A 5 star thriller! Fast paced, edge of your seat, spine tingling, need to know thriller! This book hooks you from page one until the end. The shocking twists and turns are done excellently and you question every one! Highly recommend and will be doing a review & recommendation in Chapter Chatter Pub!

In a word 'Amazing!'.
The Date kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page until the last.
The characters were built up throughout the book, as the story progressed and unfolded, but far from being slow paced I found I was almost reading through my fingers like you do in a scary movie when you know something is going to make you jump! And the more you discovered about different characters the more you loved, hated, suspected or felt just plain sorry for!

Ali, the female lead in The Date, at times infuriated me, with her unwillingness to seek help or fully confide in someone, but as I said before, the further through the book you get the more you understand her reasoning behind this.

The Date, is more twisty, turny than a twisty turny thing! With the biggest twist at the end. Absolutely fantastic, I shall be awaiting Louise's next book with baited breath.

THIS is a good thriller. It hooks you from the first page and keeps a tight grip on you until the final one. Unlike so many I have read lately, I didn’t question many of the choices Ali made throughout The Date. The very real neurological condition she suffered heightened the seriously creepy vibe of the story. The pacing was excellent with little reveals throughout. This is definitely a plot driven book rather than a character driven one, but even so, the author developed each main character enough to have an emotional impact. I have now read all Louise Jensen’s novels except The Surrogate, and I can say she is definitely a go-to author for me. If you love thrillers pick up this book, The Sister, or The Gift. You won’t be disappointed. I’ll be reading The Surrogate very soon.

Thanks so much to Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced ecopy of The Date for an honest review.

This is the first of Louise Jenson's books that i have read and i will certainly be looking up more of her work.. A gripping tale that keeps you hooked right up until the end, where there is a big twist that i wasn't expecting.
This tells the story of Ali, who wakes after a blind date, hurt but with no memory of how it happened (She is left with facial blindness (facial prosopragnosia). Packed full of twists, you think you know where the story is going, then you're hit with another twist.
A great fast paced read.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read in return for an honest review.

Wow wow wow! I loved this book from start to end, I was hooked. It created such a tense armosphere throughout and the storyline was gripping. The more I read, the more I was analysing each character and their motives. The writing of the book and characters is faultless. I can’t wait to hear more from this author. Amazing.

Well developed plot with a twist at the end never saw it coming.Well written and thought out kept the reader on theit toes till the end highly recommended for a book club or invidual reading.

This is the first book I have read of Louise Jensen and I was quite impressed with it. It was a real page turner that I read in a couple of days. There are a lot of psychological thrillers out there at the moment but this book really stood out for me. Plenty of twists which I’m usually pretty good at guessing who did it but I was way off with this one which for me is a sign of a good book. I will certainly look to read more of Louise’s books.

I want to thank Net Galley and Bookouture for this early release of The Date. I loved The Surrogate and was anticipating this novel but I could not wait for the book to be finished. It dragged on with unlikable characters. The ending was a bit of a twist but by then, I was just so happy the book ended. I do not like giving bad reviews but this book did not do it for me.

I raced through the first half of this book, but read the second half more slowly as I guessed a lot of the twists.

What the hell have I just read ? Wow, that was different.I am quite often on the money when I am reading thrillers and certainly have an idea usually, but not with this book.I had ideas but that is all they were.Very clever ,not that you have to be that clever to fool me but this book certainly did that.I wasn't sure who could be trusted ,or even if the main character was all she seemed, very intriguing read that kept me interested.No spoilers from me you will have to read this book and be as puzzled as I was, hope you enjoy it.thanks to the publishers and netgalley for an ARC.

I couldn't put this down. It kept me up all night and I devoured it! It will make you afraid and then the end. Oh my goodness. So very well written. Two big things up b

Ohhhhhhhh my goodness!!! Louise Jensen has blown my mind AGAIN! The Date is a cleverly crafted thriller that will literally have your jaw dropping! This fast paced book will leave you on the edge of your seat until the very, very end. There were actually parts of the novel I was nervous to even turn the page (that’s my favorite part of a well written thriller)!!! Louise Jensen always creates such original storylines that will keep you up way past your bedtime! The Date is a 5 star read that I highly recommend you put at the top of your summer reading list! As always, I am looking forward to reading what Louise comes out with next!

I have read all of Louise’s books as I’m a big fan, but this one is definitely my new favourite. I was instantly gripped, I could not put the book down, so much so I finished it within 24 hours!

How would you feel if you went on a date and couldn’t remember anything of that night? Well that’s what happened to Ali!
I was drawn in by Ali’s character, so much so I felt her pain and emotions as I read.

This book has opened my eyes to a condition called Prosopagnosia , which is something that I have never herd of. Louise obviously spent some time researching this condition as it shows in her writing.

The book certainly keeps you guessing and is full of twists and turns with a very unexpected ending, which I have to say is amazing!

