A little confusing at the beginning but the different POV's are irresistible. More to come as I keep reading. Thanks to Netgalley for a free copy in exchange of an honest review.

Took me a while to get into this but once you're in, it's full of twists and turns and will keep you hooked until the end!

You made a choice and now someone is using it against you. Grace is trying to keep everything together, her mother is ill and she is seeing a married man. And someone has just sent her a mother's day card in the mail it is just strange. As she isn't a mother so hopefully it is just a mistake.
Emma knows that she will do whatever it takes to find her mother she wants to know why she was abandoned as a baby. She knows that she has found her and now it is time to put her plans in action. Emma has
found the job that will allow her to get to know her grandmother and to see her mother as well. Now it is time to make sure that she finds out everything about her family. Emma has started living a double life so that she can learn everything about Grace.
Grace is grateful for the new girl that has started working at the home where her mother is as then she doesn't feel so guilty about not always been there. But there is something about Emma that worries her and she follows her one day and it raises even more questions. Should she ask Emma what is going on or is it best to leave it?
Emma knows that she needs to make Grace pay for her sins and if that means hurting her she will do it. Can Grace figure out why Emma thinks that she has sinned ?
A good solid read. I was lucky enough to receive a copy via Netgalley & the publishing house in exchange for my honest review.

This was a very well written book . The description on the back is what grabbed me . Full of twists and turns.

OMG, I loved this one! From the beginning to the end I enjoyed every part of this book. Emerson does a wonderful job of telling the story from the different perspectives and tying it all together with each character. As others stated the beginning can be a little confusing because of the alternating perspectives but it does not take long to get to know the character's personalities and voice and be able to identify whose perspective the chapter is from. This book is well written and is full of suspenseful, sad, and creepy moments that will keep the reader's attention. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an early copy of this in exchange for my honest opinion.

Cleverly crafted with an opening chapter that really packs a punch - She Chose Me is the debut that everyone should be talking about this autumn. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy of this book!

this book immediately caught my attention from its blurp which was amazing!!

When you read so many psychological thrillers, you get used to the genre and you don't get surprised by anything however this was not the case with this book!

Very believable characters i must say and a great plot, full of twists which i did not see coming!

It kept my attention from the beginning until the end!

I felt this was a slow read. It took me quite awhile to get into this book, around half way. Once I was into it I didn’t want to stop reading it. I wanted to know what was going on and what was going to happen. Sadly, the ending was just not what I hoped for though. No crazy “are you kidding me?!” ending here.

Thank you Net Galley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Oh wow. Put some time away for this book. It has all the ingredients for a terrific psychological thriller.

No spoilers from me. Book is great with lots of lies, deception, tragedy, and twists. Also, loved the unpredictable ending. Can't say enough great about this. Read it today!!

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this fabulous book.

Could not read this, swaps people without explanation and is way too confusing. I tried to give it a chance; but each new time swap only confused me more. If the author explained who was each narrator, it would be a much better book and able to enjoy as intended.

<b>My thoughts</b>
An original plot with no shortage twists!

My first thought on this book was...confusing! The book alternates between the POV of Emma and Grace, in both past and present. Since the chapters aren’t identified by the character, this was hard to figure out in the beginning and I was ready to give up. I would have been totally engrossed in the story, if I hadn’t been so confused at the start.

When I started Part Two...I was glad I hadn’t given up! There is a real shocker and the story becomes easier to follow. It started out as 3.5 ⭐️’s, but advanced to 4 ⭐️‘s because of some great shockers!

<b>Excerpt</b>
<blockquote>”Grace is a sinner.”</blockquote>

<b>Book Description</b>
‘Not having a child can change your life as much as having one.'

Grace has returned to London after twenty years abroad to manage her dying mother's affairs. When she receives a blank Mother's Day card in the post, she is confused and unsettled. Who could have sent it to her and why? She isn't a mother.

Another Mother's Day card arrives. Then come the silent phone calls. Haunted by disturbing flashbacks, Grace starts to unravel. Someone is out to get her. Someone who knows what she has done.

