The Wrong Move

This is the story of Jessie Campbell who after a break up with an abusive boyfriend, seeks a new life and new flat mates in Brighton where she has been to university. She eventually finds a room and meets a disparate bunch of room mates - Lauren who is very friendly, Marcus who is a loner and quiet and Sofie who is lively but rarely at the flat as she is in a relationship with Henry. <br /><br />The book starts well and the scene is set with some tension between Henry and Marcus and it shows the difficulties of flat sharing with strangers. The characters are well crafted and easy to picture, some are likeable and some are not. As the book progresses a series of incidents happen to Jessie which grow progressively worse. The storytelling is competent and the quality of the writing whilst it’s good, I didn’t get as much suspense or menace as the series of events warrant. However, I think the end is good as it leaves you guessing to a certain extent. <br /><br />I think one of the issues with the book that did not work particularly well is the random switching of characters whose perspective is being told. It isn’t until about 40% that this happens and it took me by surprise, especially since the character switch doesn’t last for long before it flips back to Jessie. I think it interrupts the flow. <br /><br />Overall, this is a promising debut novel and I think the author is one to watch as she shows real potential. <br /><br />Thank you to NetGalley and Ebury Publishing for the ARC.

Jessie moved to Brighton after her relationship break up. She gets a room in a flat share. She soon makes friends with Lauren and Sofie. But then strange things start to happen. Jessie thinks it's her ex-partner that's responsible. When she learns about the other tenants that lived in her room, she uncovers things that could put her life in danger. <br /><br />The story is told mainly from Jessie's perspective but all the characters have a voice. There's also Marcus who hardly ever leaves his room and the letting officer Ian whom keeps popping in. The story is a it predictable in parts. The ending felt a it flat and a abrupt. There's twists, secrets and ,lies. A decent debut novel.<br /><br />I would like to thank NetGalley, Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and the author Jennifer Savin for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Jessie moves to Bright on after her relationship break up. She gets a room in a flat share. She soon makes friends with Lauren and Sophie. Ut then strange things start to happen. Jessie thinks it's her ex-partner that's responsible. When she learns about the other tenants who had lived in her room, she uncovers things that could put her life in danger. <br /><br />The story is told mainly from Jessie's perspective but all the other characters do have a voice. There's also Marcus who hardly leaves his room and the letting officer Ian who keeps popping in. The story is a it predictable in parts. The ending felt a it flat and abrupt. There's twists secrets and lies. A decent debut novel.<br /><br />I would like to thank NetGalley, Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and the author Jennifer Savin for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Wrong Move is a terrifying, addictive read which is hard to believe is a debut novel.<br /><br />Firstly the things that most stands out about this book is how realistic this book is. We’ve all had bad housemate experiences which make it easy to relate to some of Jessie’s experiences. The tension in the book slowly increases as we learn more about the situation Jessie finds herself in, some of which made my hair stand on end. It’s definitely a lesson in how little you actually know the people you live with.<br /><br />I found myself in the perhaps unusual position of not liking the main character very much. Jessie is incredibly annoying and quite whiny at times which made it difficult to warm to her. I really wished I could reach into the book and shake her at times. Honestly some of the things she moaned about where ridiculous, the most memorable being the cobwebs- um never heard of a duster?! I did wonder why she didn’t just move out as she was obviously so unhappy.<br /><br />Overall I enjoyed this book and found it an entertaining read. There were lots of twists and turns to keep me very intrigued. The feeling of paranoia was strong throughout the book and I liked that I was never entirely sure if it was all in Jessie’s mind which made things very interesting. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.<br /><br />Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Ebury for my copy of this book.

Whoa!! A fast paced thriller which kept me on my toes. My first introduction to this author's writing was suspenseful.<br /><br />Jessie moved in with 3 flatmates when she started receiving threatening letters. Her flatmates too were all behaving strange.<br /><br />The story had intrigue written in every few chapters. I felt bad for Jessie who only wanted a new start to life. The plot kept her quite embroiled in confusion until things began to clear. <br /><br />The ending felt abrupt, but the overall story kept me hooked.

Jessie moves to Brighton after a break-up and rents a room in a flat share where she makes friends with some of her flatmates. When strange things happen, Jessie thinks her ex-partner is responsible, but then she begins to uncover details about the tenant who had previously lived in Jessie's room...<br /><br />This is not...a great book.<br /><br />The villain is predictable, and the characters feel flat. None of the twists were surprising and the ending is a bit abrupt.<br /><br />There are better psychological mysteries out there.

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With thanks to Netgalley and Penguin for this ARC in exchange for an open and honest review.<br /><br />Jessie Campbell had moved to Brighton for a fresh start after leaving an abusive relationship. She was excited when she moved into a flat share at 4 Maver Place with Lauren, Marcus and Sofie.<br /><br />Marcus was dour and spent hours alone in his room. Sofie spent most of her time at her boyfriend Henry`s flat. Jessie felt uncomfortable in the flat from the beginning. Items from her room started to disappear and Sofie had begun dressing like her. <br /><br /> However Jessie quickly became best friends with Lauren a photographers assistant. Lauren told Jessie that her bedroom had previously been rented by Magda. Lauren explained that Magda had taken off in the middle of the night without paying her rent.<br /><br /> Jessie was settling into her new life when she began to receive threatening phone calls from her ex Matthew. By chance Jessie met Magda on a night out. When she explained she had moved to 4 Maver Place, Magda Oakes and told her to move out. Intrigued Jessie and Magda agreed to meet up and talk a couple of days later. That night on her way home Jessie was viciously attacked on her way home.<br /><br />The story was told from the POV of Jessie, Lauren and Sofie. The plot was menacing and you could feel Jessie`s suffocation at Maver Place. As the story progressed I wasn't sure who to trust. I liked Jessie who was actually stronger then she thought. <br /><br />However I was disappointed by the rather abrupt ending which annoyed me. Also without giving too much away I would of liked to have know more about Elizabeth Holliday.<br /><br /><br />This was a promising debut from Jennifer Slavin.

my 1st book buy this author I so enjoyed Jessie finds a flatshare she likes and makes friends with 2 of the women but is all as it seems very addictive twisty gripping a must read

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