Differently five stars from me as it is another fantastic, well written book by Louise. Well done Louise I can’t wait for the next one! Please don’t leave me waiting to long!!!

I highly recommend this as your next read

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I read this book in *almost* one sitting. I had to put it down for a family event and I so did not want to. I kept sneaking peeks here and there because it's THAT unputdownable. (Is that a word, yes? LOL)

So usually, I can figure out a good thriller even if it's 60-70% through but not this one! I literally kept ping-ponging ideas through my head to figure it out and Louise literally shut them down in the next sentence. She's good.

Our main character wakes up from a date and can't remember anything. It's obvious something traumatic happened, but what? She can't remember anything, ANYONE, and doesn't even recognize herself. So how is she supposed to know who her date was?

The angst and the 'who dun it' aspect of this book are so high, so page-turning, nail-biting, edge of your seat type of way. Don't read reviews to try and figure it out, just go in blind and you'll genuinely be surprised all the way to the last page!

I have seen her books about in the bookstores and online and never picked them up but NOW I WILL!

Being a real fan of Louise Jensen I was really looking forward to reading this , and it of course didn't disappoint . Ali wakes up after a date the previous night , straight away knows something is wrong . There's blood on her hands in her hair but she has n recollection how it got there and what she has done , to complicate matters when she looks in the mirror she doesn't recognise herself . After a traumatic brain injury she cannot recognise faces anymore . Which makes it quite disturbing when she doesn't know who wants to cause her harm or why . Louise Jensen writes so well you can actually feel the tension in certain parts , there is a sense of dread throughout the whole book , and in several parts i was feeling quite unsettled . Brilliant yet again . Thank you for the opportunity to read this

Wow, this book is truly impossible to put down. Ali goes on a night out, her first internet date and wakes up the next morning bruised and bloody, with no memory of the night and a head injury that means she can no longer recognise faces. The book twists and turns as she tries to figure out what happened and to come to terms with no longer recognising the faces of her friends and family. I was hooked from the first chapter and would highly recommend this to fans of Psychological Thrillers.

The story is told from Alison's point of view; interrupted by short thoughts from the perpetrator.
Her helplessness due to her memory gaps and her `face blindness` - paired with the suptile `actions` of the perpetrator - are at times very nerve-wracking.
Only towards the end of the book do the many confusions and assumptions become clear. Guilt, punishment and lack of trust are central points; but also love in all its different forms.- The end is unexpected... Almost with a hint of sadness...

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Date is the best yet to come from Louise Jensen. An unusual and clever psychological thriller where the protagonist, Ali, suffers from face blindness and amnesia after a blind date goes badly wrong.

Separated from her husband Matt, Ali relies on her brother Ben for support as she recovers her memory but meanwhile she believes she is being stalked by her blind date. Her friend and flatmate, Chrissy, who was with her that fateful evening has also gone missing and Ali gets questioned by the police.

The story switches back and forth between the present day situation and events during Abi and Ben's childhood ending with a great twist that I didn't see coming. Louise Jensen's fans will love The Date. Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review it.

The fact I read this book in 3 (well actually just over 2 days) speaks volumes. I can understand why this genre is also known as 'grip-lit' - it most definitely had me gripped. Louise Jenson does not shy away from the dark stuff, the heart-breaking in fact, and wow does she pack a lot of plot into a short space. From the first pages you are thrown into the depths of mystery, suspense and a fair amount of terror, picking up the back story and context as you are pulled along on Alison's harrowing ordeal.

As a result, it did feel like it took me a while to actually care about Alison or really get to grips with her as a character, and the secondary characters too. But this did come eventually and as I read the final third of the book, I felt the depth in the intricacies of her and her family's story. Jenson handles these huge and heart-breaking realities with confidence and I was particularly moved by Alison's brief wonderings on love.

I think this book ticks the boxes of an enthralling psychological thriller. Fast paced and full of mystery, you can't help but keep guessing at where it is going and who it is that is lurking in the shadows.

Would I recommend this book?

It would be fairer to say 'I liked' this book as opposed to 'I really liked it' making my personal rating more like 3 stars. However, this is largely because I've realised I'm not that keen on psychological thrillers, as I once was (due to a change in my reading trends, not this book), and I don't think it's fair to pull down the ratings of this book on account of that. So 4 stars it is! I would therefore definitely recommend it to those who enjoy a good psychological thriller.

I'd like to thank Bookouture and Louise Jensen for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is literally the definition of a thriller. Loved it! Very fast moving, right from the start. There were so many twists and turns, you were constantly kept guessing. I was sure I had it all figured out and then another twist would come my way. Great story line, brilliant writing style. I love that the author included at the end of her book, her inspiration for it. It made me love the book even more! I have never heard of prosopagnosia. Bravo to Louise Jensen for bringing attention to it. I look forward to reading more of her books! Very enjoyable read!
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