From the first page of this book, I was hooked. I didn't want to stop reading. I carried the Ipad with me as I did my steps...couldn't wait to get back to the story when I was cooking. Once in awhile, I come across a book that puzzles me...this one did. Although I determined the outcome early on, it was still a good read. The main character was a naïve woman who didn't trust herself-and others didn't either. The book is character driven with little thought given to the setting, although that is fine for this genre. The character I liked the best was Jess, the daughter. She was intuitive, smart, and strong. She cared about her mom, and she saw through the boyfriend early on. When others gave up on her mom, she did not. Although I enjoyed reading this novel, I did not like the story in italics. I did not like giving background that way. There was some language that was not necessary. That being said, if one can get by that, this book is one that will cause the reader to stop and think-why do men want to abuse women? Trying to discern the ending is a good way of learning that all mysteries are not the same. This author has honed her craft, and I hope she will write more in this genre. However, I hope she might refrain from using the words that most of us just don't need to read. They take away from the story. As one reads, all of a sudden a character blurts out...not necessary...after all of this...read the book...understand the protagonist...feel for her...wonder if she is a murderer or not...or a victim...read read read and enjoy. Just an afterthought, I loved the part about the gaslighting...few write about that anymore...

When you think your life couldn't be more perfect and you're about to marry the man you love, what could possibly go wrong? When Matt doesn't come home one night, Amy gets worried and eventually has to report him missing.
Fiona also reports Matt missing a few days later. Both of them claiming to be in a relationship with Matt. Where is he and who is to blame for his disappearance?
The Vow has many twists and turns and had me guessing throughout. as Amy is arrested for the murder of Matt, her and Fiona's past become intertwined. When both ladies were children, someone died and could that have something to do with Matt disappearing?
I was impressed with how the writing led me to think different scenarios right up until the last page.

Amy and Matt are getting married in two weeks, everything seems perfect and they are writing their own vows. Matt says he is taking a client out for dinner and will be back late - but he doesn’t return!!

Amy had been warned by a stranger that “she is in danger” but now wonders if the message is connected with Matt’s disappearance.

When the police start to investigate, another woman, Fiona comes forward as her boyfriend Matt has disappeared. Was Matt living a double life?

The story is told from Amy, Fiona and Jess’s (Amy’s daughter) point of view.

I loved everything about this book, its eye catching cover caught my eye, but the story soon had me totally hooked with its suspense and twists along the way.

This is much more than a missing partner story, we have snippets that Matt and Amy’s relationship was not all it initially seems and that they are both hiding secrets from their pasts, that leads to an explosive ending.

I highly recommend this book!!

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

The Vow is an intense psychological thriller that holds your interest throughout and keeps you wanting more! Loved this book!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Amy is a bit dense and a bit lovable. I feel like this book could have been fleshed out a bit more. Amy is just far to naive. It's predictable, however, even though it's a bit predictable, you can't help but keep reading chapter by chapter to see what is going to happen. That's what a good story is all about in the end. Would recommend to my mystery lovers.

I loved this domestic thriller, with its wonderful cast of characters and gorgeous prose. The storyline was engaging and flowed seamlessly.
Highly recommended!

Two weeks before their wedding, Amy's fiance, Matt, disappears.
Soon after, another woman, Fiona, reports her partner missing, and it quickly turns out that the missing man is Matt.
As the police start investigating, Amy's and Fiona's conflicting yet plausible stories don't make it easy for them to find out which of the women is telling the truth, especially as both of them are hiding something.

The story told from multiple perspectives: Amy's, Fiona's and Amy's daughter Jess', is interspersed with a mysterious narrator recounting past events.
This was a fast-paced, suspenseful read that got me hooked very quickly.
It may sound like a standard missing husband/partner thriller but the author managed to find an interesting and gripping premise for the story.
As the plot progresses and the secrets are revealed we learn that Amy's and Matt's relationship not only wasn't all roses but also that neither of the main characters are who we believed them to be at first.
My only reservation lies with the police work, especially the unprofessional way they seemed to treat Jess and their failure to find the clues that Jess discovered by herself.
Other than that, it was a twisty and thrilling read, and I raced through it. I highly recommend it.

Two weeks before Amy’s wedding, Matt her fiancé doesn’t come home. As she looks for him she starts to find out all is not as it seems.
This book is everything a good suspense novel should be. Writing that drew me in from the first sentence, an interesting multi layered plot building and twisting until the last page, and a satisfactory conclusion that pulls everything together. Not to mention characters who keep you off balance and you’re not quite sure which one to believe.
The cover s a perfect fit for the story too.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. The plot went a different way than I anticipated. There were some good revelations when true identities were brought to light. It has the reader guessing the entire book as to who did it? Good book!

Not a bad book at all! Lots of shocking discoveries to light when true identities are revealed. The true culprit over all was a little predictable to me.

