Thank you to Netgalley, the Publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in return for my honest opinion.

I am not sure how I felt about this book, I liked it but I didn't as well. Everyone in the book was a suspect to me and I was surprised by the reveal, but I just don't know how I feel about it. I liked Ali, the main character and the disorder she has, Prosopagnosia, I had never heard of it, it was a neat story twist. Overall, I liked the storyline, I just didn't care for the the way it ended.

I have read several other books by this author and really enjoyed them, so I will definitely read more books by this author.

The premise was good, as was the concept of Ali having prosopagnosia, but the pace was too slow for me until about the 60% mark. Louise Jensen definitely knows how to tell a story and infuse it with a creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere.

It is my first book from the author, Louise Jensen, and I must say, I am more than impressed. The blurb alone is intriguing and it immediately drew me in. I knew it will be one crazy ride and I wasn’t disappointed. The Date is one gripping novel that will seize your attention from the first page until the end. Going into the book, I wasn’t aware that face blindness condition exists. And so was Alison. That’s why everything is so intriguing and fascinating. I was hooked right from the start. There’s a right amount of suspense and mystery that gets me reading until the end. The mystery surrounding Ali’s date, not to mention the person tormenting her, is a puzzle that keeps me guessing from start to finish because the author managed to cast doubt on every character around her. It started pretty solid with Ali’s condition laid out early on and the mystery was immediately presented. It got a bit repetitive after that, though, everything still unfolds smoothly. The twists and turns totally caught me off guard and the ending is truly fantastic. In all, The Date is a unique psychological thriller and definitely a page-turner. A thrilling and exciting read that most would surely enjoy. Props to the author, Louise Jensen for weaving this remarkably gripping novel.

The Date is a thrilling, addictive read. I particularly loved the childhood memories, they really gave a sense of what Ali’s life was.
A real page turner and one that kept me guessing throughout.
Beautifully crafted, excellently written, Louise Jenson is fast becoming a go-to author for me.

Well I can hardly believe that little ole me is sitting all by my lonesome in the Coulee!

All of the other Traveling Sisters absolutely loved this one except for me as I ended up thinking it was just okay. What’s up with that you might say? (or that is exactly what I said....LOL)

For me this was just not a good fit and it might have been because I was reading this book while on vacation and maybe I just wasn't totally getting it. I very much enjoyed the premise of this novel though and I quite enjoyed the twist. At the end I was left a little bit puzzled and underwhelmed. I wish I would have felt the desperation and frantic behaviour more from our main character here instead of feeling that it was more of the writing. I just didn't feel it and it did bother me a little bit.

I definitely still would recommend this novel though as I think it might have been just me and timing.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Bookouture, & Louise Jensen for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review

This is the first novel I have read by Louise Jensen but will now be seeking out others as I found this compulsive reading.

‘The Date’ is about one night, which changes the life of Ali forever. Waking the next morning with no recollection of anything from her date, bruised with her head smashed she finds she has also developed prosopagnosia. This gives every aspect of her search for the truth an added eerie feel.

I loved the plot and twists although I managed to fathom a couple out but there are many, right to the end. I’m a sucker for imaginative endings and this had one.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Louise Jensen for my ARC in return for my honest review.

Excellent Read. Highly recommended.

I received an ARC of this book thanks to Net Galley and publisher Bookouture in exchange for an honest review..

Despite owning every single book Louise Jensen has ever released, I have yet to actually read any of them so far. Thankfully this pattern has been broken by The Date. Jensen has exactly the kind of writing style I look for in a thriller-straightforward, engaging and dynamic enough to keep you turning the pages. From the very first page I knew I hadn't made a mistake in picking this. Sadly it is the 'thriller twist' aspect which is a let down.

In addition to the great writing style, the characters in this book were also extremely well-written. Our protagonist is likeable and has a fair bit of depth to her, and indeed all the side characters are similarly fleshed-out. Her friends maybe suffer a little bit in terms of depth and Alison does make some frustratingly-bad decisions but these are somewhat justified by her backstory and the plot. Overall, none of them felt like flimsy stand-ins or excuses to have more suspects which is very good.

