Wow, another good twisted thriller from Alice Feeney! It started a bit slow, but once it picked up I was hooked. Not as good for me as Sometimes I Lie, but still a stand-out read. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to @netgalley and @flatiron_books for the ARC. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🤯🤯 My favorite suspense thriller so far this year. His & Hers is Alice Feeney’s best book yet and the first mystery in a while to actually surprise me. I love unreliable narrators and this one definitely had that. I read about 90% of it in a day because I refused to go to sleep until I figured out which one of my 500 theories was correct (....yeah none of them were correct). If you loved The Wives by Tarryn Fisher or The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger, definitely pick this one up when it comes out on 7/28/20!
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There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying.
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When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessentially British village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.
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Someone isn’t telling the truth, and some secrets are worth killing to keep.
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His & Hers is a twisty, smart, psychological thriller. A gripping tale of suspense, told by expertly-drawn narrators that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
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This book was like peeling an onion--layer upon layer upon layer. It starts out with two people and then probed deeper and deeper into their lives bringing more people into the story until it is like random atoms moving around and bumping into each other and then zinging into another. The reader thinks he/she has the murderer figured out and then the hypothesis is wrong. And then you think everything is done, the story is done the happy ending is reached, but no, there is one more corner to turn and OMG--not what I thought! A really quick read, because the book cannot be put down.

His & Hers by Alice Feeney, follows Her: Anna Andrews, a news correspondent, and Him: Jack Harper, a detective, in alternating points of view each chapter. When a beautiful, young woman comes up dead, Jack Harper investigates the murder and realizes that it is Rachel, the woman with whom he's been having an affair. Anna must return back to her hometown where she covers the story for work and learns that it one of her childhood friends. This is where the two characters' story lines collide. Interspersed throughout the two narratives is a third: that of Rachel's killer.

Feeney's writing style is superb. This is the first book I've read from her and it certainly won't be the last. I could tell right away that she is a skillful writer, one that pays special attention to tone and sentence structure, which did not go unnoticed or unappreciated as I read. I especially liked her descriptions both of the characters and the situations, which really created a depth I don't often see in most thrillers.

The plot takes carefully crafted twists and turns as Feeney artfully reveals clues one by one that leads the characters towards discovering the killer. All the characters are in question as we learn more and more about their sordid pasts which intertwines seamlessly in with the present. And the ending - WOW - I did not see that coming!

This book is so well written and suspenseful, I could not put it down once it really picked up the pace. A definite must read! Do not pass this one up!

His & Hers is another twisty thriller by Alice Feeney. It had a bit of a slow start, but just as with her first novel, Sometimes I Lie, the twists and turns kept coming right up until the end.

This book has a 4.3 star rating on Goodreads and I am wondering what the heck people read that I didn't. I have enjoyed Alice Feeney books in the past. She definitely goes for shock value, but in previous novels I felt it worked. Unfortunately, the shock factor didn't work for me at ALL in this book.

As usual, she does a good job with a nicely paced mystery that pulls you in and keeps you guessing. I liked the overall reveal, although I did figure it out, and have zero issue with the murderer's identity - well done.

My issue was with the killer's motivation, and in turn, the subplots. They are meant to shock, but I found them preposterous to the point of being silly and ridiculous. Totally unbelievable. As I relayed them out loud to a fellow reader, he simply started laughing. Exactly.

I think this author is better than this. I'm giving it two stars for the nicely paced plot and the overall killer reveal. Thank you NetGalley for an honest review in exchange for an ARC.

There are three sides of stories: His, hers and truth! A TV presenter of BBC ‘s lunchtime news and a chief police officer/let’s rephrase as “DCI” find themselves tangled with brutal murders of women who shared a common past, graduated from same high school, living their different lives in Blackwood. A friendship bracelet positioned with their corpses.

What are the connections of these two persons with the victims?

DCI Jack Harper was with the first victim at the night of her murder, having sex with her. There are so many clues point at him including his 10 sized shoes and the cell phone of the victim he carries with him. Was he framed or did he involve with her death?

