Andrea Mara is one of my absolute favourites,and never fails to draw me in by the first chapter. If she put a book out every month I'd buy it!
Anyway,onto the story...
We've probably all been there at this stage of fast paced or tired typing...and sent a message to the wrong person. Sometimes it's harmless..then there's examples like Susan - A teacher intending to send a scathing message about a parent to one of her sisters on WhatsApp..but instead,sends it to the neighbourhood group,which said parent is part of! No amount of back peddling is going to fix this. That night,a brick is thrown through Susan's window. Just kids being vandals...or something more sinister? When a woman is found dead things start to look the latter,especially since this woman has the same address as you in a nearby part of town(You always get her post by mistake).
Surely one awful message can't have triggered these life threatening events?
Not to give too much away but this is the queen of the hook and twist so be prepared....and enjoy!

Absolutely amazing! I loved, loved, loved every second. I really can't speak highly enough of this. Its so well plotted out and brought to life. The characters are well fleshed out and given oriental personalities. It's a premise I hadn't ever come across before and it starts with a bang and keeps you hooked throughout. What a delight this was to read

Wow! This book is superb!!

Susan is a new mum, on maternity leave from her teaching job, she is never far from social
media to brighten up the monotony of her days! Susan mistakenly posts a rather scathing message regarding a neighbouring family to the neighbourhood group instead of the intended recipients (a private chat with her sisters!). Ouch!! Unfortunately embarrassment and her utter mortification aren’t the only consequences of this error- as a chain of events is set in motion that leads to a worryingly high body count!!

This book is so gripping and very well written - I honestly couldn’t put it down and inhaled it in record time!!

This one comes very highly recommended from me!

My thanks to NetGalley

Jeez, this book almost gave me heart failure!! I was sucked in right from 'I have to kill my sister', the first line of the prologue.

Short chapters and a mix of point of views made for a propulsive read. I made the mistake of starting it at bedtime on a weeknight and let's just say I wasn't the most productive at work the next day!

I love an unsettling read and this book has that in spades...... the everyday domestic life backdrop creates a 'could be me' feel, adding to the tension!!!

This one's not for the faint hearted and I loved it!! The twists and turns in this story are unreal, my advice to you is buckle up and enjoy the ride!!!!

4.5*

This was an absolutely phenomenal read. I was so gripped throughout and I absolutely love this authors writing!

Throughout the book, I was constantly guessing and could not guess what was going to happen next. There were so many shocking twists, especially the darker ones towards the end. There were also some rights parts towards the end which were difficult to read but also added so much depth to the plot. They were crazy!!

Such a good book! Thank you for the ARC.

5⭐️

Another 5⭐️ book from Andrea Mara 👏🏻 👏🏻

I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough! Poor Susan sending a screenshot to the wrong person and all hell breaks loose in the town!
Everyone has their own secrets and I loved how it came together at the end. Lots of twists and throughout this book. Andrea Mara is one of my favourite authors and she did not disappoint.
Thank you to netgalley & Transworld books for allowing me an early copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Such a clever premise! We all know the irritating neighbourhood groups, be it whatsapp or online, so from the beginning it hooks the reader. It's a great read for thriller fans. So many twists and turns and red herrings! Every time I thought I had it figured out, something else happened to change my mind. Yet, it's all really believable. You can see how events just gather momentum and go out of control. The characters are fantastic - from the three sisters, to the nieces, the husband, neighbours and other characters along the way, all feel very real and all have their own motivations and interests. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Transworld Publishers for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Susan is home from her teaching job on maternity leave and when she feels that she has been chastised in the neighborhood what's app group, by Celeste, she intends to complain to her sisters privately about Celeste and her difficult children and her philandering husband, but instead sends her rant to the group text. The next thing she knows, the woman she saw Celeste's husband with and her husband have been found murdered and a woman who has the same address in another part of town has also been murdered. Was someone trying to murder Susan and got the wrong woman?

4.5 stars.

There was a lot going on in this book and it made for a really good read. The only thing I didn't love was the story with the teenagers. I didn't think it added a lot to the overall story. I kept turning the pages to find out how these two murders could have happened in response to a catty but overall not that shocking group message. There was a whole lot to the story and it all wrapped up pretty tidily. I have mostly really enjoyed this author's work and look forward to reading more.

A very twisty novel. A message Susan intends for just her 2 sisters goes to the whole neighbourhood group and is then shared to a wider audience. The repercussions are enormous. I haven't read any previous Andrea Mara novels but intend to remedy this. A really good read.

This is a fabulous multi perspective read which starts with a simple mistake when Susan accidentally sends a text intended for her sisters to a local neighbourhood group and the repercussions are astounding. Although the story is based around Susan primarily there’s a lot of voices in this and they do a fantastic job of adding perspective to it all

We've all done it, sent a message to the wrong group and had to deal with the embarrassment... But what would you do if the consequences are much more serious than being embarrassed? This tense and gripping thriller looks at how one mistake can have such a big impact on so many people. So many twists and turns and shocks, it was brilliant! Such a good read.

Wow, I really loved this book. I raced through it and was completely hooked right from the start. Loved the multiple POVs, it really kept me guessing, although I did guess the final twist before the end. Some of the scenes with the baby had me squirming a bit but I think that added to the overall tense feeling to the story! Highly recommend this to anyone that loves a good thriller.