As mentioned, my one major flaw with this book is I found it very easy to predict. I must admit that reading about a protagonist with prosopagnosia (face-blindness) was a nice gimmick for a thriller. I've read hundreds that have a main character with amnesia but this added a new layer to the whole 'can't recognise your attacker' aspect. As a psychology student, it was also portrayed fairly accurately as well. But even with this plot device, I still guessed the ending and I wasn't really surprised about anything along the way. There was maybe one twist I didn't guess but only because I had forgotten the character involved was in the story.

Overall, I would still recommend The Date as a nice, enjoyable thriller. It offers enough new things to be worth the read and I will definitely be seeking out more from the author. Hopefully next time I will be surprised.

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

I really enjoyed this book. I did not see the twist coming at all. I was gripped the whole way through. A lot of suspense and action and believable characters. Louise Jensen knows how to write a really good thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

The Date is a quick reading thriller about a woman who wakes up the morning after her date with no recollection of the night before. She has also lost the ability to recognize faces, which makes it extremely difficult for her to know who to trust.
I enjoyed the book, it was fast-paced and had a satisfying ending, although I did guess it earlier than I’d like to.
I thought it was such a neat coincidence that I read back to back, but very different, books about the inability to recognize people.
I’ll pick up more novels by the author @fabricating_fiction. 3 stars, it took me 4 hours to read. Thank you so much to @netgalley for the advance reader’s copy. My review is my own. .

This was a really great psychological thriller. Ali wakes up the morning after the night before with ripped clothes, bruises and bloodstained hands. She has no idea what happened on her blind date.

A head injury means she has developed prosopagnosia – also known as face blindness – everyone, including herself is a stranger.

She starts receiving threatening messages and tries to piece together the events of the night.

I thought I had the book figured out and then came another twist. Great compelling read

I love reading suspense. I love it when you read the first few lines of a book and it draws you in so quickly it practically takes your breath away. I love it when all I want to do is get back to reading my book, because I just can’t wait to see how it’s all going to play out. I love it when the book takes so many twists and turns, but the author does it so well that it still all adds up and makes sense. Unfortunately, this book wasn’t quite like that, at least not for me.

Recently separated from her husband, Ali roommate and her best friend encourage her to try out a dating app, just to “get back out there” and see who she might meet. But everything goes wrong when Ali wakes up the morning after her blind date, hands coated in blood and a massive lump on her head. And when she looks in the mirror and can’t even recognize her own face, that’s when things really start to get bizarre. I couldn’t put this book down while reading it, and it’s such a great premise—to have the main character suffer from face blindness. But halfway through the book, I started to question the storyline and where it was going. I think this could’ve been a spectacular suspense book, but since things just didn’t add up for me, it was only “okay” for me in the end.

**Special Note: Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Her Saturday night started normally. Recently separated from her husband, Ali has been persuaded by her friends to go on a date with a new man. She is ready, she is nervous, she is excited. She is about to take a step into her new future.

By Sunday morning, Ali’s life is unrecognisable. She wakes, and she knows that something is wrong. She is home, she is alone, she is hurt and she has no memory of what happened to her.

Worse still, when she looks in the mirror, Ali doesn’t recognise the face staring back at her. She can’t recognise her friends and family. And she can’t recognise the person who is trying to destroy her…

I could not put this book down. How would you deal with not recognizing your own face or anyone that you know? The to be told it will stay that way? Then there is a couple of twists. I thought I had it figured out halfway through the book.

I needed a change in scenery, which means I needed to stop reading romance and step out of my comfort zone for a while. The Date didn't disappoint. It kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time, always guessing who was the one after Ali. Just like Ali, I guessed wrong. Clearly, I should get out of my comfort zone more often. I really enjoyed this book. At first, it reminded me about that movie starred by Milla Jovovich "Faces in the Crowd" which wasn't a bad thing but then it became evident The Date was different. Different good. I'll keep an eye open
from now on for more Louise Jensen books.

If there is one thing I would ask publishers to stop doing it's using tag lines like this to sell books: "The unputdownable psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist", or "The next Girl on the Train", or "Insert cliche here and please buy our book!" I just think they are setting a book up to fail, and really, if you're reading a psychological thriller and not expecting a twist, you need your head examined.

