The past really can come back to haunt you!

Lola is your typical semi-rebellious teen but overall a good kid. And her mom, Alison feels that they've remained close despite the typical teen drama. But are they really?

Never having a reason to be suspicious, it comes as a complete shock when Alison learns Lola has an older boyfriend. MUCH older. And he's charismatic and a musician. Needless to say, Alison is NOT thrilled. But it gets worse. Her boyfriend Brendan, actually went to college with her parents. And during this time, Alison realized his true character and will go to any length to protect her daughter from learning the same hard lessons firsthand.

I enjoyed the characters, and figured out the antagonist early on. But that didn't diminish my enjoyment!

Thanks to NetGalley, Canelo Books and Sophie McKenzie for the eARC.

#AnythingforYou #NetGalley

First of all, I would just like to thank NetGalley, Sophie McKenzie and Canelo for an ARC of “Anything For You” in exchange for an honest review.

Sophie’s books will always have a special place in my heart. I grew up reading her YA books and loved every single one of them, so I was intrigued and excited to read her debut into adult fiction (I believe that’s what this is)

I really enjoyed this. I read it in one day, which pretty much tells you all you need to know about the pacing. I love Sophie’s writing because it’s brilliantly bingeable without being too simple, and I think she is, and always will be, a master story-teller.

Whilst I didn’t particularly like any of the characters, I don’t think this hindered the story in any way- in fact it made the mystery all the more interesting in my opinion.

I think this is a solid thriller that will have you guessing throughout; full of red herrings and sympathetic storylines, as well as being an interesting who dunnit at it’s heart.

The ending was fairly predictable and I ultimately managed to guess the twist, but this didn’t dampen my experience at all. So overall, not my favourite Sophie book, but a brilliant debut into adult thrillers by all means. Definitely recommend!

Lola has been sneaking out to meet her much older boyfriend, Brenden. And when her mom, Alison, finds out – she is M-A-D. Because years ago, Alison was raped by Brendan. And she never told anyone. Not her BFF or BF or ex-husband. And so Alison steals money from her BF to bribe Brenden to leave town without her daughter.

But then Brenden is found dead and security camera footage shows that Lola was the last one with Brenden.

Seriously, they were unreliable and each was hiding secrets – I went back and forth about who I thought the murderer was. This one hooked me from the start, and although some of it was a little too coincidental, I wasn’t bothered by it.

Really enjoyed this one. RECOMMEND

Thank you #NetGalley for the complimentary copy of #AnythingForYou in exchange for any honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. This was a new author to me and would enjoy other books from her.

I couldn't put it down. Thanks for the opportunity to review

Short chapters - my favorite! This was my first book by Sophie and I'm not disappointed. This was a quick and easy read and was very intriguing. The pace of the book was great - not too fast and not too slow. Some things were weird - the way the mom acted, but I tried to overlook those.

Unfortunately this book did not do it for me! it is your run of the mill thriller. Kinda dragged on a bit and was pretty predictable and dry at times.

Also why did the mom just text her daughter when she seem her going off with the guy from her past? Like what?! In what world would this happen? Very silly and unbelievable.

Girl Missing is one of the books that got me into reading and is one of the books that I think about often, even though I read it well over a decade ago, so when I saw this become available, I knew I had to read it. I really enjoyed this book, I found it super engaging and I was hooked from the start. I think this is a great book to get lost in and would be a great holiday read if you like a thriller to read by the pool. I would highly recommend this, it isn't the perfect book and can be a little predictable in places but I had a great time reading it all the same.

This sounded right up my street as I’ve loved this authors books previously but unfortunately it fell rather flat for me. The main issue for me was that the characters had nothing endearing about them and I really didn’t care who had been murdered or who had murdered them! I was completely indifferent to their situation and not engaged enough to want to keep reading till the end although I actually did. Such a shame as the author usually delivers a compelling story and this just wasn’t it.

Alison is shocked when she finds out her daughter Lola is seeing Brendan, a man who raped her so many years ago. But then Brendan is murdered - who did it? This fast paced whodunnit had me invested all the way through. It was well written with short chapters and multiple twists, which had me flipping at razor speed. This was my first book by this author and won't be my last.

It's been ages since I've read anything by this author, and as the story sounded interesting, I was eager to start,but for me, it was just an ok read.
The characters were all rather tedious, so it was hard to engage with them, and what started out as a promising read fell flat, with an ending that was no surprise at all.
Thanks to Netgalley and Canelo for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this book. I was quickly engrossed in the plot and characters and quickly engaged with the easy writing style. It’s actually the first book that I’ve read from this author, however it certainly won’t be the last.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Not a bad read but the ending felt obvious to me

Ohh this book had me on the edge of my seat I loved it. I love the character Alison and how far she was willing to go to protect her daughter. The pace was fast with a great writing style which helped build up the suspense. I devoured it in a few hours could not put it down. I can’t wait to read more from this author. I will definitely be recommending this thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this.

3.5⭐️ I did enjoy this book but it wasn’t one of them books that kept me wanting more!
I’ve got an 18 year old daughter so could understand the pain and frustration Alison was going through but I’m sorry the fact that Alison txt her daughter after seeing her with an older man who ruined her life and raped her is beyond me why would you text surely you’d confront them no?
Some chapters dragged more than others but they weren’t long thankfully.
Thanks to netgalley for the arc

I feel like I saw a movie with this same similar concept recently and it's all I could think about while reading the book. What if your daughter started dating someone new and you meet him and he's the guy who F'd up your life really bad in college? Pretty far fetched but it kept me interested. I think the book was good and I think it could be great for the right person.

Definitely a must read for anyone new to the genre.

I found this quite engrossing and while I have read this trope before it was well written with a fast pace.

A good, fast paced psychological thriller read which held my interest throughout, not 'an edge of seater' for me personally but I did enjoy the storyline and the characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Canelo Publishers for this ARC which I would recommend.

This was a good thriller who done it that kept me on the edge of my seat. I liked the mother daughter aspect of this story and the turmoil between them. Parts of this was slow for me the chapters are long and didn't keep me as engaged as I like to be in my thrillers. For me this seemed unrealistic that a guy that raped you in college is now dating your daughter that would make him pretty old. I just couldn't relate to that. Over all I did enjoy it and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good who done it.

This was an entertaining whodunit. The pacing was good and there were some good clues scattered throughout the book. I enjoyed following the mystery and discovering what secrets the characters were each hiding. The main character was unlikeable as hell (especially her lack of empathy with Seb) but I don't mind an unlikeable main character as long as the story is good.

The only thing that let the book down a bit for me is that some of the characters' actions and interactions with each other were so unlikely it did take me out of the story a bit.

Overall I would recommend this book. I don't know if it will prove to be particularly memorable, but I did enjoy reading it.

Wow omg this was an incredible read read I also thought the the killer was Allison's friend it got me there .
So many surprises twists and turns I was hooked from the beginning to end.