Thank you to Netgalley / Tracey Emerson / Legend Press for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review! #SheChoseMe #NetGalley

This is a very well written book by a first time British novelist. It's a psychological thriller dealing with issues of motherhood, obsession, abandonment, loss, and mental illness. And there's mystery involved.

Since both main characters narrated from a first person point of view, it took awhile to figure out who was who. And, I had to keep referring back to the chapter headings in order to keep track of the back and forth time frames. Even so, the story was well thought out and worth reading.

Without spoiling a major plot reveal, I must say that I had to use Google to see if a particular outcome is even possible. And, by golly, I was surprised to learn it is.

Thanks NetGalley for allowing me to read and and enjoy.

Fantastic read!! Highly suspenseful and I did not know where this novel was going to go! If you are like me and love a great thriller, this is the one. The characters had to grow on me but they were really exciting to read about.

Wow, what a page turner! Grace comes back to London to help her dying mother and starts receiving strange gifts in the mail. She relies on the helpful aid taking care of her mother to help sort out her mother's things. But does she really know who the aid is? The book kept me on my toes the entire time -- I could not put it down!

I enjoyed this book, although i think I do not prefer the books where chapters are told from different characters. Sometimes I think this can be confusing and perhaps spoils the enjoyment of imagining yourself in the other characters head. However, I enjoyed the story and felt the tension was built nicely. I liked the twist at the end and felt overall the book was written well.

I chose this book on the off chance and big am I glad I did.
She Chose Me, is written in the point of view of Grace, a forty something woman who went to work abroad twenty years previous after having an abortion, and of Emma who stumbles across Grace one day after Grace returns home to visit her dying Mum.
Emma becomes fixated with Grace and is adamant she is Grace's daughter.
What is the truth? And what has been made up in each woman's heads.

Let’s be honest. I am addicted to psychological thrillers. But sometimes when you binge-read a genre, it become more difficult to find surprises, good or bad!

I picked She Chose Me for its title. There was something about the statement that sounded like fate, like a doom over someone’s head. An active verb that just seemed so ominous I had to know what it was hiding. The synopsis is perfectly balanced to give you as little as possible and this is how I love them. Sometimes when a blog tour date gets near and I haven’t read the novel yet, I refresh my memory with a quick glance at what the book is about and most of the time, I end up disappointed. Either because it creates expectations or throws big hints at you to make sure your brain will connect the book to a different but successful psychological thriller, hoping you’ll get into the right mind set and get hooked before you know it, at times when the story itself doesn’t deserve all the love.

No such nonsense here. Actually, diving into She Chose Me was like walking in a snow storm without a coat. No landmark, no (too) familiar pattern. I was one of those characters in the Silent Hill video games, surrounded by fog and disorientated. I knew right there that I wouldn’t be able to tear myself away from the book.

The novel hit me where it hurts from the first chapter as our main character Grace explores the feelings of leaving her sick mother behind, to the care of a home that can take care of her. As an only child, she has the responsibility to do what’s best for her aging mother and this weight is tremendous and hard on the guilt-inducing part of our brain.

‘I am abandoning her’

This first sentence, so strong, so sad, and so mysterious, could have had so many explanations, but the author jumped into the story of a mother and a daughter, role reversed, and the unfairness of life. Each word felt genuine. Too genuine for me not to sympathize with Grace, nor to visualize and feel the emptiness, the helplessness, and the dull ache of this kind of decisions. What a brilliant start. Few authors can turn this experience into words, but Tracey Emerson mind-blowingly fills the pages with the said and the unsaid, the intricate family bonds and the inevitable fate of life.

Mother’s Day cards. I don’t receive them. I have a good reason for it, I don’t have kids. I’d be completely freaking out if I were to receive one… Grace does. Except she’s living a single life, back to care for her mother, and has no idea who is behind this bad joke. If that’s not a signal something is wrong, I don’t know what is!

Motherhood. A big word that I have issues with for lots of uninteresting reasons! The other voice in this novel finds her mother too. In a very different way. In a ‘creepy-what-am-I-reading’ way. It took me a few pages to understand what was going on, and it only added to the thrill I was already feeling rushing through my veins since page one.

