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Stop At Nothing

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I have read other Tammy Cohen novels and was really looking forward to this one.

The premise sounded brilliant. Tessa’s daughter Emma is attacked on the way home. Unable to pick the assailant out in a line up it looks like the attacker will get away with it.

But Emma sees her attacker in the street and Tessa becomes obsessed in getting justice for her daughter. What mother wouldn’t do this?

Parts of this is a gripping read, and parts you just want to shake Tessa at the potential damage that she is doing and acting without thinking. There is a “Red Herring” in the novel which I wondered about, and at times I felt the “Red Herring” dragged out. Tessa’s dog gets dog-napped but I was left wondering why, and what did it add to the story? Maybe that was just me.

A good solid read but unfortunately its not one of Tammy Cohen’s best.

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I enjoyed the book but I felt very frustrated with Tess, as she seemed hell-bent on making a bad situation even worse. Her young daughter Emma is attacked on her way home from a party, a good samaritan steps in to help Emma home but is she all that she seems? On the whole a good read but perhaps it could have been condensed a touch.

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Oh this was brilliant! So much of this book rang true for me, it fact some of it I could have written myself about past experiences. Tammy Cohen is very good at getting characterisation spot on. I enjoyed this as a domestic/family drama and in several parts I could definitely identify with the main character of Tessa. However, this was also a psychological thriller, with someone out to sabotage Tessa and her family. It was also a warning about oversharing on social media!
Tense and unsettling, this was an excellent book, I loved it!

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I never repeat the blurb.
Interesting premise, and obviously personal to the author. Sadly the 'baddie' was all too obvious from the start and the aggravating 'stream of consciousness' mystery narrative made this a little too 'trying to be clever for the sake of it' but in a dissatisfactory manner. Shame really.

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A great book. A really tense, dark and chilling tale of revenge. My heart raced the whole way through. Another fantastic book from Tammy Cohen. Highly recommended

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I have read all of Tammy Cohen's books previously under her different pseudonyms and typically enjoy them. She is very skilled at creating atmosphere with good solid characters. This book was as enjoyable as the other books I have ready by Tammy. Yes perhaps it was a bit predictable but I didn't think that made it any the less enjoyable. Interesting themes around obsession, revenge, loss, the need to protect, all of which are very relatable. Look forward to the next one!

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Tess' teenage daughter Emma is attacked on her way home one night and taken home by a Good Samaritan that happens to be passing by.

For Tess, the attack triggers a deep obsession to find the attacker and seek justice for Em. In doing this, she must also face truths about herself and her own parenting. But will her choices make things worse for everyone? In seeking justice, is she putting Emma in even more danger?

I don't want to say too much about the storyline because I went into it blindly, certain that I knew what way it was going to go, but I was surprised several times and I thought the story played out excellently. My heart was in my mouth for most of it.

This book took me out of a six-week reading slump (I accepted the chance to read an ARC based on my reading of some of Tammy's previous books, which I highly recommend) - I devoured it in one sitting.

Tammy Cohen is fast becoming one of my go-to authors for thrillers. She's a master at writing a gritty, twisty book with really believable characters. Watch out for this one!

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Another brilliant book by Tammy Cohen who is a favourite author of mine.
This is a tense, chilling suspense novel full of secrets and lies within a family. I absolutely loved this well-written story with many twists and turns that keep you guessing.
Stop At Nothing is another absolutely fantastically crafted book from Tammy Cohen. Highly recommended.

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I thought this book was very drawn out and even though it was a good story I would have enjoyed it more if it had been shorter

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This book had me hooked from the start and I like the perspective that it’s written from.

The protagonist is many different things to different people, many of those things are negative and it’s a good and well written insight into how mistakes happen and affect how people are viewed from the outside but also that they’re still the same good person they were as we hear it from her side.

The premise is excellent with enough hidden to keep you turning the pages but not too much to frustrate!

The book is also funny and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed it, would recommend to any avid reader.

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A tense thriller based around Tess who's trying desperate to help her daughter after she's attacked, she is convinced she knows who did it and begins a campaign against him on line, but is it him who's retaliating, sending emails from her account, stealing her dog! I realised early on all was not what it seemed with Frances but didn't know what she was up to and why. I did skim read a bit in parts it dragged on but overall I enjoyed it
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I always get excited when a new Tammy Cohen pops up and this time was no different. The book description promised a gripping story and that's exactly what it is although it didn't at all go the way I thought it would.

