Wow. What a fantastic novel. Really captured the families pain whilst keeping the tension of the mystery throughout. Well developed characters and a great storyline.

I was very surprised after reading this book as I don’t normally read emotional books but I really did enjoy this one. An easy read with plenty going on throughout between the twists and turns that kept you on the edge of your seat and a brilliant unexpected ending that you would never guess. The characters were great, the story itself was enjoyable and suspenseful and the style of writing was perfect.
This is the first book that I have read by this author.. I’ll be keeping my eye out if anymore come out in the future. I would recommend this to anyone who likes reading psychological thrillers.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

Ruby-Mae dies in a tragic accident days before her third birthday. It tears her family apart. Her parents Amy and Matt are deep in grief despite having two other children. They weren’t there when she died. Ruby-Mae was being looked after by her Grandfather.

One year later an it is the fast approaching the anniversary of her death and her birthday. Family tensions are high. Amy and Matt are unable to talk to her father as he’s never apologised. Her siblings Nick and Bethany are also struggling. It’s decided that they will go away to try and put the year behind them.

The large party arrive at their villa. As usual Nick is delayed. When he does arrive he’s brought someone with him. Then holiday makes them face the uncomfortable events of the accidents and finger pointing starts. Will this family ever recover.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to see an arc.

I love Sanjida Kay’s writing and this book combines her beautifully stylish and descriptive prose with a truly compelling storyline. If you love plots involving unreliable narrators and dysfunctional families then you will adore One Year Later. It’s a slow burner that builds the tension gradually until the discovery of a shocking betrayal and I was completely gripped by every single word.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.
I found it a bit slow to get into but pushed through.
Amy and Matt suffered a terrible tragedy one year ago and their relationship is showing the signs of this.
Discover what happened and the repercussions of this.

I really enjoyed this dark and atmospheric thriller.

Amy and her family are still dealing with overwhelming grief when they decide to take a holiday to Italy to mark the one year anniversary of the tragic incident. Arguments soon arise, along with recriminations and secrets from the past, causing the whole family to spin out of control.

Really addictive reading - I'll be looking into Sanjida Kay's other books!

Thank you Atlantic Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book and I'm sorry I took so long to read it.
Well written, engrossing, psychological, great characters and a really good plot. This kept me hooked until the end and I would highly recommend.

One Year Later was an interesting psychological thriller that looks into loss, betrayal and hidden secrets. The first thing that drew me into this book was the mystery of finding out exactly what happened one year ago. The opening pages had me intrigued and could wait to get into the meat of the book.

Although well written and full of twists that will have you guessing till the end, there was still something missing which made me feel like the book didn’t quite have me gripped as I thought it would.

What I did like about this book was the way the story is told through two different perspectives, one from the mother and the second from the uncle. I found this quite unique as normally you would only get the perspective from the mother and occasionally the father as well. I also really liked how the different grief was shown. The book does make the reader feel sad at times and because of this the characters felt very believable, and it makes you feel sorry for what they are going through.

I may not have enjoyed it as much as I thought I would but it was definitely an interesting read and one I’m glad I decided to request from NetGalley.

This is another author I will be looking out for in the future.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers Atlantic Books, Corvus for a copy of my eARC in return for an honest and unbiased review.

One year later by Sanjida Kay is a suspense thriller with a twist that will take you by surprise. The book is about the complexities of our family.

Amy and Matt Jenkins lost their youngest daughter right before her 3rd birthday. It was an unfortunate accident which tore the family apart. There’s an unspoken distance between them. The distance is not just between them, but also between other members of the family. There’s an unseen wall around each one of them.

Nick suggests a family trip on Ruby- May’s upcoming anniversary. He plans to bring the family together. But what he doesn’t know someone in the family is lying? Someone is hiding the truth! Will, they ever know, will they come together as a family or this trip will create a deeper trench between them?

