This beautiful story about childhood friends who grow up, marry and have a family, whilst keeping emotionally resonant secrets from each other was a wonderful wonderful read. It made me teary at the end and their lives panning out in present time and flashback was pitch perfectly plotted to maximum effect.

Holly Seddon is proving more talented and, for me importantly, more diverse in her storytelling, with each passing novel. I'm a huge huge fan. This is a very different kettle of fish from her last book but just as full of excellence. Loved it.

Full review nearer publication as part of the official tour.

Love Will Tear Us Apart is a moving story about friendship, loyalty, motherhood and love. It illustrates how easily we can be misled when we can't communicate with each other for whatever reason.

Kate and Paul have been friends since they were children and one day make a promise to each other. Ten years into their marriage Kate is about to reveal a secret to Paul. that she fears will pull them apart. Holly Seddon writes with understanding of the human condition and I enjoyed her portrayals of Kate, Paul and Paul's parents particularly. I would have liked a better knowledge of Kate's mother and father. The reason I give the book 4* is that I found the reveal of the secret rather weak but fans of Holly Seddon's writing will not be disappointed. Thanks to NetGalley and Corvus/Atlantic Books for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A really lovely story about marriage and relationships. A plot twist is teased throughout and whilst I was disappointed with the final reveal I did still enjoy the book overall.

I’ve read a couple of books by Holly Seddon now and will be sure to look out for more in the future.

4 Stars.

Thanks to NetGalley, Holly Seddon and Atlantic Books Corvus for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a lovely, easily readable story of heartache, pain, love and friendship. The characters were well developed and very believable. At times I found the flashbacks overlapped and repeated themselves but on the whole they allowed the reader to understand the bond and friendship between Katie and Paul and how Katie's relationship developed with her own parents and with Paul's. I was frustrated with the teasing of the letter and kept turning the pages in the hope of finding out what was in it! When it eventually came out I was too emotionally tied up in the circumstances surrounding why it was being told to take it in immediately and had to re-read it several times! This was the first book that I have read by this author but will definitely want to read more.

Paula and Kate have been friends since they were very young and then one day they made a promise to each other’s. Now ten years later, married to each other with two children Kate has found something out from their past that could potentially ruin everything between them.

This is a lovely easy read which is told in a time frame about Kate and Pauls lives in both present and past times, however it is easy to follow. It is set from the 80’s onwards and I loved the way all the bands and trends at that time were weaved into the story.

I absolutely loved both Paul and Kate, they were very likeable and could easily have been myself or any of my friends in that era. I enjoyed reading about their lives, feeling both happiness and sadness as I kept reading about them. Now the book has finished I will miss them.
Many thanks to a Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

We've all done it. When your so young that you can't possibly fathom what your life will look like 20 years from now, you feel safe in making a promise with a friend that you don't think could ever come around needing to be kept. But what if it does? Do you keep your word? Hope they've forgotten? Can something done out of keeping ones word ever really work out? How big does a secret have to be to dismantle everything you thought you knew of a life long friend? Love Will Tear Us Apart asks all these questions and then some. I recommend reading this book to find the answers! Thanks to Netgalley for giving me the chance to preview this book!

Holly Seddon is going from strength to strength. I loved her previous books but Love Will Tear Us Apart (nice to see the song-title-as-book-title tradition continuing and a great one to choose, though a Smiths title would also have been fitting) feels like a new departure.

It’s a book about love in its many forms - the story of Kate and Paul and their history together and apart, as children and as adults, but also their relationships with others around them. The characterisation is a huge strength with complex, believable characters, particularly Kate, Paul, and Paul’s parents Viv and Mick. I found it to be a beautifully structured, compelling and at times emotional read which unfolds satisfyingly and ends with a genuine sense of resolution.

Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.