A huge thank you to Netgalley, Avon Books UK and Harper Collins publishing for letting me read and review!

Synopsis:

Everything seemed perfect until Amy’s fiancé disappeared two weeks before their wedding day. Amy is approached by a stranger who warns he she is in danger and that night Matt vanishes. Another woman also repots a man missing, it’s the same man, Matt had been living a double life. Amy refuses to believe this but as the police dig deeper, conflicting stories are told by the two women, the two woman who apparent have never met, but that is a lie.

Review:
You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but I have to say this one definitely stood out to me. The synopsis also sounded intriguing and hinted that this read may be full of drama and action, therefore I was eager to get stuck in.

From the first page it was evident that the author is a very imaginative writer who does a fantastic job at using descriptive language. Along with her vivid ways of painting a picture in your head, the first chapter also started off with a bang, action from the get go and definitely left me wondering what would unfold.

The jumps from character perspectives was easy to follow and I enjoyed reading from Jess’ perspective. She had me feeling uneasy of Matt from the start but also impressed me with how determined and strong she was. The time jumps confused me at times as I was not sure as to whose background story it was telling, but all did become clear!

Matt was a very manipulative character and I felt glad that he had vanishes from Amy’s life, despite feeling the despair she was in as a result of this. The book highlights the seriousness of domestic violence, especially non physical forms such as gaslighting, so well done to the author.

At first, I felt this would be a read you really can not call, chapter by chapter the plot began to thicken and at times I even found myself questioning if I had seriously misjudged characters such as Amy. However, as the story become to fully unravel and the pieces fitted together, the story did become quite predictable, I was not left hanging on the edge of my seat but I was still gripped never less.

Amy is shocked when a complete stranger stops her on the street to inform her that her life is in danger. That night, her fiancee, Matt disappears. With no sign of Matt, the wedding is canceled, but then a woman named Fiona reports her lover missing. The man matches Matt’s description and Fiona tells police he was about to leave his fiancee to be with her. Amy can’t believe that Matt was betraying her, but she gets evidence in the form of photos of Fiona and Matt together. Clearly, he was living two different lives, but what happened to him? This is a clever, sly mystery that I really enjoyed

With The Vow you get double the amount of story for your book!

Okay, the synopsis. Yes it’s perfect. As soon as I read it I knew this was a book I had to read, if the lovely team at Avon hadn’t approved me for an ARC this was a book I was going to buy.

Luckily we didn’t get to that, ARC approved let’s dive in....

Amy is due to get married in a couple of weeks but then her fiancé doesn’t come home one evening after work. Where has Matt got to? Shockingly another woman reports Matt as missing as well. Who is this other woman? What happened to Matt?

Amy while a little naive is written perfectly. I really felt for her reading The Vow. Her daughter Jess was a great input as well. Really impressed with how this story fooled me with red herrings!

There’s a remarkable little story within a story which I enjoyed. Set in 1996 it’s all connected to the present events, but how?

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It sucked me in from its suspenseful starting but it's ending was predictable. Although it's a good read for thriller fans.
Amy is two weeks away from her marriage with Matt. They are a happy couple, at least she could think so but she didn't know that Matt was living two lives at the same time. Matt is not what she thinks he's. A woman told her to stay away from him but she was truly in love with him. And then one day Matt was disappeared.
Without any trace of him,Amy was worried where her love was gone and finally she contacted police.
WPC Page and DI Lacey started the investigation and soon they told her that there is another woman who reported a person missing with me a matching description to that of Matt's.
Stunned, shocked Amy denied to believe it and then started the web of lies.
Amy and Fiona are suspects of the police. They both denied of killing Matt and told them that the other woman is trying to frame them.
Its ending was predictable easily but the author's execution is good. Her characters were suspenseful although the final twist was not able to surprise me. It was not worthy.
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for giving me an advance copy of this good psychological thriller.

This novel keeps you guessing until the very end. Amy and Matt have 2 weeks until their wedding when Matt goes missing. Matt has been cheating on Amy with Fiona who also reports him missing. This is the story of their relationships and the hunt to find him. There is good procedural information by the inspectors so the novel would appeal to mystery fans, as well as thriller fans because the antagonist is not readily discovered. The two women has similar backgrounds which add to the plot. The book has twists and turns as well as psychological aspects. I enjoyed the novel. It kept my interest right along.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

Amy is two weeks away from her wedding when her fiancé Matt disappears. She reports him missing, but then so does a second woman, Fiona, who claims Matt was leaving Amy for her. This is told from the perspectives of Amy, Fiona, Jess (Amy's daughter), and an unknown narrator from 1996. It is hard to write about this book and avoid spoilers. The narrative was repetitious in places, and I felt it unlikely that the police would be quite so swayed by the meaning of the various herbs and plants as to consider that evidence in any way.

I quite enjoyed it, although I worked out what was going on fairly early on.