This is the first book I have read by this author, and it has certainly got me intrigued to read her other books.

The storyline is full of mystery, suspense and is brought together beautifully. The author takes us through a range of emotions and produces a storyline that is compelling and impossible to put down.

Perfectly paced, thrilling and unique, this was a wonderful book.

*Thank you to Quercus and Netgalley for my copy of this book in return for my honest review.*

This was a great read, enjoyed it thoroughly, was hooked from the first page, loads of twists and turns, would recommend it x

A new author for me, and a good one. A gripping psychological thriller, a bit of a slow burn at first, but a cracking denouement. Very highly recommended, and I look forward to reading more from her.

This book took me by surprise as it took a while to get into it but it was well worth reading ,just got better and better as it went on loved the ending can t wait to read more excellent.

Never read this author but this was a great story. I’d read her again! Interesting twist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An enjoyable book with a few twists and turns, but to me all a bit predictable.  Easy summer read if you are looking for a book with a bit of family drama and a mystery that is not revealed fully until the end.   I enjoyed the bits of looking back to a bohemian London life in the 1970's with Hugo, Eddie and Nan, but found it a bit slow in places when the story was back in the present day.

I had all but given up with thrillers and their predictability but then came along this book and gave me literal goosebumps. 
I love when a thriller has both character development and an edge of your sit plot and this has both in abundance.
Nan A widow is on the way to London to her estranged Son's wedding. What would be an ordinarily happy occasion and a chance to reconcile with her son is far from that.
Nan lived in London in the 1970's where she lived in a house with two charismatic men. Something happened there and shes been haunted by it ever since....
I don't give too much away with thriller reviews so will leave the synopsis there, But let me say this ticked all my thriller satisfaction boxes. 
Its edgy, twisty and I love when there's unpredictability and I don't guess the twists or the ending. 
If you're looking for a thriller that is character driven as well as plot then this is that book for you. I love the way you really got to know about all of the characters and not just some of them. I love when a book alternates between time periods yet doesn't feel out of sync or disjointed and this did that too. I rarely give thrillers 5 stars but feel that this one truly deserves it.

Nan had something to hide, and someone was determined to expose it.
My first book by this author, the premise and the feeling of dread gripped me. The midsection was a bit slow, but the story picked up pace to end in a revealing finale. 
Overall, a fun read

What happens when you make a terrible mistake when you were young and it comes back to haunt you? I liked the flashback form of the book. It was effective in the telling the tale so you understand what and why everything is as it is today. I feel like I could guess the end, but I was hoping for something truly surprising. This was good, but I didn't love the ending.

I received this free copy in exchange for an honest review on Netgalley.

This was AMAZINGLY good!!! I am not the one who goes for that genre but for some reason I decided to give it a try nonetheless and oh my my mind was blown. Loved every minute of reading it. The characters, the back and forth in time, the overall frustration, the inception of different storylines that were cleverly woven together. Definitely reading more of her work! A big five star from me!

Deceitful Nan has something to hide. We know this because her version of events doesn't quite tally with the flashbacks. The story felt a little convoluted in the middle, it felt as if it took the long way round, and then ended quite abruptly, I thought immediately after finishing the story. On reflection though the ending fit the needs of the story and it was just the change of pace between middle and end that made it seem to end so suddenly. I look forward to reading more by this author.

A great read! This book kept me completely hooked until the last sentence. A mystery unfolds as Nan - a. 60 ish widow must relive her past to make peace with her future and ......with son who is about to be married. Lots of twists and turns as this thriller unfolds.

A good psychological thriller that gets pacier the further you get into it with some clever twists and turns.

Nan, a widow, is on her way to London to see her estranged son because he is getting married. After being apart for two years, she’s hoping for reconciliation. Nan was living in London in the 1970s, but it’s not information she has divulged to Ben, her son.  She doesn’t want to recall the tough times she faced. The story is told in now and then, sharing the past and present of Nan’s life.

I just didn’t get why the now is first person and then is third. It creates a weird disconnect and makes me feel like I was reading about two different people. The information given at the start is Nan May have killed someone, and she has other secrets. The past and present connect, showing the progression to the modern day events. There are even some interesting twists too.

This is a very enjoyable thriller. Although some twists are easy to spot, it doesn’t diminish the quality of the story, thriller fans will definitely enjoy this.

