The Surrogate had a decent plot and it was easy to read. But it is so hard to enjoy a story when every single character in it is so annoying. There were so many characters and not one was likable. There were so unexpected twists that made it more intriguing but overall, the story was farfetched and unbelievable.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Louise Jensen for an ARC of 'The Surrogate' in exchange of an honest review.

Fantastic book, kept me turning pages as I was desperate to find out how it ended. My first book by the talented Louise, and it won't be my last.

The surrogates by Louise Jenson.
Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents,
A brilliant read. Couldn't put it down. Loved it. 5*.

A good read with lots of twists and turns. The plot might feel vaguely familiar but know that you, like me might well be surprised, Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Good story, characters were well rounded and easy to read about, would definitley recommend. First book Ive read by Louise Jenson, will be searching out for more of her books

what a great read loved it was hooked from ths beginning a great plot fab characters your pulled onto the story a page turner very good i liked the writting style

Kat and her husband Nick are ready to complete their family with a baby. Unable to conceive, they turn to the obvious alternative...adoption.

When Kat runs into her childhood friend Lisa, she shares the difficulties they’ve been struggling with to start a family. Without any hesitation, Lisa offers a solution to their problem...surrogacy. With Lisa as the surrogate. This was Kat’s closest friend who she’d been estranged from for the past 10 years. Surely it’s just written in the stars that they would run into each other?

There couldn’t possibly be another reason that Lisa just showed up with this generous offer after all this time?

Really enjoyable read. Good characters and a Good story. Well worth a read. Think others will enjoy.

Super disappointed in The Surrogate. I wish that the story was a bit more realistic as opposed to adding a ton of twists in order to shock the reader. I found myself doing a ton of eye rolls because this would never happen in real life.

Kat, her husband, Nick, and her childhood best friend, Lisa, have a ton of secrets. They have secrets going back to their childhood that they have never revealed to each other. Once Lisa entered the picture again, Kat is transported back to high school, a place she never wants to revisit.

I hated Kat, Nick and Lisa. They were all super annoying who were just too wrapped up with themselves. I especially didn’t like Kat and Nick, it was hard to picture them being a married couple since they never talked to one another. They just lived their separate lives, hiding secrets, and expecting everything to be ok when they become parents. Because everything always work out that way…

And then there was the twists. Ok, I admit, that I didn’t see a lot of the twists coming. I thought the novel was going to go one way and it went in a completely different direction. I liked that and then boom, another twist and then another and I struggled to put it altogether because it just didn’t make sense.

I still highly recommend The Sister by Jensen (which I loved!) , but sadly I’m finding her other novels not nearly as great.

Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents and are on the point of giving up.Then a chance encounter with Kat`s childhood friend Lisa gives Kat and Nick one last chance to achieve their dream.

But Kat and Lisa`s history hides dark secrets.

And there is more to Lisa than meets the eye.

As dangerous cracks start to appear in Kat`s perfect picture of happily - ever - after,she realises that she must face her fear of the past to save her family....

Opening at a crime scene in a quiet cul de sac and flipping back and forth between then and now,this gripping,twist packed thriller is mainly voiced by Kat who is a very complex and at times rather selfish character.Because you only learn about Nick in the chapters set in the past and there is no chapters that are voiced by Lisa,their present day characters are both very mysterious which adds to the readers doubts about their actions and makes you unsure wether Kat can really trust them or not.Nothing is ever what it seems in this twisted story,like a master magician Louise Jensen works her magic putting you under the illusion that you know what is going on and then Bam,she throws in a twist and you realise that you were absolutely and totally wrong and believe me,i found I was wrong about quite a number of things.The characters are realistic and totally untrustworthy,surprisingly I did feel some sympathy towards a couple of the main characters by the end of the book.

I absolutely loved this well written,twisty,fast paced,gripping tale of friendships,relationships,lies,paranoia and mistakes.The ending blew me away,it was so mind blowing and shocking,totally chilling.I think this is Louise Jensen`s best book so far and I would love to give it loads more than five stars,it is definitely going to be one of my top five books of the year.

I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't get into it.
Sometimes too predicatable. A shame as I loved The Sister

The first book that I had read by Louise and I will definitely be reading more! Highly recommended

Kat and her husband Nick are desperate for a baby and when other options run out and a chance meeting with an old friend of Kats, results in them looking into the option of surrogacy . This is their last chance to have a baby and they will do anything to achieve this . It looks like their dream to have a baby is going to come true but Kat begins to feel she is being watched and that Nick is lying to her . Has Kat got reason to worry or is this all in her imagination.

