Such a fabulous book it got me through lockdown.
Each page was a cliff hanger and I needed to find out more. Unusual storyline which I haven’t read similar too before.
The author had me at each chapter and I couldn’t put it down. I have recommended to several friends.

A good read, enough twists and turns to keep the pages turning over nicely; I read it in a couple of days - a nice, easy read.

Thanks for an ARC. I was hooked on the book from the start. Amy is wrapped up with her forthcoming nuptials but one night having been stopped by a stranger who advised that she was in danger, Matt her fiancée disappears. As the plot thickens so does Matt’s betrayal along with the cancelled wedding. The book has many twists and turns some I could not guess. Will be watching for this author’s next book.

The Vow starts off two weeks before a wedding is to happen, and stays interesting all the way along

A story about a double life, missing people and just so much more!

I am giving this book 3.5 Stars

The Vow is a must read thriller! I could not put this book down. I was hooked from the first page. There is so much suspense throughout the book. There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book.

Amy's fiance Matt is missing two weeks before their wedding. After reporting him missing, she finds out he has a mistress, Fiona, who also reported him missing. Both women have secrets they aren't telling the cops but what actually happened to Matt?

I recommend The Vow to all thriller fans. I don't think you will be disappointed. I am looking forward to reading more books by Debbie Howells. I also enjoyed that my favorite character's name was Jess.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The past always catches up with you one way or another.

Amy’s live is great, her daughter is at college, her business is growing and she is about to marry the man of her dreams and live happily ever after, well spent she thought.

She wakes up and her fiancé Matt isn’t there. He’s missing and hasn’t sent her a message to let her know he’s ok. She calls around and can’t make heads or tails where he’s been or where he is. She alters the police of his disappearance and begins to try and piece everything together. She’s never met his parents and he doesn’t have any siblings or old friends, she starts to wonder if she ever really knew him at all.

The story is narrated between Amy, Jess her daughter and Fiona whom we come to learn that her partners also gone missing and he matches the exact same description of Matt.

Turns out they all have secrets, after Matt goes missing and their neighbour ends up dead the blame falls on Amy as she’s set up to be the star suspect. Jess knows her mum’s not guilty and does everything in her power to prove it. Even if it means uncovering a secret they have all tried to keep for 20 plus years.

Loved this!! When Jess’s fiancée Matt disappears shortly before their wedding, we start to see the unraveling of their relationship! Told over various points of view - it really had all the bits I love about a thriller! Abuse, murder, gaslighting, stalking, a few twists thrown in for good measure and I was hooked!
There are so many amazing books of this genre around but this really did raise the bar! If I had to find a negative it would be that I finished it as I am left with a sad, empty feeling! Brilliant and I will most certainly recommend!

This book gripped me from the beginning. With so many gentle twists and turns it keeps the story building throughout and I especially enjoyed the way that the author referenced the same story from different points of view. Such an enjoyable and hard to put down read that I have already recommended to several friends.

This novel was pretty good I am enjoying these kind of marital issues dark novels more and more as opposed to the typical romance novel that I usually gravitate towards. I would recommend this to someone looking to get their feet wet in a more somber dark novel.

How painful is it to find out that the person you thought you would be spending the rest of your life with is living a double life? And went missing a few weeks before the wedding. I mean seriously, how awful is that. This story was told on multiple POV, and each of them is very interesting.
So many secrets and shocking revelations. A story about love, cheating, and deception. It is a good read.

This was a gripping thriller with some fantastic elements, especially regarding the mixed incentives. It’s been a while since I’ve read this one, so some of the details escape me. I do know I enjoyed the overall book and thought it was an interesting story.

What. Did. I. Just. Read? I loved this from cover to cover and had difficulty putting it aside to get actual adulting done this weekend.

A great read. Well written and flowed flawlessly. Domestic noir and deep dark secrets this book is really hard to put down xx

Two weeks before her wedding her fiancé disappears. What happens after this is not what you think. This book is quite a rollercoaster and from the beginning had me reading late into the night. This author throughout the book describes people and places so well and without overkill.
I can thoroughly recommend this book and enjoyed the easy flowing writing of the author

Two weeks before her wedding, Amy's fiance Matt disappears. Desperate and humiliated, she is forced to call off her wedding. Was she ghosted? And if so, why? Or is it something far more underhanded? Because, shortly after Amy reports Matt's disappearance, another woman named Fiona reports her boyfriend missing. He matches Matt's description, and Fiona claims he was going to leave his fiance for her. Could Matt really be living a double life?

This story is told from multiple perspectives: Amy, Fiona, Jess (Amy's daughter) and a narrator from 1996. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives as well as the past narrative. The first part of this story is so good! There's lots of twists and revelations that make you second guess the characters. However, the second half of the book really lost momentum. The plot became convoluted, unrealistic and repetitive. It was hard to get through and felt like it was tacked onto the original story by another writer.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I found this one good at the beginning and middle and then the ending just sort of went limp. The chapters were nice and short and the characters were easy to understand. It gripped me in completely but I was a little disappointed in the ending. It was a type of book where I thought there would have been more twists and turns but was more predictable. Overall it was a good read but not exciting enough for me

A truly gripping work of fiction. Amy is about to marry her fiance Matt who disappears, Jess is Amy's daughter who dislikes Matt from observing him go from a perfect partner to a contolling bully. Then there is FIona, Matt's lover. The book is cleverly written from the points of view of the three women. Amy was two weeks away from marrying Matt when he vanishes without a trace. Fiona believing that Matt was leaving Amy to live with her belives Amy had something to do with his disappearance. As Matt's double life unravels and the past emerges the book draws you into a 'who is telling the truth' scenario.
This is a brilliant read, full of love, betrayal, loyalty and deceit. Be warned that once you open the book you will not be able to put it down. Highly recommended.

We meet Amy and Matt, they are a few weeks away from getting married when Matt disappears.

Amy is frantic and reports the disappearance to the police. Supported by her friend Cath and her daughter Jess she struggles through the loss of her partner. Mysterious things happen to Amy during this time and each time she is questioned by the Police we get an insight in the the relationship Matt and Amy had.

The police officer supporting Amy tells her that Matt was seeing somebody else at the time of his disappearance. The pieces of the puzzle drops into place.

Throughout the book we have snippets of another story and as the two move together more is revealed.

Enjoyable read, would recommend, thank you to Netgalley the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Before I go any further I'd like to raise my hand and say that my rating and review will definitely be in the minority. This is one of those books that everyone I know who has read it has LOVED it.... apart from me!

I just did not connect with this in any way at all which was a huge disappointment after hearing such rave reviews about it.

Now dont get me wrong, the start of the book started to pull me in pretty quickly, I do love a good strong start but (for me) it just didnt seem to pull me any further. It just felt like I was walking through treacle trying to get through it.

I'm definitely not knocking it at all, this is 100% me just not telling with it and I do like the authors writing style, just at this time - maybe in the wrong head space- it didnt work for me.

I did enjoy the plot and I didnt guess the "whodunnit's" whichnis rare for me so a thumbs up there.

Personally I wouldn't describe it as a thriller, more if a murder mystery type genre but once again that could be done to me as I read an awfu7lot of thrillers and this didnt feel like it sat comfortably in that category.

2.5*

Thanks to netgalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC

I received a copy of this from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion. This was a great read about a wedding that is about to happen and living a double life. You will get sucked in right from page one and enjoy it until the very last page.