Molly is recovering from a serious back injury and is set to run the London Marathon in order to qualify for the Olympics. On top of that Molly has a stalker. He has been arrested and sent to prison. But why is she still getting threatening messages?

M.A. Hunter is great at sucking the reader in. I have read many of his books and this was true of all of them.

Even though I am not a runner, I could almost feel my feet pounding the pavement throughout the race. The suspense was intense all the way until the end of the book. I could feel Molly's determination, pain and fear.

This was a fast read that I finished in half a day.

Looking forward to his next book.

Thanks to netgalley and Boldwood Books for the arc.

First, I want to thank M.A. Hunter, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

WOW!!! My heart was literally beating out of my chest reading M.A. Hunter’s Every Step You Take! Man oh Man was it wickedly intense! M.A. created such a creative and unique storyline that was written outside of the box.

The cover graphics for this book was spot on to the concept of the book.

One of the reasons I wanted to read this book was that my Brother In Law Benton (from San Francisco) ran the London Marathon years ago. I thought it would be a fun read.

M.A. gives an inside look from a runners perspective what it is like to participate in a marathon. He shows us not tells us all the deep emotions that Molly is feeling.

Every Step You Take had its fair share of creepy vibe due to the stalker. All throughout the book I had the Police's song Every Step You Take in my head.

A mystery set in the world of competitive running, this book had a good pace and sense of menace throughout the story. The main character is a young woman named Molly who is training for the Olympics. Molly has had a difficult few years including the sudden death of her mother, a back injury requiring surgery and a stalker. The stalker was a man posing as an orthopedic doctor and it took Molly awhile to figure out the doctor sending her advice was really a scammer using the real doctor's information. After the stalker was arrested Molly is training for the London marathon but still feels like someone is watching her. The majority of the book is from Molly's viewpoint from the starting point of the race until the end and the author did a good job of showing us Molly's thoughts and actions during each leg/mile of the marathon. In between the current sections we hear about Molly's life as it was affected by the stalker and how her manager and trainer keep telling her she is imagining things.

I did find it hard to believe Molly could send and receive dozens of messages, answer texts and take screenshots of threats she received as she was running. I would think most runners would not be paying attention to calls at all. As Molly continued in the race, a person keeps sending her threats that she cannot finish the race or she will die. Has her stalker escaped from prison or is this someone else? I thought the twist was very obvious and would have liked more background on Molly and the person who was targeting her but I did like this novel. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this ARC in exchange for a review.

This is a great psychological thriller.
Molly has been living in fear as a stalker has been making her everyday life hell.
She is training to take part in the 2024 Olympics and when she’s about to leave for the London Marathon, she finds an unexpected gift outside her hotel room.
Molly knows her stalker has now been caught and is in prison but the gift really unsettles her.
When she starts the race she is inundated with calls and messages from a withheld number, so she’s convinced he’s out of prison.
The messages become more and more threatening but with her dream of the Olympics on the line, she’s determined to finish the race.
It took me a while to get into this book as running and sport isn’t really my thing, but the story soon grabs hold of you as it’s more about Molly and her fight to survive.
Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Molly's experience of the race, running and everything that leads up to it was very well written and I was concerned for her and felt invested in her life. Immersive.

Thanks to M.A. Hunter and Rachel's Random Resources for my eARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

3.5 stars

Molly is determined to reach her goal of running for the Olympic team but first she needs compete in the London marathon to secure her place.
A very tough challenge indeed.
The one problem that Molly has to face is her stalker!
She thought that he had been caught but how that she is receiving gifts and threatening messages, has her stalker been released or is this someone completely different?

After a slow start I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked the way the 5 month back story was told using alternate chapters with the marathon Whicker kept the reader fully immersed in both storylines at the same time. I did find find there was a certain amount of poetic licence about Mollys running ability fro a timing aspect , but it was required for the story to work.

This was the first book by this author. It didnt disappoint and will read more from the author.

This book had an interesting plot and the main Character was easy to like. Molly is a marathon runner and is hoping to qualify for the British Olympics. When she is ready to run the marathon she finds out her stalker is out of prison and also in the marathon.

i enjoyed the story and would recommend this to other readers.

Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review.

