This was very cleverly written but this made it much more complicated to follow through. The story is based on the fact 5hat 5here ar3 two sides to any story but also many many different facets expanding from these two sides. So many red herrings all extremely plausible and I never resolved the truth until the author clarified all ev3nts in the finale. Well written with all characters being so well described in both appearance and behaviour patterns. Fantastic story line, very original with high emotions throughout.

What a rollercoaster ride!

This is a story of two sides. Jack Harper and Anna Andrews both have links to Blackdown and find themselves back there again following the murder of Anna’s childhood friend. But one, or both, of them knows more than they are letting on.

The novel is set up with ‘His’ and “Her’ story running throughout. The killer is also talking in these accounts, but it is not clear if it is one of them, both of them, or someone completely different. At times, I found this confusing and frustrating, but this could have just been down to the formatting of the novel because it was an ARC.

The reading was fast paced and had me second-guessing myself and the characters. The twist at the end was completely unexpected, and the book was made better for this.

A fabulous thriller, I would strongly recommend and I will read this author again.

TWISTIN’ HELL 😱

What a page turner, Alice Feeney has done it again 👏🏽 I enjoyed this so much that I stayed up way past my bedtime - switched my bedtime bun to my stresstime bun to help me cope with the intensity of the last 20% of that book. Because that’s what it was, intense, fast paced, full of twists and turns.

Told from two perspective (His & Hers) we follow a murder investigation and if you want a book to keep you guessing this is the one! I had sort of guessed the main ‘twist’ but I dismissed it as I couldn’t make it work in my head - and we all know I love that in a book.

Highly recommend for a fast paced psychological thriller which takes you in directions you aren’t prepared to go.

There is so much back and forth in this book I genuinely did not know what was going on, but in a good way. This book was incredibly gripping and surprising.
I would recommend to all

My thanks to Netgalley and HQ four a copy of “His and Hers” for an honest review.

I loved Alice Feeney’s other books and this one didn’t disappoint.
So many twists and turns, I was constantly changing my mind to what was going on, ,and I didn’t guess the ending !
I did find it at times uncomfortable to read due to the brutality described but it was necessary for the storyline I think.
Another one of her books to recommend

I absolutely devoured this book! I have loved everything I have read by Alice, and this was no exception. It was brutal and emotional and some of it was very uncomfortable reading. 5 stars!

His and Hers is a story told in two parts. His is DCI Jack Harper, hers is Anna Andrews. Anna worked hard to become the presenter of the 1pm news on the BBC. She’s put her career before friends, family and her ex-husband. When asked to cover a murder in Blackdown, Anna is reluctant to return to the former sleepy village where she grew up. Then she discovers the victim is her former school friend. Not only is she covering the story, she seems to be at the heart of it. Jack meanwhile left London for good reason but didn’t expect to be heading up a murder investigation. It also appears he knew the victim but then appears to be a suspect in his own murder investigation. Someone knows more than they are letting on, but who? Written from both Jack and Anna’s points of view, this book will draw you in a keep you guessing until the end. It’s brilliantly written and entertains with each turn of the page. Highly recommended and I wouldn’t rate this book 4.5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

Having read and loved Sometimes I Lie, I was excited to receive an advance copy of this title. Yet again this is such a well written book. I love the descriptions of the two main characters, Anna Andrews and DCI Jack Harper. We are introduced to them with all their faults which is entertaining, honest and amusing.
The tale is told from each of their perspectives - and then there is the truth and the history and relationship of the women involved. Very cleverly told, if a little far-fetched at the end?
Many thanks to Netgalley/Alice Feeney/HQ for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

If anything, His & Hers is a definite page turner.
Alice Feeney delivers an easy flowing enjoyable read, and for me the bar was set pretty high after finding ‘I Know Who You Are’ very entertaining.

I absolutely loved the twists and reveals as the story progressed, gripping until the very end.

Favourite quote (and oh so poignant) “Parents spend their youth trying to understand their children, children spend their adulthood trying to understand their parents.”

Hey Guys,

Sorry it's been a while with this review.

I managed to get a quarter of the way through this book- but found it really hard to get into the storyline. I haven't been able to focus on reading with the COVID 19 so haven't been going to back to reading as much as I would like as it would help pass time during the lockdown. When I did go back to read it, My kindle then crashed and it hasn't saved where I was in the book.

