When no one is what they seem, who can you trust?
Katy Henry is lost and lonely. A single mother, plagued by fatigue and anxiety, she rarely has time for friends. But when she encounters Sibeal Matthews, all this changes. Sibeal is everything that Katy is not: assured, headstrong and charming.
Katy soon finds herself pulled out of her isolation into a fierce friendship. But Sibeal is not all that she seems. Tragedy haunts her, and for all her feistiness, she is startlingly dependent on her brother, Gabriel. And when her life begins to spectacularly unravel, Katy is swept up in the storm.
As Katy fights to protect herself and her son, it's not just Sibeal who threatens to endanger them - Katy's own past starts to rupture. Who can Katy trust? Can she even trust herself?
What did I think?
I have been a fan of Caroline England's books for a while now but she has totally knocked it out of the park with her new novel, The Stranger Beside Me - it is FANTASTIC!! I was completely drawn into the web that Caroline's sublime writing created and I was totally blindsided by the stunning plot.
The characters are beautifully drawn and I loved Katy and her inquisitive son Milo. There is a vulnerability about Katy and I was worried that she was heading into dangerous waters when she befriends Sibeal Matthews at her father's funeral. Sibeal has an air of danger about her and it just feels like something is off with Sibeal and her brother Gabriel.
Caroline England has plotted this novel to perfection and it's a bit like a boxing match with punches and feints coming at you from all directions, until you're on the ropes and your opponent moves in for the killer blow. BAM! It's most definitely a knockout novel and I didn't see any of it coming.
The Stranger Beside Me is dark, tense, a little creepy and completely awesome; it's one of the easiest five star ratings I have ever given. Very highly recommended and completely unmissable.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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