Once again CL Taylor has cracked the formula to making a book keep you guessing to the end. 3 characters and from all perspectives. It takes many twists and turns and will leave you guessing till the end.

Managed to read this in one day as I needed to know how it ended

Oh, my, she's done it again! C L Taylor is a fantastic author who consistently hooks you in from the first page to the last and this is no exception.
I pretty much read in one sitting. Excellent storyline and I love her writing and the way the stories interlock with such interesting characters.

Here, it's mainly about 3 key characters; Alice (a middle aged woman with a daughter) who, as a single parent, lives in a flat and wishes for romance. Gareth (a middle aged security guard) who lives with his mum (who suffers with dementia) and Ursula (a widow) who steals as a way to deal with her loneliness and grief. In and amongst this there are a series of missing men, some very strange and unsettling characters and a dead body.

It's a fabulous tale, told from the perspective of each character and it had me riveted, creating a wide range of emotions that included; sad, happy, scared and relieved. After a number of previous disappointing ARC's, reading this was like finding a hidden gem.

Thanks so much to Avon UK publishers, NetGalley and CL Taylor for the opportunity to preview this fabulous read in exchange for my honest review.

I'll be widely publicising my review on 2 April, 2020. However, in the meantime, get it on your TBR list!

This was one book that certainly kept me on my toes. It is told by three characters which is a little confusing at first but it all comes together with a bang. I loved that there are little substories going on. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable read! Great for anyone who enjoys a thriller. I think this book will be extremely popular.

Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for allowing me to have an advanced reading copy in exchange for my review. I enjoyed this book so much. This story kept me glued from beginning to end. This is my definition of a true psychological thriller. I am looking forward to reading more books from this author. Exceptional!

My first C L Taylor book but it won’t be my last!

A thriller from the first page as three characters are introduced, seemingly with nothing to connect them. Alice, Gareth and Ursula are all seen around the Meads shopping centre but not together. All 3 have back stories that are told during the course of the book as it builds up the layers of the story.

Would highly recommend.

Fantastically twisty and turny. A real mind bender working out the connection between them all and then who ends up dead. Brilliant.

I whizzed through this book and read most of it in one weekend. It was just so easy to read. I loved the different point of views and the short chapters! But most of all I loved the story. I didn’t have a clue what was going on, until the end around 88% and even then the last chapter had me ‘oh my gosh’ing! I mean !!!
A brilliant read, thanks to netgalley for approving/letting me read it!

Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for possibly writing a review.

This book delivered a twist you will never see coming. Much like other books of its kind, it follows the lives of three strangers who live in close proximity to each other. They are very different people, and it is hard to imagine how they could be brought together although their lives brush up against each other more than once. Just when you think you know what is going to happen, I assure you, you don't.

If you like to solve puzzles, this is a good one to read.

I absolutely loved this book. The tension really builds quickly and I had to read every spare minute. Three strangers with three different stories all come together in an amazing ending. I highly recommend this book, one of favourites this year so far.

Thanks to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book.

I have enjoyed all CL Taylor’s books but I think I love this one best.
Following 3 main characters Gareth, Ursula and Alice.
Their stories seem so far apart but they link through the shopping centre.
I loved the fact the book followed all 3 stories and each was very different however all believable and easy to follow.
The characters were easy to like. The chapters were short which I enjoy as I feel it keeps the book very fast paced.
Lots of twists and turns
I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it

Strangers by C.L. Taylor is another page-turner from an author who rarely disappoints. This one had me engaged from the very start, and kept me enthralled until the very end.

Strangers Gareth, Ursula, and Alice are three lonely souls who are each struggling in their own way. Their only connection to one another appears to be their link to a Bristol shopping mall, The Meads. Told from the alternating perspectives of the three over the course of a week, their lives will become entwined in a way that no one could have possibly foreseen, least of all the reader of this twisty tale. This is an author who remains at the top of her game. Recommended.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

I'm a big fan of C. L. Taylor (she never disappoints) and have read all of her books to date so was so excited to get an advanced copy of Strangers and once again she has delivered.

