I really enjoyed this and now realise why I struggled so much at the beginning… only getting into it when we start with Stacies chapter.. this is a sequel to a book I’ve not read! Which totally explains why I couldn’t understand the first couple of chapters!!
That being said, the twists in this book were kept me hooked… it’s well written and I enjoyed the conclusion (I think I may have enjoyed it more if I’d read ‘Both of you’

Thank you to HQ and netgalley for a digital ARC of this book.

An immersive and easy-to-enjoy read, Just Between Us is an engaging character-driven thriller that has a brilliant balance of a domestic plot with page-turning twists.

At first, I was a little confused about the whole concept of Kylie and her situation. How had I missed out on so much information in the first chapter already? And why is it set at the beginning of lockdown?! That's when I had to stop reading to do some research, and I soon found out that this is actually a follow-up to another one of Parks' books.

It turns out that Parks wanted to keep this book as a surprise for her readers. And while that's great for those who have read the first book, having a sequel they weren't expecting, it's not so great for those who haven't.

I did eventually start to piece together a lot of the past events, so it does work as a standalone overall. But I was still finding out things even at the halfway point, and I don't like that feeling of having missed out on something. So I asked a friend to help me fill in the blanks, and this helped me to better find my footing here, which allowed me to enjoy the story much more.

However, what frustrated me most about keeping this follow-up as a surprise is that I was really looking forward to reading the first book, which has been patiently waiting on my shelf for me to pick up. Now, I won't be able to enjoy it in the same way knowing all of the spoilers, although I will admit that it does sound pretty decent!

So putting that slight annoyance aside, I still absolutely loved this book. I wouldn't say that it's gripping, but I just found it immensely enjoyable, and I didn't want to put it down all the same. And although I may skip over Both Of You, I'm still excited to read more by Parks!

I loved this book and you can’t fault Lisa Jewel. This was a brilliant plot, pacy gripping and with such great characterisation. I didn’t want it to end!

This was a really enjoyable read. I hadn’t realised that it was a sequel until I had finished the novel and although it is easily read as a stand-alone I think many aspects would have been clearer if I had read Both of Us first! It is really well written and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me access to an early copy of this book.

This is a great read and follows on from Both of You, but it’s not essential for you to have read that first.
Kylie is reported missing and the Police soon establish she had two husbands. One with two sons and one more extravagant lifestyle.
We also have chapters about Stacie who is recovering from a brain tumour and being looked after by her dad.
All is not what it seems for both women and there’s one particular character who is linked to both women and has lots to hide.
I can’t say too much without spoiling it but this is a great read that will certainly keep you guessing.
Thanks to HQ and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and HQ for an advance copy of Just Between Us, a sequel to Both of You, set in London and Dorset.

Kylie Gillingham has disappeared, presumed murdered, but that’s not what grabs the headlines, it’s the fact that she is married to two men and both of them are suspects. At the same time Stacie Jones is living quietly in a small coastal village being nursed back to health by her attentive father. What links these two women?

I have not read the author’s work before, so I thought from the mention of PC Clements in the blurb that it would be, if not a police procedural at least an investigation. Instead it is an examination of various characters’ feelings about the situation of both Kylie’s bigamy (not that the word is ever mentioned by the husbands) and her disappearance, how they deal with it and what they do in the aftermath. It works well as a stand-alone.

I have picked the novel up several times over the past couple of months and promptly put it back down again after several pages. It didn’t really hold my attention and I finally forced myself to finish it, because I committed to reading it. I found the first half slow (and it’s a relatively long novel) and I quickly guessed one of the twists., although not the why of it. I didn’t like that the perpetrator was identified early on by their own admission as I prefer to guess and am not very interested in the navel gazing that accompanies their reflections on their crime. I also found it very hard to believe the story and didn’t find it engaging, especially as it is populated with unappealing adults. I did, on the other hand, like the stepsons, Oli and Seb, and thought them the most realistic element of the novel.

