Always on my mind an outstanding futuristic thriller by Carys Green kept me on the edge of my seat.

Would you allow your loved one to hear your every thought in order to achieve the ultimate bonding experience? Elijah surprises Anna for their tenth wedding anniversary to an implant each behind their ears from a futuristic company known as OneMind. Now Elijah will not have to keep wondering where Anna is 24/7 he will have peace of mind but at what cost?

Elijah was born into money so he has everything he ever wants except for a baby but unfortunately Anna keeps on miscarrying so is very compliant to his every wish as she feels guilty in not giving Elijah a baby so goes along with their implant.

Everything runs smoothly until Anna develops side effects when she thinks she is experiencing dreams but instead they are memories which are not her own but Elijah's.

Anna has a string of nursery rhymes which she thinks will help block out her secret memories that she does not want revealing to Elijah.

Elijah is always on her mind 24/7 and there is no mute button on her implant but Elijah has not been totally honest with Anna as his implant has a mute button.

Will these implants make or break their ten year marriage all will be revealed in this roller coaster of excitement and intrigue as their story unfolds

Would you want to hear your partners every thought? Would you agree to having a chip implanted in you for this very reason???

Anna did.

This book is a mindf*ck of a plot involving technology to hear each others thoughts. Anna is so easy to relate to as a character and I loved following her journey.
I could not put this book down! Highly recommend!

Imagine having access to your spouses thoughts and then imagine them having acces to yours!!!!

Anna and Elijah are able to have this 'gift' after signing up with OneMind,The company have invented a chip that is implanted behind your ear and it's this chip that allows them to hear each others thoughts.

At first I thought oh wow... just imagine but then hmmmm I'm not so sure.

This is a unique plot and a good read. I loved it. There are secrets and drama and it's one of those books that would make a good TV show.

I really wasn’t sure about the plot of this book as I’m not usually keen on speculative fiction but after reading a John Marrs recently and loving it I thought I’d give it a go, and I’m so glad I did.

First of all, having experienced loss and failure in a similar way to the main character I felt the author described her feelings and her “guilt” about the situation perfectly, for me I understood her driving emotions and therefore I was invested in the story.

The overall plot unravels at a great pace with lots of twists to keep you engaged as your waiting for the secrets to emerge. I didn’t overthink the future of the technology or look for mistakes in the idea of unity. I just totally enveloped the journey of Anna and Eli.


I really thoroughly enjoyed this book and it kept me reading into the early hours to finish and it was a great ending!

A very well deserved 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and only the third I’ve given on NetGalley a very nice surprise!!

Thank you Cary’s Green

Thank you NetGalley for letting me review this quirky book

First of all do you want to know each others thoughts? My husband - well this would be a tad boring but for him to know my thoughts no way. This is where the story is interesting

Anna who has a secret and Elijah wants them to take the stpe to ultimate intamacy -wow thriller meets sci fi

Really great read - quirky odd but I enjoyed this and well written

Anna and Elijah met at University and are now approaching their 10th wedding anniversary. As an anniversary gift Eli tells Anna that he has signed them up with OneMind, a tech company who have invented a chip that is implanted behind one's ear and which enables the recipients to hear each other's thoughts. Anna isn't keen but thinks that tech mad Eli will soon get bored as he seems to do with other gadgets he's bought, so she agrees to the procedure. Eli says it will bring them closer together but does he have another reason for wanting to hear Anna's thoughts? Personally I could think of nothing worse than hearing my husband's thoughts or anyone else's for that matter! Although it was rather slow at the start and somewhat repetitive, I was intrigued enough to keep reading. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity of reading this ARC.

A sadistic psychological thriller involving 5 university friends. During their first year three of the boys go to Kavos for a summer break but only two return. As heavy drinkers it is not hard to believe that Oscar accidentlly met with his death.

Fast forward and the couples Anna /Elijah and Helen /Gavin marry but their friendships are not as tight as before. The reasons are revealed much later.
The plot opens with Anna and Elijah’s 10th wedding anniversary. During dinner he presents her with the ultimate gift of being able to hear one another's every thought on the premise that it will solidify them. It becomes apparent very early that Eli is controlling, following Anna’s every move and demanding to know where she is at all times so despite her reservations, she reluctantly agrees in the hope he will tire of it soon and have the chip removed.
As well as hearing Eli’s thoughts Anna also has access to his memories just as he has access to hers and that's when things take a dangerous and drastic turn as both couples are hiding pasts that they do not want revealed.

