This was a well written book and I wasn’t bored, I wanted to carry on to the end but I expected something more to happen. The characters were not particularly likeable and the main characters growth and ultimate empowerment didn’t feel particularly real. I would read another of Felicity Everett’s books, if she can keep me entertained with a story I didn’t particularly like then I could potentially love a different story.

I loved this one. At first I thought it was the husband that made his wife a bit loopy. Who was watching from the hill? The neighbours come across as friendly,weird or just seem to put on airs and graces. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors at all,which at one point you will discover. I hate to give away too much of a book as the reader must discover these things by reading it. I recommend this book.

This was an interesting read. At times it was hard to pinpoint what was real compared to what was a delusion or after-effect of Karen's presumed mental illness.
It was never really clear to me what had happened to push Karen over the edge, or indeed what exactly the after effects of her breakdown were but that made the book more interesting than having everything spelled out, adding to the real confusion surrounding someone struggling to cope with their new reality.
Nicks motives for moving to the country were also very unclear- on the one hand he seemed to be very solicitous of his wife's emotional well being, providing her with a wonderful studio and a beautiful house but on the other hand there seemed to be a real lack of support for her in interactions with her son and in discouraging some of her tentative friendships.
I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptive writing and the character development but would consider this a slow burning mystery rather than a thriller.
The pace was perfect for the story, perhaps just not as fast moving I would expect from the average thriller genre.

I love this author's writing and her characters are always so well drawn, but there was just not even a hint of a plot.

This was an interesting read that I wasn’t convinced from the start I would enjoy but I persevered and it was worth it.

It’s a slow burn and although not necessarily a thriller, it did grip me and kept me wondering enough to keep going and enjoy.

The characters and built well and the setting makes it stand out given the contrast between what’s expected and what actually happens.

Rather enjoyed this story, it was well written and the characters were very relatable. However, the plot just really didn’t seems to deliver and there were lots of unanswered questions for me by the end (and indeed about the story before the book starts) Couldn’t make out the balance between reality and mental illness - felt a bit like a sequel when I hadn’t read the first in the series.

A strange story, with many questions unanswered.
Nick has been very busy renovating a country cottage for his wife Karen.. What has happened to her in that time? Was it a breakdown? She tell us that for the past four months she had barely been able to choose what clothes to wear, what meal to eat, etc. The cottage is beautiful, but we get the feeling that it isnt quite right for Karen.
Their friends from the city come to visit and rather make fun of the 'country idyll'
Other members of the story are the two sons, one from each parent. There is stress associated with them too. Nick gives Karen no support in issues with her son Ethan. The whole thing just gets messier.
One knew exactly what the ending was going to be.
Thank you NetGalley for a review copy of the book.

Karen and Nick move to an idyllic village from London to start a new life and also for Karen who appears to have had some sort of mental breakdown, to recover and repair their relationship.

After meeting their neighbours, several strange events occur which leave Karen feeling insecure and suspicious. While Nick seems to be embracing the country life and their pretty neighbour a little too much!!

I’m in two minds about this book as it is beautifully written and there are some great characters, but I was expecting it to be more of a thriller and the ending seemed rather rushed.

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

This book is supposed to be a thriller but it didn't live up to my expectations. I was expecting someone to have followed Karen from London or something similar but the story didn't develop. Nothing sinister really happens and I didn't warm to the main character Karen either and I couldn't understand why she was still with Nick, who was a complete idiot.
A bit of a disappointment really

An unusual genre for me to read but a pleasant surprise, this family noir gripped me throughout. Well told with vibrant characters who you’ll love and hate.
Karen and Nick have made the radical decision to change city living for country. Their marriage has hit rock bottom following Nicks recent affair. Karen is in a really dark place never believing this would happen to her, she has no self esteem left. Nick is mesmerising and manipulative and still seems to be up to his old tricks, flirting outrageously with the locals. Karen is struggling with her new life and circumstances, continually blaming herself for anything that goes wrong she begins to feel trapped..
My thanks to Netgalley for letting me read an early copy.

This book is ok. It’s well written but perhaps a little long winded in places? Too descriptive? I found myself skipping through bits . A family move to a seemingly idyllic village, a dream home but strange things keep happening. Is the house haunted? Are the neighbours what they seem? Is the village all it appears to be?

# The Move # Netgalley
This is quiet a good read, I like mystery thrillers. However there’s so many different types. This would not be my normal type of book I read. Although i am starting to think I have been missing out. Purely based on this book. It’s written well excellent storyline. Who’s watching who. Why what’s the motive. Hmmmm exactly what I was wondering myself. As I was reading, keeps you on edge and you just WANT TO KNOW. What’s coming next. I was very very impressed I am going to be on the lookout for more felicity Everett

“The Move” is beautifully written, but I was expecting a domestic thriller novel, and that’s definitely not what I got. While the story is well set up - a couple moving to an idyllic village so that the wife can recover from what we assume to be some kind of mental illness, only to face strange events in their new community - it just never really goes anywhere. Is the husband cheating? Did someone intentionally leave a dead crow in Karen’s workshop? We don’t know; nothing is answered. And while I do enjoy some things being left to the reader’s imagination, it felt like the whole book was left to the reader to finish for themselves, with an ending that came out of nowhere and which was both quick and unsatisfying. The characters were well written, and the writing was great, but this one just left me a bit cold. Nothing of any real interest happened, it went nowhere, and then it ended. I didn’t not enjoy it but I was definitely left wanting by this book, which was carried by the quality of the writing and not at all by the plot.

Thank you to NetGalley who provided me with a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was an okay book, even though the theme and storyline have been done numerous times. A family move to the country, the house is strange with secrets, the family members too have secrets, their neighbours are a bit weird, a complex past comes back to haunt them, need I go on?. It wasn't up there with the best, too long winded in places and because I'd read the same theme so many times before, I grew a little impatient for something to happen away from the normality of days in the new house. If you've not read something similar then it's a good read, just not for me this time I'm afraid. .

I enjoyed this book, and found Karen a very believable and likeable character. I felt the portrait of village life was a bit clichéd, but the story is absorbing, and I would recommend it as a holiday book.

I found it quite difficult to get into this book and found it hard to like the characters. It was a little confusing in places and sometimes it felt quite unrealistic. But I can see how this would appeal to readers who enjoy twists and turns in a story.

After driving from London, a rather stressed Karen arrives at a country hamlet to be shown over their newly renovated cottage by proud husband Nick. What has gone before? How will their future pan out?

An emotional family drama exploring the dynamics between husband and wife. Added to that are the ups and downs of integrating into a new community with new neighbours.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and read it quickly.