenomenal and an absolute genius, which she was then able to create this baby, Tell Me You Trust Me, I highly recommend this book, 100%, if you enjoy thrillers!

I don’t know what made me hold off on starting this book for so long, but I wish I had read it sooner! This book was so entertaining. I enjoyed the back and forth via playlists, the family drama and not knowing who you can trust. I hope this book receives the hype it deserves when it releases!

Should have been a quick read, but #life. Definitely not a unique plot - husband disappears with secrets - but their way of communicating through song playlists was smart. I didn't really like Marissa and honestly found her sort of dumb at times. The clues didn't really make sense, yet she was able to figure them out? But then wasn't sure if she should trust her family or not when clearly she shouldn't trust her family. And lots of loose ends not tied up. Overall though, it was entertaining enough.

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Thank you Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with this eArc in exchange for my honest review.

Tell Me You Trust Me centers on Marissa Creighton, whose husband, Ethan, mysteriously disappears after his parting words: "Tell me you trust me." Left alone with their young son, Logan, Marissa is consumed by fear and uncertainty. Seeking solace in their shared music playlist, she discovers a new song titled "Trust Me," which she interprets as a message from Ethan. Through coded song titles, the couple begins to communicate, yet Ethan's reasons for vanishing remain a mystery to Marissa.

A fast-paced debut novel that makes you question everyone! I truly enjoyed the playlists, and I was curious to find out who was being deceitful at the end of it all.
Unfortunately, at some point, I started feeling like things were getting a bit repetitive and the ending felt a bit flat.

Nonetheless, I enjoyed this read and will me looking out for this author's work.

This book definitely had me questioning who to trust, the pace and suspense were so well done that they had me hooked until the end.

This was a fast-paced novel that definitely kept me engaged throughout. With lots of twists and turns and problem solving to sink your teeth into, there was not a dull moment.
I do think that more suspense could have been build in this book if it was stretched out a bit more, but this is my only flaw with it!

Tell Me You Trust Me has everything I enjoy in a good story: there's mystery, lots of lies, lives lived in double, innocent people getting hurt, and someone who has always been treated and seen as weak being much stronger than anyone expected. Good prevails upon the bad. The story is fast-paced, well-written, and I'm happy to having discovered a new author. Looking forward to reading other titles by her.
I thank Ms. Owens, her publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.

I seriously loved this book. Tell Me You Trust Me is a straight up Suspense novel, the kind where you're unsure who is doing what, to whom and why. There's not a lot of violence and gore (thriller) but rather an edge of your seat, will we ever figure this out, IS the husband good or bad - we KNOW the father is a POS - will he come home alive or dead. I like mind games so I loved this book.

If you like suspense (not thrillers) and a good mind game, then I high recommend Tell me You Trust Me.

Tell Me You Trust Me by Elle Owens is an action-packed psychological thriller that is like a spider web with never-ending questions. This felt original and different and I love different! I loved the structure and the way communication was built!

It was interesting to follow Marissa and her constant dilemma of who to trust, who is lying and who will put her in real danger. Her husband said, "Trust no one!" but can she trust him? I was constantly changing my mind about who I trusted so imagine how complicated was for Marissa.

When Marissa's husband Ethan disappears her family is there to support her. She has always been a princess, they always were there to protect her every step at the time. They will not let her breathe without their supervision and soon it becomes claustrophobic! Marrisa is ready to take her life back in her hands and find out what happened to Ethan. But oh my, she wasn't ready for the most challenging puzzle of her life.
Who to trust when you can't trust anyone?

Repetitive and unnecessarily confusing. everyone read like a caricature and plot devices quickly felt overused. was anxiety inducing which was nice, but I found the fmc hard to root for as she made consistently poor choices.

Overflowing with suspense, mysteries, blackmail, and so much family drama!

From the very first page you get absolutely thrown into the action. The pacing was incredible and we were constantly being thrown a new clue or puzzle. I adored our main characters perseverance and hunger for the truth. We watched her grow as a person and realize she is so much stronger than she thought. The added level of having a young child and not knowing who we could trust made this that much more suspenseful!

The only thing I didn't love was the overall lack of knowledge we had of our main characters husband. With him being missing from page one it was hard to care whether he was safe or not just because I had no time to form a positive opinion about him. I well and truly didn't care whether he was found or not and only cared about our main character and her baby.

I highly recommend and will be buying physical copies (yes multiple, I plan on gifting this to friends and family) when possible!!

Thank you to the publisher for the arc through NetGalley! All opinions are my own honest opinions.

This book kept me hooked the entire time which is excellent.

The writing is really good and the plot twisty! However, the characters do need a better development and the dialogues need to be little more realistic when it comes to confrontations towards the end of the story.

Otherwise, this is a good fast paced thriller perfect for a chill evening!

Thank you for NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC.

I had high hopes. Based on the description on NetGalley, I really thought I was going to enjoy this book. I did not. I was wrong. I am not going to rate this a one star as it was not the worst book I've read and does not deserve a one star. There was SOMETHING there but I'm not sure what it was. Probably the great songs in the book? I'm not sure.

The FMC drove me crazy the entire book. She was utterly oblivious to the evil that surrounded her and what type of people she was associating with. I could see it from a mile away. Imagine screaming at someone, "IT'S THEM" over and over butttt it doesn't matter because they do not listen.

A twisty, albeit implausible thriller that sees Marissa communicating with her missing husband Ethan over a playlist. Something is rotten, something that made him leave but what? Marissa's family is, to put it mildly, a little out there. Don't trust anyone. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Hard to review without spoilers but a good page turner.

Wowza, this is a fantastic thriller debut! It was so unique with the use of Spotify songs to communicate with Marissa’s missing husband and I WAS HOOKED! This psychological thriller was so suspenseful and kept me on my toes. You don’t know what to think or who to believe!

You won’t want to miss this twisty thriller!

****Many thanks to Elle Owens, Amazon Publishing, and Brilliance Audio for my gifted copies in turn for an honest review.

Rating it 4.5 stars rounding down to 4 stars.