I received a copy of this book from netgalley. This thriller has several side stories linking the past to the present with a twist that I did not expect at the end. At the beginning the reader is led to believe that the narrator has a number of psychological issues and as the story goes on it is difficult to tell whether she is imagining what is happening or if her story is true. I found it a bit too unsettling to read at the beginning but kept at it to the end. Not something that I would usually read but did find interesting.

What an extraordinary book. written in a highly educated fashion. It has such an odd group of characters. "Spot the normal" might be appropriate. Only Daphne and Wilf come close to normal and the voice of reason. Callie is the twin sister and the narrator of the story. My first impression is that she is a stalker who is unhealthily obsessed with her twin Tilda. Tilda and boyfriend then husband Felix have peculiar behaviour patterns. Their rigidly sterile, OCD home: the day they dived naked into the notoriously polluted Thames. I seem to recall that made David Walliams very ill a few years ago with all the sewerage rushing into it. For dinner Felix prepares squid with chilli and mint. (The thought of which made me gag!) There's a lot of depth in this novel about the bond between twins and the way people act out. The interaction between the characters is fascinating. Even though it's ostensibly small talk there are hostile vibes and suspicious thoughts. Callie is obsessed over controlling men and believes her sister is in danger. She did some strange but magnificent research on what was happening which I shan't divulge. She was the more sensible, emphatic and analytic of the twins. I loved the logical way she attempted to seek and salvage Tilda. Meanwhile her sister Tilda sought adulation as a "star" and was an incurable sympathy gatherer. A really deep and disturbing read. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher. I shall post this on Amazon, GoodReads, Facebook and in my blog on publication.

A story of violence, manipulation and desperation with some gory images. The story of love balances this out. A little too much for me though.

Twins, Callie and Tilda are two very different people, both in appearance and personality. The blurb doesn’t give away much of the book but the idea interested me. It begins with Felix’s death and then goes back over the events that led to his death. So far, so good and I thought this was an interesting opening and that I was going to enjoy this book, even though it’s written in the present tense (not my preferred style). But very early on I realised what the eventual outcome would be when a certain film was mentioned and I know this is not unique – many other books are based on earlier books or plays and it is said that there are just seven basic plots in literature – but it really irritated and disappointed me. So it has left me in two minds about this book.

Parts of it fascinated me (I wanted to know how Felix died for example), the characters are certainly interesting/weird – not likeable, except for Wilf, Callie’s boyfriend. It’s really a story of obsession in various forms, manipulation and the dangers of the internet. Callie’s obsession with Tilda (eating her hair, teeth etc), Tilda’s obsession with herself and Felix’s obsession with OCD, control (re-organising Tilda’s flat), tidiness and neatness (aligning cutlery and wrapping crockery etc in clingfilm). The events are seen through Callie’s perspective and at times I felt sympathy for her in her desire to protect Tilda from the dangers she could see she was in from Felix. But is her view skewed? And her foray into an internet forum is the beginning of the end for her. But overall, I wasn’t convinced by the book and I didn’t find it particularly tense or chilling, just rather strange. Maybe I’ve been reading too many books in this genre to be convinced.

My thanks to the publishers for a review copy via NetGalley.

I am afraid this book was a bit heavy going at times for me and at times made me squeamish with her fetish of eating things of her twin. So all in all not for me

This book left me with a lot of conflicted feelings. I really did enjoy it but some aspects of the book, which I'll discuss later in the review, put me off reading it which is why it took me longer than expected to finish it.

I didn't know what to expect from this book as the blurb is suitably vague but the plot was interested and it had many unexpected twists. The story starts at Felix's funeral but that is not the true beginning of the story and the events extend far beyond the funeral too. It's almost like the story begins at the mid-point which was an interesting choice. It's a story of violence, manipulation and desperation but it's also a story of love and what happens when you become obsessed with someone. The ending was odd but it fit the story really well. I was completely shocked by the twist at the end and I'm always happy when a thriller/mystery book is unpredictable because no one wants a predictable mystery book. There are also flashbacks to the childhood that Callie and Tilda shared which I found a tad weird but it did explain a lot about their adult relationship and the actions that they take within the novel.

