Jessica Barry's Don't Turn Around has been compared to Thelma & Louise. They do have a long car chase in common. Yet, much of the interest in this thriller comes from the fact that Cait and Rebecca don't know each other at the start. The reader learns about their back stories - and their secrets - just as they do. Each has been in the public eye and neither wanted it.

They are repeatedly attacked on a long road trip together. Their characters are well developed and the suspense - around the reason for the attacks and whether or not they can survive them - makes the reader anxiously turn each page. It's an engrossing read!

I really enjoyed the majority of this book.  I felt like the ending was rushed and a bit chaotic.  Overall though I would recommend if you love a fast paced thriller.  

I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review

I'm a little torn on this one.  I enjoyed 75% of this and was anxious to see how it would all get resolved.  Then I feel like the last 25% was just too much going on and a little rushed.  It just felt like a lot of stuff got thrown together there at the end.

Tense from the very outset, Cait drives for an organisation helping women who need to escape a situation at home or get somewhere that will change their futures and Rebecca needs a lift for that very reason. However it is not a straightforward journey with someone on their tail, ramming them and trying to drive them off the road.
Both women are harbouring secrets from each other and both think that they are the target.
As the tale untwists the complexity increases and it is hard to know who to believe and who is really at risk.
Fast, messy and twisted- leaves you breathless!

A bartender volunteers for an organization that assists women on Texas seeking abortions, providing support, an escort through the protesters, and in special cases, a ride over state lines to avoid the mandatory waiting period.  Her most recent client is different from the rest, and the two women end up fighting for their lives..

Two different women. One, Cait, a bartender, on a crusade as a volunteer for The Sisters of Service. The other, Rebecca, - wife of a Texas congressman. The reader is not yet sure why Rebecca  is fleeing her husband... 

Across the state of Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cait drives them in her Jeep. They trust no one on their way. Particularly men - yet at times they need to rely upon them.  

A heart-felt story about saving women from different types of abuse and neglect. Two dynamic personalities against the barren desert and those who may be following them...

Superb writing - the characters come to life in this suspense-driven thriller.

Not a read to miss!!!

Many Thanks to HarperCollins Publishers and NetGalley for a roller coaster of a ride.

Two women, driving through the dark night of Texas, looking for ….freedom? Cait is working for an organization that helps women in need, no questions asked. She’s picking up Rebecca, wife of a powerful congressman who must get away before it’s too late. But both women are being pursued by men who will do anything to remind them that a woman is the property of a man. This book wasn’t anything like I expected and it blew me away, part thriller, part Hand Maid’s Tale, this is a book that had me cheering for both heroines.