I enjoyed this book and found the characters well developed. The writing was also very good, my only downside is that the story itself isn't very gripping - almost waiting for something to happen. That said, this would make a very good introductory book if there was to be a sequel or a series.

This book just got a whole lot better second time round! totally addictive......I couldn't put it down full review to follow on Blog Tour

I applied to review this book as it sounded similar to other authors I enjoy and it didn't disappoint. I was reading this till the early hours and will be eagerly awaiting Alex's next book.

i didn’t gel with this book i didn’t like the style of writing and felt the storyline was mediocre.

Alex Kane is actually the pseudonym for Emma Clapperton and because I am a fan of her other books I was looking forward to reading this new material. The previous books she has written have a supernatural element to them and in all honesty that's never been my favourite subject but she does the books well enough that it's not an issue for me. I was looking forward to seeing how she would fare outside of her normal stuff and what this new material would be lie. What I wasn't prepared for was how amazing it would be.I had started this and read the first few chapters whilst being constantly interrupted. I put the book down and finally picked it up again at around 8pm. It was shortly after that I realised just how amazing the story was and I had no intention of putting the book down. Kat is the star of this show and she is in the worst possible place you could imagine. Married to a member of a particular travelling community her life is a living hell. Her husband Jimmy is an evil and barbaric man who frankly I wanted dead from the moment I started reading about him.  As I read I could almost feel the fear from this character dripping off the pages and it seems her days are numbered until a chance conversation with Jimmy's sister Ellie.From that moment the two women are determined to get away from that life and they take the huge risk of running. The story follows Kat and Ellie as they try to make a new life for themselves. However what you end up with is watching these two women take a journey that makes the hair on your arms stand on end. The constant fear they will be caught, and with the added fear of Jimmy discovering another of the reasons she left.I was so shocked when I read this book as it is totally different to her other stuff and I literally couldn't put this down. The book had me gripped from the early chapters and I read it in two straight sittings. An absolute corker of a book and I think there are many people out there who would be surprised at just how much I think they would like this book. A huge hats off to Emma (or should I Say Alex?) an amazing book which I devoured and frankly would be happy to read all over again. A first class book and I will eagerly be looking to another book like this.

I read this book when the author self published it as Chasing The Traveller and loved it and didn't think it was possible for it to be even better than it already was, but it is.

Everything I loved about it originally was even better and stronger. Whilst still very much a domestic noir, there is also more of an underlying threat coming through and yet again, I loved the build up of suspense to do with Kat's family.

Kat is a great character, who even scared out of her wits about bumping back into her ex, manages to draw strength from somewhere to battle on and make a new life for her and her daughter. Yes she has a couple of people who are there for her but otherwise she is very much isolated.

Jimmy I hated even more second time round than when I originally met him. Just shows how great an authors writing is when they have you feeling such emotions for fictional characters. He is certainly up there with some of my love to hate characters.

No Looking Back is a corker of a read that held me captive through out. I loved that danger could be on every page, which has you racing through to see how it will all end. Great book and can't wait for more from Alex Kane.

I enjoyed reading this book had me gripped from the start a great story and the charactors gel together.A very good read look forward to the next.5*

Kat Denton was running away from a man called Jimmy and she was pregnant .
Kat had a baby girl is she strong enough to cope .
I had an ARC from Hera Books

Wow great story and wasn’t sure how it woulld end. But I loved the ending. But kept me engrossed in it all the way through. Really enjoyed I read it in a day as couldn’t put it down

No Looking Back by Alex Kane opens with a very disturbing prologue, it will anger you, it may even upset you, but Kat’s story is one you will be eager to follow. You will be faced with some hard-hitting and emotional themes such as domestic abuse, control and manipulation, but amid the gritty story there’s also an element of mystery which made this book such an exciting read. No Looking Back follows Kat Denton a woman whose trapped in a world where she has never belonged, and even more so after the death of her parents who were killed in a fire when she was fourteen years old. Kat has suffered years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of her husband Jimmy, when she finds out she’s pregnant she makes the brave decision to flee from the travellers’ camp, the only home she’s ever known.

