While I enjoyed this book it did come across as a bit far fetched. The characters were not very believable and while I understood the motivation they still rang false. The plot was well developed and I liked the story....I just didn’t love it. But if you like good medical thrillers this is right up your alley. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

What an amazing thriller! Absolutely loved the storyline and the heroes. The writer spins a beautiful tale abd draws you in slowly but surely.

I really found much of this book too unbelievable to take seriously. The premise revolves around a doctor who becomes obsessed with cryogenics and preserving life after death. However, the person he seems to be wanting to save (his wife, who is apparently very ill with an incurable genetic condition) is someone he seems to intensely dislike which creates strong tension in your incredulity as a reader. It’s a book about abuse, both domestic and against animals, and this part is real and unpleasant... There are twists within the plot, but the darkness seems very unrealistic, and characters act in unexpected ways that really don’t tie up with your constructed image of them- I’m particularly thinking of the ‘ cliffhanger’ here which was very bizarre and unlikely.
I didn’t have a problem with keeping up with characters which other reviewers have mentioned. I did however find it difficult to care about many of them ( children and pets excepted!) as with the exception of Amit, they seemed infuriatingly indecisive and directionless. He was certainly more purposeful but I felt him to be more caricature than person.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’m sorry I didn’t like it!

Stone crafts a fast paced plot and an outrageous storyline as well as well built tension throughout.

I struggled to get into this book at first, but the second half of the book was far better. The first have seem very slow and I didn't really know what was going to happen, but once I got the half way make it really picked up, I was gripped and didn't want to put it down. Great ending to the book and fabulous twist. Thanks natgalley for the advanced copy

Really enjoyed this book , the plot and characters kept me hooked from the start , the only thing that wasn’t perfect for me is the fact I found it slightly predictable, saying that I would still highly recommend it .

This book is seriously creepy and, as someone who reads a lots of crime and psychological thrillers, way up there with the best of them. The main antagonist is quite possibly one of nastiest I have read about while the protagonists are just a nice, happy family which makes what happens all the more startling.

I really liked Emily, Ben and Robbie and their life was described in a way most of us would like to recognise. Their neighbours' forbidding house and strange way of living was chillingly brutal and never once felt embellished or unrealistic even though, with what went on, it should have.

The disappearance of a family member and the effect it has on others was also well drawn and I had no idea how it was going to turn out. The ending was not a disappointment but it was a surprise and all the better for that.

There is no way this book can be rated anything other than a 5 and I would suggest starting it when you are pretty sure you can read it in one sitting.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it unreservedly.

I found the book very easy to get into and very readable. There were some parts of the text though that irritated. The constant thinking by Emily over whether she should call round to see Alisha or not and later on when Emily goes missing, the dissecting of the note that she left and the conversations with the parents, it was a bit puerile in contrast to most of the book, especially with Amit, he came over as extremely creepy and nasty.
I thought that the Police would have taken it more seriously, despite the note, that she had disappeared. There was nothing to suggest she would just leave like that and you think that things would have been finger printed at the very least, especially as Ben had noticed that things were left where they normally wouldn't be.
A lot of research had gone into Cryonics and that is all very disturbing.
I am sure Amit's behaviour would have been picked up much earlier and although the nurse felt it was difficult to come forward, he was an anaesthetist and not a surgeon.
I felt a little bit disappointed with the ending, a bit rushed and not what I was expecting.

The Doctor was a very creepy book that just kept getting creepier. The book started out very fast paced and then started to get a little far fetched, but I read it pretty quickly. And I liked the surprise ending. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I didn't really enjoy this book. The writing was very simplistic and the dialogue felt quite clunky in places.

There were a lot of characters and I felt that some of them hindered rather than helped the plot along. I like psychological thrillers but this one was just a bit too far fetched for me- definitely more sci fi than the blurb would have you believe. I wouldn't have picked it up if I'd realised a central theme was cryogenics!

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for my copy of this book.

Emily is a stay at home mom who can not leave alone the fact that something is not right with her neighbors. With Amit, a doctor who every night is in his building to all hours and his wife Alisha who is gravely I'll and seems afraid to leave the house, emily knows something is not right. This book revolved around the science of cryonics which I found very interesting. At times it seemed realistic with all the medical knowledge played out for the reader but at other times it felt a bit far fetched. How did those around Smith not see the signs of him spiraling and of his eratic behavior? I had to keep reading and find out what happened in this book. It really had its books on me. Although i did like the main characters of this book such as Emily and Alisha, I did find that there were too many characters introduced which got a bit confusing and kind of did nothing. The plot was very original but I found the ending to fall a little short. I don't really know what it was about it but it just wasn't what the story was building up to. Overall though it was still a pretty good read.
I want to thank netgalley and Avon Books UK for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

This is completely different to what I was expecting, this is so very far from the usual domestic thriller that I was expected and I loved it!!. It was a wild ride of events and I enjoyed it so much. The plot is so clever , there's so much information gone into it and provided that it makes you feel as if this is something that could well possibly not be too far from reality in years to come, which is just as terrifying as it is brilliant. I really liked the fact it didn't have that many characters, just the focus being on a few central ones , and based mostly in one location , I always enjoy that in books personally. It allows me to get properly stuck in and invested in what's happening and to who!. The reveals and twists are so cleverly done , and just so slick that it makes it such an enjoyable and exciting read. This is my first book by this author but I can't wait to get my hands on others now!

