From the very start I was gripped. I wanted to turn the pages more quickly to find out more! The complexity of the relationship between Laura, Kit and Beth was so involving. I would highly recommend this book.

Rather topical subject matter.....girl witnesses rape. Or did she?
The way this was split, with the device of the eclipse was effective.
I couldn't decide whether I actually liked the main characters, Laura and Kit, but I did find them convincing. Some of the peripheral characters were interesting, but slightly one-dimensional.
Gripping stuff, and cleverly plotted.

This book starts with a palpable air of menace.
Who is Beth that they are both so afraid of? What did she do to them that they changed their names and have hidden from the digital world? Why is ... so anxious? What caused it?
A different style of writing that causes psychological shivers down your spine.

Very gripping plot, with lots of twists and turns. Would definitely recommend.

okay i'm going to be honest in my review of HE SAID/ SHE SAID this is the story of Laura and her boyfriend kit told in the past and present in both there narratives about how they have had to go in to hiding and change there name due to something that happened in the past and because of a women that they meet over 15 years ago called Beth, one of the things i like about this book is that the back ground of this story is set around eclipse i found that a refreshing touch... going back on to the bast Laura and Kit and newly in love and Kit being a huge lover and follower of The eclipse they set out to go along with KIT's twin brother Mac and Mac's girlfriend and also Laura's best friend Ling to go and watch an eclipse,

what was meant to be a fun trip and a way of making some fast cash to pay for the trip selling tea on there stall turns out to be a nightmare and the repercussions that will and have carried on into there future, while Laura is at the festival she witnesses a women who we find out is called Beth being Raped or well what she the thinks is Rape as Beth is to shocked to even talk at this point and the man Called Jamie saying it was just a being of fun and asking Beth to confirm that, it leads to a shocking trial... the story continues to go back to the past taking you trough the court case and a friendship develops between Laura and Beth That Kit doesn't like this new friendship as its not really a way to make a friend through a situation like this but is that really why he doesn't want them to be friends or is there more to it? it did take me sometime to warm to Laura and Kit, but i did enjoy the book its filled with lots of twist and turns that i did not see coming i felt apart of the story, each have there secrets each have told lies but who do you trust? who's side are you on? who do you believe? HE SAID/ SHE SAID is a truly addictive and unputdownable book that will have you guessing till the very end and an ending that you won't see coming!!

He Said She Said is a very clever name for this book as there's several ways it could be interpreted. It is told from his and hers POV but there are other undercurrent meanings that I can't mention in fear of spoilers. I loved how the title of each part of the book was connected to the total eclipse stages and little Suns at the start of every chapter. I think the whole theme of the total eclipse that runs through the story, added a certain charm and set this book apart from so many others in the genre. It was well written, with plenty of twists but I'll remember it for the total eclipse theme..
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

A gripping story stemming from an attack upon a young woman at a festival during a lunar eclipse. Highly recommended.

I enjoyed this book very much and I couldn't put it down reading it in one sitting. It was unusual and I didn't guess the outcome. Not all stories have happy endings and the past usually comes back to haunt you! Recommended to thriller fans.

This book is certainly highly charged and very tense in parts. With a dual timeline alternating between events which start in 1999 and the present day, the book’s narrators are Kit and Laura, two young lovers who are pretty much soul mates from the first time they meet and decide to make their lives together.
Kit is an academic young man, a scientist who is fascinated by solar eclipses and who is willing to travel the world to get the best study vantage point for them. Kit and Laura travel to the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. They are at a hippy festival where there is to be an eclipse. Kit and his twin Mac, a wayward but attractive young man, have set up a drinks stall at the festival to help them pay their way.
What happened during the festival when they come across Beth and Jamie will set off a chain of events that will follow them through their lives for the next 20 years.
Erin Kelly weaves a beguiling story, shot through with tension and highly charged emotions. She shows how the best of intentions can lead to lies that will impact on those closest to those who tell them and alter the course of their lives forever.
The book is suffused with twists and turns, leading the reader to wonder who can be relied upon for the truth, until it becomes clear that each of the four protagonists has something to hide.
Kelly has produced a deeply thought provoking book which tackles a difficult subject and raises quite a few important questions about the way in which rape is treated in our courts and how and whether the victim is believed.
But this is not just a book about a rape trial; rather it looks at the consequences of relationships in which everyone is being less than honest and how small lies can produce far bigger consequences than those intended.
Kelly unfolds the truth behind her characters as the darkness that they have created slowly enfolds them until they live in fear and are compelled to hide from the world, erasing their identities lest they be discovered.
This is a powerful psychological thriller that will stay with me for quite some time to come.

It was not one of the psychological thriller that you need to read in a day but that you forget without a week. This is a slower and more subtle book that creates more lasting images. Laura and Kit chasing eclipses is on of those images. I also thought that it was written a lot better than your average 99p psychological thriller ebook.
It is about love and betrayal, friendship and misunderstandings. But it is mostly about betrayal although being a psychological thriller it is not always the most obvious betrayal that counts.

