Guilt is an addictive psychological drama by Amanda Robson. Claustrophobic, tense and told in short, snappy chapters, towards the end I found this novel impossible to put down. This book showcases some really excellent writing and skill in creating tension.

Zara and Miranda are twins. Amanda Robson opens her novel with a shocking opening scene which immediately had me intrigued. One twin has just killed the other, but who is in who’s place? We don’t find out until much later. Amanda then takes us back in time and unravels the twin’s relationship over the past several months. They are clearly two sisters who love each other dearly, but when Sebastian (Zara’s new boyfriend) enters the fold, their situation begins to change and tensions develop between them. It is clear that Sebastian is a dangerous and damaged individual, but what are his plans for Zara and Miranda? And what catastrophe results in one of them killing the other?

We hear from the voices of Zara, Miranda and Sebastian, but predominately from Zara and Miranda. As the reader we know what is coming after reading the opening pages, and this revelation early on, had me searching for clues in the text, as I tried to work out what was going to drive them into this situation. They were both compelling character’s to explore and they had interesting backgrounds.

One theme which Amanda chose to explore through her characters, was that of mental health which runs throughout the book. Although there were some disturbing scenes in which this particular theme was the subject, it was handled delicately and it brought the issue to the forefront of my mind, particularly with how people who suffer from mental health must feel.

Guilt is a tension filled drama that will keep the reader guessing. Amanda Robson is a writer who I am keen to read more from. Thank you to Sabah Khan at Avon Books for sending me a copy of the book to review and for inviting me to take part in the blog tour.

The story goes between the present, where a woman is on trial for murder and the past events that lead up to it. This was fast paced but I wasn't convinced someone could be as naive at times.
Although an enjoyable read, done in one sitting (on a train) I found the end disappointing.

'Guilt' is a dark, intense thriller.
Beginning with a tragedy, it continues moving between the present and the past as it reveals the traumatic aftermath and explores the events leading up to the devastation of the twins' lives.
Written in short chapters from the three central characters' point of view. It is fast-paced, character-driven and a well-blended mix of action and internal conflict. Focusing on the twins' Miranda and Zara's complicated relationship and how it changes when Sebastion invades their lives.
Seb is a dark, troubled man who hides his true nature behind a friendly, open facade. Zara is an artistic, carefree woman who self-harms to alleviate her profound feelings of inadequacy. Academic Miranda is outwardly successful, but she is socially inept and finds it difficult to invest in relationships. The twins love each other but recognise they are polar opposites in personalities. Seb uses this weakness to come between them with devastating results.
Don't be put off by the melancholy ethos of this story, it is addictive reading, and both the plot, characters and their often toxic interactions make this book a riveting, page-turning read.
I received a copy of this book from Avon Books UK via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Guilt is a story about Twins Miranda and Zara and Sebastian .It is a very dark story of obsession ,love and death .The story is told through the main characters ,telling their side of the story .I actually like this way of telling a story as I feel you get more into the minds of the characters .I thoroughly enjoyed this book which was both compelling and hard to put down .Excellent read .

Wow, I found this gripping from the first page! Twin sisters torn apart when one murders the other! What could possibly drive her to do it? How can this possibly happen ! I really enjoyed this book and found myself really engaging with Miranda, the main character - shouting at the book at times because I really wanted her to deal with situations differently!

This really is a psychological gripper told from the different perspectives of the main characters - Zara, the deeply troubled, self harming twin, Miranda, the sensible and stable half of the two and the manipulative and complicated boyfriend Sebastian who is hell bent on tearing the twins apart by any means necessary. It is the story of tragedy, love, hate, self loathing and ultimately 'Guilt' as the title suggests and tackles some pretty dark subjects. I really enjoyed this book and would not hesitate to recommend it to others! Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book after I got over the shock of how many chapters it had and I thought I might have a novel similar to War and Peace! The chapters were short and each one helped to gradually determine the events as they happened. I loved the unfolding and the alternating between the past and and the present was so refreshing. The twins Zara and Miranda had so much going for them at the start until Sebastian turned up. It was sad to hear of Zara and her issues that forced Miranda to take the actions she did and how their mother was also over protective of Zara.
All the way through it is not clear what is going to happen at the end which made it an excellent read.

