2.5 stars!!!

A woman observes a man visiting a pretty brunette in the flat across the street from her favorite café every week. She realizes the man is her husband, and now must decide how to handle this revelation without him finding out she knows.

I was extremely disappointed by this book. I have always been a fan of previous titles by this author, but this one fell short. The pacing was slow, and I found it difficult to become engaged with the story. Despite my usual policy of not abandoning advance reader copies, I persevered.

The plot of the book seemed far-fetched, as the protagonist's actions did not align with what a typical person would do in her situation. I don't want to spoil anything, but the book had a slow-burning mystery vibe.

I understand the immense pressure of following up a successful book, but I have certain expectations when it comes to writing. Unfortunately, this author did not meet those expectations with this particular work. This book left me feeling frustrated and unfulfilled. While the concept had potential, the execution was lackluster, uninteresting, and overall disheartening.

In the end, everyone has different tastes when it comes to books, and I encourage readers to give this book a chance and form their own opinions. Just because it wasn't for me doesn't mean it won't resonate with someone else.

Thank you, Boldwood Books for digital ARC copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Title: The Girl in the Window
Author: Diana Wilkinson
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Pub Date: December 13, 2024
My Rating: 3.3 stars
Pages: 346

Every morning Izzy stops for a cappuccino at Angelo’s her favorite café.

She has been watching the house across the street, where a pretty brunette lives.
Once a week, a guy wearing biking gear stops, she opens her door and he follows her in -sometimes he is greeted by an excited little boy.
Aww looks like a happy young family – doesn’t it?
However, the guy is Jed ~ Izzy’s husband!

Story had me curious. Izzy was raised by a father who was over the top religious and decided Izzy nor her mother were allowed to speak.
After he and her mother died Izzy was raised by a loving aunt. However Izzy always felt responsible for her dad’s death.
Izzy thought she was happily married but now has serious doubts about her husband.
I wasn’t sure what to make of Izzy, did she have a mistrust of men because of her terrible father or was Jed really cheating on her.

I love psychologically thrillers as the stories always keep me guessing.
This is my third : Diana Wilkinson novel. ] I totally love :The Girl in Seat 2A"!!
So I went into this with high expectations!
It was a quick read – but did drag at times but kept me guessing.

Want to thank NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for December 13, 2024.

My second Diana Wilkinson novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it! She is becoming a go-to author for me. A rich cast of characters kept me engaged and flipping pages long into the night. Really fresh take on secrets, lies and family ties. Packed with so much tension, and such great herrings. This one hooked me early on and just would not let go Don’t let this gem pass you by.
Thank you NetGalley, Diana Wilkinson and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A roller coaster of a read with a unique premise. Izzy sits in the window of a café every morning and sees her husband call on a flat opposite, where a woman and a child live and starts to suspect that he has a secret. And he isn’t the only one! This is a tangled web with a great ending that kept me turning the pages.

The Girl in the Window is an interesting psychological thriller that focuses on Izzy, who sits at the same cafe window each day and watches the same woman, man, and child interact across the street. When the man is in an unfortunate bike accident, Izzy realizes that she must face-up to her secrets, as that man is her husband. As Izzy attempts to unravel the secrets of her husband's extra-marital relationships, she finds herself constantly being watched and eventually being threatened by anonymous sources through her magazine column. Are her husband's secrets worth uncovering?

The Girl in the Window is a decent thriller; I definitely wanted to finish the book. However, I found the pacing to be quite slow, which was weird because the chapters were super short (I usually find books with short chapters to be faster paced). I thought the author did a great job of describing the cafe and the author's window seat. I honestly felt like I was there with Izzy. I also truly felt the character's need to feel hidden and her desire for silence. While the plot wasn't exactly predictable, it also wasn't overly surprising. The end was satisfying for a thriller; however, it didn't stand out.

This book is a rollicking good time! Izzy is a columnist who writes a "Dear Bella" column and often makes up her own stories if the submitted ones are too bland. She sits every morning in a coffee shop and from the front window she can see the apartments across the street where a young woman and son reside. But one morning she sees her own husband, Jed there as he is hit by a car leaving on his bicycle. Now she's really intrigued! But then handsome contractor, Adam who is developing an area where her mother-in-law lives catches her eye and while she's not interested in cheating, she is so confused that she contemplates it. And then things get interesting...and ugly! It's a roller coaster ride that had me hanging on every word!
Thanks to NetGalley. for this ARC!

Diana Wilkinson is at her best yet again.
Love, lies, deceit, control and heartbreak all rolled into one.

When Izzy starts to suspect her new husband of having a double life, she tries to wheedle him put of the woodwork. So is the young child his from a mad one night stand on his stag do, or has he been led astray as well.. He needs the money to keep both households going so the only way to achieve this is from him selling his mothers house. Not easy when she is still alive.

Dark reading in places but the book flowed so well.

