I tried to read this book but found it too complicated. It just didn't grab me I am afraid so I didn't finish it

Edgy, Twisting..
An accident is the catalyst for confusion in this twisting, turning novel of psychological suspense. Kate witnesses a car accident, she sees police and ambulance services at the scene and she knows that she was not the only witness. When everyone denies having seen anything at all the following day, Kate is more than befuddled - but when odd events begin to occur, terror sets in. A fast paced plot where nothing is as it seems, solid storytelling and a well drawn cast make for an edgy read.

This book....oh.my.gosh....I don't even know where to start to avoid spoiling it. It was so so good! As a mom of a 9yr old raised in the social media/influencers era I agreed with a lot of things that were said about accountability and pranks going wrong. Please read the book and you will understand what I mean. Absolutely top-notch storytelling and plot development....getting to part 2 I was completely blown away by the direction it took - it truly FOOLED ME!

Huge thanks to the author and Netgalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy. Looking forward to reading more books by the author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. I was quite interested in reading this book just from reading the description. Well this turned out to be a very different story than what I was expecting. Without regurgitating the same book description I can tell you that Kate and her boyfriend witness a car accident where the vehicle drives into the neighbour's fence one evening and all the neighbours rush outside to see if they can help with any injuries that might have happened. All is good until the next morning when Kate seems to be the only one to remember this accident. Not even her husband remembers the accident. Is she losing her mind? Oh but wait....there is so much more going on here and I am kind of stuck in the middle as to how I feel about the direction this story went. Is it too crazy and far fetched or is this just how things go nowadays with the high tech world we live in......I will leave that up to you to decide.....enjoy!!!

good mystery about a couple and staying in a house and the other couple there. kept me on my toes . good mystery and figuring stuff out.

Not for me. I thought this would be more of a domestic thriller, but it was more like a Black Mirror episode. The concept was original and somewhat intriguing, but I didn't care for the execution, and I was not interested enough in the main character enough to care what happened to her. Thanks to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for the e-ARC

Gaslighting on another level! Interesting premise. Well weitten. Good characters. I enjoyed it. Poor Kate, I was rooting for her from.the start and wanted to throttle her useless boyfriend!

When I read the description for this book, it wasn’t at all what I expected. The story was based around an influencer who gets a taste of her own medicine after pranking people which is what she does on her YouTube channel. I expected the story to go in a different direction but I just wasn’t invested in the influencer content. It’s just not my thing but the ending was interesting. I feel this book is more for young adults that engage in constantly posting videos and try to make a living doing it.

Really good book!! Really fast read! Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review!!

If you like psychological thrillers this book will have you on your toes. So many twist and turns you can not predict what happens next. Is Kate imagining things, did she get to drunk? Fool Me Once is a suspenseful story that won’t let you put the book down.

This was an interesting read that took you on one crazy journey. We get to see different perspectives for how the senerio plays out. There is some past to present flashbacks depending on who is currently telling their side of the story. This also gives you something to think about with how much influence people have over others on social media.

Okaaaaay, whilst I have no idea WTAF I've just read, in which direction it was going to take me and what the outcome would be, I do know is that the book was a fantastic intro to Gillespie's writing for me and has 100% piqued my interest into reading more from him.

It's a fast paced thriller that will have you questioning your perceptions of reality alongside Kate. Twisty beyond belief, Gillespie has created a compelling and addictive read in Fool Me Once...it certainly had me!

The characters are fantastic, the plot insane and you won't want to stop until you've devoured every last word.

I enjoyed this one so much. It kept me guessing throughout, and I didn’t see a single plot twist coming. Our characters were complicated, flawed and messy. The conclusion was satisfying, whilst still keeping some mystery. This was exactly what I needed from a psych thriller

4.5*

This was a good read. I think I read it in less than a day and was enjoying it from the beginning of the book to the end. Nothing stands out that blew me away tho. Just average to be honest

Fast paced psychological thriller. Kate wakes up after an evening of drinking to a car crashing into her neighbors fence… the next day, the fence is fixed and the neighbor tells her it didn’t happen. Is she losing her mind, or is something sinister at play? I was genuinely confused until I got the second part. The ending was perfect.

I literally flew through this book. It was super fast-paced and unputdownable. I picked it up without any expectations, but it entertained me more than I expected. And finished it in one day!

The book needs some suspension of disbelief (okay, quite a lot of suspension), but it manages to deliver. Best for lovers of Freida McFadden and the dystopian books of John Marrs.

3.5 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and Inkubator Books for the ARC.

This story demands your full attention when reading. It evokes the same vibes as Hello, Darling or The Truman Show, while also being a bit dark and highly twisted.

Hayley wants to be YouTube influencer. That’s hard when she has exactly zero followers. Then she starts to push the boundaries to get views- breaking into homes, pulling very questionable pranks.

Spoiler warning-



Hayley is going to be punished for something in a very Truman Show like way…and she has no idea it’s even happening. Protesters don’t like it and want it all to end. The question is…should influencers be responsible if bad things happen to people that follow what the influencers put out for public consumption?


I’m undecided about how I feel about this book. It took me awhile to get into it, but the story truly ended up being a modern day take on The Truman Show with a punishment aspect to it. It was an interesting concept.

I loved the crazy ride this book takes you on! I was a little confused at first but kept reading and the rest of the book for sure keeps you on your toes! Looking forward to reading more thriller books from this author.

This book was SO good! I was genuinely confused until I got the second part. The ending was perfect.

My Goodreads review:

Now this is a thriller! After getting through the first part, I flew through the end.

Kate wakes up after an evening of drinking to a car crashing into her neighbors fence… the next day, the fence is fixed and the neighbor tells her it didn’t happen.

A VERY wild ride!