A psychological thriller with older than usual main characters made for a different and refreshing read. Kate McQuaile's books read like she really cares for her characters, giving her story lines a sympathetic edge

This was an easy to read thriller thaylt kept my attention all the way through! Lots of twists and surprises I didn't see coming. Very good, would recommend!

Shell shocked!
This is one of those stories that you truly think is headed in one direction until the powerful twister uproots the entire story.
Broken Flowers was an excellent read -full of intrigue-suspense and action.
Widow Nan Brown was on her way to Ben Brown's wedding. Her son was getting hitched to Marie at Paradise Place.
All seems good and well until the truth comes knocking and Hugo is placed at the center of it all.
It seems there's more to a previous relationship between adults here and it may put the breaks on the entire show.
Alcohol and sexual ambitions run wild but rape is no laughing matter and it's soon apparent that this may be some serious allegations.
However, when the smoke and fog truly clears there's a death or two that will need some serious explaining and the perps are not who you think.
WOW!
I'm dumbfounded at how fantastic this was as the ending was out of this world.
Thank you to Kate, the pub, NetGalley, and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.

Very well written and flits between now and then to give you more of an in-depth story. It was a bit of a slow start. This is my first book by this author. 

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

'Broken Flowers' by Kate McQuaile is the story of a woman who decades earlier fled her youthful dreams and a house called Paradise Place with devastating secrets she hoped she'd never have to address again. Upon arriving in London for her estranged son's wedding, she finds herself looking up at the very home she ran from all those years ago. The voice and face of a man she longed to forget, already plaguing her mind.

The narration shifts constantly between characters and unfortunately lacks any distinction of 'voice' leaving the reader to rely on overt statements to remind them who's telling their story, despite the name appearing at the start of some chapters. But the story itself is interesting, if not a bit overreaching at times. 

It very much so feels like a novel that was written with plot points first as the writer tried to weave her way toward the scenes she envisioned and moments she felt were crucial. Now, it's not uncommon for a book to be approached that way, but I don't often find myself feeling it along the way as I read.

Nan, our main character, has a strained relationship with her son.. to say the least. I think McQuaile does an amazing job at the emotional narrative between those involved in her story. Most of the interactions seemed very genuine and though I didn't yet know exactly how these people had failed each other, their pain felt reasonable and I wanted to champion their attempts to bridge those gaps. 

Almost all the characters have a relatability factor to them, regardless of their strengths or social statuses, they have realistic vulnerabilities. They're likable and I even found it difficult at times to choose how I would have wanted things to work out. For even the 'villains' certainly didn't see themselves as such and admittedly, I didn't entirely either.

Puzzle pieces were delivered slowly, but sometimes felt ill-placed as if the author felt they were necessary in that moment to turn the direction of the story she wanted to tell. In all fairness, I'm just picky about how these things are handled. I like a natural pattern to emerge and feel that if you have to use another character to insert information in order to create a turning point, you should reassess. But make no mistake, that's my preference and this author still did a wonderful job of driving her story steadily toward the crescendo she foresaw.

Though I traversed the majority of the novel with a relatively accurate expectation as to where certain aspects of the story were going, McQuaile does hit us with a bit of a 1-2-punch in the reveal, which I'd only half considered. From there, the landscape is a steady shift of change. In fact, she did so much 'footwork' in the story throughout the last chapters, I was unsure to the last moment which outcome I was going to get.. and I applaud her for that.

It's certainly not as finessed as classic thrillers like Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' or 'D'entre les morts' (the novel from which Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' was born) by the French duo known simply as Boileau-Narcejac, I do believe fans of these titles would find 'Broken Flowers' highly enjoyable and I'm happy to recommend it despite my small misgivings.

Your mother. The one person you trust. What if you're wrong?
Widowed Nan is on her way to her beloved son's wedding. She should be excited, but she is dreading her return to Paradise Place - a small area of Notting Hill that she hasn't dared set foot on for decades. Nan had arrived there as a young girl in the late seventies, desperate for freedom and a career as an artist. But, drawn into a dark obsession that spun out of control, Nan was forced to flee.
And while the only thing seemingly connecting her son's wedding and her old secret life is Paradise Place, Nan quickly gets the impression that someone is watching her every move . . . someone she thought was dead.

This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believeable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuousluy.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher.  This is my own honest voluntary review.