Wow ! What can I say about this book except it literally blew me away. A fantastic twisty psychological thriller that had me guessing right up to the very end . Brilliant read

Having loved Louise Jensen’s The Gift, I couldn’t wait to read The Surrogate. Louise has now become a must-read author for me after reading these two brilliantly addictive and twisted psychological thrillers. ‬

‪The Surrogate tells the story of Kat and Nick who are desperate to have a child. After two potential adoptions fall through, Kat’s old best friend makes a reappearance into her life and offers to be the couple’s surrogate. And so begins one of the most enjoyable and twisty thrillers I have read in a while. This story is infused with mystery and intrigue the whole way through. Kat and Lisa have a history together as Kat was in love with Lisa’s brother, Jake. Louise writes in an addictive style because chapters keep alternating between past and present, leaving me desperate to know what had happened in the past but also wanting to know what was going to happen to them in the present. Not only that but Nick is also a character with secrets which means that I was reading this story constantly on edge, not knowing where the danger was truly coming from nor who I should be trusting and who I shouldn’t. ‬

‪The Surrogate is an emotional read and Kat’s desire, her need to be a mother is palpable. It’s painful almost at times witnessing just how much she wants to be a mum and the story is written in a way that meant I truly felt for her as I read. Despite not relating to her as such, she was a well-drawn character and was written very well. Characterisation in fact is strong throughout both in terms of Lisa, Nick and the secondary characters that Male up this story. I can’t go into too much detail except to say I absolutely love it when an author plays with your mind and makes you think one thing for the whole book only to then turn everything you believed and thought upside down. ‬

‪The true sign of how good a psychological thriller is for me lies in the ending and the ending here in The Surrogate is phenomenal. I couldn’t read quick enough to see how things were going to unfold and when the first of quite a few major reveals happened I was left in a state of shock. My heart immediately started beating faster and then as I read the epilogue I felt genuine goosebumps and actually went cold because of what I was reading. This story is going to stick with me for a long time and I’ll be thinking about these characters for a while longer yet. If you like addictive, twist-filled, thought-provoking and character-driven psychological thrillers then you need to read The Surrogate. Just absolutely brilliant and I can’t wait to read more from Louise Jensen.‬

The first half of this book took me forever to get through, but the last half flew by. There were a lot of crazy twists and surprises, and I didn’t see most of them coming. I’m torn on this, because it wasn’t necessarily a new favorite of mine, but I liked that I didn’t guess twists. I also didn’t love the ending, so as a whole, I probably wouldn’t recommend this book, but if it seems interesting to you, give it a try! You might think differently than me 🙂

Kat and Nick are desperate to become parents and when the adoption of a child from another country falls through Kat enters into an agreement with an old friend Lisa who offers to become a surrogate. This book was fantastic. It was full of secrets and lies and twists and turns. Just when you think you have a clue about what is going on you realise you don’t have a clue at all. The vast majority of the characters are deliciously horrible and I disliked them immensely, I couldn’t trust the character of Lisa at all. This is really a page turner that keeps you guessing until the very last chapter. Absolutely well worth your time Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for a copy of this book to read and review

A psychological thriller populated with unlikeable characters and a somewhat unrealistic storyline which will leave the reader to suspend belief. However, the novel is full of twists and turns which will keep the reader interested.

Review: Louise Jensen is one of the queens of a good psychological thriller. This blurb gives you only a little in site into the story and you are in for a treat. This is not predicable none of her books are.  It is full of suspense and shock that keeps the pagers turning. I literally good not stop reading this book. Loved this and cant wait to read more from Louise.

I’ve been a huge fan of Louise Jensen and have read all of her books and loved them, but I think The Surrogate is my new favorite! I’ve also not had the pleasure of listening to one of her books before either and I absolutely adored the way this was brought to life by the fabulous narrator, Alex Tregear. It made the whole thing feel more real and was so much more sinister than just reading it myself, she’s amazing and has one of those voices you could listen to for hours.

This flips between the past and present steadily building tension and intrigue as you read further along. Kat was easy for me to warm to, all she wants is a child and though I never had to endure fertility treatments in order to have my kids, I can clearly remember how one month can seem like a year when you’re desperately wanting a baby. Lisa was a tricky one, I so wanted to believe that she had good intentions and wanted to help her old friend, but it’s a Louise Jensen book and you just know there’s way more than meets the eye. Oh man is there SO much more!

I’m not delving into the plot, it was deliciously twisty, dark and thrilling though and if you haven’t read one of Jensen’s books, can I recommend that you start here?! It has all the high marks of a superb psychological thriller, unreliability, shocks, complex plotting and an onslaught of twists that will leave your head spinning.

The Surrogate in three words: Multifaceted, Ominous and Wicked.

This is a non-stop modern thriller with many twists and turns. Nick and Kat are married and desperate for a baby. Kat runs into an old friend, Lisa, one day in a café. Lisa agrees to be their surrogate. Nick, Kat and Lisa have many secrets from their past. As secrets have a habit of coming back to haunt you, be prepared for a rollercoaster of a read. Brilliant story.