A really quick read - fast paced (once you got through the initial chapters) and a real -just-one-more chapter type of book! I found the main characters of Bloom and Jamieson weren’t as well developed as they could have been but this didn’t detract from the story. I think we learnt far more about the people they were seeking than the main characters themselves.

Gone is a very different book from the usual thriller. It provides insights into other people’s minds and also gives you a real fear factor about those ‘innocuous’ quizzes on social media!

All in all this was a good book. The writing style was a little simplistic but it worked to build tension and keep the book flowing. I keep thinking about the story and what happened at various points - so that’s a good thing, even though the prose wasn’t as brilliant as other books in this genre.

4* All in all, a good and interesting debut from an author who knows her stuff when it comes to psychology!

This was very disappointing after a reasonable start.
The story line was just too far fetched for me and the main characters were boring.
It just dragged on and I really struggled to finish this with a distinct lack of thrill.

Oh this was different. Not your usual dead bodies but interesting dynamics between different characters. I hope this becomes a series #Gone#NetGalley

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I enjoyed this story very much and felt like I knew each character personally due to the description of them. I enjoyed the storyline. This is not my usual genre but in this instance I am extremely pleased and grateful for opening up my mind to something totally different. Thanks again.

Gone by Leona Deakin
This was a great read. Clever plot with great character development and insight into “different mindsets”. I don’t want to give the plot away but suffice to say there is plenty of intrigue, action, undercurrent and whodunnit throughout. A good gripping story, leaving me with characters I want to know more about and read what comes next. Leona has adeptly left the door open for all of that. Sequel?......I hope so

Initially it took me a while to get into this but once I did there was no turning back.
A psychologist and her colleague get caught up in a missing persons case of four different people all of who have gone missing on their birthdays.

A thrilling ride with some far fetched elements but regardless of this I still enjoyed it.

There are a lot of characters but once you get to grips with who everyone is the story flows.

I rate this book 3.75 stars
Gone by Leona Deakin
Four people are missing after receiving a birthday card.....YOUR GIFT IS THE GAME. 
DARE TO PLAY? 
Is it a straight forward game or something more sinister!
A brilliant debut novel that l just wanted to keep reading until the end.
Clues,twists, psychology,l enjoyed the writing style and the plot.Very much looking forward to the 2nd book.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my chance to read this

I do enjoy a well though-out, twisty and twisted murder mystery, so I was excited to receive this.
It didn't disappoint, although I have to say the beginning had me slightly confused as I thought I was going to read about something completely different.
Modern technology is used instead of snail mail, but it's the old 'play a game' scenario, leading to people going missing, with no apparent link between them.

The psychopathic depictions were unnerving, and it was great to see a psychologist playing such a large part in unravelling the mystery.
In this book, everything is relevant, or so I thought.

I loved this book, I raced through it. I would definitely recommend it and will be reading more from this author!

Enjoyed this book, had some great twists and turns. Did make me think about what information people can get from my social media. Well written, little complicated in places

It took a while to get into this book, but once you do it's unputdownable. You warm to Bloom and Jamesons characters as you are supposed to. Why do all these people go missing and what do the birthday cards mean??
Quite slow moving to begin with but intriguing and thought provoking as well
. I hope Leona does a follow up.novel to.this as I would love to know if Jameson goes back working with Bloom and if the other players ever go home.
Can't wait for Leona's next novel.
Thank you net galley for giving me the opportunity to read this novel.

Ooooo this was a fantastic read with a unique storyline I’d not come across before 😃 really enjoyed it, a good little psychological thriller that was an easy read, scary in places and the perpetrator was pretty twisted (just how I like them)! Great little book that I read in two sessions.

#Gone #NetGalley
Superb thriller.
I was hooked when i read its premise. It was different from other thrillers available today with an unexpected ending.
Four strangers are missing. Left at their last-known locations are birthday cards that read: Dr Augusta Bloom delves into the lives of the missing people, she finds something that binds them all. Dr Bloom races to unravel the mystery and find the missing people. But these people are the dangerous ones.
Narration of the story is crispy and holds till the last word of the last page.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, Black Swan for giving me an advanced copy of this awesome psychological Thriller.