Therefore I am unable to give a review at this time.

Really thankful for the advanced copy though, this time round with circumstances how they are I just haven't been able to read.

Dark and twistedly evil that will keep you gripped throughout.

I could not put this book down and just when I thought I had guessed who the culprit was.... totally shocking it was not the person I thought!!!

Well done!! Fabulously gripping novel!!!

The story as the title implies is told from two perspectives. ‘His’ is DCI Jack Harper, head of MCT in Blackdown, Surrey a quintessential, sleepy and beautiful English town in the stockbroker belt. He’s a bit crumpled, not living his best life having retreated to Blackdown from the Met following a tragedy. ‘Her’ is Anna Andrews a temporary BBC news presenter filling in for a colleague who has been on maternity leave. Anna has plenty of secrets and there are several versions of ‘her’. When a Jane Doe is discovered stabbed multiple times in Blackdown Woods, Anna is sent to report on the case. Oh, yeah - and the added curveball that Jack and Anna are recently divorced.

The novel is well written and has a lot of excellent descriptions and metaphors of what it’s like inside His and Her heads. The plot is good and you think you have the truth sorted and then you realise you so haven’t as both perspectives are contradictory. It has more twists than a corkscrew and at times it’s so dark you can barely see a hand in front of your face. It’s mysterious, tense, creepy and spooky. The setting especially of Blackdown Woods adds an extra dimension of atmosphere as even the most benign woods at night can feel scary. There are revelations and shocking events to keep you wanting to read on and on.

An extremely dark and tense murder mystery with many shocks, twists and red herrings to keep you guessing!

One story,
Two sides; Yours and mine, ours and theirs, his and hers,
Someone is lying...
Anna, a BBC news reporter/presenter and DCI Jack Harper both narrate this unsettling and creepy story of murder, secrets, lies and betrayal.
Everyone is telling their own version of the story, but who is telling the truth?

His and Hers was a bit slow to get started, but once it got going, wow! It was dramatic, addictive, and had an element of horror with it's disturbing plot! The writing was excellent, slowly revealing shocks and twists all the way through, rather than just at the end, but that ending!!!
The ending was a little unbelievable, in a dramatic and crazy way, but I didn't see it coming, and really enjoyed it, and found it satisfying! I couldn't figure it out, and had to reread the last few pages again. I think I had my mouth open for about 5 minutes after, saying wait whaaaat?!! Lol

This book had so many tropes that I like:
🔪 A hardened detective, and a woman with a tragic past and a drinking problem,
🔪 Unreliable narrators,
🔪 Flashbacks to an all girls school,
🔪 Quintessential English town with secrets,
🔪 Creepy woods

It was dark, gritty, and could be quite horrific, so there are a whole slew of trigger warnings that I could list, but just expect them all because there was everything from bullying, to rape and animal cruelty.

I liked the different POVs of Anna and Jack, with some of the murderers thoughts thrown in, but it was a bit confusing in this copy, hopefully that will be ironed out in the final edit! I loved the short chapters, which kept me turning the pages, and I enjoyed the suspense, as Alice Feeney took us down different paths, wondering who the killer was, and what their motives were! It was twisted, and I couldn't trust anyone!

I loved the setting in a small town surrounded by creepy woods, and I felt that the main characters were very well written. Sometimes I hated them both, sometimes I pitied them, sometimes I found them weak, and sometimes I sympathised with them. They were both complex characters, who were both likeable, and unlikeable in their flaws.

This was my first Alice Feeney book, but I own Sometimes I Lie, and need to get to it!

If you are after a dark, gritty thriller with many unlikeable and unreliable characters, are not afraid of violence, and need a bit of a crazy read to take your mind off things, then I would definitely recommend this!