A good read with many twists and turns as we glimpse the errors of modern technology.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity of reading this ahead of publication

Wow, what a ride.. This was a fantastic thriller with a sci-fi aspect. Set (I’m assuming) in the near future. This book follows a married couple together since Uni. (Married 10 years) who decide, (he decides) to use a program called Unity that connects couples thoughts using a chip implanted behind an ear. As you can imagine, things are not going well, instead of bringing the couple together, it drives them apart. I really enjoyed this book. It was nothing like I’ve read before. I can’t wait to read more by the author.

A great story but such a messed up way of life with Unity. The book was engaging, keeping you well invested into the story and how it was going to play out.

The blurb of this book made this sound like a speculative thriller which was going to get REALLY creepy and suspicious, but unfortunately this was more like a domestic thriller which isn’t one of my favourite types of thriller. It started off STRONG with a husband who’s red flags I was always seeing, and a new technology that is implanted in the brain (never a good idea) and has some strange side effects for the wife 👀

I didn’t have very strong feelings about any of the characters in this one. By the time I was halfway through I felt like this was getting a bit repetitive. The same conversations, the same thoughts, the same people. I felt like if you’re going to complain to anyone who’ll listen about how shit this implant is then maybe you should go and get it removed a LOT sooner than she did. Unfortunately, I also saw both of the plot twists coming from a mile away, maybe the worst part of having read so many thrillers now. But when you have a domestic thriller with two couples as the only characters, you can kind of guess what’s going to happen 😂

I know this sounds like I’ve complained a lot but I did actually enjoy this! The beginning really hooked me, I read this quite fast, and I reallyyyy liked the ending. I wasn’t sure where it was going to go but the ending wrapped everything up so nicely and I thought it was really clever. Overall, I would recommend this, especially if you like domestic thrillers anyway, but some parts might get a bit repetitive!

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. I absolutely flew through this book and was gripped from start to finish. A highly intriguing yet disturbing story which really makes you think about the future of technology. A gripping edge of your seat thriller that I will definitely recommend. 5 stars

Wow wow wow what a book! Loved the idea of this book and imagining in this day and age how this could come about! I couldn't imagine having a chip in my head where i could hear my partners thoughts, its crazy! I really loved this book, the characters worked so well too!

Would you want your partner to hear your every thought? god no!! It would be incredibly intrusive but in the world of this book, that is exactly what happens.

Anna and Elijah have been married for 19 years and on the outside they look happy and loved up. Elijah is obsessed with new tech and gifts Anna the new chip that is inserted into your body that allows you and your partner to hear each other waking thoughts. Anna is against it but feels she has no other choice, will this bring them closer together or tear them apart?

Now it wouldn’t be a good story if these people didn’t have any deep dark secrets that they were hiding from each other would it! This was a fun, page turner that really made me glad that this is. It a possibility in today’s world. Grab this book and just go with it.

Thanks to Random House UK Vintage on NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. Publishes on February 27th, 2025.

I was drawn to this book, hearing each other’s thoughts….I meant can you imagine! I didn’t know what to expect but it didn’t disappoint, I raced through this as I just needed to know what was going to happen. A great take on a thriller, the controlling aspect to it is terrifying. I don’t want to give anything away but I was pretty satisfied with the ending, you’ll know what I mean when you read it!

It was a good story and I liked the ending but the prolific use of bad language spoilt it for me.
Thank you NetGalley for the arc.

I loved this book. I enjoy an Orwellian theme and Onemind was perfect.

Leaving aside that I don’t think many would want to share their thoughts with a spouse in reality, I loved the way this book flowed through all the little things it would make easier or indeed harder.

I didn’t like Elijah much but I really didn’t need to as the plot held me in its grip.

I found the premise of this book really captivating and original, which initially drew me in. However, as the story progressed, I felt that certain aspects of the execution fell short of my expectations. While the overall plot was intriguing, some parts of the narrative and character choices felt unrealistic or overly simplified, which occasionally pulled me out of the story. I was left wishing that these areas had been developed with more depth or a touch more realism to match the strength of the initial concept.

This book had a great plot with intriguing characters. I’ll definitely be looking out for more from this author.

I loved this book, it reminded me of the film what women wants but with a darker twist. Loved the characters and the pacing of the story. Saw what was going t happen but still a great read

I really loved this book, it’s my first time reading a book by this author and it certainly won’t be my last. I was in a book reading slump but I managed to read this book in two days. I’ve never read a book like this and whilst with it being set in the near future it felt far fetched it also wasn’t unbelievable. I did wish for a different ending for Anna but I’m glad that it was unpredictable.