This was a very creepy read and not quite what I expected. Expertly plotted, compulsive (read in a day) and the ending took me by surprise. Chilling! Will be looking out for more from Lisa Stone.

The doctor is an intriguing and gripping well written book. Using his medical knowledge the doctor attempts to advance medical science while also given the reader an insight into his personal life and of those round him. Gripping right to the end, just when you think the story ends there’s more...another fantastic book by Lisa stone!

A gripping novel by Lisa Stone! Very creepy, but compulsively readable because you just want to know how it's going to end. Recommended!

I could not put this book down, it was immensely creepy and disturbing! The storyline was so intriguing and it was a fast paced and easy read. Cryonic preservation is real, and is a big part of the subject matter in this story which makes it additionally fascinating.

The storyline revolves around Emily a mum who is currently on maternity leave and her obsession with trying to get to know her neighbours next door. Emily has a friendly and caring nature and desperately wants to befriend her neighbour Alisha who appears to be timid and never ventures outside the house. Alisha’s husband Dr Burman is somewhat unfriendly and spends a lot of his evenings in an outbuilding at the back of his house till late at night.

When Emily goes missing and leaves a note to say that she has left her husband for another man everybody is in shock but what they discover is mind blowing.

If you enjoy a creepy thriller, this is for you!

Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC copy for an honest review

I really enjoyed this book I love this author Katerina Diamond (Lisa Stone on this book) the book is a gripping drama centred around a husband desperate to find a way to save his wife from a terminal illness against her wishes using cryogenic. The messed up story quickly turns into a dark thriller when a neighbour starts asking questions as to why his wife is never seen outside and what is really going on in his shed every night.

A 4 star great read. Characters well cultivated, believable. The story line was intriguing, although at times distressing. First book I have read by this author. Will definitely recommend this novel to friends & family.

Danggggggg this was one amazing story! I always love those covers of the books where you just know that it is going to be interesting and very entertaining... just like this one was! Go ahead and read it and you will be hoookedddd!

The following appeared on my book review blog this morning:

This book immediately grips you from the get-go. The Doctor opens on Dr. Amit Burman and his wife Alisha. It is clear from the very beginning that Alisha is terribly sick and Amit has little use or understanding for her. Their relationship is abusive and Alisha remains remote and resigned to the torturous life that is her marriage. It is clear that Amit is not a good man and as the novel progresses, we see just how sinister he really is especially as the abuse that he deals out not only to his wife but his daughter, unravels as well as his ongoing abuse of animals.

A NEW NEIGHBOR
Emily and Ben move in next door to the Burmans. They have a young son, Robbie and it isn’t long before Emily becomes intrigued by the goings on at the Burman’s residence. She becomes drawn to Dr. Burman and his wife and is eager to find out more about her strange neighbors. However, they do not feel the same way towards their new neighbors. In fact, Dr. Burman is cold and distant, clearly wanting to keep his family at a safe distance from his new neighbors. This only pushes Emily further to figure out why her neighbors want to be so elusive. Emily just doesn’t realize at the time that her interest in her new neighbors is going to put herself and her family in danger.

LATE NIGHTS
Emily soon finds herself watching the doctor at night as he works in his outbuilding. She is not sure what he is doing in there, but she is determined to find out. Without much thought to herself, Emily begins to dive deeper into the doctor’s nocturnal activities which put her right into the doctor’s sight. One day her husband comes home and finds that Emily is gone and it is Ben who must find his wife and uncover what the doctor is truly up to.

MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS & A TWIST
We find out early in the novel that cryogenics is at the heart of the doctor’s research. Chapter 2 opens with the doctor’s frustration over a child getting the rights awarded to him from a judge to have his body frozen upon his death. This sends Amit into a rage because he wants his ill wife to have the same opportunities should her time come. She appears less than interested…at first.

Justice comes to all, for the most part, at the end when we learn of the doctor’s fate as well as Ms. Emily’s. What you will not see coming is the true mastermind before everything that has unfolded since the first page. I have been digesting this book for the last two days and it still sends shivers up my back when I think about the ending because as creepy as it is, it is also so believably real that it has you thinking that somewhere out there in the world that could possibly all be happening right at this very minute.

BOOK INFORMATION
The Doctor by Lisa Stone will be released on July 25, 2019, with ISBN 9780008322939 from Avon Books. This review corresponds to an advanced electronic galley that was supplied by the publisher in exchange for this review. To be linked to special pre-order pricing, click the link above.