This fast-paced read tells the story of manipulation, revenge, and sorrow…

The suspense kept me turning the pages and along the way, I lost trust in all characters as their unreliability became quite palpable.

The last revelation was a bit of a let-down but the way everything came together, at the end, was rather satisfying.

All in all, I enjoyed the writing style, the characters, and the storyline and will definitely recommend!

I would like to thank the Publishers, NetGalley, and the Author for sending me an ARC of this book.

An easy read and quite exciting although I don't honestly think that there was much doubt as to the outcome. Good characterisation for the most part although I did feel that Amy was a tad wet and very naive. The time taken for the police to unravel the mystery of the relationships between the various characters did seem rather unlikely, as did their reliance on Jess for Facebook detective work!

Nonetheless I found the story engrossing and very readable.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Avon UK for this ARC.

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It is a good book if you are starting with the Thrillers and mystery books but if you like this kind of gender you will be disappointed.
While the story is developing is an interesting thing to follow, but in the middle of kind of you started to get bored.
I fancy the story of Amy, how she works for her own business and how she suffers for her former marriage.
She has a daughter named Jess who is clever and she is studying in the uni.
How she was the first suspect of the disappearance of her fiancé is clear, but you no quite understand the reasons or the weapons. You are sure that she was incriminated.
Is palpable the suffer for the disappearance of Matt, and is shocking that you are realizing that she was battered for Matt.
So, this is the way that you started to guess who is involve in the disappearance of Matt and this game I love it for some many times I watched CSI.
I get chocked for whom was the guilty but I may skip some pages and I didn’t miss anything.

The characters
Amy
She is an interesting character, so submissive with Matt and innocent that you don’t believe her fully.
She has a dark secret that she promised not share with anyone, but someone think they have to pay for what they did.
In the begging she doesn’t believe that Matt cheating on her, but while the day passes, she realizes the true nature of her fiancé.
Jess
She is Amy’s daughter, and one of the most interesting character of the book, she is intelligent, and will do anything to clear this situation.

Fiona.
The other women of Matt who is a successful layer and she believes that Amy has an erratic behavior because Matt told her.
She has a dark secret too and she will do whatever to keep her successful life.

Conclusion
Is a well written story about a lot of conflicts the only thing that I didn’t like it is the ending I feel so shortly and abrupt that I didn’t enjoy fully.
It is really entertainment to guess who is the criminal and know about the past of Fiona and Amy.
I keep asking myself who is the criminal y at the end It really surprised me.

Sooooo good!! Just when I thought I had it figured out, another twist had me guessing again! It seemed like two stories in one book. Great development of characters and lots of plot twist. Highly recommend.

This was a tough one for me. I’m not a fan of the writing style. I’m not a fan of the characters. I’m not a fan of the storyline. Just overall bad experience for me. It was implausible and slightly ridiculous. The entire time I kept saying out loud “Just tell the truth!” Overall super disappointing. 2 stars because I did at least finish it to see how it would end.

A fiancée goes missing, which brings many truths about the past to surface. Amy’s life is turned upside down when she uncovers what her missing fiancée was up to. So many twists and turns, secrets revealed and questions about where he went!

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!

Thanks to NetGalley for this free ARC (publication date: October 1, 2020) of this mystery/thriller.

This honest book review is my own. 

Two women report the same man missing. Amy is about to marry Matt and Fiona is having an affair with him. But this book is a lot more than this double life; this is all about the twisted conflicting stories of Amy and Fiona. Hard to explain without spoiling it - but it's a trip. 

As far as thrillers go, while it was a page turner, it wasn't my favorite - but it was entertaining! 

[3 out of 5 stars]

A really gripping page-turner! I enjoyed this very much - perfect escapism. I thought it was fast-paced and compelling, one of those books that you stay up until the early hours reading. I'll recommend it to my followers. Thank you for sharing this review copy.

I really enjoyed this book. It grabbed my attention immediately and held it all the way through. I thought the story within the story was interesting. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was that I figured out the ending a little too soon for my liking. I loved Debbie Howell's writing style and will look forward to reading more from her.

What can I say about this book without giving too much away? This is the first book I have read from this author and was drawn in. The book starts with Amy and mostly told from her perspective. Amy is a divorcee with a troubled past. Her ex was abusive and she has a deep secret. Amy meets Matt at a party and they start a relationship and are planning to get married. Not long before the wedding Matt goes missing. While the police are investigating the disappearance another woman also files a report that her boyfriend is missing. At this point we learn Matt was having an affair. This is where the book gets really good, how did Amy not suspect her fiancé of having an affair, why was he still planning on marrying her, or was he really planning on leaving her? Where is Matt, is he alive? dead? Who is this other woman and what does she know about Matt? What happened in Amy's past? How does her past tie into her present life? All the twists come together in a neat little package. Looking forward to reading more from this author. Very well written 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

