This book was a real emotional roller coaster, I really enjoyed the book and can recommend it to unhesitatingly.

The author wove two stories together in a very interesting way, well really one story from a mother’s perspective and the same events from the sons, very cleverly done. The story’s basis is a broken relationship many years prior and the son’s reaction to his mother’s decision on how to move forward, particularly concerning how to protect her son.

The ending was very well written and a surprise as well, I’m trying not to give much away, please just take my word that this is a very creative story very well written.

What's not to love about a time-travelling airplane crash book?
This book was a cross between Drowning/ Hostage and Wrong Place, Wrong time. If you liked any of these books, then this is the book for you, however, maybe not a read for the plane flight! It is, however, a perfect holiday read. Only thing is you will struggle to put it down! A total 'just one more page' read.
Charlie boards a flight where her son is the First Officer ( co-pilot), however we are aware there are issues between them and her son is unaware she is on the flight. Events take place and the plane crashes. The story fluctuates between current time - the plane flight and then one year ago, allowing the background story to unfold month by month. However we discover that Charlie wakes up and the plane has not crashed. How is this happening? Can she use this to her advantage to uncover what is happening and prevent the crash?
I gulped this down like a long cold drink on a boiling day! I was so intrigued by the story, even if I wasn't totally behind some of the characters and their decisions or actions.
This was my first Cameron Ward read and I am definitely going back to check out his earlier books. Thanks to Michael Joseph publishers for an advance readers copy through netgalley in return for an honest review.

Groundhog day meets groundhog hour in this tense yet emotional thriller.

This story was told in multiple POV'S - Charlie in the present day and her son Theo in the past. It added so much more depth and perspective to the storyline.

The characterization was brilliant I honestly could feel Charlie's despair and panic as the story unfolds. Theos emotional storyline had me rooting for him and it was devastating reading about his downward spiral.

As much as some parts of the story were predictable there was a lot of unexpected twists and it kept me on the edge of my seat truly not knowing how it was going to end.

Overall a really engaging read that's written so well. Thankyou to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my own honest review.

Charlie is a fearful, apprehensive mother with issues to resolve with her son as she waits to board a flight to LA, hopeful of healing wounds. Theo, her son, relocated to LA twelve months earlier, his heartbroken and full of pain. Here in LA can he find the answer to his questions and heal? A year on, mother and son are on the same flight with past and presents on a collision course and Charlie has to use all her wits to help the fellow passengers on board.

I really like the prophetic, Groundhog Day vibe which keeps you in suspense throughout, fascinated to see how it all plays out. There are vivid descriptions of the flight which makes you feel as if you too are airborne and as breathless and tense as Charlie becomes. The pace rises and falls as the storytelling goes backwards and forwards in time and in time sequences which works really well as it helps to explain or even add to the confusion of the current circumstances. It’s very clever as you question what is real and what is not, it’s an intriguing puzzle to solve which makes for compelling reading.

The back stories are interesting and substantial taking the plot into dangerous territory and on more than one occasion I want to yell at Theo to use his brain and not be so dumb as to poke the bears he is confronting.

As the final sequence approaches and Charlie and the readers begin to comprehend whats at play here it becomes very dramatically entertaining. Maybe it’s a bit far-fetched but it certainly makes for very exciting reading. Dramatic licence and all that!

Overall, this is a good premise and the novel is very well written with the story unfolding organically and is another enjoyable read from this talented author.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Penguin Michael Joseph for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

From the premise I was intrigued to read Spiral. The plot follows a mother on a flight to LA to help her son. He’s the first officer but has no idea she’s on board. Ten hours into the flight, something goes wrong: an engine fails; the plane goes into a steep dive and everyone on board dies. But then the mother wakes up, it’s one hour before the crash and everyone is safe. Until the chain of events begins to happen again, and again and again. The mother is the only one on board who knows what will happen and everyone’s life depends on her. A well written and pacy novel that will keep you hooked to the end. Thank you to NetGalley, Michael Joseph Penguin Random House and the author for the chance to review.

An unusual book with an unusual premise...aircraft disaster meets mob rule meets fragmented family life. Well written.

Wild ride!

This was a thriller in every sense of the word. I loved the groundhog day aspect, sometimes a little sci fi can draw me out of a book, but not this one. It was written very cleverly and felt natural to read. A fast-paced read with a mystery that is down to the wire. I did want to take Theo and shake him by the collar, but I think that was the point.

Highly recommended, thanks for the opportunity to read and review

I loved this, the concept really appealed to me and it was executed really well.

It is a story about impossible choices, the characters are dynamic and it really does keep you on the edge of your seat.

It is a spiral of both doom and redemption and you'll question the choices made whilst being completely caught up in the story unfolding.

The key to it being a joy to read is the writing, which is excellent. So often in this type of thriller you find a lack of substance but that's not the case with Spiral luckily.

