Addictive. Bold and savage.

A gripping thriller with an unforgettable character in Cassandra and a hero to root for in naive Annabelle.

Teeming with suspense and foreboding the atmosphere drew me in deeper and deeper. I raced through the pages until the early hours of the morning needing to know how it ended.

Loved the working class setting and the taut fast paced prose. And although I loved the ending I would really adore a sequel as I'm not ready to let go of this yet.

Highly recommended.

I wanted to love this book, I really did. The premise had me hooked! I just KNEW between the husband, the best friend, the therapist and the unreliable narrator there was a psychological thriller to die for.

Unfortunately, I loathed the main character and could not get past the ridiculous decisions she made. It was a page turner for sure, and I kept reading right to the end because I HAD to know (so that in itself makes it unputdownable). I just wish the main character was more believable. That would have made this a 5 star.

I will, however, read the next novel by Ms. Spiers because I think she’s a real diamond!

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Can we ever really escape our pasts……,
Through hypnosis, Annabelle is encouraged to unearth her painful repressed memories and face her childhood demons. But as the boundaries between her hypnotic trance and reality begin to dissolve, Annabelle becomes increasingly vulnerable to much darker forces. The character depth was amazing! Just how far will you go to do the wrong things for the right reasons!

Sadly, I didn’t love this one. There needs to be a cutting trigger warning for some. I don’t mind the major character making one or two emotional or irrational choices but after a while I was screaming ‘No, don’t that for goodness sake ‘ just too many times.

Oh Sophia Spears, how do you do it? The pace and suspense of The Call of Cassandra Rose is amazing and it barely lets up. This is the definition of a page-turner. Or page-tapper, to be more accurate, on the Kindle. Emotions are accurately drawn: Annabelle's deep love for her son and her conflicted emotions for her mother, Mary, who didn't give her the best start in life. When she starts to suspect her husband Matt is having an affair, her feelings for him are more conflicted. And then Cassandra Rose steps into her life and Annabelle's fragile mental state begins to crack. I particularly loved the descriptions of Cassandra's house: I could almost feel the grime under my fingernails and smell the cigarette smoke. Spiers keeps up the pressure until the very end and didn't disappoint.

HOLY HELL WHAT A BOOK. I was completely captivated all the way through and couldn't put it doqwn I read it in one sitting. It is gripping from start to finish and full of twists, unpredictablity and is so chilling the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. A great read.

This book reads like a Hitchcockian thriller. I was immediately drawn in from the first paragraph and couldn’t wait to find out what happened. Definitely one of the best thrillers I have read all year.

Brilliant psychological thriller with so many twists and turns. Cassandra was a horrendous character who I loved to hate and the final twist was very clever. Bravo.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Lume Books and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Hard to put this one down. Wonderful story, lovely characters.

What an absolute chilling read! This book is perfect for thriller fans. Annabelle on the surface seems to have the picture perfect life. A beautiful home, a rich husband, and a cute kid. She has all of this before the age of 30. But she is miserable and stuck in an unhappy marriage. She just seems to be failing at everything and she turns to a habit of her dark past. Self harm is her escape and way of coping with the unhappiness she is surrounded by. Annabelle soon finds a way out of the self harm when she meets Cassandra Rose. Will Cassandra really help Annabelle escape from her unhappiness? Will Annabelle be able to escape her past? The pages will be flying while you read this dark, and chilling thriller.

What I enjoyed:
- right away we are brought into the mystery if Annabelle's past. We aren’t quite sure what happened. Or what has caused her to be so cage-y. This definitely helps entice the reader to keep reading!
- I honestly couldn't figure this one out. The thrill is very well done.
- The twist. And a few other unexpected things!


There is more I enjoyed but I don't want to spoil the story. The writing was excellent, and helps draw you in. The pacing was perfect for a thriller as well. I really enjoyed this book! 4 stars out of 5! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a honest review!

Holy crap! I devoured this! Couldn't put it down! I was riveted by Cassandra and then her relationship with her therapist. Chilling and full of twists. This book is so good and I don't want to give any of it away.

Love this!
What an ending 😫
Really enjoyed this book from start to finish!
Had me on the edge of my seat and I could not put it down!

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Different and weird- but in a very enjoyable way! I personally found the main character to be reluctantly likable and rooted for her throughout. The twists were well crafted. Very intrigued to see what the au5hor does next- I see a long career ahead