This was deliciously everything I wanted to distract me from the "situation" we are all going through at the moment. Cracking, larger than life, characters embroiled in an intriguing and attention holding plot that kept me on my toes throughout, leaving me exhausted but satisfied at its conclusion.
Anna has been holding the fort, presenting the lunchtime news broadcast whilst the previous presenter has been indisposed. She's got the job she's worked for, the one she feels she deserves and she's loving it! But then, out of the blue, the old presenter is back and she is back where she came from; an outside broadcaster. Her first assignment, one she has been told to cover, is one that fills her with dread and anxiety due to its location. To cover it she has to return to the sleepy countryside village she grew up in, the one where her mother still resides. To cap it all, the victim is one of her childhood friends. As she rushes to the scene her fears are all the more compounded when she finds out who the investigating officer is. And so begins a tightly plotted, intriguing story, crammed full of secrets, lies and duplicitous behaviour that weaves in and around all the main characters, embroiling them within the plot, taking them back to their pasts as it eventually races to a very shocking and satisfying conclusion.
Oh my days. I whizzed through this book at a veritable rate of knots. I really, really needed to know the truth. Chasing my tail, guessing and second guessing right from the off. And when that truth was eventually all uncovered, I sat back and applauded the author for a job very well done. It's all interconnected and the characters all so very well drawn that they all played their parts with aplomb. I was never sure who was telling the truth and what that truth actually was. In a nutshell, I was powerless to work it all out ahead so, at some point in the middle, completely capitulated and just sat back and enjoyed the ride the author took me on. And what a ride that was!
This is another one of those books where less is more going in so please be careful how many reviews you read before you dive in. If you love your books to confuse and flummox you on the way to a wholly satisfying and very clever ending then this book is well worth your time.
This is the third book I have read and enjoyed by this author so I am really looking forward to seeing what she serves up next time. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

This is the book that you want to love, but somehow just can't! Maybe there is just too much sleight of hand, or maybe it's a little too long. I'm sure, however, that many people will love this book and make it a roaring success. To be honest, it could be that there isn't one even barely likeable character, making it difficult for me to care about the outcome. It could also be the very tired format of 'what happened at school has repercussions'. I will say that the actual culprit surprised me. This book could be marmite like 'Gone Girl' was...nothing to complain about.

3.5 stars I really enjoyed this book. It was full of twists and turns and definitely held my interest. I did find it slightly confusing at some points but it had a great ending.

Loved this story, so glad i got to read it early. It was gripping, i was constantly questioning who i believed then there would be another twist, couldnt put the book down, and didnt guess the ending before i got there. Loved it

This is told from two perspectives ‘His’ DCI Jack Harper and ‘Hers’ Anna Andrews. There has been a murder in the little village of Blackdown, DCI Harper is the lead officer in the investigation and Anna is the BBC reporter sent to cover the story. Is it a coincidence that both of them grew up here?

To tell you more about the plot of the story, in my opinion, would spoil it. I think to go in partly blind to a story makes it a more worthwhile read.

I like the way it was written with the His and Hers chapters but admit that for the first couple of chapters I was a bit confused with the “murderer’s” narrative in between. The storyline was great and it keeps you guessing right up to the end with all the twists and turns.

A well written thriller with a slow beginning building up to a fast paced, edge of your chair read, ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for the ARC

Its safe to say that this book has more twists and turns than a bowl of spaghetti!

I enjoyed the narration of "His" and "Her" although I was not a big fan of either character. The chapters in between of the perpetrator's thoughts was a stream of constant red herrings that threw me off until the very last pages and left me feeing baffled for the most part.

Its my first read from Alice Feeney and I am certainly intrigued to read more from her.

As a lover of thrillers, I enjoy flexing my brain to work out whodunnit but I can honestly say I did not guess correctly with the outcome of this book!

There were parts that I felt didnt gel together as I hoped, or parts that were just maybe a little far fetched, but it is still a book I thoroughly enjoyed and found myself reading in one day to find out what happened.

5 stars -- blew my mind. I'm generally a critical reader and I went into this wary that it wouldn't be satisfying and that the ultimate conclusion would be obvious. It wasn't. I would have liked some content warnings before going into it because it did get quite dark at moments, so I will leave those below in case anybody needs them. I loved the writing style throughout, the characterisation was spot on, everybody bounced so well of each other. Genuinely a GOOD detective thriller.

CW/TW:

- rape
- attempted suicide
- f/f sexual assault
- murder (one through slit wrists)
- grooming (underage teens)
- animal cruelty
- cheating
- bullying
- dementia
- cancer
- alcoholism
- teacher-student sexual relationships