Published by Boldwood Books on August 1, 2022
Format: eARC
Source: Net Galley
Pages: 327
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Also by this author: Secrets Between Us, The Widow, The Librarian, The Nurse
She’s in your home…
Leigh Simons can’t say for sure what made her do it. A moment of madness, perhaps, but when the young, loud and gorgeous waitress at her favorite coffee shop reveals she is homeless, Leigh offers her the empty room in her house.
In your head…
Gina is the perfect lodger; Leigh, lonely and frustrated with her life, becomes infatuated with the woman – her boldness, her zeal. If only Leigh could be more like Gina…
And missing without trace.
So when Leigh returns from a work trip she’s shocked to find Gina missing. Where could the young woman have gone…and why?
Leigh fears that something terrible has happened - why else would Gina leave her?
But as she sets out to find her missing lodger, what Leigh discovers changes everything she knows about Gina….and her own life, too.
I haven’t read a book by Valerie in so long so when I saw the tour invite for this one I knew I had to sign up!
Boy, I wasn’t disappointed!!!
This book has made my head spin in so many different directions I don’t know what is up or down anymore! I frigging loved it!!! WHAT.A.STORY!!!
From a dark and ominous beginning to the final blow at the end, this book kept me on tenterhooks throughout. I had no idea who was doing what and why. The reveal was shocking, dark and so brutal! I was not expecting the confession we got and I had so many different scenarios in my head! Gosh! I found all the characters intriguing despite not liking some of them and for good reason, it seems! It’s so hard to explain without giving anything away, although I will say Philip can knock on my door anytime LOL!
This book is addictive, from a character who tried to do a good deed, her life is flipped upside down and not in a good way. I suspected everyone and trusted no one, even going as far as to question Leigh! Secrets, secrets and more secrets, chilling scenes at night, (which make me not want to go to bed), and an explosive storyline you don’t see coming! For me, this just knocks everything out of the park and I need more!
My only problem is I’ve met Valerie a couple of times now and she is such a wonderful lady! Kind and generous……now next time I will be watching her after this dark book, the places her mind goes….shocking! We will be having words 🤣🤣
A huge win of a book for me, and a chilling one to make me doubt everything and everyone! Top TOP book!
Until next time xxx
Thank you so much to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the tour invite and the author for a copy of this book in return for my honest and unbiased review
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karenlouisehollis says
I loved The Lodger too, a brilliant book!
EmmabBooks says
I’ve not read anything by Valerie Keogh, so on the strength of your review have just bought it. Thanks!
Zoé says
Oh wow! I hope you enjoy it! I am so behind on Valerie’s book but this one had me in knots! x
Carla says
Great review, Zoé. I had not heard of this book, nor seen any other reviews for it, but it definitely appeals to me. I am off to see if it is available on Amazon over here.
Zoé says
Glad I can help add to your TBR 😉 x
valdicValerie Keogh says
Great review, Zoe, thanks so much, xx
Zoé says
Anytime lovely lady xx