Laura and Kit are in Cornwall to watch an eclipse in 1999 when Laura witnesses a criminal act that changes her life for the next fifteen years and possibly longer. Beth enters in their lives and never really leaves them. The book is also about rape, violence on women and who we are prepared to believe. It does challenge our own prejudices. Do we believe Beth or not? And if not why not?

The book fluctuates between the present (2015) and the past (1999/2000) but it is easy to follow, unlike other books which use the same way of narrating events in the past. It was the first book by Erin Kelly I read and it won't be the last. It is classified as a psychological thriller, but I would be careful here, there is definitely a lot of psychology but less of a thriller. It is more about the perception of danger than danger itself but there are some 'exciting bits'.

I struggled to get into this but I'm glad I persevered
Kit and Laura travel to watch an eclipse, somehow Laura disturbs a couple, the woman seems to appreciate it. Some years later she appears on their doorstep. things take a strange turn and she wonders if the man may have been speaking the truth. Their help has disastrous consequences on their lives. 15 years later they live with new identities and off grid,no social media or internet. Can they stay safe??

Billed as a psychological thriller this is very different to the standard novels with a twist out there. I have to confess that about a third of the way through I almost gave up on it and was ready to start something else. Erin Kelly has crafted an excellent anatomy of a relationship but the pacing may leave a lot to be desired for the die-hard (pun intended) thriller reader.

It is 1999 and Kit and Laura are at the Lizard in Cornwall, working a festival to pay their way while they wait for the total eclipse of the sun. When the eclipse is clouded out they mask their disappointment and head off to a quieter area to be alone. Laura stumbles across a couple in the middle of sexual activity. As her embarrassment recedes she takes in the details in front of her. The girl pressed down into the mud, her face covered in snot and tears. This is not consensual. Laura calls out the young man on his behaviour before he runs off into the crowd. Calling the police for the young woman Laura and Kit set in motion a train of events that would follow them through life forever.

Kelly writes very eloquently and there are very descriptive passages setting the scenes as the action takes place. You do have to pay quite close attention as the book moves fluidly from Laura's to Kit's point of view and alternates between the aftermath of the Lizard and more recent times.

It is worth persevering with this long and twisty novel because the final chapters were very unpredictable and definitely worth the wait.

Supplied by Net Galley and Hodder & Staughton in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me a copy of this book.

I wasn't sure at first if I wanted to read this or not but I can now say that I am glad that I have read this.

[a:Erin Kelly|1308914|Erin Kelly|http://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1307333214p2/1308914.jpg] is a really good author she know's how to grab your interest from the start and keep it all the way through taking you on twists and turns as the story finally reaches the end.

Laura and her boyfriend are really into eclipse chasing. What fallows after the the night of the eclipse is both frightening and sad.

Many people have written a brief outline of the book, so I wouldn't want to do the same thing. Instead i am going to share my opinion on the book.

[b:He Said/She Said|31393997|He Said/She Said|Erin Kelly|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1483453615s/31393997.jpg|52084203] had me really believing Beth and her side of the story but just when I thought things could not get anymore interesting and draw me further into the story another character was brought in and my concentration turned to him and I then found myself believing most of his side to the story, Erin Kelly was not finished there, she threw another twist into the mix and threw the story in the air and had me guessing on everything that happened next to the point where i didn't have a clue till nearly the end on who's side of the event i wanted to believe.

The book is a bit of a slow burner; we know an incident happened in the past between Kit, Laura, Beth and Jamie which impacts still on the present day. The story is told in past and present by Laura and Kit. At first it seemed so straightforward what was happening so when the truth was revealed I was totally shocked as it unravelled. It kept me gripped more and more as the story went on. Great ending too

This is a contemporary slow burn suspense thriller that flits in time between 2015 and 2000. It captures the complexity of a couple’s relationship that initially appears solid and balanced, but as the story progresses and you scratch beneath the surface isn’t what it first appears to be.
Readers are introduced to Laura in 2015. She is pregnant, prone to panic attacks and practices mindfulness to counter this. Her partner Kit studies eclipses and we learn about how they met and shared a love for these eclipses and most importantly when they encountered Beth…
Beth now known as Liz Taylor has legal anonymity after the court case. This was a rape trial against the rich upstart Jamie . Laura witnessed the sexual encounter and as a consequence both her and Kit were involved in the rape trial in Cornwall. And so it comes to down to who saw what and who said what. But Laura tells a little white lie that haunts her. She is unable to disclose this to anyone, something that has her in knots, something she fears will come back to bite her.
The story gradually unfolds to reveal what truly happened. There is an intricacy to the tangled relationships between Laura, kit & Beth. The dialogue is as much about what isn’t said as is said. In this way it weaves a clever and intoxicating story that incorporates a fitting but unusual backdrop about eclipses. All the characters are memorable and distinctly evolve as the story progresses. Essentially there are a good number of twists that occur through peristalsis so that the effect is gradual & rhythmical, but nonetheless transpire markedly and memorably.
The writing has a means of holding you and drawing you into its nuances. It gets you thinking and cleverly captures how remarkable personal interactions and relationships are. Much is told in the 1st person, which lends itself to the character’s personal and often unreliable interpretation of events around them. It allows us to see how we filter what we see and hear to our own preferences and interpretations. It is realistic amidst the simmering personal devastation that is experienced. In all everything about this book atmospherically resonates, so that there a reading after burn long after finishing the book, which is always a great effect to have & the sign of a solid, good read.