This is a gripping psychological thriller, I read it in one day. Told by the three main characters, Miranda, Zara and Sebastian. Sebastian wants to drive a wedge between Zara and her twin sister. A few things seemed unrealistic, but I can't list them or I'd give the plot away. I found the descriptions of cutting uncomfortable and distressing. I would definitely look out for other books by Amanda Robson.

Guilt’ is the second book that Amanda Robson has released. Her first book is called ‘Obsession’ and it was released last year. It became a bestseller. I devoured ‘Obsession’ in just a couple of days, which is good for me and I absolutely loved reading it. It was with some excitement that I heard Amanda was due to release another book, ‘Guilt’. I just knew that I had to read it and boy oh boy am I glad that I did. I absolutely flipping well loved this book but more about that in a bit.
I absolutely took to the characters of Miranda and Zara from the start. Miranda and Zara are non identical twins. Out of the two of them Miranda is the quieter, more studious, intellectual and career focused one of the two. I get the impression that Miranda is rather shy too. Miranda hasn’t had that much experience of relationships but the romantic relationships that she has had, have lasted for quite a while. Miranda works very hard and she is a valued member of the team. I felt sorry for Miranda when things started to go wrong for her as nobody seemed to believe what she was telling them. I don’t want to type any more about the exact details of what happened to Miranda but needless to say that it wasn’t pleasant and people were too quick to accept the fairy stories that a certain person fed them. Zara is the more rebellious, party girl, free spirited one of the two sisters. She regularly goes out on the town, gets drunk and pops a few illegal drugs. Zara is quite happy studying for her photography course and she gets a fair amount of praise for it. However, Zara is also vulnerable because she suffers with mental health problems. She uses self harm as a coping mechanism. When things start to get on top of her, she cuts herself again. Zara falls madly and passionately with the delightful sounding (not) Sebastian. What can I say about Sebastian? To put it bluntly, he is a cruel, sadistic individual who seeks out vulnerable women to dominate and ultimately abuse. Sebastian is very divisive and starts to drive a wedge between Miranda and Zara. Sebastian is also too quick to pop and mix the illegal pharmaceuticals if you get my drift. He also encourages Miranda and Zara to take drugs but there are also times when he , unbeknown to Miranda and Zara, spikes Miranda’s drinks just so he can sleep with her. Sebastian seems to think that he is irresistible to women and can’t handle being knocked back. The three main characters engage in psychological warfare that will end with one of them being killed. Which character is killed? Will Sebastian be stopped? Will Zara manage to get the help that she needs to stop self harming? Will Zara take off her rose tinted spectacles and see Sebastian for what he really is? Will Miranda be able to save her job and her career? Well for the answers to those questions and more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves as I am not going to tell you.
‘Guilt’ is written in an interesting way that will certainly stick in my mind for quite a while to come. The majority of the chapters are written from the point of view of the three main characters and they describe events that happened in the past and which have contributed and led to the situation which is described in the present day chapters. These chapters from the past are interlinked with chapters that are set and written in the present day. It isn’t immediately apparent who the main character featured in the present day chapters really is but gradually little clues are given, which when pieced together complete the bigger picture. This way of writing the book works really well and at no point did I feel confused.
The author’s writing style is such that you can’t fail to be drawn into the story from the moment you read the very first word on the very first page and before you know it, you are being swept along by the story. Reading ‘Guilt’ became an addiction for me and there were times when I was desperate for my next fix of just one more page, one more chapter and so on and so forth. I was so wrapped up in the story that I didn’t realise the page numbers and chapters flying past and before I knew it I had finished the book which I had mixed feelings about. Don’t get me wrong I was pleased to finish because I knew how the story ended and what eventually did happen to all the characters, but I wasn’t pleased to finish because I was enjoying the book so much that I just wanted the story to continue on and on. Reading ‘Guilt’ was very much like riding on an unpredictable rollercoaster ride with lots of twists, turns and moments that you just aren’t prepared for. There were a few moments where I almost had to read between my fingers as I genuinely feared what was going to happen next.
‘Guilt’ is one addictive, adrenaline causing, scary and thrilling read. I absolutely loved it and would wholeheartedly recommend it to other readers. I can’t wait to read what comes next from Amanda Robson. Here’s hoping that we don’t have too long a wait in store. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.