Izzy sits in the same cafe every day from when it opens at 7.30am. She sits and watches the flat across the street and the man who goes into it every morning. That man is her husband, but what is he doing there. A good read that you will want to find out what happens.
Total rating 3 1/2 stars

Hallelujah, it's over, I thought it would never end! What a depressing, slug fest! I am sorry, but this book should never be published in this condition! I am a Classic fanatic, Rebecca, Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, PD James, Mary Higgins Clark, this book I am sorry to say is not a psychological thriller either, it would never fit in Alfredo Hitchcock's world either. I have never been this brutal about a book in my life, I am sorry, but there it is. The protagonist is nuts, there is nothing redeeming about her, and if this is the future of the publishing world, then I am happy to say I have thousands of good books that I can reread at any time.
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Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Girl in the Window by Diana Wilkinson due to be published December 13, 2024.
Every morning Izzzy sits in the café looking out the window and watching a woman and a man. He goes into her apartment, hugs her son, and thinks no one is watching. But, Izzy is watching – because the man is her husband.
This book had me guessing until the very end – a tale of deceit, lies, and revenge. So many secrets by many of the characters – it was hard to tell who were the “good guys” until the end – and maybe not even then! It was a fast-paced, edge of your seat thriller that had me hooked from the beginning!
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I loved this book! I read it in one sitting and was so invested in the unique plot. I really enjoyed this author’s book previous book, but I think this is even better. It’s a fabulous domestic thriller that I’d strongly recommend.

The Girl in the Window was such an amazing read!! Gripped from the start, I kept getting pulled deeper and deeper into this story.

Izzy and Jed have been married for two years and she thinks she is finally happy and can put her abusive childhood behind. Until the day she sees something that leaves her unsettled all over again. From that point on it becomes an obsession. She knows Jed is lying to her but she can't figure out why. Unbeknownst to him, she starts following him and watching him. She is determined to find out why he did such a sudden about face and started keeping secrets from her. After learning some of Jed's secrets, she finds herself in too deep to turn back.

The storyline was very interesting and had many twists to it. It kept me turning the pages well into the night. I needed to see where this was going. The characters were likeable and realistic.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the advanced copy

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an early copy of The Girl in the Window. Very strange plot, weird. I LOVED The Girl in Seat 2A and I was very excited to read her next book but it was different. Too many lies, not having conversations when you should (I understand because of her childhood) but still it didn’t sit right with me. I did LOVE the small chapters, that was great. All I can say is that it was a weird book.

Hmmmmm let me see. This book? I didn't know how it would be. I didn't really connect with seat 2a but I wanted to give this one a chance. Am I glad I did? Absolutely! There is deceit, lies, twists turns. Really how would u act if your husband was seeing a different woman thinking you knew nothing yet you was watching.? Maybe read it to find out. 😏

The premise for this book was really good - Izzy sits at a cafe every day, watching a house across the street. Most days, a man will ride up on a bike, and go inside with the woman and her toddler. Nothing odd about that, except for one thing: the man is her husband, Jed.

Izzy is a quiet person because of her upbringing. Her father was a priest who was abusive to her and her mother, and didn’t let them speak. For years, she was only allowed to write notes to her parents, and now she has trouble talking to people. Jed understands though, and has always been good to her. Now though, she’s out for revenge. Her husband is a liar, and she wants to know why.

As I mentioned, the premise for this book was good, but the execution was lacking. The writing was slightly immature, as were the characters, who felt very one-dimensional. The story lacked flavor and color; the shocks weren’t that shocking and the ending wasn’t that exciting. The read was easy and quick, but I don’t know…something was missing, This is my first book by the author, so I’m not sure if this is their normal writing style, but it wasn’t quite up to what I would consider a four-star book. I’m going with 3.5 for this one.

(Thank you to Boldwood Books, Diana Wilkinson and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on December 13, 2024.)

This is my first book by this author WOW!!

I have absolutely no idea how to review The Girl in the Window without spoiling it... all I can say is.... cancel all your appointments!! I read this book in one sitting it's fun, it's fact-paced, a total page turner!!

My first book by this author and it is a thrilling psychological read. Every day Izzy sits in her favourite cafe, people watching through the window, when she spots her husband knocking on the door across the street and is greeted by a woman kissing him. When Izzy questions him, she is given nothing but lies. Izzy is determined to uncover the truth and this book will keep you guessing until the end when nothing is what is seems.

Thank you Netgalley & the publisher for the ARC copy of this book! The first book by this author, but certainly not my last! A quick read I did really enjoy and which kept me guessing the whole time. I did enjoy the short chapters, I always feel like reading faster when the pages do fly like this. It was also hard to put it down and I would have finished it in one sitting, but I also needed of course to sleep and work.

Without wanting to spoiler too much, I can say that the story is about Izzy, who is watching people from her spot in the coffee shop every day. One of those people turns out to be her husband. And another is the woman her husband is meeting there...

The twist had my jaw on the floor and I am now looking foward to read another book by Diana Wilkinson soon!

I found this book an easy read but quite slow and it did drag on but I did persevere and the last few chapters were at a better pace and a conclusion reached. I did not feel there was much depth to the story but I did finish it.

Incredible. Put my life on hold to finish this book. Would even go as far to suggest I preferred it over The Girl in Seat 2A. I cannot wait to recommend this to every mystery thriller lover I know. Excited to see what Diana Wilkinson follows this with.