Don't Ever Tell by Lucy Dawson
Published by Bookouture
Publication Date: 25th June 2019
Genre:Psychological Thriller
299 pages
Book Description:
Never make a promise you can’t afford to keep…This is a story about Charlotte – a mother and a wife with the perfect job, the perfect life… at least, that’s how it looks from the outside.
But behind closed doors, the marriage is breaking, and Charlotte’s husband Tris doesn’t even know how much. He has no idea what Charlotte has planned for him, who she has found, why she has hired someone to pretend to be her. But he doesn’t have long to wait to find out…
Don’t Ever Tell will keep you gripped from the very first page and have you guessing until the very last. From the bestselling author of The Daughter and White Lies comes an unputdownable psychological thriller unlike anything you’ve read before!
But behind closed doors, the marriage is breaking, and Charlotte’s husband Tris doesn’t even know how much. He has no idea what Charlotte has planned for him, who she has found, why she has hired someone to pretend to be her. But he doesn’t have long to wait to find out…
Don’t Ever Tell will keep you gripped from the very first page and have you guessing until the very last. From the bestselling author of The Daughter and White Lies comes an unputdownable psychological thriller unlike anything you’ve read before!
My Review:
This is a very finely interwoven story, one where I struggled to work out who exactly knew what about the others in the story and which character was telling the whole truth - if any of them. The writing is top notch, keeping you guessing right from the start as to why each of the handful of main players is treating their friends/family the way they are. I am reluctant to give too much detail as the whole story needs to be read from the perspective of 'going in blind' else it just won't work - so if you're one of those folks who likes a sneak peak at the end of the book before you get stuck in proper, then in this case I really recommend that you don't because you will be utterly confused and not enjoy how the end relates to the beginning.
Charlotte and Tris are struggling to keep their marriage going, but things really are not what they seem in the early stages. There are proper 'O...M...G' moments at various stages through the book and I felt my allegiances shift from one side of the marriage to the other and back again several times. Neither character is squeaky clean but at the same time the course of action both of them has chosen seemed at least a little harsh on the other - to say the least. And don't get me started on the way Charlotte treats her sister - I don't know how to spell the sound which expresses my exasperation with that relationship!!
The conclusion to the story is shocking and I don't think I came out of the story liking any of the characters very much, although one in particular I felt more aggrieved for than the others - I am really struggling to tell you my thoughts yet not reveal any key points here!!
It's definitely a book I suggest you read for yourself, you will be engrossed in reading just how badly people can behave when a marriage sours and how far they will go to get vengeance.
My thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this book ahead of publication.
This is a very finely interwoven story, one where I struggled to work out who exactly knew what about the others in the story and which character was telling the whole truth - if any of them. The writing is top notch, keeping you guessing right from the start as to why each of the handful of main players is treating their friends/family the way they are. I am reluctant to give too much detail as the whole story needs to be read from the perspective of 'going in blind' else it just won't work - so if you're one of those folks who likes a sneak peak at the end of the book before you get stuck in proper, then in this case I really recommend that you don't because you will be utterly confused and not enjoy how the end relates to the beginning.
Charlotte and Tris are struggling to keep their marriage going, but things really are not what they seem in the early stages. There are proper 'O...M...G' moments at various stages through the book and I felt my allegiances shift from one side of the marriage to the other and back again several times. Neither character is squeaky clean but at the same time the course of action both of them has chosen seemed at least a little harsh on the other - to say the least. And don't get me started on the way Charlotte treats her sister - I don't know how to spell the sound which expresses my exasperation with that relationship!!
The conclusion to the story is shocking and I don't think I came out of the story liking any of the characters very much, although one in particular I felt more aggrieved for than the others - I am really struggling to tell you my thoughts yet not reveal any key points here!!
It's definitely a book I suggest you read for yourself, you will be engrossed in reading just how badly people can behave when a marriage sours and how far they will go to get vengeance.
My thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this book ahead of publication.
About the Author:
Lucy has been writing psychological suspense novels since 2008, when her first bestseller – His Other Lover – was published. She writes full time from her home in Devon, where she lives with her husband and children.
Before that, she used to interview the likes of Steps and SClub7 for a living, making absolutely no use whatsoever of her psychology degree from Warwick University, but having a lot of fun. Lucy is published worldwide and her works has been translated into numerous languages.
Twitter: @lucydawsonbooks
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