This book was a page turner and read almost read it in one sitting. The story jumps from the present to the past and what happened to lead to the death of one of the twins. For the first part of the book you don't know which twin died and I kept changing my mind as to which one it was.

Gripping and compelling until the end.

This is a real dark, tense psychological thriller.

It all begins with a dead girl that has been stabbed by her sister. But who is the victim ? And what events led up to that fateful day ?

The book skips from past to present day, whilst telling the story of non-identical twin sisters, Miranda and Zara, and Zara’s new boyfriend Sebastian. The story is told via all three main characters in alternating chapters. Although the story jumps around from past to present and character to character it is very easy to follow and definitely adds to the suspense.

I really don’t want to give too much away as it would ruin the book but be prepared for some very dark and tense subject matter, such as self-harm and rape.

Overall I really enjoyed the book and felt it was a very dark and tense thriller. It is made up of short chapters which made you just want to read just one more chapter !!

A must read for any one that loves psychological thrillers.

Guilt is the story of 2 sisters, Zara and Miranda and the boyfriend, Sebastian that drives a wedge between them. This book is not for everybody with dark and disturbing storylines of rape, self harm and depression. That being said I really enjoyed it.

The book starts with a dead girl and another confessing to killing her sister. From there the story jumps between the past and the present as well as from each characters point of view.

The characters are well written, each having their own good and bad qualities. Sebastian is such a nasty man, twisted and possessive. The girls relationship suffers greatly when he comes along.

Thanks to AVON UK and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book to read and enjoy in exchange for my honest opinions.

Well what an interesting and exciting read. This tells the story if two sisters and the boyfriend that drives them apart. The story starts in the kitchen with one girl dead on the floor and the other letting in the police and confessing to killing her sister. I love the different perspectives for the different chapters and I love how it isn't clear at first exactly who has killed who - or why.. The boyfriend's perspective is written really interestingly as it isn't initially clear what his story is.

I was sad to give this only a four star but I felt that the last couple of chapters were a tiny step too far and I thought the story was more powerful had it have ended at the same time as the court case. For me it took away the buzz that I felt by having the last two to three chapters and I felt a bit let down by that but I know others will love it and you shouldn't let this review put you off reading it. It is, for the most part a wonderfully crafted twister of a story that kept me reading well into the night.

I would like to thank Avon Books UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Guilt’ written by Amanda Robson in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Accountant Miranda and her artistic twin sister Zara live together in Miranda’s flat. When Zara meets the charismatic and handsome Sebastian she falls deeply in love with him but for reasons unknown he wants to cause a rift between the sisters. The story begins with Miranda ringing the police whilst trying to staunch the flow of blood from where she’s stabbed Zara, but is she guilty of murder or is it self-defence?
‘Guilt’ is a tense psychological thriller that takes place in the present time but goes back to what brought Miranda to the point of killing her sister. It’s told in each character’s perspective in short chapters written in an easy flowing style until the thrilling and totally fitting conclusion. It’s well-written with a gripping plot and interesting characters that kept me absorbed till the end.

Actually the title sums it up nicely. This is a story about guilt; some have it aplenty and some lack it completely. But perhaps there is a third way – the person who is crippled by guilt on the one hand but on the other can rationalise his behaviour towards others as acceptable. Any means to an end.

This is my description of Sebastian who meets Zara one half of non-identical twins. Whilst she is more extrovert and arty, her sister Miranda is more serious, a career driven accountant. Miranda owns her own apartment in Bristol and when Zara studies photography at university she moves in with her sister. Both are vibrant, beautiful women. One day on a trip to Tesco, Zara meets Sebastian and brings him back to the flat to meet Miranda who instinctively dislikes him and is wary of him hurting her sister who has suffered from depression and has a history of self-harm. Eventually Sebastian is living at the flat with the girls, but worse is to come when he gets a job where Miranda works.