Tess's teenage daughter, Emma, is the victim of an attack. Rocked to the core, things only get worse when her attacker is released, free to roam the streets. Like any mother, this does not sit well with Tessa but her attempts to somehow see justice served don't go so well.

Stop At Nothing deals with a mother failing to keep her safe children safe and stopping at nothing to try and protect them from further harm in future. But consumed by guilt and struggling with insomnia, is Tessa thinking straight or is she becoming paranoid? While her actions are often completely understandable, I did sometimes have the urge to yell at her, to ask her to stop and think.

My suspicious nature rather quickly realised what was going on but I couldn't at all think of why or how it would possibly end. Told through Tessa's eyes, there are some moments when the reader is faced with some chapters written by an unknown character and I had a heck of a time trying to figure out who was writing those or how they even fit into everything.

Tammy Cohen's books always make for compulsive reading, one of those where you look up from the page and hours have gone by. While this may not be my favourite by her, I did thoroughly enjoy it and I absolutely devoured it. This story about a mother's love is gripping, well-paced and pretty cleverly done. I look forward to whatever Tammy Cohen comes up with next.

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Oh we do so love a good psychological thriller and domestic drama and Tammy Cohen always writes the most addictive narratives, no different here with “Stop At Nothing” a book I devoured in short order.

Every parent knows, to some extent, that feeling of hopelessness when one of your children is hurting, especially when there is seemingly nothing you can do. That is the crisis facing main protagonist Tess, who makes extraordinarily awful but sympathetic choices after her daughter is hurt..

Stop At Nothing is a twisty and engaging read, an authentic story about trust and judgment, about impaired thinking when facing adversity and a lot about how you find out who your real friends are. It is about a mother’s tiger love and how what is on the surface rarely reflects the underneath…

Gripping and clever, one of those books that you lose a day with, I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely recommend it.

Excellent.

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From the moment I read the blurb of this book I was utterly convinced I knew what direction it would take....to the extent that was I read reading it, I was trying to match up the words to where I thought it would go - right up until the moment I realised I was so far away from reality and was completely wrong!

Delighted to say I was wrong because as a result this book was far more gripping and twisty, and really did keep me on my toes.

This really is a book about the power of a mothers love - but at the same time just how fragile a mental state can be when masses of big life events all occur within a relatively short space of time.

Her younger daughter Emma has without a doubt been through and ordeal, although it could have been a whole lot worse, and you are thrown into the drama quite quickly. At the same time you glean that Tess has an older daughter who she seems to be distanced from and all I wanted to to was know why, which kept me turning the pages.

What really had me intrigued and got me thinking were the small chapters between chapters written italics in a rather creepy way - I must have changed my mind many many times as to who that voice was - and I'm still not completely sure I have pin pointed it.

This is a rather clever psychological drama, there isn't a body count, but there are police involved, its all from Tess's perspective and you really had a great insight into her mental state. I was quite happy to believe everything she says, so was quite happily being led down some dead ends.

Stop At Nothing started off by gripping me, and then as it progressed wouldn't loosen its hold, so I didn't put it down until I had finished it.

Another fabulous book from an author I love reading, definitely highly recommended.

Thank you to Transworld and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

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Just finished reading this - a very fast-paced, page turning, thriller. I couldn’t believe how realistic the emotional turmoil of the protagonist felt - and then I read the acknowledgements & understood. A fabulous read!!

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What a fantastic read , really enjoyed this fast paced storyline , highly recommend if you like these kind of psychological suspense novels

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As expected, it’s a compulsive read. In this instance, inspired by events in the author's life as per the postscript. I am not usually into these kind of books, but this was good

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I have enjoyed Tammy Cohen’s books in the past. This one has a good storyline, but drags a bit in places.

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I love Tammy Cohen's work and, as a non Londoner, she really brings the city to life. In this book she also displays a great knowledge of mother / daughter relationships too, and there's some clever bait and switch before the real villain is revealed!

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I’ve waited a while for a new Tammy Cohen novel and on the whole this didn’t disappoint. A good solid story but lacked a little something at times. Thank you for the opportunity to review

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