What about Anna Andrews, who suffers from her baby’s sudden death two years ago and loneliness, alcoholism after her divorce. Now she loses her dream job because an ambitious reporter comes back from her maternal leave and takes her seat. She was all these victims’ school friend and as we read to her narration about the past, we find out she doesn’t have a quite satisfying relationship with them.

And what about the new recruited police office Priya? Why she is trying so hard to please Jack? Why she is hiding things from him? Does she have a secret agenda?

Jack tells his story, Anna tells her own one and of course we also read the killer’s POV! Interestingly killer’s POV carries similar expressions with both Jack and Anna’s way of telling things. Does author confuse the hell of us by playing mind tricks? Absolutely because she is smarter than us! I imagined her laugh so hard when I was biting my nails and hitting my forehead to the wall to find out who is the murderer!

Which one tells the truth? Do we have deceitful narrators? It could be but at least the killer always tells the truth!!!

You know there are some books make you hooked up, glued to your hands and occupied your mind and soul so you barely breathe and function till you finish it. But in the meantime you wish it never finishes because you’re having so much fun and adrenaline, excitement, endorphin make you high! You want more! And you start to punch the walls because there is only one chapter left and you’re getting closer to finish it and you’re gonna love it so much and you start to compare the other books with it and you see that most of your reads turn into meaningless, boring experiences.

Yes: That’s how I felt after my reading and I’m telling you this is one of my special reads of this year. I know I gave nearly 10 thrillers to 5 stars but if I give this book 6 stars to differentiate it from my other reads I couldn’t think a second to do it!

I’m not giving more clues to ruin your read! Last time I gave big spoilers to my buddyreaders and I found it somebody stole some of my unique Chardonnay bottles and replace them with apple cider! I don’t know how to manage to do that in quarantine but I don’t want to risk anything! I need my booze and more books at these horrible days.

I’m just sending my witchy powers to you for getting your ARC copies but if you don’t get, please pre-order online or connect with your local library or befriend Amazon Prime crew, do whatever it takes to read this sooner! It’s absolutely worth it!

I already read three of Alice Feeney’s three books. And so far this is my favorite novel of hers!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for sharing one of the best ARCS I’ve ever read this year in exchange my honest review!

His & Hers started our with an interesting premise, but it ultimately left me confused and frustrated. His & Hers follows the perspectives of a man and a woman. When a woman is murdered in a small British village, Anna Andrews, a reporter, is hesitant in covering the story. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of Anna being involved, but there is a web of secrets that must be uncovered to get to the bottom of this murder.

I loved the narratives and how it alternated between Jack and Anna's perspectives. The voices are unique and well-written. I loved jumping back and forth between the two. The overall story is unpredictable and keeps you guessing right up until the end. I wasn't able to guess the ending of this story, and that was both a good and bad thing. Good in that it wasn't predictable. Bad in that the ending seemingly comes out of left field. It's explained well enough, it just took me a little convincing before I was like "okay, I guess this could happen."

"Sometimes I find the only way to ease the worst forms of pain is to damage myself in a different way. Distract my attention from the things that can and will break me. A little hurt to help me heal."

Eh, this could have been good, but this author's writing doesn't work for me.

What I liked:
Short chapters that alternated viewpoints between the two main characters.

What I didn't like:
Each chapter ended with a cliffhanger and there were so many clichés!
Infidelity, domestic abuse, a dead baby and a divorced couple still having feelings for eachother. 🙄

Read this if you love unreliable narrators and want a mystery with a hint of thriller and suspense.

This was the first Alice Feeney book I’ve read and to say I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement! I thought I had it all figured out but the very last twist really shook me. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves thrillers.

I had so many theories while reading this one and none of them penned out until the big reveal! That my friends is how ALL mystery and thriller books should be! Alice Feeny has a gift when it comes to this genre of books and I am always anxious for the next one! I highly recommend His & Hers!

Standard mystery with not-so-likeable characters and average plot. Mystery loving patrons will check out title but not sure it will attract new readers to this author!

