What a debut! I loved this book and it kept me gripped right up until the last page. It’s such an original storyline and the perfect psychological thriller. I’ll definitely be reading more books from this author.

The story is quite intense in the start, Polly seems to be the kind of tough and strong woman. Dispite her being so drunk on her third anniversary with her boyfriend Oliver, however I felt horrible for a woman who is alone with friend in a bar, drinking until drunk. And then, now Polly meet some stranger in the tub, I do understand that one and only eye-contact can attrack all kinds of emotion from a woman. And the fact that Polly is drunk, she will definitely need this kind of attraction from a man.
Its really interesting to read, highly recommend if looking for erotic thriller. I will give a 4 star for this book. I voluntarily rea and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is K.A. McKeagney's first novel and she can be rightly congratulated for producing not only an erotic but also a dark disturbing psychological thriller which certainly had me gripped trying to work exactly what was going on. The story concerns 28 year old Polly who ostensibly has a pretty reasonable life with her older and caring (if somewhat boring) surgeon boyfriend. But there are things lacking in Polly's life and when she meets a stranger apparently by chance on a late night London underground train it is the start of a journey that will change her life. After this encounter she researches and becomes obsessed by the phenomenon of "Tubing" where strangers arrange to meet via Twitter on the underground for illicit sexual encounters. As Polly is drawn increasingly into this world her life begins to unravel and about half way through the book we are made aware of the the horrifyingly reality behind this. But who can be trusted? and can there be something more behind the many coincidences that seem to take place.

This was a well written tale and we got to see how the cruelty and emotional abuse that Polly suffered from her mother when growing up impacted on her later life. There is a growing sense of paranoia as the book develops and there is a nice mix of suspense and erotica and the ending has a satisfactory conclusion with the loose ends tied up. This can be seen somewhat as a morality tale with a warning that sometimes it is best to keep to the mundane for danger may lurk outside. I certainly would recommend this and will look out for her next work. A special mention also to the rather apt cover.

WOW! This book was excellent. I had never heard of "tubing" and am still not sure if it's actually something that happens, but the concept caught my attention from the beginning. Then the rest of the book held my interest just as much. I was absorbed into the story so much. I really enjoyed this one.

This book is all over the place.

A horrid, boring girl called Polly decides that she's not quite satisfied with everything that she has and somehow ends up having a random sexual encounter on a tube train with a stranger.
Polly has a past which is quite troubled (don't they always) and no real friends or certainly no decent support to give her a kick up the arse when she's being an idiot and taking things too far. Oh and she also has an eating disorder which stems from her mum who was jealous of the relationship that Polly had with her father.

I don't think I could describe this book as being enjoyable. I wouldn't choose to read it again and certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. To be honest, I'm quite glad that it's over.

I really enjoyed this book.
It was gripping how her life changed over this sexual obsession. She knew her life was on a downward path and she was exploiting herself and yet this desire consumed her to continue.
I WILL NOT LOOK AT PEOPLE ON THE tUBE WITHOUT WONDERING!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Its a bit of a nail biting thriller, I couldn't put it down. It was quite disturbing to think something like this could actually be happening. I really liked the characters and felt sorry for oliver but I loved Alisha . I'd definitely recommend it and would read it again

While not quite what I was expecting, Tubing was a fast-paced suspense-packed read-and it is not for the faint of heart. There are some rather graphically described scenes, but they do lend to the plot and fill in descriptively written scenes.

This is an incredibly unique book that starts out like 50 shades of commuting but quickly takes a very sinister turn. The characters are complex, the plot is compelling, the writing is cinematic. I think the book ended a scene or two too soon but overall it is such a winning read that I have given it the full 5 stars.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Yet another plot based on simple yet strange coincidences. I wonder just how many Londoners read this book thinking...really? just why does it never happen to me while I've lived here for over ten...fifteen years? And yet there's this Polly who suddenly walks right into a thing called Tubing and OK, that's plausible...but then less than a week later her co-worker "accidentally overhears" her conversation with another co-worker, and OH YES, he knows...he's also done it. It somehow starts sounding like some sort of sci-fi world, while the writer is still insisting it's the reality around us.

I think had this been maybe a bit more mystery and a lot less chic-flick like I would've enjoyed the theatrical idea or a sexual thrill (yet, where's the thrill if no one comes in the end?!). Even that made me doubt the essence of this. If prostitution is the world's oldest profession, it says something about the human nature. And if men are its primary clientele, and most acts last less than a few minutes because they're mainly there to come...then what would be the point in this???
Is it like people are suddenly interested in what it's like to cheat, while "technically" not cheating...well, maybe still cheating because there's sound contact there.

PLUS, in public? On public transport? I knew the plot when I went in, I just thought there'd be some sort of actual explanation. No one would ever feel up someone else enjoying it, it lasting for minutes, and nobody else notices...London Tube is the very place people stare and check each other out.

I'm not sure I would go out telling people this is a good story. The idea, yes, but it's not delivered well.

