Here is my review for On A Quiet Street by Carla Kovach

I got into this book straight away and enjoyed reading it immensely as it was a psychological thriller. I read this book in two sittings as it was an easy book to read and set in an easy reading style. The plot was a good one and one I hadn’t come across before. The writing style is good and the prose is excellent with everything being explained concisely and clearly with a brilliant eye for detail. A young girl visits a house where she thinks her mother lives, what she doesn’t realise is the nest of lies she is releasing after all these years. A brilliant read that shows how much research has been done by the author to make the book seem more realistic to the reader.

Blurb :

Every family has its secrets. Some are more deadly than others…

I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my husband.

‘I was adopted as a baby and I’m looking for my biological parents. I was told they live here.’

My heart races as I fear Cain has been keeping a huge secret from me. Does he have a child he never told me about? And has he been lying all these years?

I can’t trust anything Cain says. Desperate for answers, I agree to meet Charlotte in secret. But it’s Charlotte who is full of questions: about our lives, our relationship. It’s only when she lets slip the name of the road I used to live on, that I realise how much she knows about me, too…

Cold fear floods through my body. My husband may not have told the truth, but his lies are nothing compared to mine. If Charlotte knows my darkest secret, my whole life could fall apart. How far will I have to go to keep the truth hidden?

Interesting thriller. Long lost secrets and mystery will keep you on edge. I liked Leah, Zara and Angel and hated Cain from the start. Told through Leah's and Angel's point of view, it's a mysterious and suspenseful read. The ending is perfect. Good cozy mystery. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.

On A Quiet Street is the seventh book of Kovach's I've read. It's a brilliantly twisty domestic drama that held my attention from beginning to end.

It's moderately paced for most of the first half and speeds up on the second as we head towards revelations and the truth.

Secrets, lies and deceit are hot on the menu along with a bunch of deceitful characters, making the book a truly compelling read.

This book was full of suspense, there were parts in the book that I enjoyed more others, this is my first book I've read by this author so I wasn't sure what to expect I will definitely be reading more.

I really enjoyed this page turner! The perfect mix of lies, betrayal and suspense! The characters were fun and I was 💯 invested. Carla did an amazing job of weaving a wicked tale of deceit in this suburban drama. I can't wait to read more by this author! The ending was perfect and it hit me like a freight train!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Bookouture for the book #OnAQuietStreet by #CarlaKovach. This is an interesting book about a woman pulled in many different directions and stressors. Who can she trust? Her world is falling apart.

This is a book by a new author to me and I enjoyed her writing style. It is a book written in several parts from different POVs. Even though the start was a bit slow it took a faster pace during the ending that kept me interested until the end.. I liked that the story had enough twists and turns and a nicely tied ending
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for access to this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I haven’t read this author before so I was keen to try her. I enjoyed Part 2 of the book a lot more than Part 1, as I found Part 1 a bit repetitive and Leah a little frustrating, but overall it was an enjoyable read with so many twists that it kept me interested. I have heard Carla’s Detective Gina Harte series is good so I’m going to get stuck into those. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for letting me read and review this book.

On A Quiet Street by Carla Kovach was a solid read although it was slow in parts. It kept my interest and I was invested in finding out the truth. What would you do if a young woman showed up on your doorstep claiming to be the biological daughter of your husband? First of all, I think I’d lose my mind and second, I’d probably faint or throw up.

There is a lot of lying and untruths packed into this book with a few twists. A good book for a rainy afternoon!

The plot:

I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my husband.

‘I was adopted as a baby and I’m looking for my biological parents. I was told they live here.’

My heart races as I fear Cain has been keeping a huge secret from me. Does he have a child he never told me about? And has he been lying all these years?

I can’t trust anything Cain says. Desperate for answers, I agree to meet Charlotte in secret. But it’s Charlotte who is full of questions: about our lives, our relationship. It’s only when she lets slip the name of the road I used to live on, that I realize how much she knows about me, too…

Cold fear floods through my body. My husband may not have told the truth, but his lies are nothing compared to mine. If Charlotte knows my darkest secret, my whole life could fall apart. How far will I have to go to keep the truth hidden?

Out now!

What will a mother do to rescue her child?
The twist and turns in On a Quiet Street take us on a rollercoaster ride leading us to the craziest answers. The mother- daughter relationships in the novel are fraught with pain, tension, and mystery leading to an explosive conclusion. This is a suspense thriller unlike anything else I've ever read. At one point, I thought I would have to take notes to keep up!

Carla Kovach writes a book, I read it.

It is that simple. She only writes cracker novels that you cannot pass on! Very addictive and fun to read, I can highly recommend!

Unfortunately, this book did not live up to my expectations. It started of very strong and I really liked part 1 of the book. Part 2 however ruined the book for me, because the writing style completely changed and Angel sounded like she was about 12 instead of 18 (I think). I got very confused about everything and a whole lot of things all happened so fast and I honestly couldn't wait for this book to end. 2.5/5

It's always the quiet ones....

