Member Reviews
A picture perfect life is rarely everything it seems and this brilliantly written story will expose the creepy consequences when someone infiltrates that life. Twisty and smart, I loved it.
Invite Me In Emma Curtis
I really enjoyed this psychological thriller. Really engaging main character called Eliza, I was hooked on her story from the beginning.
Well written and thoroughly enjoyable. This was my first book written by this author and I now want to buy more of her books.
I was hooked in from the very first page. The characters were interesting. The plot is good and kept me engaged.
A fantastic book
absolutely loved this - gripping and believable, with a properly paced climax. Will be on the hunt for more books by this author.
I really love Emma Curtis's books as she writes domestic thrillers very well.
Eliza Curran is married to Martin and they are parents to 6 year old Lucas and 3 year old Aurora. They are quite well off and own a lot of rental properties. Martin uses a wheelchair as he became paralysed after a car accident.
Whilst at an upcoming rental property, Eliza answers the door to a man named Dan who is interested in the flat and asks for him to be considered ahead of it going on the market officially. Dan soon infiltrates Eliza's family, by getting into a relationship with her au pair whilst also hitting on Eliza, causing tons of destruction but why? Eliza did not know Dan before this but did he know her?
This is so twisty and I loved the little bits of information that were being drip fed to us. Although I didn't particularly like any of the characters, I did feel sorry for Eliza as Martin was a very controlling person. I always worry about the endings of thrillers because they can make or break a novel but I was pleased with this one!
After reading The Night You Left by the same author I was ecstatic to recieve Invite Me In as an ARC.
This was more of a slow burner than her previous novel but my god once it grips you it doesn't let go.
Emma Curtis has the most magnificent writing style that has all the elements needed to literally suck you in. Massive red herrings, twists and turns galore, awkward situations and planting those little seeds of doubt deep into your brain so that you have no choice but to keep on reading.
I do love a 'whodunnit' and this was no exception.
Whilst I didnt particularly like any of the characters they were executed brilliantly.
The main character Eliza seems to have the picture perfect perfect life but what goes on behind closed doors is the complete opposite.
A tale full of unravelling secrets, twists galore and dangerous games!
Huge thanks to netgalley and Random House UK Transworld for the ARC.
This was a book with impossible to guess endings. A compelling domestic drama, where things 'are not quite what they seem'. Lots of twist and turns, you won't be disappointed!
An engaging domestic noir full of eventful twists. To outsiders Eliza looks to have the perfect life but her marriage is not as ideal as it seems…
Totally unputdownable (is that a word?!)
This was a really well written book and had me totally on the edge of my seat a few times. It was very well written and the story flowed well and I didn't want it to end. Highly recommend.
emma curtis books are always a good read and seem to be a very easy read of psychological thriller. not to be missed and probably need a bit more pushing to get into the mainstream
A great read. I don't give 5 stars to many novels, but I really enjoyed this one. Cleverly written and full of twists, turns and surprises. Lots to keep you drawn in and wanting to find out more.
I found the book quite stale in the beginning. But it did turn itself around and I couldn’t put the book down. A very clever plot which was well thought out. Very well written once it got going . Lost a star due to the beginning letting it down
Really enjoyed this book and its many twists and turns. The one at the end is so clever. It hooked me straight away and never let up.
How did I miss this book!
This was laid right down my kindle books on my kindle and I hadn’t even written it on my TBR. I can only think I must have got distracted and forgot what I was doing….
My excuse!
Emma Curtis is a fluent writer who drew me in, she twirled me around so many times in my brain I got dizzy.
I’ve not counted the twists and proverbial turns there are many.
Very good ones too.
I listened to this on audio. The narrator was excellent in her pitch, power and pace. She delivered good when things got tense.
Eliza has it all, seemingly.
How many books have you read with that trope of a sentence?
I have! Loads…..
So when I found this on my kindle and thought, oh no…..I should have read this last year. It’s from Netgalley.
I looked it up and saw that above sentence in the blurb and quite honestly raised my eyes to the ceiling.
Here goes another one…….
I thought.
This one is intense people, it’s fast paced too (mind you, I did have it on 2x speed, that had nothing to do with it though….honestly) lots of things were happening and plenty of times I was questioning everyone.
I had a good time with this book. Lots going on in reality with life and this story really pulled me into it and out of my worries.
My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for a copy of “Invite Me In “ for an honest review.
I’ve read ,and enjoyed , other books by Emma Curtis and this book was no exception. I like Emma Curtis’ style of writing .I found the story to be really well paced and a real page turner. On the whole the characters were not particularly likeable , and things did become a little far fetched at times , but this didn’t stop my overall enjoyment of the book.
An engrossing read
Eliza is married to Martin who is controlling, nasty and confined to a wheelchair. So when Dan turns up at one of their rental properties and shows interest in her, she’s more than flattered. But of course not everything is as it seems! There was plenty of action, not all of it great. Gripping even when the plot is implausible. If anyone likes books filled with unlikeable characters, then this is the one. Starting with doormat Eliza. The proofreader must have missed the part where Eliza manages to make a call from a nonexistent mobile/disconnected landline!
Another fabulously compelling read from Emma Curtis. I love the way that her books keep you guessing, and even when you think you've finally cracked it, it turns out that you were wrong all along.
Hit and miss. There isn’t one character I liked. And was hoping for more of a twist. That said it’s a good easy read and I’d give it 4/5.
Invite Me In by Emma Curtis
You can always rely on Emma Curtis to bring you a firework-laden explosion of a book!
Invite Me In ticks all the Emma Curtis tricks that I’ve come to expect and love.
A cast of pretty obnoxious characters - Martin and Eliza Curran and their stereotypical young French Au Pair; mysterious and alluring Dan, who you just know is going to be a wrong-un from the get-go; the hapless wastrel younger brother; the coffee shop invading Yummy Mummies (I couldn’t stop thinking about ‘Motherland’!!).
There’s the usual dark secrets from the past which threaten future happiness and security unless the lid is kept on at all costs.
And don’t forget the twist. I did see it coming, but that didn’t spoil my fun in the slightest. Emma Curtis understands pacing, and although you kind of know how things are going to go, you’re just carried along for the exhilarating ride and left with crazy wind-blown hair and a big cheesy sated grin on your face at the end of it.
Thanks to Random House UK, Transworld Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC.
God I love those psychological books that mess with your head and that's exactly what this was.
The Curran's are a fairly normal family. Martin and Eliza and Lucas and Aurora are the children. They live in a lovely house in a good area. Martin is wheelchair bound and has a real problem with asking anyone for help.
Except, Martin isn't a very nice man and Eliza wants to leave him but she can't for fear of Martin stopping her from custody.
Then Dan arrives who becomes a good friend to the whole family and things begin to feel unsettled
This book deserves to be as popular as I hope it will be.