I was immediately drawn Into this twisty turning thriller.Really enjoyed the story being based during the London Marathon.M.A.Hunter is a new author for me looking forward to reading more by her.#netgalley #boldwoodbooks

I recomend this fast-paced new novel by MA Hunter. the book is called 'every step you take' and you will run through the pages of this book.
Based on Marathon runner Molly who is competing for her spot on the Olympic team, hard enough but worse when a stalker is trying to prevent
A new thriller which will have you gripped.

I loved this book because of the layout. The female protagonist is telling the story as she runs the London Marathon. The chapters are titled with the mile she is at. It also goes back about 6 months and gives background on the terrors she’s been going through with a stalker. As a runner myself I can’t imagine doing what she did while running a marathon (taking on the phone, almost getting in accidents and still keeping pace with the rest of the group) but I suspend my belief and enjoyed the run. I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more by this author!

Marathon runner Molly is competing for her spot on the Olympic team, but her stalker is doing everything possible to prevent her from getting to the finish line.
First, there is no way I could run one mile, let alone a marathon. Add a stalker into the mix, and this disaster turns nuclear.
Molly is a strong character, but the constant paranoia drove me insane. I wanted her to be more confident as a runner, no matter the circumstances. At the same time, I understand the author wanted us to feel the tension and anxiety of running a race and being presented with unforeseen obstacles.
Overall, I think this was entertaining. I would recommend it!

I read this in one sitting in just a few hours. It's a fast-paced twisty atmospheric thriller.
Molly is running the London Marathon, her last chance to make the Olympic team, but in addition to overcoming a back injury and the loss of her mother, she also has a stalker, who despite being imprisoned in Germany is still taunting and contacting her. Her desperation oozes off the page as she soon blames everyone around her and you the reader start to question if it's all in her imagination.
I really enjoyed this very unusual plot especially the twist of who the perpetrator turns out to be.

This book had a really interesting premise! Molly's running the London Marathon in the hope of qualifying for the British Olympic team. Just before the race starts, she learns that a man convicted of staking her is not only out of prison but at the race! She needs to figure out if he's the one who's trying to force her to quit the race and what she can do to fight back--and she has to do all of this before the race is over.

I had a bit of a hard time with this one--I didn't care for Molly as a character, and it seemed far fetched that she would be making calls and sending texts while trying to achieve a personal best with the Olympics on the line. But if you're able to suspend your disbelief, this would be an enjoyable and fast-paced read.

She's training for the London marathon, plagued with an injury she's determined to win big and get to the Olympics, as if that's not hard enough, she's also got a stalker.

This is a slow burn read and sometimes not very credible. But a few twists in the storyline that I didn't see coming made it more entertaining.

Really felt Molly's dilemma in this book.
Who was stalking her and why? Surely the man was in prison in Germany for doing the same the world over, so how could it be happening again. Taking the story through out the race of the London Marathon and trying to gain her Olympic place. How could she concentrate for this length of time?

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book.

This is my first by M A Hunter and it won’t be my last. I found myself very much engaged from the very first page to the last page of the London marathon. It had different POV’s which kept me on my toes and I felt like I was running right along side of her in the race itself. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. To be published March 28, 2024.

Molly is a long distance runner but she had a slipped disc but got past that and her stalker.
Today is her chance to qualify for the pre-Olympic trials.Mollys stalker is surpassed to be in a German prison but on the day of the trail he turns up her stalker is determined to stop her at all costs.
End of the book was good.

It took me a while to get into this book. I found the beginning a bit slower than many of the books I've read. Saying that though, once it got going and things started happening, the pace of the plot went so much faster. My suspicions of who was responsible were all over the place, but the one person I didn't really suspect was.... I won't say. You need to read it. If you find it slow starting, don't stop reading as it speeds up and you won't want to stop until you finish the book!

I had never read a book by this author before and I deeply regret this. I was intrigued from the very beginning until the last full stop. Every chapter was as thrilling as the next and I utterly enjoyed this story. 

The structure of the book is also one a really like. Taking me back to the past and catapult me back into the present is something I always am attracted to. 

I admired the pizzaz, stamina and determination Molly had in her and I felt for her as well because she really had a battle on her hands. One she seems to have to fight on her own...

A book that kept me glued to my seat. Looking forward to reading more books by this author's hand. 5 stars

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