The books start slow; it develops the characters with time. Each character grows with time and you know more about them as the story progresses. There is an air of mystery that lingers around the chapters that’s what drives you to move from chapter to chapter. Nick (most of it) and Amy narrate the story from their perspective. It is unique as Nick takes charge of digging deeper into the matter instead of Amy. Amy talks mostly about her time with Ruby- May.
Nick narrates the story in present, and we see other characters through his eyes. The character list is small and easy to remember most of them. In the first half of the book, the author leaves you bread crumbs that you may or may not notice. The second half is Nick investigation and doubts that pushes the story forward. On a lighter note, Nick has few of Star war dialogues on his sleeves.

The central theme of the book is complex family relations along with lies, deceit and grief. Grief changes our equation with people around us. It also changes a part of us irreversible way.

The story shuttles between Bristol and a remote island off the coast of Italy. The author has painted a beautiful description of the island and its surroundings. The reader can imagine the locales or house with no effort.

Overall, one year later will release in June this year. It’s a perfect summer read. I recommend adding this book to your TBR and you won’t regret it.

Thank you, NetGalley and Corvus for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A family story that doesn't fit into the psychological thriller description until the end of the book. It covers a very emotional subject with the death of the child and how people deal with it. The twist revealing the person responsible came as a complete surprise. This is a book well worth reading

This was a wonderful, exciting book full of twists and turns which kept me questing right to the very last page. Bits of it were very sad and made me realised how very precious life is.
But the descriptions were wonderful and the creepiness of the book made me shiver at times.
I would love to read more of this author so I will keep looking for her books in the r.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

This is the story of a family attempting to come to terms with the loss of a child which must be one of the most terrible things that people have to face. I wish I could say that this book met my expectations and that it kept me gripped from start to finish but unfortunately it didn’t. Ruby-May was the child who died, her mum was Amy, dad Matt, sister and brother Lottie and Theo, uncle Nick, Aunt Bethany, stepsister Chloe and grandfather David. The story was told by Nick and Amy. One of the things I found to be very odd was that Nick told his story in the first person but Amy told hers in the third. Why? Towards the end in Amy’s version there was a bit of a mixture of tenses which I found irritating. The family decided to go on holiday for the first year anniversary of Ruby-Mays death and so much of the drama took place on a small Italian island. I liked the setting and there were some nice descriptions of the area and a lot of food descriptions! Some of the storytelling was convoluted and a bit long winded and often had some irrelevant detail which I felt added little to the unfolding twisty drama. There were sections where I wasn’t invested in the story and I felt some boredom as not a lot of any significance seemed to happen. There were so many twists and turns, first it’s one culprit responsible for the child’s death, then it’s someone else and then another! I also couldn’t understand why Luca who helped to look after the children, didn’t say what he saw on the day of Ruby-May’s death as it was without doubt suspicious. It made no sense to me they could have solved the thing on day one. There were so many lies, some for the best of reasons I felt quite dizzy and we were led down so many blind alleys I just ultimately wanted to get to the end and FINALLY find out what really happened. I think I was probably meant to feel suspense or menace but I’m sorry to say I didn’t. I can’t say that I especially liked any of the characters either although the children were quite charming and appealing. I really wanted to like this more than I did as I think the premise was quite good but the execution let the story down.

As with other reviews, I will not use this space to give a precise of the novel as the publisher does that so well. However I do challenge the description as being a psychological thriller. Yes, towards the end of the book, the truth of what happened to this family a year previously is slowly revealed but until that point I would personally describe this novel more like a family drama. It made me think a lot about how I would respond and react if I was in the situation of loosing a child. Especially when I had left her in the care of other family members. Quite a realistic and challenging read. Not exactly enjoyable but certainly thought provoking.

One Year Later by Sanjida Kay is a psychological thriller that had my heart in my mouth from the first page. It starts with an emotive subject: the death of a child - 3 year old Ruby. The family becomes fractured, no one deals well with Ruby’s death, and so Nick, her uncle, convinces his sister and her husband that it would be a good idea for the whole family to celebrate or mark the anniversary of Ruby’s death abroad and away from the bad memories. So they all go to a small island off the coast of Italy. But instead of this being the healing holiday that everyone needs and hopes for, secrets are revealed and it looks as though fractures within the family will become even worse.