I found this book a bit disconcerting and difficult to get into initially, but once I'd got used to the different characters contributing to the story I found it a good read. Erin Kelly tantalises the reader by letting you know early on that the main character and her husband have restructured their lives and are hiding so that Beth is unable to find them, but you don't find out just what Beth has done and why they're hiding from her for a long time. Then, when everything falls into place everything gets turned on its head! I liked the twists and turns and once I'd got used to the story flitting between characters I found I liked the way it had been told! It's a good thriller with twists and turns you don't expect.

I am afraid that I actually gave up on this title. I barely ever give up reading a book I have started, as I always need to know how it ends. With this one, I couldn't have cared less! Sorry Erin Kelly, but there is my honest review. A rather poor show!

Absolutely gripping thriller from a writer at the top of her game. Clever, nuanced and beautifully written.

The first thing I did when I finished reading this book was to find what else Erin Kelly had written in order to read anything else she had written and wasn't surprised to see she had penned 'Broadchurch'. So many books these days tell you 'you won't see the twist coming'. Well, I usually do or else a ridiculous bit is added at the end which is so unrealistic, just to,provide that twist - not with this book. The narrative was superlative, from the description of characters to the unfolding of the story and, no, I didn't see the twist coming. Highly recommended.

I've just finished a great book. I normally only read romance/YA/paranormal books, so He Said She Said is a little out of my preferred genre as it's a crime thriller at heart.

I got He Said/She Said through NetGalley so thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read it. He Said/She Said releases in April 20th 2017, according to Goodreads.

Did I enjoy He Said/She Said? Yes.

Would I recommend He Said/She Said? To an adult, yes, if you want a chilling, read where you don't know who to trust. To a teenager, no because the story got depressing in places and I honestly don't think a teenager would enjoy it. To a child, no. It's not the sort of book a child should be reading. I'd give He Said/She Said an age rating of 16+.

Would I reread He Said/She Said? No. Just because with crime/thriller books I think I only need to read them once to get the full story. There's an answer at the end - did he/she do whatever they're being accused of. That's all I think I need to know.

3 Stars!

The basic story is Laura and Kit are in love before the story starts. They're both eclipse chasers. When at an eclipse party they see an incident take place. They are unsure of what to do. This incident is the main plot of the whole story. What continues from this main plot point is uncertainty for most of the characters as well as secrets that get revealed. The book is set around the sun's eclipse. The 5 parts of the book are named after parts of the eclipse.

He Said/She Said is based in England, mainly although we do see some other locations through the different perspectives we follow.

We see the story through both the eyes of Laura and Kit. Laura is pregnant with twins and Kit is on an eclipse chase for part of the novel. I didn't really see the point in these chapters from Kit's perspective. All they did was make me eager to keep reading to find out what Laura was going through, back in England. But maybe that was what they were meant to do.

Spoilers below...

This is a long book so I'm not going to be able to go over every point here, but the main one, I think is: The abuse of Beth (the main side character) and whether or not it was actually a sexual assault or not. This is the main plot point of the book, whether or not she was abused by Jamie, another side character or not. All other points are joined at least somewhat to this main one.

Laura, Kit, Beth, and Jamie all have to go through the court case. Laura lies in her testimony saying that Beth definitely didn't consent to the sex, when she doesn't know if she did or didn't. We see this part of the story through Laura's eyes.

I don't really want to write anymore of what happens in the story because as I said above, I think it's best to go into blind, so you can be surprised like the first person narrative you're reading from. But there are many twists/ turns and secrets revealed to keep your eyes on. I could certainly see why it's called He Said/She Said, once I was finished reading it because I just didn't know who to trust.

I'm giving He Said/She Said 3 stars because the story gripped me and it was spine tingling to read. However, the chapters from Kit's perspective got to me, and although you need to read them to understand his character, I just found them rather boring. I liked how the format of the book was set around the eclipse, and how each chapter had the next step in the eclipse. I'm also never going to reread it as I said above, so that took a star off my rating.