i was saying "oooooo" right from the start of this. and it never once let up. i have a soft heart for thrillers that ramp me up like this one does. i feel my heartbeat slowly rising. and getting more and more invested. more and more needing to know what happens next and unable to read quick enough so i can get to the next part. ooooooooooo indeed i do love a good thriller. finding one is one of the best feeling for a reader like me. and this one was it. yes yes yes i did like this book and my review will surely not do this justice.

there was so much tensions between the grandmother and grand daughter. they both had their secrets and were practically radiating with mistrust and secrets. and the doubting of each other was off the scale. add to that the loss of the mother and what exactly happened to her. and why the grandmother hasnt been able to see her grandchild for all this time?
my own tension met the characters and the plot.
the great little adition happened when the grandmother allows a young couple and their new baby to come into her home after she finds them living in a tent. this is not met with gladness and i loved all parties reactions to being around eachother. and it is a great little side arc that then goes to run to the brilliance of this story and how the secrets start spilling out. and certainly all is not what it seems.

This book will hit you like a freight train right from the get-go and never let up the entire time. We are thrown right into the middle of the chaos and left to get the beginning of the story and learn about its previous facts and information as we progress. I really liked the way that this was written because it really pulled you in as a reader and I felt that this was a perfect way to submerse the reader but also give them necessary information. The characters were absolutely fantastic and I loved the complete tension and animosity that was felt between both grandmother and granddaughter. The book starts out with granddaughter Stephanie unwillingly having to reach out to her grandmother Kay after the death of her mother. There's a lot of tension between the two characters right from the start and the animosity that radiates off Stephanie is intense. When Kay notices a tent in her back yard one day she is very curious. She goes to investigate much to her granddaughter's dismay and finds a young couple, Rosie and Ash, with a new baby. With thoughts of her own daughter on her mind she decides to take the couple and their new baby in and give them a warm place to stay. Stephanie however, is very leery of their presence and takes an instant dislike to rosie. However all four of these characters are hiding deep secrets, so who's to say who really is the villain and who's the good guy? There was so much information that each character was hiding that I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of things. And I loved how there weren't to many many characters at all. My favorite part was seeing all of the characters reactions to the couple staying, the good and the bad. It was very realistic to the situation and what I believe would actually happen in real life. As the tension begins to rise we start to see true colors come to the surface however it's not always as it seems. This book full of suspense and it had me holding my breath a good portion of the novel. If you are a thriller fan than this is for sure a book you won't want to miss. I'm so glad I got the change to check it out because I loved the plot and the characters but it was the tension and suspense that really left me biting my nails. This is a book that I can't wait for everyone to read, you won't be disappointed. This was a thriller that was made for the big screen and I couldn't get enough. Great read however if you have any plans for the day then don't start just yet because nothing will get accomplished once you pick up this book because the plot will have you in such a chokehold. This book had a dark vibe from the very beginning and seeing the tension and wondering what was going to happen with rosie was great. While every part of this book was good it was the ending that left me speechless. This is unlike any book I've ever read before nor will I ever read again and I'm so glad that I got the chance to check this one out.

Kay’s estranged daughter, Amanda, has died. Amanda’s daughter, moves in with her nan, but they don’t really know each other.

Ash and Rosie are living in a tent near Kay’s house, with their baby son, George. One very stormy night, Kay invites them all to come and stay at hers for a couple of days.

It soon becomes apparent that everyone in the house has secrets that they are keeping.

The characters all had their own fears and were running from their individual problems.

The tale is told from Kay, Stephanie and Rosie’s points of view, and made for a captivating read.

The layers of the characters are slowly peeled to reveal just what it is going on.

What an astounding read this was! My heart felt like it was going to burst, it was pounding so hard at times.

It is a dark psychological thriller, that took my breath away.

My thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Talk about hiding secrets! There are so many family secrets going on within this story, it was hard to keep everything straight in my mind.
The Perfect Guest certainly takes you on a wild, suspenseful ride!
Who exactly is the victim in the story???? The twisty ending will reveal all!
Thank you NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A really enjoyable read that was well paced and had just the right amount of suspense, atmosphere and twists. I couldn't put it down

Stephanie is in a bind when she contacts her estranged grandmother, Kay. Her mother Amanda has overdosed and 16-year-old Stephanie didn’t know who else to reach out to. Kay invites her to her home without question, but soon she starts seeing things about the girl that remind her too much of her daughter.

One night, Kay is looking out of her window when she sees a light out in the woods. She sees a woman go outside in a terrible storm to use the restroom, and worries that this girl is freezing and in trouble. When she approaches the tent the next day, she soon finds out that the girl isn’t alone - she has a very angry man and a very sick newborn with her. Wanting to make sure the baby is okay, she invites Ash and Rosie to stay with her as well, even though Stephanie is totally against the idea.

Now this ragtag group of teenagers is living in Kay’s home, and we slowly find out what their misdeeds are - even Kay’s. Everyone in this house has a secret (except for the baby!) and that’s basically the book. I feel like the synopsis was slightly misleading, and I didn’t care about any of the characters. I also didn’t care for the ending, but that’s a personal preference. Overall this book was entertaining enough, but not quite the stunning psychological thriller that it seems made out to be. 3.5 stars.

(Thank you to Bookouture, Casey Kelleher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on January 28, 2025.)

