This book was ok. I was able to guess the ending and even then the ending left a bit to be desired. The book did not flow to me. One chapter would end and the next chapter would be about something very different. The synopsis of the book made me expect a bit more. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

Great story line! Unique and interesting! It starts off slowly with a compromising scene between the wife and her lover. Then the story changes and picks up pace, with different plots succeeding one after another, and keeps you guessing how it will all end. A well written book . An excellent author that I would definitely folow! I highly recommend this book and this author!

I love it when I find a new author, one that goes on my "list" and S.D. Monaghan is one of those authors. This novel has it all and then some. David a lecturer and his beautiful artist wife Tara finally have the home of their dreams, far from the poverty and sadness that they both grew up with.
The night before they are due to move in David goes to the house and sees his wife Tara kissing their builder Ryan. Ryan is Taras ex boyfriend and has the unnerving ability to make David feel "not enough"
Deciding to take matters into his own hands David follows Ryan back inside his new home after Tara leaves to sort things out for once and for all. A fight ensues and David's world falls apart.
This book was a one sit reading for me, it was very clippy and kept me turning the pages long after I should have been asleep. Fantastically written and it gives you that uneasy feeling right down in the pit of your stomach. Loved it!!

After reading the book description I didn't think much else could happen. How wrong I was ! Lots of twists making this an excellent debut novel and well worth a read.

A great debut thriller from SD Monaghan. I started reading this and so much happened at the beginning (this doesn't contain spoilers as all are listed in the description of the book) with Eva cheating on her husband, David, with the builder Ryan, David seeing them and then David punching Ryan and the latter falling to his death over the balcony he had yet to finish building... I thought we'll that's the action packed summary of the book where on earth can it go from here? I was very wrong to flippantly dismiss the book and the author works hard to maintain the reader's interest by keeping up this high octane level of drama throughout the novel.
This is a really exciting debut from SD Monaghue and I look forward to reading his next book. Highly recommend this book.

The Accident was a great book that hooked me in from the first few pages.
Plenty of twists and turns that had me guessing throughout, and I was completely wrong.

DNF @ 70%.

Some books I request from Netgalley then wonder what I was thinking after I've been accepted and go back and read the blurb. A guy punches another guy out of a door who falls three storeys to his death. How is the author going to make a whole book out of this and not be boring? Well, he didn't. I'm not a fan of long chapters so when I got to chapter four and saw it was 19% of the book, things only went downhill from there. I got some boring voice on my phone to read this to me while I puttered around the house. Then I started aggressively skimming, skipping a chapter completely about the past. I don't care. I want to know what happened to Ryan. And then I read that their cat was decapitated. That was the end for me. I didn't read another word after that. I couldn't care less what happened to Ryan or anyone else. The writing wasn't that great. Boring, tedious, repetitious. I hated all the characters (except for the cat!) Some things were unnecessarily morbid. What a waste of my time.

These one sitting reads are getting to be a bit of a habit for me of late, I just can’t seem to stop picking them up, and this was just another fabulous example, I absolutely adored this book. It’s a great read, you name it, it’s got it all, lies & deceit, blackmail, murder, and even some neighbour from hell moments that lighten the mood.

With layers of plots to unravel, it will trip you up with another twist every time you think you might have a handle on what it actually going on.

I also particularly enjoyed the characters in this book, well written and believable I totally bought into each of them from the naive Tara, to her hardworking husband, even to the point of taking a distinct dislike to the slimy architect Gordon.

Now we’re heading towards the cooler months, if you are looking for an enjoyable rainy day read, this one comes recommended by me.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Not sure what to say about this book, read it and quite enjoyed it but honestly don't know why.

What would you do if your future were dependent on the outcome of one bad decision, made in an emotional moment, that couldn't be undone? 

That is the question facing David, a college professor who is about to move into his custom home fashioned by himself and his artist wife Tara. The beautiful Tara is also pregnant, so the couple are living the dream. 

Only the dream has become a nightmare. 

On the night before they move into their dream house, David stops by to check in one last time, to see the blank canvas of his future before him. But what he sees is a pair of black panties on the floor, and he knows that they belong to his wife. They clearly weren't removed for him, so David is infuriated to find out that it was for his builder, Ryan. 

After Tara leaves, too occupied to notice him or his car in the dark, David confronts Ryan, pushing him backwards to convey his anger with the builder. Only, Ryan didn't finish the job. The railing that David had repeatedly asked him to put up on the balcony hadn't been done yet. And when Ryan tumbles down to the ground, David feels his perfect life slipping away. 

And the everything goes black. 

When David wakes up the next morning, no one seems the wiser. Ryan's body is gone, so David thinks that Ryan got up and took himself to the hospital. But when David learns the truth of what happened after that terrible accident, he realizes that his nightmare is only beginning.

S.D. Monaghan's twisty psychological thriller grabs you from the beginning and takes you on a crazy ride. Like any great roller coaster, it takes you way up high to start, drops you down fast, mellows out in the middle to let you catch your breath, and then saves the biggest surprises for the end. And The Accident is worth the price of the ticket. 



Galleys for The Accident were provided by Bookouture through NetGalley.com, with many thanks.

David thinks life is great. He and his wife Tara are just about to move into their dream home and their expecting a baby. But when David drops in unexpectedly one evening he witnesses Tara and his builder Ryan saying goodbye after an adulterous tryst. He faces off against Ryan and one unlucky punch send Ryan plummeting out of a window and down three storeys. In the wake of Taras selfish decision and David's heated response their lives are changed forever.