The characters are interesting and truly awful but in the best way. I hated pretty much every character in this book because they were all violent, possessive, and completely unhealthy but that's what the book is about. Callie, the main character, is just plain weird. She's obsessed with her more glamorous twin sister, Tilda, and her boyfriend Felix. Callie had always been obsessed with Tilda and she even swallowed Tilda's hair and teeth as a child. This is one of the aspects of the book that put me off reading it. I genuinely feel sick just writing about it, never mind reading it, so this is one bit of the book that I could have done without. In fact, after reading that section I started skimming each page before reading it properly to make sure I could skip any sections that mentioned it again. 

White Bodies is well written. It includes a lot of great description, gripping dialogue and action, and an interesting, if unreliable, narrative voice. I wasn't convinced about the first person narrative at first, mainly because I knew the narrator would be unreliable, but it grew on me and it worked well for the novel. Crime and thriller novels are almost always written from a first person perspective because it's much more engaging for the reader to read a first person narrative.

Overall, I enjoyed this book but some aspects of it really weren't for me and if I were to read it again I'd have to skip those sections. However, it was a great book with a fantastic ending and the plot twists kept me guessing until the end. White Bodies was unpredictable and exhilarating. I would recommend this book and even though I'm not sure I'd buy it for myself I definitely know someone who would enjoy this book so I'll gift it to them at some point.

I very much enjoyed this book. I am impressed that this was the first book by this author. It was a very unusual story of twins and their relationship. The characters were well drawn and believable and the plot kept pace throughout. It is a slow burner, but loses nothing for that.
I look forward to reading more by this author. Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read it.

I received an advance copy via Netgalley and from Touchstone Publishing to read in exchange for my unbiased review..
If the weird and sometimes quirky is for you then White Bodies will fulfill your needs. The plot line is fairly familiar the setting is not. You can read the blurb to discover the outline of the story but what it will not give you is the feeling that this book has been drafted with great skill and the author uses her style to create the impression of freshness and a nervousness by the narrator. A good read and one I suggest for the beach.

Cleverly plotted tale of obsession, murder and deception exploring family ties. Grabbed my interest f err on t he f first page.

A very unusual read. Two sisters, twins and their lives. Switches between their childhood and the present day and focuses on ones obsession with the others abusive realationship. I never in a million years saw the conclusion coming. Cracking good read .

I have mixed feelings about this book, that I am finding it hard to review. Yes, this is one of my favourite genre a Psychological thriller about two sisters Callie and Tilda. Tilda is an actress and is married to successful and charismatic Felix. He is also loves to control, especially Tilda and sister Callie who has an obsession towards her sister, and is single and works in a bookstore.
Callie loves her sister very much and is concerned when she sees the unhealthy relationship going on between her sister and her boyfriend Felix. The way he controls her after she visits them and Callie thinks that Felix is physically abusing her. But Tilda has also stopped working and eating and her house has gone from complete mess to a tidy, sterile environment, with the cutlery wrapped in cling film. Callie tries to help her. She gets so obsessed by her sister, that her own relationship suffers and with the other people around her and also her job at the bookstore. She seeks advice by going onto a forum website and meets an unsavoury characters one called Scarlett along the way.
I like the premise of this story, it was well written and the author did her research very well. But, this story made me feel a bit uncomfortable at times, especially when Callie ate her sister’s hair and tooth. Yuk. I thought it was one of the weirdest books I have read in a long time.
Thank you HQ and Netgalley for an ARC of this book.

I enjoyed this book, although it didn't pull me in as quickly as I hoped. The story was really good, and the characters were equally likeable and unpleasant, I enjoyed the storyline once I got into the book. I would recommend it and will be looking out for other books by this author.

