Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book ahead of time in exchange for a review. It didn't disappoint! Must read!!

I found it took a while to get into this book but I enjoyed it once it got going. If I wasn’t doing a review I must admit I might not have bothered but I’m glad I did. I enjoyed The Resort more but this was still quite good

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for my copy of The Blackout by Sarah Goodwin
Meg and Cat have had a great night out clubbing until they are followed by two men.
What happens that night affects Meg badly and she holes up in an old cottage trying to forget what happened and hide away.
The story is told over three timelines which makes it a bit confusing and there is lots in the book that is not needed and doesn’t go anywhere
I did finish it but, I’d think twice before reading another from this author.

I'm not sure how to review this one. I really liked this one. Not as much as this author's previous novel, The Resort, but I really enjoyed reading it. This one was a bit slower to get into and I never connected with the main character, and it was more chase suspense rather than thriller suspense. Somehow it still worked though! Meg and Cat are walking home from a nightclub. Meg's bag is stolen, and the girls notice someone is following them. They run and hide in an abandoned warehouse building. They are saved by the cops and Meg ends up hiding in a rundown cabin at the edge of a cliff. The creep-factor is high with this one and the atmosphere is excellent. I don't want to ruin anything, so I will stop here. This is an author to watch, and I look forward to more!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Sarah Goodwin and Avon Books UK for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

Y first five star in awhile. So many plot twists kept me guessing through every page. The characters were very well written and the storylines moving through the past and present kept me fully invested. I binge read this in one night. Yet again, Sarah Goodwin writes a fast paced thriller that I just can’t get enough of.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc

This was a thrilling read which had me hooked from the first page. Very clever and creepy. Highly recommend this one for people who enjoy an "on the edge of your seat" thriller. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

This is a really good, tense thriller. Meg has spent the last year trying to escape her past after her friend is murdered. She knows she is being followed and it's a game of cat and mouse while she constantly looks over her shoulder. Now she thinks she has found the perfect hiding place and then the lights to off. Brilliant read

The Blackout has an interesting concept, however it wasn't for me. I tried for several weeks to get into the story, but didn't find the characters had any substance nor were they likeable. This book was a DNF, but I am open to checking out other works from this author. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

A very action heavy suspense novel, not so much a thriller. There were some pretty dark themes in this one. Slow to begin and then a lot of chasing. Unfortunately not my favourite Goodwin novel.

This book is categorized as a thriller and boy does the first part of the book deliver on that! So well, that I double-checked to make sure my doors were locked. It’s told in dual-timelines which help the reader understand what is going on and why. Unfortunately, the past timeline was sometimes so detailed that it slowed the book down to the point that it really affected the pacing of the whole book. That made this a more middle of the road thriller for me.

The main characters were unlikeable, but that didn’t bother me and made it more interesting.

My biggest issue with the book was the ending. It was weird and hard to understand which made me feel really unsatisfied.

3/5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Book UK for an eARC of this novel.

This was a very good book, just wow! I had a hard time putting it down. I enjoyed the writing style and all of the characters.. This will sure be an author that I would read again. Anyone who likes reading psychological thrillers, be sure to give this a try.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the the copy of the e-arc in exchange for a honest review. 4 star

Great read! Enjoyed the shifting timelines throughout. Giving you enough information to keep you turning the page. Great plot well written and although it threw me at first I quite enjoyed the epilogue

A night out for Meg & her friend Cat goes badly when they leave a nightclub & have to walk home because Meg's bag was stolen. When the girls realise someone is following them they hide in a disused industrial building- but then things go from bad to worse! As a result Cat moves away & Meg hides out in a cottage that is ready to slide off the edge of a cliff. It might not have many mod cons but Meg thinks she can make it safe for herself. But will she ever be safe what those who are meant to protect her are out to get her.

This was quite a scary & atmospheric read. I did find that a large suspension of belief was necessary but then that's what reading fiction is all about isn't it? Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book

Meg has changed her name and is trying to reinvent her life following a horrendous incident that happened after a night out in Bristol. Life is hard but she thinks she is safe until her past catches up with her and a struggle for survival against the odds ensues.

This is a well written and tense read full of twists and scenes of peril that had me reading way into the night. The characters are great and with the back story to Meg, I became invested in her story.

Another book by Sarah Goodwin I have enjoyed and look forward to reading more in the future and many thanks go to the author, Avon Books UK and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of The Blackout.

A good story rather different, but just slightly confusing in the latter part as to who the story was about.
I enjoyed it and it was definately creepy.

Thanks to author Sarah Goodwin , Avon Books UK & Netgalley for the ARC.
Released on August 31st, 2023.
Meg is living a secluded live away from big crowd in remote area, trying to escape a horrible incident in her past & making sure her whereabouts are not traceable ! The incident that happened to her & her friend Cat still shakes her to the core & feels helplessness . What’s happened all that time back , who is she hiding from , what’s her involvement forms the whole story .

While the premise is super interesting I expected a deep rooted thriller with several twists . Unfortunately that did not turn out to be the case . It’s not that the story is bad , it’s pretty straightforward thriller with some basic twists that did not shock me nor grab my interest. If you are brand new to thrillers maybe you’ll like reading it one time .
But this certainly not a story that you’ll be able to recollect by the time you are done reading it .

It’s a 2 / 5 ⭐️read for me .

The Blackout - Sarah Goodwin
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There’s mystery, murder and a lot of revenge. The story follows the main character, Meg; after a devastating night out with her best friend, Meg has to run away to a safe-house in the middle of nowhere. She successfully stays hidden until some familiar faces come looking for her a year later…

I really enjoyed this book. The storyline switches between past and present, which gradually makes it clear why certain things are happening in the book. Some characters’ motives were questionable, but I was still hooked by the story so I would recommend to any thriller fans

Meg and Cat are best friends and Meg is grateful Cat doesn’t make any judgements.
After a horrific end to a night on the town, Meg knows that she has to disappear. Where will she run to and why is she running….
This was an okay read but I often had a lot of questions, everything was answered eventually but it didn’t help that I wasn’t really sympathetic with the characters.
And I had to reread the ending to make sense of it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read

Attempting to escape the horrors of one fateful night, Meg barricades herself into a safehouse at the edge of a crumbling sea cliff. As a storm rages outside, a blackout plunges the house into darkness. But Meg’s not alone and someone wants revenge.

Unfortunately this book fell a bit flat for me. The plot was all over the place with no real clear direction and left me a bit confused at times. The writing style was good. I could not relate to any of the characters or form any real connections with them. I did like the past and present timelines as it helped to piece some of the plot.

Overall the story was a bit slow and I would expect a bit more from a book labeled as a thriller.

Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the opportunity read and review this ARC.

The Blackout was a pretty decent thriller, lots of unreliable characters with a plot and premise that definitely got the anxiety pumping. Towards the end, with the end in plain sight, it did get quite far fetched but it did all add to the excitement so managed to get away with it.

I'd recommend for all thriller fans as the author did write in a way which held its thrill factor throughout.

Thank you #AvonBooks for the early copy 🩷