This was an up and down book for me. Whilst it was enjoyable it was also very predictable. And it's hard to feel sympathy for a character (Tara) who not only has an affair while pregnant (ewww) but reasons she did because she was happy and needed to 'bookend her previous life. Yeah right tell that one to the divorce lawyer! Anyway David is a lot easier to sympathise with but he's also a bit of a drip. Yeah he has his moments but he's so pathetically grateful for having Tara in his life. The other thing that bugged me a little is this is set in my spiritual and ancestral home Dublin but it could have been set in Norwich. It didn't feel like there was any character of the Irish in this at all. I'm not saying I was expecting any 'foightin' and other stereotypes but some character of the setting would have been nice. And yet despite all this criticism I did quite like this book. Tara and David are thrown from one disaster to the next and by the end it's fair to say the author does show them growing as people through the story so by the end they are both easier to like (a bit). It's action packed throughout so if you want a quick and undemanding read this could well be the book for you. 3.5 stars

Set in Ireland and mainly within the confines of an old, Georgian house the reader is immediately faced with mistrust, deception, betrayal, secrets, guilt, desire, greed, fear, anger and desperation on all levels.

The opening chapters were descriptive and grabbed my interest immediately! In fact, WTAF escaped my lips not long into the pages of this book and I just had to keep reading! I found it to be a fast paced plot which was blanketed in some superb narrative – My mind was racing through wondering what the hell happened and I found myself coming up with some ridiculous answers because I JUST HAD TO KNOW! 🤣 There were quite a few twists that caught me off guard and the way the story wrapped up — a total….jaw..on…the…floor moment! Well done, Mr Monaghan!!

I loved the way the characters came together in this intricate and elaborate web of secrets and lies! David must have been going crazy, wondering if his secret would be exposed. I took an instant dislike to Ryan and his arrogance…can’t say I wasn’t smiling when what happened to him happened! #MyBad. I didn’t really warm to Tara at all. She annoyed me with her childlike, babyish ways – She needed a good dose of reality! But I loved that the author could evoke those feelings in me – we don’t have to like a character as a reader – but if they work within a story – well, that is what it is all about! And Tara worked…perfectly! Christine…HA! Bloody loved her! Messed up, manipulative…a grade “A” b*tch and somewhat proud of it! Fabulous character!! Then there is Fenton! Jaysus…that’s all I have to say about that! I can’t really go too much into things as I don’t want to spoil the story, the motive or the outcome of this brilliant domestic thriller! I just kept thinking…”could it get any worse” for some of these peeps!? It could…and it certainly did! 🙌🏻 Woohoo!

Would I recommend The Accident! Erm…let me see…🤔 ….Oh HELL BLOODY YEAH, I would! Dark and devious with breath-taking suspense, this domestic noir style thriller will leave you wanting more from this author!

A good, quick read! Full review to come soon! Thanks to NG for the opportunity to review this book.

This book had strong points. The characters were definitely well-developed so that I had feelings for each of them, whether they were good or bad feelings. The storyline is very interesting and held my interest. David and Tara are a couple that the reader can imagine happening in real life. Overall it was a great read. The weaknesses, in my opinion, were that it dragged a lot. I found myself wanting to skim the pages, though I didn't because I wanted to provide a fair and complete review. But there were times I could have skipped several pages in a row and not missed a thing about the overall plot. I look forward to future books from this author, especially, if the writing becomes more concise as experience is gained.

I felt that The Accident was a slow burner for me, I nearly stopped reading within the first couple of chapters but I'm VERY glad I kept going!

Clever, dark and twisted a very entertaining read!

I received my copy from NetGalley as an ARC but the opinions are mine!

When I first read this synopsis I was drawn in right away. The story takes off right away with David learning that his pregnant wife, Tara has slept with Ryan. When he confronts Ryan they fight and Ryan falls many stories to his death. However, the next morning his body is missing. This was a fast paced novel full of mini cliff hangers and unlikable characters. The ending had a good twist that was unpredictable. This novel had a great plot but I felt it fell short in the quality of writing. I did not like the dialogue. It felt awkward and drawn out at times however the descriptive portions of this novel were enjoyable.
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

A great quality immersive read. I hope to read another book by this author

I truly enjoyed this story. Tara and David are a married couple, who are expecting and having their dream home built. David observes something that causes serious issues in his life and marriage. Alternating between the past and the present, this story draws you in and kept me interested until the end.

This is a debut thriller from S. D. Monaghan, and I will definitely be looking forward to his next book. The concept of this novel is very interesting, and for the most part I think Monaghan pulled it off well. It was an enjoyable read.

This book grabs you eight from the beginning and keeps your curiosity peaked the whole way through. A seemingly perfect marriage is suddenly thrown off track by one selfish act, leaving the couple wondering if they can work together to survive. Several chapters end with cliffhangers, but the chapter that follows usually changed course. This sometimes toned down the suspense until it ramps up again where the cliffhanger eventually picks back up. There are several unexpected twists throughout that jeep the suspense high and the story flowing, leading to an action packed and satisfying conclusion.

I would recommend this book to fans of thrillers and suspense. I received this as a free ARC from Bookotoure on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I struggled between giving this book 3 or 4 stars (ideally it's 3 and a half), I settled with 3 mainly because I had trouble connecting with the characters for the first part of the book. While the action begins immediately, it took me 4 or 5 chapters to start identifying the characters. It wasn't until their backstory was revealed more that I began to feel involved with the story.

Having said that, the action and twists are great. David and Tara are finally getting everything they dreamed of in the shape of their newly finished dream home. But a dreadful discovery that results in an accident changes all that. Like I said, the action begins in the first few pages and doesn't let go. Once I had more of a backstory of the characters, I was fully immersed in the story and didn't want to put the book down. A definite 3 and a half star read. Would have been 4 if I connected quicker with David and Tara.