A brilliant read, fast paced and with some truly devilish characters. All characters are very well developed making it difficult to guess the true intentions of any of them. Told from multiple pov to add more depth.

My thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Perfect Guest’ written by Casey Kelleher in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Kay Wildes’ daughter Amanda dies of a drug overdose and her daughter Stephanie goes to live with her grandmother. While walking her dog, Kay sees a blue tent pitched on the edge of Highgate Woods and becomes concerned about the occupants Ash, Rosie and their newborn son George, inviting them to stay with her for a day or two while the baby recovers from a nasty cold. Stephanie hates sharing the house with them and doesn’t trust them not to take advantage of her grandmother. She wants to find out why they’re hiding from the police, but they’re not the only ones with secrets.

‘The Perfect Guest’ is slow to get going and I contemplated giving up halfway through but I’m glad I persevered as the last 20% suddenly increased in tension and my reading started to speed up with curiosity. None of the characters were likeable or trustworthy and they all had hidden agendas but it wasn’t until I reached the final chapters that the truth was revealed. This is a dark psychological thriller that was generally sound and would have benefited from being faster-paced, but apart from that it’s been a good enjoyable read.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy.

Got to be honest I have been Casey Kellher’s biggest fan since I read her very first book when she wrote gangland.

Since she started writing psychological thrillers I have been hooked.

What a book, again I am totally blown over by the story and I couldn’t put it down. Plenty of twists and turns, strap yourself in and get ready for the ride. No spoilers from me but if you’re a psychological drama addict then this is for you, you will not be disappointed.

Casey your the best can’t wait for what’s to come next

Stephanie's mother has died from an overdose, so she goes to live with her estranged grandma, Kay. Things aren't easy between them. But things get worse when Kay comes across a teenage couple and a baby living in a tent not far from her home. Despite Stephanie saying it's a bad idea, Kay allows them to stay with them for a few days. Soon, things go from bad to worse. But why does Stephanie feel like she's the one in the wrong?

Aaaaaaghh. Honestly, that's it. That's my review. Or at least, that's all it should be. Ooooh, this book made me so damn mad. If I had a magic power, I'd use it to climb into this book and give each person a swift kick in the arse. The stupidity of some of the characters had me wanting to smack their heads against a wall. The stress I felt when reading this made me want to throw it across the room. I don't know if I hated it or loved it, but it definitely made me feel some kinda way.
Don't get me wrong, this was a great read. It was a little slow to start with, but picked up fairly quickly and had me feeling awful for Stephanie. There were a couple of little twists thrown in that makes you rethink everything you thought whilst reading. I certainly didn't see any of that ending coming. But that's why it pissed me off so much.
Go and read this one asap because I need to rant about it with someone who has read it.

Lots of twists and turns! I loved reading from the character’s different points of view as the story unfolded. Just enough was revealed without spoiling the surprise ending. Definitely a fun read if you love thrillers!

I loved the unreliable narrator perspective and the twist. It was a bit of a slow burner but the last few pages were well paced.

0OMG! What have I just read! This book is amazing!!! I loved the storyline, I loved the characters, the good ones & the bad ones. There's so many twists and turns, this book will have you staying up reading well into the night. I read this in one sitting. Definitely 5 stars from me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A nicely twisty tale told through multiple POVs. Kay was estranged from her daughter but now Stephanie. her granddaughter has turned up at her door and they're trying to build a relationship. There's something not quite right with Stephanie. And then Rosie and Ash. Kay takes them in because of the weather but they've got secrets-dangerous ones. It won't be clear for a long time how all of this links up but hang in there. Thnanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

In The Perfect Guest, we meet Stephanie and her grandmother, Kay, just after the death of Stephanie's mother. Kay was estranged from her daughter and hadn't previously had a relationship with Stephanie, but she is delighted to take her into her home and get to know her. There is an awkward distance between the two women, which is exacerbated when Kay offers shelter to a young couple with a baby, who are sleeping in a tent during a storm. Stephanie takes an instant dislike to Rosie and Ash and the atmosphere in the house is tense, to put it mildly! All of the four have their own secrets and their own agenda, but who is genuine and who is the villain of the piece?

The pace initially is a slow burn, drip feeding the back stories of the characters and then it picks up, becomes crazy suspenseful and builds to a super tense and shocking ending. This one's dark!

4 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Casey Kelleher and Bookouture, for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This was a 5 star book for me. I did not see that ending coming and was kept on my toes the whole time, grabbing whatever time I had to read. It was absolutely amazing

The Perfect Guest is an exhilarating page-turner that kept me glued to the pages from start to finish! With its unexpected twists and turns, this thriller constantly had me guessing what would happen next. Casey Kelleher brilliantly crafts a suspenseful atmosphere that draws you in and makes it hard to put down! I highly recommend this book!

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am a big fan of Casey Kelleher, and this book is one of her best. It has a very clever plot with twists and turns and an unexpected ending. I recommend it.

Whew, what a whirlwind of thrills!! You never know who the villain is! Definitely a page turner and very engaging! Must read!

Kay’s daughter has died and her granddaughter Stephanie has come to stay with her. Ash and Rosie are camping out at the edge of the woods, and Kay takes them in. But they all have secrets and lie to keep them covered. And no one’s agenda is clear.

It was a sloooow burn, but keep on it because the ending picks up and is good. BORROW