I really felt for Kat besides the mental and physical abuse is a woman who has had no control over her life, she’s anxious, timid and understandably afraid of her own shadow, but once she escapes Jimmy’s clutches Kat blooms and make a life for herself, but the scars run deep and she’s constantly on her guard. The author has created a character who unfortunately is very realistic, Kat’s pain, her anxiety and the fear of Jimmy finding her, are palatable, which made No Looking Back a disconcerting read. The author deals with the difficult subject of domestic abuse and highlights the damage done to those in such situations with sensitivity and understanding, something I sometimes find lacking in such books. As for Jimmy and his partner in crime Rab made my skin crawl and my hackles rise, their treatment of a kat was beyond cruel and I read on desperate for karma to catch up with these loathsome characters. Alex Kane definitely has the knack for creating characters you will either love or hate, and for me that’s always a bonus, I’m not one for mediocre characters they have to stand out for me to invest in their story.

Although No Looking Back features domestic abuse, this book has so much more to offer, there’s an intriguing mystery centred on Kat’s parents, I found Kat’s journey to discover the truth behind her family’s past riveting, it’s told through a series of letters and as the author slowly reveals their story I read on in horror, but desperate to unravel the truth. The setting of a travellers’ camp fits this book perfectly it gives a fascinating insight into travellers, not your usual setting for a book I must admit, but it made the book more compelling. Alex Kane has written a book that’s both raw and brutal but it’s also one that’s full of hope, it’s a story that will capture the reader’s imagination, whilst rooting for Kat to find the answers and the happiness she deserves. So the burning question has to be would I recommend this book? It’s a big fat “yes” definitely not be missed if you’re a fan of gritty crime/domestic thrillers.

Review maybe altered slightly and edited prior to publication on my blog

I first read this book when it was published as Chasing the Traveller and I loved it then. So what did I think the second time around? Well, I don't know what magical fairy dust these guys have been sprinkling but hell this was even better the second time around! There was something even tighter, rawer and more emotional about the read this time around, so much so I finished it in one night!
The prologue sets the scene for what the reader knows is going to be a hard-hitting tale exploring the travelling community and the issue of domestic abuse. The author does this with an air of sensitivity and recognition is given to the fact that being a member of the travelling community doesn't necessarily equate to domestic abuse. However, she does explore the culture and a family where women are considered to be the property of men and the male/female divide is clear to all..
No Looking Back is the story of one woman’s escape from the travelling community, a life of abuse and of how she unravels her past to discover the secrets that led her to where she is now. Kat Denton is married to the notorious traveller, Jimmy Denton. It is not a happy marriage, Jimmy controls every aspect of Kat’s life from what she wears to who she speaks to. Any transgression of his “rules” earns her a beating. Following one particularly brutal attack and a disturbing revelation from Jimmy’s sister Ellie, highlights to Kat just how sick her husband really is. The two women make the decision to escape. But will Kat ever escape her husband’s clutches and just what are the secrets that she is about to uncover about her past?
This is hard-hitting and no holds barred gritty tale of two women making a new life for themselves away from the control of the travelling community. The author paints a truly relatable picture of a woman who has lived with abuse. Jealousy, Trauma power and control are all explored in this taut and nail-biting read. It had me crying tears of anger at what Kat had lived with and tears of sadness as her story unfolded.
Kat’s fear and lack of confidence in herself is palpable and Alex Kane paints a terrifying picture of a woman so cowed by her past that it is difficult not to place yourself in her shoes and taste her fear as she strives to make a new life for herself while constantly looking over her shoulder waiting for Jimmy to find her.
Now, Jimmy Denton and his sidekick Rab are probably two of the most evil men you could ever meet. There is a special place in hell reserved for those two. Their treatment of Kat is barbaric and it is heartbreaking to watch her go through the humiliation. They made me want to reach into the pages and give them a taste of their own medicine.
I loved Kat’s journey to discover the truth behind her family’s past which is told via a series of letters and we watch in horror as the pieces of the jigsaw slowly come together to uncover just what happened to her family.
"No Looking Back" is not a pretty romantic read of life in the travelling camps. It is raw and it is brutal. It kept me hooked all the way through, the pace fast and twisted enough to keep me guessing as to what the outcome would be for Kat and her daughter. Is there a happy ending or will Jimmy Denton rise up and claim back what he believes to be rightfully his - you will just need to read it and find out!
Review will be posted on my blog as part of the blog tour

