The Stalker by Sarah Alderson

Liam and Laura are spending their honeymoon on a remote island off the coast of Scotland, called Shura. Just the two of them. Sounds like the perfect escape!

The Island is said to have a dark history, according to locals they chat with before heading to the island.

The only way on the island is by boat. There is no cell service on the island and no way off the island as they were dropped off. They’ll be picked up in a week!!

Cut off from the world...What could go wrong? Or will it be a nice peaceful getaway?

There’s a sense that someone is watching...

Weird things are happening.

I really enjoyed reading this book! So well written! Kept me wanting to read more to see what was going to happen!! Author did a great job building up the suspense! A great fast paced book!! Such a great twist at the end! Didn’t see that coming!! Loved this book!!

Thank you Sarah Alderson, Avon Books UK and NetGalley for the advance copy to read in return for my honest review!

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A slow but good thriller.
Liam and Laura, a newlywed couple arrives on a remote island, Shura off the coast of Scotland. But after sometime they feel like they're being watched. Someone is stalking them. Is this story that simple?
Told from POV's of Laura ( most POV's ) and Mia, this story is a slow thriller. At first I was bored by it but in part two,it reveals it's secrets slowly in front of me and believe me, I wasn't expecting it to go that way.
I loved the characters of Laura, Liam and Mia. Other supporting characters were ok.
Narration of the story is simple.
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for giving me an advanced copy of this psychological thriller.

Newly weds Liam and Laura travel to a remote Scottish island for their honeymoon, ready to relax and enjoy each other's company. On the way to the island they hear about some of the tragic history of the island which leaves Laura uneasy, and she feels like she is being watched as they begin their time on the island. Things get worse when the couple wake to find a message scrawled into the cottage window and realise that someone else is here on the island and is out to get them. With no way off the island and no way to contact anyone to help, the couple must fight for their lives... will they make it off the island alive or will their stalker get them?

I loved this book - it was incredibly tense and creepy and really well written. I couldn't stop reading until I got to the shocking conclusion. The twists and turns were absolutely shocking and so clever! Really recommend this thrilling and suspenseful read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

I wasn’t sure about this book for the first few chapters then OMG it took off at a fast pace, like a runaway train.
Two newly weds, Liam and Laura, are spending a last minute honeymoon on a remote Scottish Island. Laura is suffering from depression- mostly due to her mother’s recent death.
Both of them see a stranger on the island which is supposed to be deserted except for them - only accessible by boat and with no mobile phone signal.
Liam is a policeman and determined to hunt down the interloper. Laura seems timid and scared.
Such a well written and exciting book - I couldn’t put it down. The storyline was not what I expected and the last chapters brought new twists and surprises.
Original, atmospheric and thrilling. Highly recommended
4.5 stars ⭐️
Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review.

At first this appears to be about a honeymoon gone wrong for Laura and Liam, but it becomes so much more. The island off of the coast of Scotland, Shura, is rumored to be not only beautiful, but haunted, due to a tragedy that struck the family who had lived there for hundreds of years. Laura and Liam shrug this off, not believing the ghostly tales of the locals. They're looking forward to their long awaited holiday, postponed after the death of Laura's mother.

Shortly after they arrive, they suspect that they are not alone on the island as they were promised. They feel they are being watched, then they find footprints outside their cottage, and words carved into their window. Who could be there and why? How would they even survive, with nothing but a burnt out old castle and chapel the only other buildings on the tiny island? Liam is determined to stalk the stalker while Laura remains terrified and does her best to convince him they should stay away and hide until the boatman returns to the island to come get them. Will they survive the week or will the island claim two more victims?

There's a great twist late into the story, and had it been earlier, I would have been more engaged, as by that point it had grown a bit repetitive. A lot of dialogue between the two: :What do we do now?" "Why are they doing this?" etc. Readers may begin to tune out or become disinterested before it really gets good - Part Two doesn't kick in until 69% of the book has been read. I can't give anything away, but you'll see that there's much more to these two newlyweds than you were expecting. Hang in there and you won't be disappointed!

It should have been heaven; a honeymoon on a remote island off Scotland, but happy couple Liam and Laura are about to discover that their romantic getaway is a date with death. It turns out the island isn’t as deserted as they thought and after they find a message scratched into their window one morning they become aware they are in danger. Their presence is not welcome and their new neighbor will not rest until they are dead

If you’re are going to have books on here then don’t have PDF ones. They’re very unreadable. PDF files are bad to read as I don’t know how many chapters the books have.

I am sure it’s a lovely book. I will have to wait until it’s out to buy.

I will check out more books from the author. I love how the plot is set in Scotland.

Thank you netgalley for approving me of the book

The Stalker has to be a top favorite of mine now! Also because of the writing style in this book I'm looking into more of Sarah's books because this was a hit with me!
There isn't anything I didn't like! The pacing was perfect! The writing was amazing! The characters I was quivering along with them!
Thanks NetGalley Publisher and Sarah for thus awesome ebook copy!

What a creepy thriller about a couple to go on vacation! This claustrophobic scary book kept me transfixed the entire time I read it. I highly recommend it.

A very clever book, which had me completely stunned by the twist. Well-written, with good characters, and a great sense of the isolated (and frankly unsettling) setting. I would thoroughly recommend this (as long as you aren't intending to holiday on a Scottish island this summer!)

I found "The Stalker" to be a bit of a slow burner. Sarah Alderson certainly created a very spooky location for the honeymoon cottage, both claustrophobic and open, and at the moments when Laura is alone in the cottage my spine was certainly chilled. I totally did not expect the very clever twist towards the end of the story but it cleverly drew all the story's threads together in a very satisfactory way.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Sarah Alderson is a one click author for me, and this book made sure she’ll continue to be so! Excellently written, in a manner that is completely captivating! Fast paced, unique, and unputdownable!! Full of tension, twisty turns, chilling chills, thrilling thrills, and gasp worthy shocks! I highly, highly recommend this must read thriller to my fellow thrill seekers, it’s sure to give you exactly what you’re craving!

Will buzz around and use my low Amazon reviewer number on release date!

Laura and Liam are on honeymoon on a remote Scottish island. Unreachable for a week. Absolute bliss or is it? Laura is struggling with the loss of mother and the loss of her job. Someone is watching them… the tension in this book is intense and a catalogue of disasters leaves them cold, hungry and with no means to call for help. Who is their stalker and why don’t they strike, they want to! Impossible to say any more without spoilers but I couldn’t put it down!

So basically Sarah Alderson is becoming one of my favorite authors. What a great book! Truly unputdownable!

Liam and Laura are finally taking their honeymoon to a Scottish island called Shura. The island is completely remote and you can only get to it by boat. No cell service and no way off the island being that they were dropped off. IMAGINE THAT. Weird things are starting to happen and they begin to think someone is stalking them. But who and why?

So much YES. I really had a hard time putting the book down. I didn’t realize how much of a book slump I was in, the books that I were reading were enjoyable. But then I read this! THIS is how a reading experience is supposed to be! Thrilling, chilling, atmospheric, claustrophobic, and twisty. This book really checked all of my boxes. I saw Sarah has written many more books, I will be seeking them out immediately. Run, don’t walk to this one folks!!

10/10 recommend!