Having said that, this doesn't do a bad job of living up to the hype. The premise is brilliant - not only your usual trope; 'Girl wakes up with no memory of night before, what on earth happened to her?' but this one has a gem of an addition. Imagine waking up, not recognising anyone around you AND not even recognising your own face??! Not only is this really creepy, it really helped the plot along.

I have a slight fascination with neurological disorders (blame the Psychology degree) so a thriller where the protagonist suffers from Prosopagnosia, the inability to recognise faces, was always going to really appeal with me. Couple this with the fact that now you're questioning during every interaction if Ali is talking to who she really thinks shes talking to and it gets super interesting. That really helped to make this much less predictable than other thrillers I've read recently.

Unfortunately this wasn't as fast paced as I hoped it would be and there were a lot of interactions that didn't add anything to the story for me. And yet I still came away not really understanding any of the relationships in her life. Buuuuuuttttt - everyone so far is really raving about this book, so once again I might blame this on my 'thriller fatigue' for not being quite so blown away by it as everyone else is.

Another cracker from Louise Jensen, this one keeps you guessing until the end.

Ali Taylor, recently seperated from her husband, wakes up after a blind date the night before and has no recollection of the night. What she does have is a battered body. She cant remember anything about the night before.

As she looks in the mirror to clean herself up, she cant recognize her own face or indeed any of her family or friends, a result of the head injury she received.
When she starts receiving threatening messages, she tries to figure out what happened that night and what the attacker wants with her. But how will she know who he is? She cant remember the night and cant even recognize her own face?

The tension throughout this is brilliant and you are kept guessing until the end as our narrator, Ali, isnt really very reliable as she struggles to recognize who is who. The whole head injury and lack of face recognition is a brilliant vehicle to tell this story. There are so many possibilities as to what may have happened and its all told and played out brilliantly.

One of the better psychological thrillers I have read this year, you will be glued to this one as you, along with Ali, try to figure out what happened that night and who is after her.

An easy 5 stars. Louise Jensen delivers again!!

Many thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and Louise Jensen for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

I have read all of Louise Jensen's previous books and this one is probably my favourite title to date.
I was particularly impressed with the amount of research which would have been required in order to go into detail about the condition our protagonist is suffering with. There are so many issues dealt with in this story and each one is handled in a direct, yet sensitive manner. Of course we have the typical whodunnit situation and usually the reader will have some inkling of the person behind the events. Louise Jensen has done a fabulous job of weaving a situation which the reader will not even pick up on until the big reveal is in place.

I can't wait for her next book.

I have read Louise Jensen books in the past and enjoyed them and this one certainly did not disappoint me. Ali is a recently single young lady living with a friend she has not met that long ago. While trying to get her life back together her friends convince her to sign up for a dating site. She really doesn't want to as she still has hopes of getting back together with her husband. After chatting with Ewan on line she finds she likes him and her friends convince her to go out on a date with him. She wakes up the morning after the date and does not recognize the face in the mirror. In fact, she does not recognize anyone in her life. What happened on that date? I found the premise of this story so different from any others that I just wanted to help Ali remember what happened during that date. I felt like I was putting the pieces of her date and her life back together with her. A few times I thought I figured out what happened to her but each time another piece of the puzzle proved me wrong. That's what I like, when I cannot figure out the ending of the book. This one did not disappoint.

This book started off with a bang and kept me on the edge of my seat from the start when Ali wakes up with bruises and bloodied hands and no recollection of what happened on a blind date the night before. In shock, she looks in the mirror and no longer recognizes her own face. This was the first I’d heard of a cognitive disorder called prosopagnosia, not being able to recognize a face. Including this as a characteristic of a victim in a who-done-it was a brilliant move by the author. How do you pick someone out of a lineup? How do you know if your attacker is standing right beside you? The thrill of this cat and mouse game propelled me most of the way through the book. Unfortunately, I wasn’t crazy about the ending, just couldn’t buy it after everything I had read and imagined, so dropped a star. I think it would make a good book club pick as I imagine some lively conversation.

I actually liked this book enough to pick up some of the other books this author has written. I was hooked from the first chapter!

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. A very well written psychological thriller. I was hooked from the start. It will also make you never want to go on a blind date! Ali wakes up bloody and remembering nothing. The story unfolds so smoothly and yet the intensity remains throughout. This is a must read!