After falling in love as a teenager and her father forbidding her from every seeing Jimmy Denton, her parents die from a fire in their caravan. She only has Jimmy and his family so soon marries him.

Living on a traveller encampment, Kat is living a life of hell with Jimmy who's family own the site and who's father rules the group with violence. She is regularly beaten and raped for just breathing the wrong way. Enough is enough and Kat decides she wants out, but if Jimmy finds out or discovers her leaving he will kill her.

She escapes with an unlikely ally and, after finding out she is pregnant by Jimmy her life is further in jeopardy.
Kat changes her identity so that Jimmy cannot find her and after being taken in by a women's refuge is given her own flat in a town miles away from the camp.
She gives birth to a little girl who she names Lucia and is determined to keep her a secret and her identity safe from Jimmy's clutches and brutality.

This was such a brilliant book and kept me enjoying page after page. I guessed a couple of things but it didn't spoil the book for me.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity x

I enjoyed this book but it didn't blow me away. Good story line but felt a little slow at times especially in the middle I kept waiting for something to happen. Would try more from this author.

Thus storyline was gripping
It's about jimmy and Kat both brought up in the travellers camp , Kat has had a dogs life and is downtrodden and has had enough the poor woman can't take anymore as she finds out something special , Kat wants out and escapes with Jimmy's sister who also despises the life she puts up with
Together they embark on an adventure which will have your heart rate pumping
What happens before and after will have you up till the early hours to finish this book
I enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one
excellent for a debut novel and can't wait for the next one
Highly recommended

No Looking Back is a story about Katelyn who is married to Jimmy but is very abusive towards her, finally she has had enough and plans to leave him, I found this book to be a gripping read, I really wanted to know what would happen next, I enjoyed it very much.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Bog-standard domestic thriller, but I learned a lot about the Traveller community, so there’s that a

No Looking Back by Alex Kane is a book that pulls you in from the very beginning and not one you can easily put down. Kat Denton wants a new life, but can she evade the clutches of one man hell bound on keeping her as a possession. Having expected the best in Jimmy, she has overlooked all those tiny red flags along the way and has lost herself in the process. Her life as a traveler is compromised after the tragic loss of her parents in a house fire and this alone is a mystery. There is nowhere for her to turn and she appears to be surrounded by enemies rather than friends.

The abuse she suffers at the beginning of the book is hard to stomach and we hate Jimmy Denton from the very beginning. A narcissistic bully who has no business treating Kat the way he does. You can’t help wondering how she has managed to put up with it for sixteen years and whether she could have escaped sooner. But Kat is an innocent, controlled by a man (and his pit bull of a friend) with no intention of allowing her a mind of her own, let alone freedom or an opinion.

Then help comes in a very unusual corner. Running as far as she can with her sister-in-law, she is followed by an underlying tone of menace and as powerful as the Denton’s are, they are never far behind.

The book gallops along at lightning speed with little time to draw breath. It’s well-paced, well-written and not confusing, even though jumping through timelines as it unfolds.

Thank you to the author, Hera Books and Netgalley for the privilege of reading this book.

I was really excited to start reading this book.
It was OK not good not bad.
It was very long winded. Not much to the story really.
Seemed to go on and on.
To be honest I skipped through quite a few pages.