Thank You to NetGalley, Author Debbie Howells and Avon Books UK for my advanced copy of The Vow, in exchange for my review


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The story started out strong but quickly turned boring. Nothing much happened and although it was trying to build atmosphere and suspense it didn't quite achieve it. I figured out fairly quickly where the story was heading and the main character was also not likable, which in itself isn't always an issue but on this occasion missed the mark.
A lot in the book didn't make any sense for example why would the police allow the daughter to investigate and ask her to dig deeper? Absolutely would not happen in real life. The ending was also somewhat lacklustre as it didn't answer all the questions

This is one of the best books I've read in a long while and kept me guessing until the very end. I just couldn't put it down and ended up reading it in a single day as I just had to find out what was going to happen. I highly recommend it and will look forward to reading more of Debbie's books in the future.

Not a bad book l I got into the characters and the story based on a herbalist was different. I thought I’d suspected the ending but I didn’t . I’ll be interested to read more from this author in the future

Here are all the elements of a stock psychological thriller: an eerie rural setting, a shady past, an unreliable narrator. And the premise is intriguing: a jilted woman, weeks before her wedding day – her fiancé missing, her a prime suspect.

There is a clever push-pull as we switch to different points of view, teasing out the answer to just how much can we trust our protagonist? Amy has suffered with depression before, after her first marriage fell apart. Her therapist vouches for her unstable state of mind. We see her smashing plates in the kitchen.

Matt, her fiancé, was unable cope with her mood swings, the gaps in her memory, her refusal to sell her beloved cottage.

But Amy maintains theirs is the perfect relationship, and that he’s the man of her dreams.

What is a clue and what is a red herring? Our interest is sustained as Debbie Howells shifts perspectives and makes us question what we can believe. Like Amy, we start looking at everyone as a potential suspect. Howells also writes a dual-time narrative, with flashbacks to 1996 and a tragic incident that occurred in childhood. It doesn’t take long to connect this event to present-day circumstances.

The main reason that this thriller fails to really capture the imagination is that the twist fell somewhat flat, although there was some satisfaction in things being neatly tied up with a bow. The second was the lack of a sustained atmosphere, although all the elements were there to create one; particularly the cottage in the countryside with the herbalist’s garden, the implicit power of nature to heal and to destroy.

This was a fast-paced read, and a strength of the novel was its ability to keep the reader in the dark and its exploration of gaslighting, raising awareness of insidious forms of emotional abuse and manipulation.

‘Nothing too aggressive to start with, just a subtle undermining, chipping away at your reality, until before long, you’re so under their spell, you believe everything they tell you, to the point you question your own sanity…’

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy from the publisher. The Vow will be published by Avon UK in October 2020.

Masterfully written story about how your past and your future can be derailed in your present. When your fiancé doesn’t return home after a business meeting less than 2 weeks before your wedding everything is turned upside down. Any reported him missing only to discover another woman reported a man matching his discerption missing as well. Can they be the same person? What does that mean? Was her fiancé cheating on her this close to the wedding? What really happened to him?
It was interesting and easy to read. Thank you to Netgalley for complimentary copy. Thoughts and opinions my own.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

This book was a bit predictable and formulaic but it’s very engaging and the characters are like able and fun enough that it keeps you sucked in and turning pages through the plot. Solid 3.

This is not the type of book I would usually read. I did enjoy the storyline but it was not gripping and I felt like I just ploughed my way through to the end. I hate to be harsh but for me it was a three star.

Everyone dreams of their wedding day, your dress, cake, flowers, decorations, every detail planned and catered for. Of course not forgetting the groom the man you are deeply in love with, share all of your hopes and dreams with, the man you plan to spend a lifetime with.

Imagine that man not turning up on your long awaited wedding day.

Amy is due to marry Matt in two weeks, everything is going smoothly and they have even created their own vows. One evening Matt says he will be home late as he is having dinner with a client.

Matt doesn't return home, Amy is beside herself with worry- has he been hurt, lost, or even worse killed? It doesn't cross Amy's mind for a second that Matt could be seeing someone else, why would it? They're deeply in love. That is until another woman comes forward and claims her boyfriend also called Matt is missing.

Amy spends day and night frantically and desperately trying to find out what has happened to Matt, it might just occur that he has been keeping secrets and is living a double life.

I really enjoyed this book, it was gripping, addictive and extremely hard to put down.

A big thank you to netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I don’t have a lot of expectation about this book but OMG! It really is a great book! I love it a lot!

I keep guessing what is happening but I can’t! Everything is so unexpected. The plot twist is definitely commendable. I love how modern kind of mystery and thriller this is. It’s easily relatable! It had multiple POV which gives you a wide range of what is really happening. About 20% till the book is finish it pulls me in to keep reading more. I love it!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Avon Publishing for approving me of this book! I’ll write a review in my website sooooon...