I really think that Sanjida Kay has the voices of the characters just right: the mother who is barely able to function and hides alcohol around the house, just to get by and to be able to function for her two living children; the father who distances himself from everyone; the uncle who constantly thinks about his dead niece, and blames himself even though he couldn’t possibly be to blame; the sister who seems completely wrapped up in her own world of TV and her looks; and the grandfather who is responsible for the death of his granddaughter, but can’t remember what happened.

It’s such an emotional subject and so well written. I found myself very involved with these characters, and I couldn’t help but empathise with them. I was never quite sure if the person they all thought was responsible for Ruby’s death actually was, but I have to admit that I changed my mind a few times. The twist revealing the actual culprit came as a total shock and surprise.

A really very impressive book, in my opinion, and I’ll be telling everyone to read it!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy to read and review.

"One Year Later" was a fabulous read that had me totally gripped from the start. With a fantastic plot-line and brilliant characters, this was a superb and emotionally moving thriller/mystery that kept me guessing throughout. I loved Sanjida Kay’s evocative, descriptive prose, from Somerset to Italy and I could feel the heat of summer which helped to create and build the atmosphere brilliantly.

This amazing twisty tale of family, love, loyalty and heartbreak by new-to-me author Sanjida Kay should certainly not be missed. A magnificent read and well worth five stars!

I received a complimentary digital copy of this novel, at my own request, from Corvus via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion

Having read “The Stolen Child” which I loved, I was over the moon to get this book and desperate to start reading ASAP.

Amy and Matt tragically lost their three year old daughter Ruby in an accident a year ago. The whole family are struggling to cope and decide to all go to Italy for a holiday when it is the one year anniversary of her death.

The story is told from Nick and Amy’s prospective, you soon realise that this family is keeping secrets from each other.

A gripping psychological thriller that delves into loss, secrets and betrayal. There are several twists along the way and just when you think you know what the ending will be,it very cleverly goes in a different direction.

A thought provoking book. If you knew a secret that could blow you’re family apart, should you keep that secret? I’m still deciding!!

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

One Year later is a tale of family, tragedy and secrets…..Amy and Matt’s young daughter, Ruby-May had died in a tragic accident….but who was meant to be watching her ?

On the anniversary of her death, Amy wants to get away…..not to Somerset, but a holiday without constant reminders of her daughter…It’s decided on Italy, for the whole family, except one member…….he would not be welcome.

So, they arrive and find they are in an idyllic area, in a lovely cottage near a pool and the sea…..but then Nick, Amy’s brother arrives with their father in tow…..the tension is palpable at this point…..he is blamed for Ruby-May’s death, as he was meant to be watching her…..wasn’t he? He doesn’t remember being asked to look after her….is he in the early stages of dementia? Bethany, Amy’s sister believes this to be the case…who is telling the truth?

I loved Sanjida Kay’s descriptive writing, from Somerset to Italy, you could feel the heat of summer and smell the thyme, which all build the atmosphere beautifully. The characters are all so well developed you will share their emotions and more than a tear or two at times. Utterly gripping, this us A tale of family, loyalty, love and heartbreak…an emotion packed family drama with the odd twist too. Brilliant.

Thank you to The publishers, the author and NetGalley for a free copy of the ebook.. This is my honest, unbiased review.

Involving, intriguing and incredible A really good read with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing. Original in so many aspects.

I really enjoyed Sanjida Kays first two books. The third one I thought was not as good but this one I genuinely dislike. I can't get interested in it, it's boring and after the first few chapters I've given up!
I have now re-read this book and couldn't put it down! Which just proves that sometimes it's just not the right time to read a certain book. Apologies to Sanjida Kay. The fault was my own, not your book.

Surprisingly creepy in a good way. Plenty of twists and turns in this one - I didnt see the ending coming. The story focuses on a family who lose a beloved child and how this impacts two main characters. I really could not put this down until the mystery was solved. Would love to read more by this author.