Oh also its a whole pile of fun. Genuinely entertaining. Big thumbs up from this reader

A totally unique story. Thrilling and twisty with a groundhog day about it.
So glad i found this author i shall definitely be looking for more.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Full of twists and turns. A ground hog day thriller but even though it’s the same scenario over and over there’s new info each time. A fantastic puzzle of a book.

This is a nail biting thriller meets groundhog day. Theo's mother is on a plane he is a pilot of. Something is wrong with the plane. She relives this bit over and over, but with less time on each occasion. I could not stop reading this book.

This was such an exhilarating read, I love these groundhog day-esque scenario's where the character is trying to find the link between it all.

Spiral by Cameron ward.
Hundreds of people are on board - including your estranged son, Theo. Ten hours into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. Then Your beloved son is safe. Until, terrifyingly, the same chain of events repeats itself. Again, and again, and again. You're the only one who knows what's about to happen. And the lives of everyone on board depend on you.
I really did enjoy this book. I loved the cover. I got into it straight away. I did love the sound of the blurb. I liked Charlie. I did feel for her too. Wow I didn't expect that. This was full of action and I couldn't put it down. Read in two sittings. Twisty. I really didn't see that coming. I was surprised. I did sort of like the ending but it feels as though there will be more to come. 4*.

The premise to Spiral is deceptively simple - a woman, adrift from her only son and learning that he's the first officer of the plane she's on, is killed when the plane experiences a disaster, wiping out everyone on board. The clock then rewinds Groundhog-Day-style to an hour earlier so that the woman, Charlie, can try and work out what happened, how to prevent it, and how to save her relationship with her son.

It's a shame that an engrossing premise isn't better fleshed out - the book is primarily dual-timeline, splitting between Charlie's son Theo, an exile from London to LA who becomes involved in crime, and the far more interesting plane narrative, and suffers as a result. There's a lot of fun pacing to be found in the creeping timeline parts of the book, and even though nothing about why Charlie is experiencing this is ever really explained (even though it dips into timey-wimey nonsense at one stage), Spiral is at least a fun ride. Occasionally let down by some staid character work and cliche emotional beats, it's worth picking up as a fun, digestible thriller, but much like its time-warp-affected characters, don't expect to remember anything about it once you're finished.

This book sounded interesting and original. However I found it to be boring after a while ,and lost interest .Sorry ,not a good read for me.Hope other readers enjoy it more.

I loved this story and having read this author before I anticipated a wild ride and expected the unexpected. What a story, go in blind and you'll love it. Highly recommended xx

This book was simultaneously exactly what I suspected it would be and also totally unpredictable. Let me explain....

It centers around a mother who is on a flight to America to help her son out - although he is actually the pilot of the plane and unaware she's a passenger. She witnesses the plane crash down loop after loop and has to concoct a plan to save the day.

There are several points I'd like to make about this book. Firstly, Theo's storyline was completely unexpected and truly added the essential drama to a plot which had limited outcomes.

By the time I was around half way through, I figured out why this airborne-Groundhog-Day was afoot and how it could be stopped. Although, the novel was so well written and beautifully paced that I was still on the edge of my seat to see how it ended and how close my predictions were to being correct. There were certain aspects as time ran out that I really didn't see coming and the ending was absolutely spectacular. Although it made sense, I hadn't guessed it, which was nice as there were many plot points along the way that I had predicted.

Both airplane crises and deja vu plots have been done to death in various ways over the years so I was really intrigued to know how Ward would execute this. Much to my amazement, this book was a solid 4.5 stars (rounded up to 5)! It's an easy read which hooks you and keeps you on the edge of your seat for the duration. There are elements of gangland culture, the complex and fraught relationship between a mother and son, tainted romance - even philosophical discussions of time and space! Yes, Spiral verges on sci-fi, but it still feels wholly believable due to Ward's gorgeous storytelling. This book is so much more than the premise: it's emotional, tense and brilliant.

Overall, I'd recommend this to anyone looking for an easy-to-read, engaging thriller. I'm so glad I was given the opportunity to read the ARC from NetGalley, and I'm already adding Ward's other books onto my tbr!

With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily

This is an intriguing story in my first book by Cameron Ward. Set mainly from the POV of Charlie, in the present, and Theo in the past, this adds definition and depth to the storyline. Whilst the basis of the story about reliving the same day over and over again has been done before the author has chosen a different take on this and to live the same hour over and over again. The science within the story was compelling and highly fascinating giving a work of fiction a touch of realism. Great pace and tension in the latter half as Charlie pieces everything together and goes up against the clock. A solid 4⭐️ read

This sounded very much like the recent TV series Manifest so I was looking forward to reading it. Overall it’s a good thriller, red herrings, twists and a taut storyline. I read it quickly and enjoyed it.

Amazing book loved every minute of it devoured it in few days!!!! Will read more.by this author ....such a ace read