What was the link between those mothers and daughters? Why did the chapters echo each other in such a magical and painful way? You get three parts. The first sets the lines and gives you time to appreciate the writing, the building of characters, and the burgeoning tension slowly crawling in. The second part makes you want to whisper at the two main characters, Grace and Cassie. The third grabs your throat and take obsession to its highest level.

The main thread in this novel is a need, a bound that is as beautiful as it is complex.

Originality I wanted, originality I got! It was so fun to explore mother/daughter relationships. Well, fun because it wasn’t me and my mom in those pages! But far from the husband/wife, best friends, or neighbors tropes, She Chose Me gives a taste and a view on what it feels to be on each side of the rope. An abandoned daughter, a punished daughter, a childless mother, a disappearing mother. More than just a character-driven fiction, this novel is the picture of life gone wrong. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be gripped. I never felt the need to judge. I did my best to understand everyone’s motives, sketchy or not, and I was reminded how there are more than one side to every story, how being one of those sides can blind you or trap you in your own version of the truth. Never ever do the novel starts running in circles. Instead, emotions take over. All kinds of emotions. Anger, sadness, joy, despair. Each reaction from the protagonists creates a butterfly effect that leads to a shocking and heartbreaking finale, taking a piece of your heart with it, whether you are a mother or a daughter. And if you happen to be a guy, this book is a good reminder that a kid is a two-people responsibility on top of offering you a glimpse into the world of women, with their strengths and weaknesses.

I Chose It and I don’t regret it! She Chose Me is a beautifully human, riveting and unique psychological thriller! It is hard to believe this is a debut novel!

I couldn’t put this book down.i picked it up whenever I was not at work,kept saying just one more page.i give five stars.i would also buy this book as Christmas presents for my friend,fab read.

Wow! Loved it. Fantastic psychological thriller. I never saw the twist coming.
Two strong female characters. Grace is put through a lot. Her own mother is dying. She has flashbacks to a long time ago. Someone is out to get her. She receives a mother's day card. However she is not a mother. Grace tries to piece together what's happening, but that involves remembering the past.

She Chose Me is a twisty,chilling tale of obsession,abandonment,regret,mental illness and the fragility of the bond between a mother and a daughter. The author casts her spell on the reader,keeping you captivated as the heart string pulling stories of her two protagonists unfolds. Holding you in a ever tightening vice like grip,building up the tension until you are finally released. Leaving you gasping,breathless and wanting more.

After twenty years abroad Grace has returned to London to sort out her Mother Polly`s affairs. Grace has been forced to move Polly into a care home,something that despite their tempestuous relashionship Grace can't help feeling guilty about. But it was for the best and Polly will be fine. She has a lovely room,the staff are really kind and friendly especially Polly`s carer Emma. Lovely,warm and caring Emma,who always has a smile and time for the residents especially Polly. Knowing that her mother is safe and being properly cared for lifts a massive weight from Grace`s mind. Now if she could only stop having the terrifying nightmares that plague her every night. And figure out who keeps sending her Mothers Day cards and making all the silent phone calls she keeps receiving.

Someone is out to get her,someone who knows her secret. A secret that she has spent twenty years running away from.

This intricately plotted thriller is told in chapters that alternate between Grace and Emma and flip back and forth between the present day and the past. The chapters are clearly dated but not marked with the name of who is voicing that chapter. This causes the story to be a bit confusing when you first start reading the book but you get used to it and it gets less confusing the further you get into the story. It is understandable why Grace had some serious psychological issues but not so understandable why Emma did. Emma had had a privileged upbringing and loving parents so why was she so obsessed with Grace and 100% convinced that Grace was her birth mother? My feelings for Grace and Emma flipped and changed as often as the time frames of this story. I wouldn't say that they were very likable characters but it was difficult not to feel a little bit of sympathy for both characters at different times during the story.

This is a enthralling,well written debut thriller that had me hooked in from the first page.You have to fully concentrate on what you are reading to enable you to comprehend which character`s voice you are reading. The characters were well rounded and realistic,the story was intense,chilling and held my attention throughout the whole book. Highly recommended,I loved this book and look forward to reading more books written by this author in the future.