Andrea Marr is the queen of taking an ordinary plausible mistake or fear and turning it into the basis for a compulsive thriller/whodunnit. In this case, a gossipy WhatsApp is sent to a group of neighbours instead of to the intended recipients, Susan’s sisters, causing a massive chain of seemingly connected events: Susan’s window is broken, a number of deaths happen that could even be connected to the message and someone seems to be targeting her baby….There are lots of different components and characters to this story and it is told at different points from multiple POVs. Miraculously I never felt lost during the story. It contains short, sharp chapters that make for a very fast read and I barely put it down. I struggled sometimes with the plausibility of the occasional scenario but ultimately Marr ties it all up satisfactorily. This is the perfect read for anyone in the mood for a compulsive thriller or looking for a holiday read. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

This is a fabulous multi perspective read which starts with a simple mistake when Susan accidentally sends a text intended for her sisters to a local neighbourhood group and the repercussions are astounding. Although the story is based around Susan primarily there’s a lot of voices in this and they do a fantastic job of adding perspective to it all, the way Andrea Mara has taken a simple mistake most people have done and woven consequence after consequence with revelations throughout the book leading to a breathtaking ending is outstanding, I was gripped to this as events unfolded and it all just snowballed. It’s told over a short time frame but there’s so much action and it’s all pulled together extremely well. This is a highly engaging read and although the events are extremely dramatic the reasons behind them just come together so well.

I am a huge fan and I was delighted to get the opportunity to review her newest book It Should Have Been You. I loved this book from start to finish and I devoured it over a rainy afternoon.

I’m officially an Andrea Mara fan and addict. It should have been you, has made me think twice and check twice before sending messages on WhatsApp groups. The short chapters do not take away from the suspense and hooks you in. For any suspense thriller fan this needs to be on your tbr.
It Should have been you gets 5 stars from me as well as my fear of group chats.

Ever send a text to someone you’re not supposed to? Guilty! But what if that text went viral, spreading throughout a tight knit community where everyone is just delighting in the tea being spilt? What about the family the text is gossiping about?

Susan, a teacher and a sleep-deprived new mum is struggling. When she sees something pop up in the neighbourhood’s WhatsApp group, she sends a snarky message about a neighbour’s entire family to her sisters. But it doesn’t go to them and the ramifications of that text has a devastating effect that no apologies can ever take back.

Andrea is one of my auto-buy thriller authors because every scenario she creates feels very genuine and real. She takes a small inconsequential moment and weaves it into a frightening narrative that will suck you right in. We’ve all sent messages to the wrong people but thinking of how something can literally go completely out of control and cause chaos in people’s lives is terrifying. There’s a large cast of characters to grapple with in this story but Andrea expertly brings their stories together and the twists and turns that you encounter will literally leave you reeling. Every single person has secrets their hiding and when it comes to the murder of a woman at the same address as Susan, the suspect pool is extensive.

This is easily a book you can read in one sitting and although some elements come across as a little far fetched, within the scope of the story they work because it’s a work of fiction and these moments create further tension and drama. I would love to see this story made into a film. I think it would work brilliantly on the big screen.

Thanks to NetGalley and Transworld Publishers for the arc. It Should Have Been You is out on the 8th of May – 4.5 ⭐️

New mum — and local teacher — Susan accidentally sends a snarky WhatsApp message intended for her sisters to the entire neighbourhood group chat with deadly consequences in this addictive and twisty thriller.

I have to admit, when I first read the description for this book, I did wonder how much damage a mis-sent text could do… but, yeah, this is not a text you want to go viral! After making allegations about a neighbour’s entire family, Susan quickly has more than an embarrassing grovelling apology to worry about as events rapidly spiral out of control. When a woman with the same address is murdered, Susan wonders if she herself was the intended target. No spoilers but let’s just say things are about to get a whole lot worse for poor Susan.

The consequences of the WhatsApp message are far-reaching and literally everybody in this book has something to hide. There is quite a large cast of characters, with multiple points of view, but this is skilfully handled by the author and adds to the overall suspense and character development. The plot is clever and fast-paced, packed full of cliffhangers, and has so many twists that even the twists have twists!

This is my third Andrea Mara book and I’ve enjoyed them all. Addictive, easy to read, and perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Claire Douglas.

The more you read of Andrea’s latest book, the more you want it to continue. If you’ve ever written the wrong thing in the wrong WhatsApp group, you’ll be nodding your head in sympathy with the protagonist. A simple apology is not going to work, however, not when gossip surrounding a family’s and its, well, extra-curricular activities are mooted. As the rumour continues to spread, a death threat is received. The next day, someone is dead, someone with the same address as you but who isn’t you. Of course, the fretting increases: are you the person who another wanted dead? And if so, will they try again once they realise their mistake? It’s such a twisty, layered book and so clever from a reader’s point of view. Every spider web-like link is well explained, while still letting the reader come up with their own solutions.

Andrea Mara is one of my favourite authors so I couldn’t wait to read this and wow I love it. had to devour It in a few hours as once I started I couldn’t put it down. It was a tense read with many twists and turns. I loved the writing style and how well written the characters were. The story was written so well especially cause this could happen to anyone I have many times sent a message and had to look make sure I sent it to correct person so I did feel for Susan on maternity at home with her newborn baby and she accidentally sends a rant to her street group chat when it was suppose to be her sisters. With everyone turning against her secrets and lies spill out of this book. I love everything about it and can’t wait to recommend this fantastic thriller to everyone. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this great book. Now to patiently wait for Andrea Maras next one.