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My Sister's Boyfriend is a fast paced thriller that was so well written with well developed characters. The suspense and family drama kept me on the edge of my seat and turning pages into the night.
I liked how this story was told in different POVs. This book totally sucked me in and it's highly recommended.

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Noel has not long got out of prison. According to him, he accidentally ran over his twin brother. He is introduced to Brooke who has secrets of her own. Her sister, who recently died, had a child who Brooke is now looking after. The child is hers, one she thought had died at birth. She is introduced to Noel via a mutual friend and there are sparks between them of the good kind. Lizzie, Brooke’s other sister, smells a rat with Noel and looks into his past. They all have secrets that impact lives. Who is telling the truth and who can get away with murder?

OMG! A book that very quickly put me on the edge of my seat with that unsettled feeling of “what's going to happen”. There are two characters who have very good reasons not to trust people until they are sure and this gives a real edgy feeling to the story. It's a captivating, at times complex (but easy to follow as each chapter has a character heading) story and characters I wasn't sure whether to trust or not. “ The truth will always out” or will it? A book I wanted to race through which I really enjoyed.
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Thrilling as a thriller should be but I lack some character development. There is also a lot of things that wouldn’t happen in reality. Fun read, though.

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Often in life, family relationships can be complicated and when your sister commences a relationship with an ex-con this may well be the case and you may be concerned.

Brooke and Lizzie had fallen out in recent years but they both are trying to build bridges back to how things used to be. Family secrets have caused issues between the two and when we find out why it is not hard to understand how this happened. Brooke becomes besotted with the new man Noel, telling Lizzie her sister she has found the man of her dreams and has never been loved like this before, but there are major alarm bells going off in Lizzie’s head after she meets Noel, and she is also concerned for her niece Freya being exposed to this guy. She just has a bad vibe from him.

Betrayal, revenge, secrets and trust are strong themes in the book and usually do make for entertaining reading. There is quite a twisty plot that keeps the reader engaged and you will find yourself in for a few shocks along the way. Noel also has a twin brother Ned, and this part of the story was quite cleverly done by the author although this is the part that I did work out myself.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy, all opinions are my own. 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars.

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I needed a thriller that would suck me in, had some twists and turns. This absolutely delivered. It was short, it was sweet but just enough to get me out of a book slump of the ages.
I appreciate the family involved, betrayals in this story it sets the tone as twisted. While the main twist I saw coming a mile away it still was a great read and I kept gasping at every little secret or twist that came. They just kept coming. The details were mild, and not over the top. This books is great for beginner thriller lovers, that do not want a lot of blood, gore, spooky feelings. Alice hit close to home for me, not only does she share the name of my grandmother but I feel like my grandmother and her would of been best friends.

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This book had me by a choke hold from the beginning to the end. The premise and the characters were so well written I was fighting to keep my eyes open some nights to keep reading. Some of the twists I did see coming and others came out of left field! And the twists don’t stop, even until the prologue. This book reminded me a lot of Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry which I also enjoyed. In the end I give it a 4 star and I do recommend!

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Overall I enjoyed this fast paced thriller and it definitely held my interest. At times, the characters were a little hard to keep track of and who had deceived who. As with most thrillers, the plot is pretty far fetched and unbelievable, but it still totally kept me entertained and I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange of an honest review.

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Wow what a fast paced thriller this was I was gripped from the first chapter and could not put it down. The characters were so well written I was so invested in how it was all going to be for them. I loved the family drama and the suspense throughout. I will definitely be recommending the great book to everyone. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.

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Ahhhhh so many twists! It just kept coming and coming though a couple I was able to predict! Such a good thriller and I read in one sitting on a Sunday.

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I was able to finish this one in about two days. I absolutely enjoyed it. I did predict one of the twists, but the twists kept coming. Very good and I’d definitely recommend to my audience. #netgalley

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This was another great thriller by Nicola Marsh. Twist after shocking twist this was a fast paced book that I couldn't stop reading. Domestic fiction at it's finest!

Family will protect family at any cost and this is the theme of this book. Told from multiple POV'S and in the past and present we get to know each character and what lengths they will go to protect their own.

Main characters Brooke, Lizzie, Noel and supporting character Alice all have secrets that are about to unwind and cause major upheaval. Not all are keeping secrets for a good reason. Someone's secrets will have dire consequences.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the advanced copy of this book

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This book had me hooked at times but unfortunately I was able to figure out the twist pretty quickly. It was a well written book, but not as gripping as I hoped

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This book has lots of twists. I figured some stuff out along the way but it didn't deter me from finishing. I liked the characters in the story. I'll be looking for more books by Marsh.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for ARC.

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This book was slow to start but if you stick with it you will not be disappointed. A few twists and turns and a shocking ending.

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I really, really wanted to give this book more stars! It started out really good... I kept looking for the answer to questions that I feel like I didn't get on the sisters side of things. And, I knew immediately something was off with the MMC. I figured it out very early on.

There were some parts that had me hurrying through to find out what was going on but overall it was just okay.

Thank you Bookouture and net galley for access to this ARC for my honest opinion.

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Thank you NetGalley and Bookoture for this Arc. As much as I would like to say I was enthralled by this book. Honestly I almost put it down multiple times as a DNF. I pushed through and it was not as thrilling as I hoped.

The overall premise was good but I guessed everything that was going to happen. It wasn’t a mystery the more I read. The characters were calculated but not to the point where there was an aha moment or something that took your breath away.

It could have been great but Noel’s character was very predictable.

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Absolutely amazing from beginning to we! This one had me completely hooked! I loved the way it was told from multiple POVs helping add depth to the storyline.

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Excellent! A fast paced thriller that kept me guessing until the very end. I finished the book in one day; I just had to know how it ended. I cannot wait for more from this author. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

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I wanna thank NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

this book had me hooked at times and wanting to know what the hell was going on.. but as i was reading on, I figured everything out which wasn’t surprising to me in the slightest. The minute we met Noel, I knew something was off and I got it instantly. Still very creepy at times while reading so points for that sure. But not as gripping as it could of been..

2.5-3⭐️

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This was a totally new author to me. What a great read. I was totally hooked and couldn't put it down

Thank you for the opportunity to review

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