Also, I think books with heroines like Polly undermine feminine awareness. I literally hate reading meek women who don't even care to find their worth in life. Because reading is supposed to enlighten the reader and well, if I had a daughter and she only reads these kinds of heroines then how smart can I hope her to get. This is yet another Bella Swan type that men are supposed to be after while she's totally clueless of herself.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Red Door Publishing for my ARC of the talented novel, “Tubing” by K.A. McKeagney. I enjoyed this book. The twists and turns of the mystery were satisfying and while I may not have been as brave as the main character, I thought the whole premise of “Tubing” to relieve ennui, to be quite believable. Trysts on trains have been happening for decades. So why not on the packed underground in London?
Polly, bored with her boyfriend and life, decides to shake things up after seeing a tryst on the tube. Research gets her nowhere as it’s a pretty “secretive” club. But after an encounter with “Him” Polly is hooked. As her mate says, “if it feels good. It is good.” But as curiosity turns to obsession Polly may be in over her head. When things start to unravel they unravel fast. Who can she trust? Can she share her secret without exposing herself? This is admittedly a mistake of Polly’s making, but that’s what makes it a good book. Not all of what she endures is going to happen in real life. Credibility and incredulity mix together nicely to make this a satisfying read.

I almost gave up with this one. Up until almost halfway through I was thinking I’d picked an erotica book as opposed to psychological thriller. However it did improve and was quite an exciting read. There are a number of things that I feel we’re not really explained but I tried not to let this detract from my enjoyment.

Although not my usual kind of book I found the storyline novel and was intrigued to know the outcome.

I had high hopes for this book but was disappointed, I couldn"t connect with the characters.

I had read the description seen the cover and had high hopes for the book. But sadly this one just wasn;t the one for me. The plot definately gave me something to think about. Iwasnt to keep on Polly and found myself want ting to stop reading rather than carry on.

This is the author's debut novel which takes the reader into the world of the psychological thriller centred around erotic encounters in the London Underground. The basis of the storyline is sufficient to capture the attention of the reader, but there are times in the first half of the book when credibility is stretched to its limits. The second half of the story focuses more on the psychological challenges faced by Polly who has been drawn into this murky world. For me, this part of the book maintained my interest to the end, although I had ambivalent feelings regarding the outcome. This may have been different if the author had spent more time building a "rapport" between the reader and Polly's world.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn't entirely aware that this book sits in the genre of erotic thriller when I started it, but I certainly did by the time I turned the last page. I'm still not sure whether tubing is a real thing (I've not seen a channel 4 documentary about it yet, anyway), and google has stopped believing me when I say "I'm asking for a friend", so it will remain a mystery to me for now.
Anyway....the book. It's a fast paced ride, where a young woman feeling bored in her relationship and job does something risky, and decides she likes it. Except it's not quite that simple. Polly has a troubled past, and no real support network to advise her that she's taking things too far. When she sees something she shouldn't she really is on her own and her life spirals out of control. She isn't a particularly likeable character, and the other characters in the book are not sufficiently fleshed out for me to have cared about them either. Still, the book cracks along at a terrific pace and was different enough to anything I've ever read before for me to enjoy it. The ending wrapped everything up neatly, albeit somewhat quickly.
Thanks go to the publishers and netgalley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.

This really is s book of two halves!
Polly is bored with her life and her boyfriend, when the opportunity arises to have a liaison with a stranger in a train she jumps at the chance.
So far so good. Having read about thirty percent I’d assumed this would continue as erotica with a bit of a story and I was quite happy. Then, fairly unexpectedly, there was a major twist that meant the second half was more like a thriller.
I’m not sure how to feel about the book as a whole. I didn’t like any of the characters, the story feels a bit disjointed and the ending leaves many questions unanswered. That said, I still really liked it. The sex scenes are nicely done and the motivations driving the characters are clear, if misguided.
I’ll be interested to watch how this writer develops.

An interesting thriller about a woman who gets mixed up in tubing. ( meeting strangers for sex on the underground subways) This started off as a story of young woman getting caught up in a sexy rendezvous with an anonymous man on a subway after thinking her boyfriend forgot their anniversary but turned into something more sinister, leaving her not sure what was real, who she could trust and wondering if she was losing her mind. It was certainly a unique story but I felt it had too many different directions that didn’t quite add up. It did get more intense slightly after the half way point, yet for me it didn’t quite hit is mark. Still an intriguing story. * I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review *

Tubing by K.A. McKeagney a five-star read that will blow your mind. I struggled with giving this book five-stars and almost gave it four as there were lots that needed polishing in the book, but the fact the author really puts the story out there making Polly a character that you may not like but you need to dig deeper into her story, the author has shown a talent for creating circumstances that most of us would disprove of but need to know more about. Polly on the surface has it all, nice boyfriend, job, somewhere to live, but is it enough? Do we have to settle? Admittedly Polly goes to the extreme but isn’t that why we read, to leave reality behind and get lost in a crazy story. What could be, just a drama with a little erotica thrown in to make it a little spicy takes a turn that will drop your jaw and leave you wondering what if, and what next. Give this book a chance if you like to escape reality and live a little dangerously. Let Polly take all of the danger for you.