I just love finding new authors and this is a brilliant debut book. A great storyline with really likeable characters that you feel sorry for one minute then annoyed with the next, you certainly go through a range of emotions with them. I would recommend this book and author and look forward to reading more in the future.

Ben has one of the worst days of his life when Adam jumps out in front of his car one morning. Ben struggles to cope with the guilt and the agony that Adam’s wife, Alice, is going through. Soon Ben feels a connection with Alice and her son, Max, and steps up to help them in their time of need.

Oh my, for a debut novel I was surprised at how good this was. The characters are brilliant as one minute you love them then you’re angry at them, then pained for them. I really enjoyed this book. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

It was a fascinating novel by an extremely talented writer. Excellent character depiction, plus an exciting storyline make for a roaring success. Highly recommended.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for an honest review. I was intrigued by the premise.
The narrative alternates between the POVs of: Ben, a thirty-something primary school teacher who one morning driving to work accidentally hits a man with his car, and Alice, the wife of the man who’s been hit. Turned out her husband has always suffered from depression and he deliberately stepped out in front of fast moving vehicle in a suicide attempt. Struggling with grief Ben reaches out to Alice and slowly starts to insinuate himself into her life...
I won’t give more of the plot away. This was a gripping and pacy read that I couldn’t put down. I couldn’t tell where the story was going, and didn’t see the twists and reveals at the end coming. I did find Ben’s actions odd though and would’ve appreciated some backstory to illuminate his obsessive personality. On the whole a refreshing and addictive debut in psychological suspense genre. 4.5/5

Wow! This book really was a page turner. I was immediately gripped.

Alice and Ben find their world's colliding when Alice's husband, Adam, throws himself in front of Ben's car in an attempt to kill himself. Ben, a school teacher, finds it impossible to live with himself and feels that he is ultimately to blame despite Adam's intentions and Alice on the otherhand finds it difficult to carry on as normal with her son Max. As Ben starts to integrate himself into Alice and Max's life things start to take a darker twist and Ben finds himself obsessing over a life that he wished he had. Alice, on the otherhand, is finding her new life extremely difficult to comprehend. On one hand she wants to move on but she cannot help feeling guilty and despairing of Ben's increasingly obsessive behaviour.

What I enjoyed about this book was that one minute you couldn't help but sympathise with the characters and then the situation would flip and there would be a feeling of disgust and repulsion. This is a true sign of a very talented writer.

The twists and turns at the end also made me gasp with disbelief! I cannot wait to read more from Robin Morgan-Bentley. Amazing!

This is a very well written book with believable characters and a plausible plot - just - but very interesting. It leads the reader at a quite interesting pace to the rather unexpected ending. I felt sure I knew where this plot was going, but I was wrong. It was a good ending and a good read. The fact that I devoured it in a few hours and looked forward to returning to the plot each day says it all. Well done

Wow what a brilliantly addictive book this is, very compelling and full of twists and turns, well written and I was on the edge of my seat throughout. All the characters were believable and had their own story to tell which made this an intriguing fantastic debut book.

The twist at the end was brilliant and not what I was expecting, well done Robin I look forward to your next masterpiece.

Thank you to Netgalley and Orion Publishers (Trapeze) for giving me the opportunity to read this fantastic book.

This book is totally and unexpectedly brilliant!! I had never heard of Robin Morgan-Bentley before, so I was not expecting too much but I was hooked once I started reading this!

The story is jointly narrated (with a twist) by the Ben who was just involved in a serious road traffic accident and Alice who is the wife of the victim seriously injured in the accident. As the story unravels, it soon becomes clear that this was a suicide attempt due to the deep depression of the victim. Ben however still feels some blame and tries to amends by befriending Alice and their her son Max. I was immediately interested in each character and wondered where the story was going; I was not ready for the twists and turns that followed.

Believable characters, original story, good pace and a few great twists.

4.5 stars.
Talk about sting in the tail...! Actually, I can't talk about it. Spoilers! But, no way, I thought we'd probably go there but I didn't expect THAT! Oh MY!
So Ben is driving to the school he teaches at when a man jumps in front of his car. Wracked with guilt and blaming himself, he finds out the name of the man (Adam) and also that he is not dead. Instead, in hospital, in a coma. So he does what we all would do in this position (not) - he goes to visit him. And there he meets Adam's wife Alice and young son Max. Still blaming himself and wanting to make amends, he develops a friendship with Alice and forms a bond with Max. But is this really healthy? Or is it a recipe for disaster?
This is car crash writing at it's very best. Literally as well as figuratively. I needed to keep reading even though a lot of what I read made me cringe; I couldn't look away. It's so compulsive however uncomfortable it made me at times. I felt for Ben and Alice (and Max of course) throughout. Not all positive either. Both had their flaws and faults. Both did stupid things, both driven by some skewed logic and/or emotion. Ben was a bit immature and naive and did quite annoy me at times. Not really in keeping with his job so I found that a little tricky on occasion. But I guess at work we never really show our true face so I guess he could be faking it... Alice was a bit of a cow sometimes although she did have some wonderful inner dialogue that made me chuckle along the way.
Throughout the book I was wondering where we would all end up. And then we have THAT discovery and THAT chapter which caught me on the hop and pulled the rug out from under me, flooring me... Oh yeah, well done...! And that final little piece, which I would usually not be so keen on, well this time, yeah, OK, you can get away with that...
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

I really enjoyed this book so much. It has a really great plot, superb main characters and I read it in one sitting. I would highly recommend this book.