This is a dark story but incredibly well-written. The structure presents each character’s viewpoint and timeline, mostly in the present but with flashbacks to an earlier time as background. Clearly Miranda is a hero, but at times I was forced to think ‘What are you doing, you can’t let this continue?’, whereas Zara – ‘It is time to take some responsibility’ and as for Mum, well talk about load responsibility on someone else’s shoulders. Enough said – you will have to judge for yourself.

Not too sure about the end – perhaps a bit of a cliché, but you can’t have it all.

Well worth a read.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. This book is incredible, absolutely fantastic. There was a few times I wanted to close it as it just seemed to go on and on. But I persevered and honestly I’m glad I did. It was fantastic. The characters and storyline where exceptional. Definately a 5star read. I would recommend this book to anyone.

A woman is found stabbed to death and her twin sister owns up to her murder. The story before her death is told by different points of view, past and present, of Miranda who is in prison for her murder, Zara who is dead and her boyfriend Sebastian.
Zara and Miranda are twins and very close sisters. Miranda is the quieter academic one and sister Zara is the more outgoing one. Zara has a boyfriend called Sebastian. Miranda and Zara both live together in Miranda’s flat and Sebastian comes to stay even though he still lives with his parents.
Miranda works as an accountant. One day she goes to work to find Sebastian starting working with her. He starts flirting with her and touching her up. Miranda though is not interested as it’s her sister’s boyfriend after all. But Sebastian is obsessed with her. Even, going to drugging her drink at home and as Miranda is on a high she doesn’t realise what she is doing and sleeps with Sebastian. The guilt that she has the next morning she asks Sebastian not to tell her sister anything what happening that night. But Sebastian plays on her guilt and fears.
Wow I really enjoyed this. I haven’t read Amanda’s first book so, I didn’t know what to expect. This is a gripping thriller that I couldn’t put down. But this is not for the faint hearted as it’s also about self-harm, sex, drugs and rape. Told in three different perspectives and in short chapters. But I thought this was better as sometimes a story can be too heavy. I felt sorry for Miranda but I hated the way Sebastian manipulated the two sisters because of his jealousy that drove them apart. I will look forward to Amanda’s next book.
Thank you Netgalley and Avon for a copy of this book.

This is the second book I have read from Robson and probably the last one. I really didn't like this book.

Amanda Robson, why do you write like this? Literally. She writes like this. Characters are narrators and we constantly listen their inner voice chattering through our inner eardrum as if we are a friend of them, mentioning another character by directly saying :" such and such, you were so blah blah that night". It made the book so, so tacky for me.
The plot was not original. A suspense between three characters. The story was limping. Lots of over exacerbated emotions, choppy writing, characters as deep as an A4 paper's depth.

This was like a very soapy drama- a soap opera?- for me doesn't work with mystery/thriller genre.

Thanks for NetGalley and publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the pace of this book, which is largely due to the short chapters, and probably the main reason I read this in a very short time. Having read and enjoyed Amanda Robson's debut novel 'Obsession' my expectations were high for 'Guilt' and I was not disappointed.
Chapters are divided into 'past' and 'present', with 'present' being custodial and court scenes and 'past' subdivided to the specific characters point of view which is Miranda, Lara and Sebastian.
Twin sisters Miranda and Lara, opposites in character but devoted to each other, live together in Miranda's apartment. Enter Sebastian, Lara's new boyfriend, who quickly moves into the apartment and also moves into Miranda's place of work. Miranda has good reason not to trust Sebastian, and has to suppress her dislike for him, for the sake of her vulnerable sister who has a history of self harm. Sebastian seems to be testing the sister's relationship beyond their limits, and one of them is killed, but which one?
This dark and sexy tale, had me on the edge of my seat. I can't wait to see what comes next from Amanda Robson.

I love Robsons writing, which was once again amazing in this book. The twists, turns, and drama this book brings out makes your head spin, but in a great way. The way it's written, with the short chapters from each character, gives you so many different views, that you sometimes wonder what's really going on, but you can't stop reading. Unputdownable! Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this authors first book Obsession and was looking forward to reading this new book.
Guilt is a well written story told from multiple view points. A dark somewhat disturbing read which started off well but my interest started to wane around the half way mark. and I was a little disappointed with the ending.

Guilt was a good read but not a great one for me, I look forward to reading another book by this author as she does show great promise in her writing and she has tackled serious issues in this book.

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