The story follows the lives of three people "Ursula, Gareth and Alice" they have never met before they are strangers, they have a connection they are tied together by their place of work and they are lonely. All three characters were believable and easy to relate to, Ursula was my favourite.
This was a bit of a binge read for me as I was desperate to unravel the truth, it had me gripped from the beginning to end.

Another good book by C L Taylor This book revolves around 3 main characters. Alice, a fashion store manager, Gareth a shopping mall security guard and Ursula a Delivery driver. Each of the characters are tentatively linked through a fictitious shopping mall "Meads" in Bristol. The story takes place during the course of one week, with the book opening with the main characters standing over a dead body. The author then takes you back to a week earlier where she tells the independent storylines of the 3 characters from their own perspective. The book follows issues and challenges faced with Alice's daughter, Gareth's Mother and Ursula's past relationship and her subsequent Kleptomania. Very twisty novel and no spoilers from me. A highly recommended novel I'd like to thank Netgalley, Avon Books UK, and CL Taylor for the advanced copy of the book for a fair and honest review

This is a great read and I loved the three different perspectives throughout. The characters and all interesting and unique.
I raced through the book and was desperate to find out the ending.
For me, the ending was a little bit of a let down and I thought that it could have come together better.
That being said, it’s still a fantastic book and I’ll definitely read more from this author in future.

Totally original story about three total strangers who are all dealing with distinct problems of their own. Alice, Gareth, and Ursula may not have met but their lives become intertwined in ways they could not have imagined. Excellent, suspenseful thriller with lots of twists and turns. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own ☺️

This has a really strong start and had me hooked pretty much right away. I enjoyed each perspective from our 3 main characters Alice, Gareth and Ursula.

I found Alice to be the most relatable of the 3 but Ursula was my fav, all those parts where she was snooping around and her creepy flat mate had me on the edge of my seat. I found Gareth’s story line to be a little boring if I’m honest and the pay out at the end wasn’t nearly rewarding enough.

The reason I couldn’t give this book a 4 or 5 star rating was due to the ending, it was a bit of a let down. I was expecting the story lines merging to be a lot more thrilling and exciting than it was.

That being said the writing was really up my street and I would be willing to check out more of the authors work.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows the story of 3 seemingly unrelated people: Alice, who is divorced and manages a women's clothing store in the mall; Gareth, a security guard in the mall, who takes care of his Alzheimer's stricken mother; and Ursula, an occasional drop in at Alice's store and package deliverer. Alice starts dating a man and is anonymously warned to stay away from him. Gareth thinks his father who disappeared years ago has returned and is sending his mom postcards and Ursula has been thrown out of her apartment by her roommate for stealing.

I had no idea what all of these people had in common until the very end. I found that their stories and what they were going through were mostly compelling enough to keep me interested in finding out what they all had in common, but my interest did wane a bit toward the end. In the end, I didn't feel like it all came together with the hidden connection between the three characters that I had hoped there would be, but overall, it was a decent read and since I have read all of this author's previous books, I will certainly read her next.

This is the story of three main people with secrets and problems, interesting enough, it took a long time for them to intersect, i expected it to be more at the beginning but it was an effective writing choice. liked it pretty well, not great but interesting enough to see how it would be resolved

Strangers is a story about 3 people Ursula, Gareth, and Alice. They have never met before, but they are all struggling in life in some way.
Ursula is a Courier and is grieving after the death of her boyfriend Nathan.
Gareth is a Security guard at the local shopping centre and looks after his mother who has Dementia.
Alice a manager at the local shopping centre and is looking for love, with the help from her daughter.
They don’t know each other but one day they meet with terrifying consequences.
Strangers is another excellent read by C.L. Taylor. She never seems to disappoint. This is another tense, gripping thriller written in in the 3 people point of view. I really enjoyed this. I like how the author told the three individual stories, building the tension as she writes, intertwining the story to the climax at the end. Very clever. I can’t wait for the next book.

Cally is, and always will be a literary legend! I always find her stories so clever the way that the characters intertwine with one another. She always manages to shock and surprise me and this new offering is no exception.