Just Between Us is well written and I can see it appealing to fans of psychological thrillers, even if is not my thing.

Whilst the story is slightly complex involving bigamy and Kylie Gillingham’s disappearance, Ms Parks leads us to the possibility that her two husbands are suspects.

In comes DC Clements with a young constable to 'help' her solve the mystery with the two sons not believing Kylie was dead. As if this was not enough Stacie Jones a reclusive and nursed by her father bring another element to the story. No more spoilers, but a satisfactory end.

What I always enjoy with Ms Parks are the in depth details/backstories of each character. I really get involved with each one, sometimes to the detriment of the story?

Thanks to Net Galley and HQ for the chance to read and review.

Great storytelling and a really interesting read that has you guessing the whole way through.

A woman is missing. She has been reported by her husband and step sons. However she is hiding a secret life. Her friend has discovered her secret but has anyone else?

Great thriller and a really pacy read. The police are great characters too, as are the families involved and the reset is hard pressed to decide which side they are rooting for.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another fantastic novel by Adele Parks. I hadn’t read Both of You but I don’t feel that I missed out or couldn’t follow the story having not read that first. Although I am now curious as to why she decided to live a double life so have added this to my every growing tbr list 📚
I had guessed quite early on what the link was between Kylie/Leigh/Kai and Stacie was. However, it was still a really gripping read which I read with my heart in my mouth towards the end.
A totally gripping read that I devoured in a day on my summer holidays.
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for early access to this read

I enjoyed the style of writing. A solid four star read. Great premise. Good characters. Page turner. Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing Would definitely read the next novel. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

How good it is to finally have an ending to this saga! I didn't realize how much I wanted a conclusion to this tale until I was almost at the end of the book.
You'll have borderline mental whiplash from the pace changes and sudden reveals, as you start to connect the dots from the first book.

It's amazing how such a dislikable character can still be someone I wanted to support and for them have a fitting conclusion for their tale.

This is a very well plotted story with outrageous twists. It’s a sequel to Both of You which makes it difficult to write a review without spoilers to one or both, but I will try. It’s a tightly written psychological thriller with an unbelievable storyline, characters that are batshit crazy and difficult to empathise with and a whole cast of unreliable narrators. In less accomplished hands, this could have ended up a bit of a mess, but somehow it works, in the same way that a roller coaster works, thanks to a process of literary world-class engineering. There aren’t many writers bold enough to push so many boundaries and get away with it!

With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an opportunity to read and review a copy in advance of publication.

A sequel to ‘Both Of You’ which have read although am not sure if this is made clear to readers
It was a good read but I feel books including Covid and Lockdown have had their time and everyone really wants to forget about that few years rather than be reminded of it when reading tbh
As say a good read overall though if at times too full of not likeable characters

Just Between Us is the sequel to Adele Parks’s novel Both of You. It is not essential to read Both of You first, but it will enrich your enjoyment of Just Between Us and help you understand the characters and their motivations.

The novel picks up where Both of You left off, with Kylie Gillingham having disappeared after her bigamy was discovered. The story follows DCI Clements as she investigates Kylie’s disappearance, while Kylie’s two husbands, Mark and Paul, try to come to terms with what has happened. The reader knows what happened to Kylie, but the police are still in the dark.

The story is full of twists and turns, and the reader is kept guessing until the very end. However, some of the twists are a bit too far-fetched, and others are quite predictable. For me, it felt a bit over-dramatised at points and I didn’t find myself connecting with the story as much as I had done in other novels by this author.

I did, however, really like that the characters in Just Between Us are not black and white. They are all complex and flawed, and this makes them more interesting to read about. Kylie is a particularly interesting character, and I would have liked to read more about her (and readers who have not read Both of You can go back to that novel to find out why Kylie married both men).

Overall, Just Between Us is a solid, entertaining read. I don’t think it is one of Adele Parks’s best novels – which are always of such a high standard – but it is still well worth a read.