Tilda and Callie are twins but whilst Callie works in a book shop, Tilda is a glamorous film star with all the right connections. Then Tilda meets Felix, a rich, successful young man who appears in Tilda's life and starts to dominate her. When Callie starts to worry, she finds that Tilda and Felix are not the couple they appear to be. Can Callie save her sister before it's too late?

This is an interesting take on "Strangers on a Train" which just doesn't quite get there (but very nearly). It is no spoiler to say that Felilx dies as this is how the book opens, but getting to that point in subsequent chapters requires the reader to keep on top of the novel all the time and to be aware of all the possible nuances and side trails along the way.

My problem was that I didn't really find any of the characters (except perhaps Will) all that engaging and as a reader, I do really need that character engagement to hold my interest. I am afraid that I found Carrie quite interfering and generally rather naive and as for Tilda and Felix, they were both generally unpleasant and I couldn't warm to either of them.

Overall, this is a great idea for a novel but it could perhaps have been executed with a bit more subtlety without taking away much of the story.

A sound read.

White Bodies is a very chilling psychological thriller with a brilliant twist. Dark, disturbing and at times an uncomfortable read but I could not put it down. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Jane Robbins.
Thank you NetGalley, HQ and Jane Robbins for the opportunity to read this excellent book.

This book is definitely more psychological than thriller. Every one of the characters has issues (except Wilf, Callie's boyfriend who is lovely), which makes for a perfect storm of personality disorders which could only ever end one way. The author clearly has an excellent understanding of psychological and behavioural problems but I found this overtook everything else in the story. Callie is completely obsessed with her twin sister Tilda who is in turn only obsessed with herself. As much as Tilda's partner Felix is a neat freak with his controlling behaviour this only supports Tilda in her life plan and she allows him to control her in order to back up Callie's claims. Tilda surrounds herself with damaged people who she can manipulate to her own end.
The novel also explores how the internet can be a source of support for people looking for help but equally can be a dangerous place for those who are vulnerable.
I was pleased that Wilf helped Callie create some balance in her life amongst all the extreme behaviours, and felt that maybe everyone reached where they were meant to by the end of the story even though some of the journeys the characters took made for some uncomfortable reading at times.
This review will feature on my blog page in December: www.sandiesbookshelves.blogspot.co.uk

Love love LOVE!!! Could not put this down. Previous books have been quite different focusing on famous historical cases of murders.
This has everything. Characters you like, you fear, you question. I was gutted when I’d finished it.

I am writing this review from my own point of view. I started this book and found it very hard to get in to. I found it darted around narrative wise, and I actually did not go on and finish it. I have to admit that the subject of the story actually didn't grip me soon enough, so perhaps I didn't persevere because of that. If the synopsis appeals to you then try it. You may well have a far different opinion. It just didn't grip me.

I found White Bodies to be rather a strange book that although I’ve finished, I’m not 100% certain that I enjoyed it.

I expected this book to be a psychological thriller but I found certain parts of it just awful - Callie’s eating habit in particular.

The initial premise was good but in my opinion it wasn’t executed as well as it could have been.

Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

I requested this book from Netgalley and based on the blurb I knew it was going to be a psychological thriller, my favourite genre.

Whilst it was definitely tense and extremely sinister in so far as I already knew that something was going to happen and the fact that the characters were all pretty close, in fact the two main characters are twins, made it somehow worse, more gripping. However, it was so slow burning and eventually obvious where it was heading that I cannot call it a thriller.

It was though, very addictive and a real page turner and quite creepy as I just didn't know what was around the corner so to speak..

I didn't like the title beforehand and I didn't like it or really see it's relevance when I'd finished, perhaps I missed something?

Jane Robins is definitely an author to look out for in the future.

Once I started reading this I was so roped in that I didn't want to stop. Only when it got around halfway did it slow and cause me to lose a little interest. But that didn't last long at all. Soon as it got to Felix death I was intrigued again.
I had a feeling it wasn't as simple who did it as it looked at first. I just couldnt figure out who did it and how. I feel like I should of guessed but I feel I ignored signs and just believed the story given about Felix and not look between the lines.