Secrets and lies are the name of the game in this shocking and gripping psychological thriller. Just when I thought I knew what was going on, Carla Kovach turned the tables on me! I love it when that happens. I found this book to be well written, well thought out, and shocking! On a Quiet Street may be slow to start as characters are introduced, but once it gets going there is no stopping it.

Leah and Cain live in a lovely home on a quiet street. Everything is picture perfect, but Leah has suspicions that have been nagging at her. Her life becomes more troubling when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on her door informing her that she is looking for her biological parent and was told that individual lived there. Could this girl but Cain's daughter? Has he kept been keeping more secrets from her? Does he even know about this girl? Wanting to know more, Leah agrees to meet Charlotte who mentions the street that Leah grew up on and chills begin to go up and down Leah's back. Cain might have secrets but so does she!

I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up this book. There are so many layers to this book. Secrets, everyone in this book has them, but some of the secrets are bigger than others. I enjoyed how the book unfolded. The characters in this book are not the most likeable bunch. In fact, some are downright terrible. I enjoyed watching them lie, deceive, and show their true colors while booing and hissing at them. I also enjoyed the sense of unease that seeped in during the last half of the book. As secrets and lies begin to surface and parts of the truth come out, the tension mounts. I enjoyed the tense interactions that came into play.

There were a nice number of twists and turns in this book. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, things turned on a dime as more revelations were made. I loved being shocked and I was in this book.

Gripping, tense, dramatic and shocking.

This book is written is broken into parts from different points of view. It leads to some twisty turns with characters that have lots of depth. Quite the #psychologicalsuspense ending in yet another turn.

Thank you, Carla Kovach, Bookouture, & netgalley for my copy! All opinions are my own.

I loved this book! I had to pick it up and put it down a bit with a few things to juggle, but when you can’t wait to get back into a book and you’re immediately immersed in the characters’ stories, you know you have a deeply satisfying read. When Leah suspects her husband is cheating on her, she doesn’t immediately leave him. You might wonder why, but the author does a brilliant job at revealing Leah’s insecurities. Cain was all she’d known from the age of eighteen. He was eight years older, wiser, her whole life. In Cain, she thought she’d found the love she’d been starved of. Leah doesn’t make the decision immediately we scream at her to. Bear in mind her past, though, and you can see why she might hesitate. As the story unravels, she finds it difficult to trust anyone, let alone her own judgement.

The twists come thick and fast and there were many times I just did not see things coming. All were a big WOW moment. I’ve said in the past that Carla Kovach’s characterisation is brilliant. You’re simply there, right inside their heads. As the story is told in two parts, first from Leah’s and then from a teenager’s – I won’t say more for fear of giving spoilers – you might wonder whether it will hold your attention. Trust me, it does. Watch out for that ending. If you like a killer twist, On a Quiet Street delivers. I truly loved it and would highly recommend it!

On a quiet street by Carla Kovach is a stand alone thriller. Cain is a cheating husband while Leah is the tormented wife whose mind is in constant suspicion with everything he says and does. But a knock at the door from a young girl called Charlotte who claims she’s Leah’s daughter is about to turn everything upside down.

The first half of this story was a little slow to get going but the second half of the book more than made up for it. Whilst I enjoyed the plot and THAT ending, something didn’t click for me. I found there were a lot of characters to keep up with and I didn’t connect with any of them. Which was a shame as I have enjoyed several of this authors other books. I also grew extremely frustrated with Leah who wouldn’t leave Cain and seemed to make excuses for him and his behaviour. Like WAKE UP girl…LET HIM GO!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC (Advance Reader Copy) of On a Quiet Street by Carla Kovach. This was a good domestic thriller that kept me engaged the entire time that I was reading it. It is a thriller about secrets. It is about lies, and lots of them. The story is written in multiple parts with each part a different person's perspective. It was very enjoyable and I would recommend it to others. I gave it a 4 star rating.

On a Quiet Street
by Carla Kovach
Pub Date: 15 Jan 2024

On a Quiet Street is a standalone novel from author, Carla Kovach. This is my first book by this author. I really loved the story, plot and twists. I definitely plan on reading many more of her novels.

It was a great story that kept you hooked until the final page! I really loved the ending!

If you're looking for a domestic thriller, look no further!

Thanks to #Netgalley and #Bookouture for access to this E-Arc in exchange for my honest review.

This was a quick moving, solid read for me. It wasn’t anything that blew my mind, but there were plenty of twists and turns throughout the book that kept me interested. There were times when I felt like the story was a bit redundant, but other than that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookoture for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

This book features 2 POVS in a way I haven’t seen it done before; the first part was 1 POV, the second part the other. In the third part of the book, the POVs swapped by chapters. This made for an interesting appeal in that by the second part you knew the story but seeing it through someone else’s eyes was quite interesting. For me, the book really sped up in the third part, with a big twist right at the end. Would recommend for anyone looking to start reading thrillers!