When I first started reading Just between us I didn’t realise it was part of a sequel, with the previous book being both of you. I really wish I had known that before I started reading as I think I would have enjoyed this book much more and I think I may have got into it a bit quicker.

Kylie Gillingham is missing, presumed dead. She is also a bigamist and both her husbands are considered prime suspects. Many believe that Kylie is dead however DCI Clementes knows better than to jump the gun until she can find evidence to prove this, and she is determined to find out exactly what has happened to Kylie.

What really got me was the question of how Kylie managed to juggle her 2 very different lives, one as a trophy wife and the other as a middle class woman.

This book is set during the 2020 lockdown and also follows the journey of Stacie Jones who has really been through it, she’s recovering from a brain tumour which has also caused her to lose memory. She is being looked after by her father but she also believes that he is keeping secrets from her.

I had no idea how these 2 separate stories of Kylies life and Stacies life would come together however when they did I thought it was very cleverly done. I have read many thrillers over the last few years and thought this was genius.

Although I enjoyed this book at times I felt it was very frustrating. I think also a lot of it could be cut out at times I felt it dragged on a bit and I found I struggled to continue reading, however when it was good it was really good, there were plenty of suspects to choose from which I always like as it keeps things interesting.

I’ve read many books by Adele Parks, although this wasn’t one of my favourites I will definitely continue reading her other books and would certainly recommend her to other readers.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for this review.

This is brilliant! It starts with two slightly disparate storylines, both of which are completely compelling and intriguing but as with all great stories they merge seamlessly into one and our suspicions come to fruition which is very satisfyingly. There are lots of great strands to the story, stresses of parental discord during childhood, memory loss and the complexity of the human mind, kidnap, murder and bigamy, never a dull moment!
I loved all the characters, even the ones that had me changing loyalties several times and the pace and the twists were amazing. I raced my way to the end as really didn’t know how it was going to pan out and was left wanting more. Recommend!

After discovering Kylie Billingham is a bigamist she vanishes and is presumed dead. DCI Clements and her enthusiastic police officer Tanner are searching for her dead or alive. The 2 main suspects are her legal first husband Mark Fletcher who knows her as "Leigh" and her bigamist second husband Daan Janssen who knows her as Kye. The circumstantial evidence points to the likely murderer is Daan.


in a second storyline set on the Dorset coast, we meet Stacie who is living with her father whilst recovering from cancer and related surgery which has left her with no memory of her life before the operation. The story is told successfully from a number of perspective which includes Stacie, the boys, Daan and DCI Clements.


I had not realised this is a follow up book to both of you which I have not read. it stands up as a Standalone Novel. However, I plan to read the first book to better understand the lead up story assuming it references the bigamous relationship.

This is a good read full of twists where as I reader, I was trying to figure out the links in the different story lines. The book is set in 2020 during covid lockdown which does not help with the investigation. Not too much more to say without spoilers.

Thanks to NetGalley UK, the author and publishers Harper Collins for an advanced copy in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.

WOW! What an amazing thrilling read which grabbed me from page one right through to the last.
A superb storyline with many twists and turns which had me guessing throughout.
Adele Parks never disappoints and this one is just AMAZING. A must read.
Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in return for an honest review. What a rollercoaster of a ride!

This book follows on from "Both of You", but works as a standalone - I have not read the first, but found this book perfectly readable without prior knowledge.

It is 2020, the country is in lockdown and gripped by the story of the disappearance of Kylie Gillingham. Her bigamy has been revealed and the nation is asking - where is she?

Stacey Jones is living a quiet life, shielded by her father as she is recovering from a serious illness. How are the stories of the two women linked, and will anyone involved in their lives ever be the same again?

A fast paced thriller, exciting and a quick read. A good mix of characters keeps the reader engrossed. A good summer read.

I hadn’t realised till I started reading that this was a sequel to a previous book I’d read. I kept thinking I’d read it before as everything seemed so familiar. So because if this I found myself struggling to reconcile what I was reading with what I already knew. Not for me sorry!