This was tough to get into at first, but worth persevering. The charecters were portrayed really well and I really enjoyed the way the plot unfolded. Glad I kept going!

This was a great read! I finished the bulk of it on one rainy Saturday. It was an easy read and definitely a page-turner. It took me a little while to get used to the British language/writing style. But overall, I didn't mind it!

I figured out the major twist a chapter or two before it happened, but I wasn't mad about it. I was actually very excited my theory was right! Hahaha!

Overall, I definitely recommend this book. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC - it was so worth the read! #WhatSheSaw #NetGalley

Wendy Clarke is a new author for me and she has a new fan. I loved this book and although it took me a bit longer to read than normal due to my shift at work, I found it impossible to leave down when I got home. The story while slow at the start draws you in and as I've said grips you. I would definitely recommend reading this book to everyone and I would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased. #What SheSaw#

Excellent debut thriller by this author I absolutely loved it. Don’t want to say to much in case I spoil it but what a twist.

Wendy Clarke's debut novel "What She Saw" is cleverly plotted and skillfully written. Fans of women's fiction will appreciate the careful, piercingly accurate character studies. Devotees of the psychological thriller are sure to appreciate the surprise twist. If you've ever lost a sister, a friend or neighbor, or even yourself to a guy who starts out charming but gradually escalates into an abusive, manipulative, controlling, flaming narcissist, this would be a good novel to recommend. The longer a woman delays fleeing, the harder it becomes to flee.

From the opening pages, we know Leona is haunted by a woman from her past, the dreaded Ria. What could Ria have done to have Leona hating her so much? After a while I started thinking Leona was hard to like, and I wondered how her husband could be so patient with her. Her daughter Beth isn't patient with her at all. The synopsis describess them "more like best friends than mother and daughter," but that was before Beth turned fifteen, getting bullied at school, developing an attitude toward her parents, and forming a friendship with a mysterious stranger who could be really dangerous and she'd be too naive and trusting to keep herself out of harm's way.

The hiking scenes are beautiful, and I love Leona's artistry as well a the photographer's sensitivity.

Leona suffers anxiety attacks and increasing fears that Ria will somehow come back to haunt her, which leads Leona into counseling. Finally, in small, teasing increments, we come to know what Ria did. What we don't know is how Leona will put the pieces back together again.

The climax is dramatic and riveting. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed. I keep trying to find thrillers that are literary as well as tightly constructed, but so far, I gravitate toward literary and find thrillers to be too predicable. That's just me. And I have to confess, I did not anticipate all the twists and turns in this story.

Thank you, Net Galley, for an ARC of this novel.

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What She Saw is a dark and clever psychological thriller by an author new to me. The mystery is engaging from start to finish and the characters believable. Looking forward to seeing what this author comes up with next!

This is my first experience of Wendy Clarke's writing, and it certainly won't be the last. What She Saw is twisty and engaging, with fluid writing and multiple storylines running alongside. The characters are all realistic and sufficiently flawed, and although the twist did not come as a surprise, it was delivered impeccably, with a satisfying ending.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. This was a great read and had me hooked from beginning to end. This is a story about a single mother Leona and her daughter Beth. I would recommend this book to other readers.

An addictive,clever and suspenseful thriller that will keep you totally absorbed and page turning from the very beginning to the climax with its moments of high drama and nail biting tension.

Set in the Lake District with its magnificent scenery and stunning views , perfectly described by author Wendy Clarke, we meet Leona, her daughter Beth and partner Scott.
Beth is finding it hard to settle in her new school and for Leona her secret past and her one time friend Ria come back to haunt her in a very big way.

Superb characterization, fabulous descriptive detail of the area and a twist I most certainly didn't see coming at all, What She Saw was an excellent read and comes highly recommended - and for me, definitely 5stars !!

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy for my honest review.

Absolutely brilliant, five stars plus for me I was gripped from the very first chapter and I really enjoyed the stye of Wendy's writing.

It was a gripping psychological thriller, interesting characters, full of twists and turns as the story developed, just loved it and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Well done Wendy I cannot wait for your next masterpiece.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read this fantastic book.

Exciting, gripping thriller. A good page turner that kept me engaged throughout. A nice solid story that you won’t want to put down.

Oh man I just couldn’t get into this novel.. got 34% done but it’s just dragging. The characters and storyline were blah and what I ended up reading was a chore. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.

Solid first psychological thriller from this author. There are multiple story lines woven throughout the main theme. Without giving anything away, it's a solid story which you will not want to put down!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, including the twist at the end. A real shocker of an ending. One that completely caught me unaware. Excellent plot and writing with true to life characters. Highly recommend,

I was completely hooked by this book - I read it in 2 sittings! It was a great psychological thriller and I think setting the story in the Lake District worked really well. I really warmed to both characters Leona and Beth, and I felt so sorry for what each of them was going through. I thought the way the story revealed how their past had shaped their current behaviour was very clevetly written. I guessed a big plot twist quite early on, but I still enjoyed the way the story unfolded.

Loved this book, it was very cleverly written and charters were portrayed very well. I liked the twists, turns and red herrings. A good read for any psychological thriller fans.

A great, addictive book that will keep you wanting to keep reading, I enjoyed this book so much, I look forward to reading more by Wendy Clarke.

Great book will be reading other books by this author.
Will also recommend this book to others.
Great read! 5***

Great book! I was on the edge of my seat reading it. Leona is a single mother of Beth and has a boyfriend Scott. Beth is having a hard time fitting.in at school. Scott is the on,u father she has. Now that Beth is a teenager she shares less and less with her mom. But Leona has secrets too. Big ones.

This book is about Leona, a woman with a secret past. She has a partner, Scott, who she dearly loves and a daughter, Beth, she would do anything for. She has a quiet, happy life, but Ria is haunting her again. Who is Ria and what happened that Leona can't forgive her for?

I loved this book. Anyone who has been in an abusive relationship (emotional or physical) can relate to the fear Ria has on a daily basis. The author did an excellent job portraying this in her book. It feels like a true to life story about the toll abuse can take on a person, and the difference it can make to have a partner who properly loves you. She also did a great job describing the struggles that teenage Beth was going through as well. This book had lots of twists, turns, and surprises. Highly recommend!