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His & Hers

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I will rate His & Hers by Alice Feeney 5/5 stars! I would give this book more stars and a higher rating if I could. Holy smokes! This was one heck of a read! From the beginning Alice Feeney kept me guessing who the serial killer in the small town of Blackdown could be. The way the author weaves a story by adding bits and pieces of clues here and there is remarkable. This is the second book that I have read by her, the first being the hard to put down Sometimes I Lie and I must say, the author exceeding my expectations with her latest book. The story is told from three different POV: Anna Andrews, a TV news reporter/journalist, Jack Harper, Detective Chief Inspector of the sleepy little village of Blackdown, and a mysterious third person who honestly could actually be Jack, Anna, both of them, or someone entirely different. Anna returns to Blackdown on her birthday, the day she was demoted from her anchor position and the next day wakes up to discover that one of her childhood friends has been murdered. Anna remembers being in Blackdown the night before, but due to her constant desire and love of the "drink", her memory is hazy. She's scared she may have something to do with the murder. Jack is awakened out of his slumber the morning that a body is discovered in the woods and he springs into action. Upon reaching the murder scene, he is dismayed to discover that he knows the victim all too well. In fact, he was just with them hours before. He starts second guessing himself and wondering if he is a suspect in his own murder investigation. As to not incriminate himself, he opts not to tell his team of detectives that he knows the victim. When Anna shows up at the murder scene with a cameraman on handy to report the first murder in the small village of Blackdown in years, she is in for the surprise of her life when she sees that Jack is investigating the case. The victim is one of the many puzzle pieces that link the two of them together. The past has a funny way of showing up and haunting you, even though you tried to bury it twenty years ago.

What I enjoyed about this book:
What wasn't there to enjoy? I love psychological thrillers and this is the first book in a very long that keeps me in suspense and wondering who the culprit could be. I tried guessing several times and every time I believed I had pinpointed the murderer I was wrong. Dead wrong (LOL, pun thrown in there). I loved the ending and how the author was able to keep everything about the murderer under wraps until the very end.

I loved, loved, loved (I cannot stress that enough) Anna's childhood flashbacks. There was so much more than meets the eye with this character. So many secrets hidden under her perfectly polished, outward surface. The author did a phenomenal job on cluing the reader in on how Anna was tied to the first victim and all of the victim's that followed. I was hooked on every single word. Some parts were so juicy that I had to go back and reread them more than once.

Reading about Jack's guilt from an unfortunate incident that occurred in the past provided a lot of understanding about why and how he became the man he is today. It was a little bothersome to see his connection with the first victim, especially after realizing his connection to Anna, but hey its a part of life and these situations, unfortunately, do occur in real life.

Alice Feeney really knows how to mess with a reader's head. That was one thing that I enjoyed about her debut book Sometimes I Lie. I was eager to read this latest installment of her work. What I thought to believe was the truth, in reality, was far from it. Kudos to the author for knowing just how to keep a reader in awe and suspense.

What I didn't enjoy about this book:
I am a cat person. Matter of fact, cats are my favorite animal and the cruelty to animals portion of the book upset me a little, but it did not take away from the book. It just provided more insight into how despicably evil one of the characters was. Oh, it made me despise that individual with a passion even more.

I will most definitely recommend this book to others. I am so thrilled that I was awarded the chance to read and review this phenomenal work. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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Wow! Once again Feeney has captured my attention, like super glue, holding from the first page until the final one. Full of spine tingling chills, whiplash inducing twists and turns, and gasp worthy shocks! An intriguing tale with so many hidden layers, you will easily be emerged in. Alice Feeney is definitely the queen of suspense, with her deliciously dark tales, and HIS & HERS only seals this fate! Highly, highly recommend this unputdownable, with tension so high you can actually cut, deceitful tale of shocking twists! Grab your copy on preorder today, you’ll want it when it is available, but prepare for doing nothing until you have taken in the final pages, and finally got your heart rate normal and breathing under control!
I will make sure I buzz this up on different platforms! A must for Feeney fans, and thriller fans alike!

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