I stated off enjoying this book, it was slow going but kept me interested. However in the second half of the book the village I live in is mentioned and the village right next to mine. It lost me at that point because of inaccuracies. The inaccuracies were nothing to do with the story really and probably silly but the very fact that they were there took me away from the story. I always feel if an author is going to write about a real place in a work of fiction then it needs to be absolutely spot on.

From that point on for me the story just fizzled out and I’m lost as to what exactly the game was. The point of it was obvious but what exactly was it? I feel this is a book that could go on into a series to give more of an understanding of things left unexplained and I would be prepared to read more.

Unfortunately those local inaccuracies spoilt this book for me and so I can only give 4 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an honest and unbiased opinion.

Loved this book although it was very dark and scary for me. I love Psychological but this was on another level...
I loved the main characters Augusta Bloom and Marcus Jameson
Loved the way the book kept giving hints to the story and kept me wanting to read more, even when I really needed to sleep.....well written and great end

I have to say that at the beginning of Gone I was a little confused, and wasn’t entire sure whether I was going to enjoy this as much as I had expected, but once the story picks up, it really sucks you in. Although this wasn’t a fast paced thriller, it didn’t really need to be, as the plot was well developed and engaging, and I rather enjoyed Leona Deakin‘s writing style. However, I did figure out a few of the outcomes, as it got a little predictable towards the end of the story.

The characters were all extremely interesting, and although there wasn’t a great deal of information about them revealed, I feel like that added to the mystery of the story. Dr Bloom and her ex-MI6 colleague, Marcus, were a great combination, and their relationship brought some humour into an otherwise serious storyline. They were entertaining to read, and complemented each other perfectly.

Deakin is something of an expert in the field of Psychology, which made Gone a lot easier to understand, as she managed to explain the medical side of it in a way that was easy for ALL readers to understand, rather than being confused by a load of medical terms. She also managed to pull this off without it sounding patronising towards the readers too.

The social media aspect of the story was very thought-provoking, and has actually made me think a lot more about the way I use social media, and what I share online. I like to think that I am conscious of this already, and that I don’t share more than I should, or more than is safe, but after reading how even something as small as Facebook quizzes can be used, I am definitely going to think a lot more about what I do online. So for that, Leona Deakin, I would like to thank you!

Overall, I did really enjoy this book, despite predicting some aspects of the ending. The storyline was interesting, different, and full of suspense. I would definitely recommend this, especially if you are interested in Psychology.

I give Gone a 4/5 rating.

Many thanks to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. This is a truly gripping psychosocial thriller with some great characters and it kept my interest to the end. I did find the beginning a little slow and difficult to get into as they introduced all the different characters, who had received these cards, but once I got into the flow of story I was well away.

Psychologist Dr Augusta Bloom and her work partner, ex-secret service man Marcus Jameson, are drawn into a twisted game when people start disappearing. All that is left is an anonymous birthday card.

Things started off well and I found myself completely engrossed in the story and the characters. I do like a dark and twisty read and this seemed to fit the bill perfectly. The author definitely has a writing talent and I was eagerly waiting to see just where this story was going to go. I especially enjoyed the focus on how people complete online personality quizzes without much thought as to what the results are telling those who set them. Unfortunately I found the second half of the book to be predictable and, without giving too much away, it was frankly unbelievable that one of the characters would be so easily manipulated. The writing itself though was enjoyable and for that reason I would be interested in reading a sequel should this become a series. Overall a solid 3.5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Random House UK / Transworld Publishers / Black Swan, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

I loved this book. The two lead characters were instantly likeable and worked so well together. A story full of twists and an unpredictable ending. I love the intertwining stories. An interesting read

This was a very good book, very twisty and quite unnerving at times. I loved the way it kept me interested all the way through. I really had no idea how it was going to finish in the end and like most of these types of books it was exciting to read and I finished it quickly.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.