The Other Passenger is a thriller that will leave you wanting more. A rainy night and dangerous roads, a killer on the road. Two strangers meet, both running from something but forced together because of bad weather and chance.

I really did not know where this story was going, and I have to say I was shockingly surprised by how it turned out! I quite enjoyed, not only the two different POV but how it also went back and forward in time. And slowly made you realise what had happened to bring both characters together. This was a very interesting book, and I really enjoyed it!
Thanks to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the arc!

Man, this was depressing!
Quite good, though.

1. Characters
The main characters (David and Emma) are very good.
One represents the self loathing, bitterness and frustration of a man too devoted to his work, unappreciated after years of work, unable to spend time with his family.
While the other perfectly encapsulates the utter sadness and devastation of losing a loved one.

That being said, the side characters could have been more fleshed out.

2. Story
Interesting premise. Executed quite well.
The reveal at the end was, although quite clear, was still very good and gives a different meaning to the title of the book.

Dialogue, while strained at times, was good.

I liked the structure of the story with the back and forth in every chapter of 'Now' and 'David/Emma x hours earlier'. It's a good storytelling device that I would like to see more of in thrillers.

One problem that I have with this is too much information being given away sometimes in David chapters that it takes away the whole aspect of mystery while you are left ruminating with David or Emma on their bleak and depressing lives.

3. Conclusion
It's a well written bleak thriller with some flaws.

Paranoia.
Jealousy.
Betrayal.
Murder.
Secrets.
Anger.

Quote: "He wished he had planned ahead but tonight was a night he hadn't expected."

In The Other Passenger by JE Rowney, we follow the journey of David and Emma. Their story is told between "now" and the hours leading up to "now." The journey starts off with a murder. However, we do not know who, what, or why.

In the "now" David is driving down a dark an isolated road in the rain. David has just experienced an unfortunate event at his work's awards ceremony. The ceremony in which David attended alone per usual. His wife Amanda just could not be bothered to support her husband, who was supposed to receive a prestigious award. David and Amanda used to be happy. That happiness has become more of just a game of cat and mouse. There had been a time when David was not a failure.

Quote: "Perhaps she had been lucky, but the night wasn't over yet. There was a storm to get through first."

Emma has had a really tough year. She is quite troubled, to say the least. She has migraines all the time, and her life is falling apart. She still talks to her sister, Angelina, who never responds because Angeliana really isn't there anymore. Emma sets off to search for answers as to why that is.

David and Emma are complete strangers from totally different generations. However, they are both running from something.

Along the road, David picks up a young female hitchhiker. She appears to be around the same age as his nineteen-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The girl is very focused on her phone but eventually her and David begin to talk. David is asking the typical "get to know you" questions when an alert comes across the radio. "The discovery of a women's body in a shallow grave..."

Will David and Emma get away from what they are running from? Do they have secrets they hope will never see the light of day?

Quote: "Sometimes it's better to be two strangers in the night sharing a ride."

The Other Passenger by JE Rowney is a quick read. The pace is well written. It will keep you engaged. I do feel like the ending was abrupt and could have been a little more detailed. All in all, I would recommend this book to my fellow thriller lovers.

This book has minimal foul language, which I really appreciate.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review The Other Passenger.

A rainy night. A killer on the road., Two unlikely worlds collide. On the run from their pasts, a man and a woman are forced together by the weather and by necessity. When a radio news broadcast reports that a body has been found further back along the road on which they are travelling, tensions rise and it’s only so long before the truth must come out. But the truth is never quite what you imagine!
This book I would call a short story, it had some suspense, action, murder, mystery, and a few twists and turns! It was a decent read but not really for me! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I really enjoyed this book, David and Emma are running from something, but we aren't told what, through flashbacks we get glimpses of what lead to where they are now. Along the way the author leaves hints, could it be this, could it be that.

The characters are well written, and believable, and they plot moves on at a decent pace, I liked the back and forth as it gave hints as to why they might be in the situation they are in, without giving away too much.

I liked this one! A little confusing with back and forth, and the times being different, but in the end it was a good book!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book to read!

I found it frustrating going back and forth between the 2 characters and the time up until the met.. the suspense was hard to feel in my opinion.. it lacked a lot of eerie feelings which is what I would of wanted to feel while reading this one.

Thanks to NetGallery and BooksGoSocial I was able to read this book early! This was a quick and pretty interesting read. It was a bit jumpy going back and forth between the 2 characters and the hours leading up to them meeting.

Two people trying to escape their respective demons find that their paths cross as a result of circumstance and bad weather one stormy night.

Each has their own secrets, but only one of them is a killer.

So, as they journey forward, hearing news reports of a murder that has just taken place on the route they are travelling, suspicions inevitably became to rise...

This one is based on an intriguing premise, but the outcome is not entirely a surprise. Still, an enjoyable enough read, if not uniquely memorable.