Ever since I've been stuck at home, I've been picking up a lot of thrillers. While I have read some good ones lately, this one definitely stood out to me! The story alternates between Anna and Jack's point of view, and they both are intertwined in the story of the murder. I liked getting both of their perspectives. The writing was great, and their alternating points of view kept a fast pace for the story and made for a good timeline of events.. There are some passages written from the perspective of the murderer. Those passages were very well done and kept me guessing until the very end. I try to guess the ending of thrillers, and I was quite wrong this time which I loved! All of the twists fit together so well in the end. It was an excellent thriller, and may very well be my favorite this year!

If you are a fan of thrillers, I would highly recommend picking this up as soon as you can!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy.

This is such a good read and perfect for “ stay at home “ times. It was a little slow getting into but don’t stop, you will miss a book that is twisty, keep you guessing story. I hope there will be more Harper/ Andrews books.

I was hugely let down by the author's previous book but I was definitely a fan of her first, and this one feels like a return to the style of her first book so I loved it.

Feeney keeps you on the edge of your seat till the very end. Just when I thought I figured everything out the plot twists and turns.
His & Hers is full of suspense, thrill, dark subjects and intense characters. Anna and Jack are the two main characters, Anna had the job of her dreams in London when she gets bumped and put on a story in Blacktown. Blacktown isn’t unfamiliar to Anna, she grew up there and the memories of her childhood haunt her. DCI Jack Harper, who is living in Blacktown, also haunted by his past, becomes entangled in a series of murders that Anna is covering... but how are they both subjects, are they involved?
His & Hers was captivating, it was hard to not keep reading every night. Some of the memories of their past are hard and uncomfortable but tie the suspense together perfectly right till the very end when you realize... I never saw that coming!

The good: The twists, turns, and red herrings in this novel are all absolutely on point. There were several scenes that left me feeling smug, sure I had outsmarted the author, but she put me in my place every time. In my mind, that's the mark of a good thriller or mystery. While there were plenty of characters in the book to throw you off course, all of them were fully formed and crucial to the plot.

The bad: In crime fiction, I've had enough of being reminded page after page about a narrator's addiction (so you're not sure if they're reliable) and how heavily a detective relies on a specific vice (to help them stomach the darker side of their work). This book beats you in the head with both of those things.

Trigger warnings for rape, domestic abuse, and cruelty toward animals.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

There's always something captivating about Feeney's writing and her complicated characters- it worked wonderfully in Sometimes I Lie, and was all together too disturbing for me in I Know Who You Are. But this book, while full of plenty of disturbing materials feels more satisfying than the previous.

It's clear from the get-go that neither Anna nor Jack can be considered reliable narrators, and the title may be the least reliable of all, as it's really the whole cast of characters that make the twists and turns of deception possible. Apparently no one in this small town is who they seem, and the women in the center of the story all have backstories that are shocking.

I guessed the identity of the italicized narrator about halfway through the book after a specific detail, but Feeney still had doubting my guess until the end. There is some satisfaction to the ending, but not there are still questions of what everyone deserved.

🚹His & Hers🚺
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Thank you to @netgalley and @flatironbooks for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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This book is told from two perspectives, a male and a female character. It is a mystery/thriller and if you’ve read any other book by Alice Feeney, you’ll recognize her brilliant way of weaving an unpredictable story. It’s difficult to review a book like this without giving anything away. I’ll just say that twice I thought I had things figured out only to be completely surprised at the end. Each character is intricately developed and soon the reader is caught in a web of lies and it’s impossible to know who is telling the truth. This will be a fast read because putting this book down is a hard thing to do-after each chapter I was desperate for the next clue.
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3.75/5 ⭐️

5 HUGE stars!!!! His & Hers is a brilliantly written psychological thriller that I found absolutely unputdownable!! Alice Feeney is a master at crafting addictive storylines that will stump you at every turn. There are so many unforeseen twists that will most definitely keep you on the edge or your seat until the very last page! Having read Alice Feeney’s prior 2 novels, I knew I was in for one heck of a ride, but I’m still in awe of what a phenomenal storyteller she is!! I highly recommend this 5 star novel and if you haven’t gotten a chance to read Alice Feeney’s first two books- you have to check them out too!!