Thanks to Net Galley and Avon Books UK for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review. 
This book starts of slow, Fran is telling the story, she is a little bizarre, different, doesn’t really have friends, she is obsessed with Charles, from her school days and to say she has issues would be an understatement. 
Fran witnesses a death at the start of the story, a school friend of Charles, Dickie, who tormented Fran at school and had hurt her sister Ellie.  Charles is also present on the evening of Dickie’s death, but Fran feels she can’t admit to anyone she was there, it will seem odd and as if she is stalking Charles again.  
The plot is revealed slowly as the events of the past unfold, the circle of school friends still exists, and Fran still doesn’t fit in. Where is her sister Ellie and her niece Rose. 
The ending is dramatic and totally  surprising. 
A slow read and I wasn’t gripped by the story at any stage 3.5 stars

Wonderful. A dark and intriguing thriller set around the character of Fran. I can't call call her Freaky as that's part of the problem. Obsessive compulsive, dark drama. Did he fall or was he pushed? Excellent.

This had a very slow start and I almost gave up on unlikeable stalker Fran but I persevered and the last third of the book came through with twists and chills.  Not a cheery read mind, but quite compelling in the end. The cover is pretty misleading though.

With thanks to the publisher for the copy received. Fran is a loner, known by the cruel nickname Freaky Fran when she was at school she is the type of person who finds the real world difficult to be in. She would to prefer to live in her little book world, surrounded by all her favourite characters. She doesn’t have many people she can talk to in the real world. Her mother is dead, her sister and niece estranged and has a sometime distant relationship with an old school friend. One who knows about her extremely concerning obsession with another old school friend Charles. This isn’t an obsession that takes place across social media platforms. This is one where she watches his home and place of work but when he starts to make contact, after the death of another from school  she starts to feel that she is happier with the image she has in her mind rather than the reality.

I liked Fran a lot and had a lot of sympathy for her. She definitely didn’t handle her predicament well, it would take a very strong person to admit they had seen a death whilst they were stalking somebody else. I wanted to know more about her sister and why they argued and I wanted her to be able to relax and start to realise who her friends were. 

This is a crime novel but it also concerns mental health and a few other medical conditions that it would be difficult to reveal without spoilers. There is a heart to the storyline that shows you never know what is behind certain actions. 

There were plenty of twists, none of which I saw coming but it did all work surprisingly well. It’s well written, a great storyline with some decidedly unpleasant characters and an interesting account of a job in a bookshop. I would definitely read more by this author.

Woah creep alert 😂 

Fran, is very strange and also very obsessed with a guy called Charles, Charles though is with Fiona,  and that’s a problem. Fran is seriously stalkerish and the book was really just creepy haha defo 10 on the creeper scale!

It was great, the twist is a killer and I didn’t see it coming, I felt so sorry for Charles who was always very polite with her and he had no idea just how crazy and obsessed she was with him!

It’s a fab book and I hope to read more like it 😃

Fran, or should I say, Freaky Fran has had an unhealthy crush on Charles since they went to school together. She’s now in her 30s, works in a bookshop and lives alone. She continues to follow Charles and one night while stalking him she witnesses a tragedy. At the tube Charles and their friend Dickie wait for a train and suddenly Dickie slips and is hit. Did he slip or was he pushed? The only family Fran has left is her sister Ellie and her daughter Rose but Fran has never meet the child and she hasn’t seen Ellie in 3 years. They talk on Facebook or by email. After Dickies death things get messy as Fran decides to kept it a secret she was also at the train station that night. I liked Fran overall but she’s is so weird and lonely that I did feel for her and wanted to know what was going on with her sister. She is not a reliable narrator and I couldn’t tell what was real at times. The book is pretty slow in the beginning but picks up speed towards the end. I knew some things before they happened but there were plenty of surprises in the end. Thanks to @netgalley and @avon_books for the ARC for an honest review.

This book has made me really want to read more by Nicola Rayner – it’s a suspensful, addictive read about a socially awkward woman, called Fran, who witnesses an accident. Dickie, a man she used to go to school with (and didn’t get along with), falls in front of an underground train and is killed. Fran was only there at the time to watch (stalk) his best friend Charles, who she has been in love since she was a teenager. She starts to wonder if it was, in fact, truly an accident…

You and Me feels like a pyschological thriller with plenty of mystery and twists, but has a protagonist who – although quite odd and makes some dubious decisions – I found to be likeable and interesting. She’s certainly unreliable at times, and there’s moments when what she admits to the reader sets alarm bells off – she is very intense and the way she behaves around Charles is very strange. However, I really felt for her, and I feel like the back story of the character was very well developed – the author did a great job of making me really care about Fran and what had happened to her sister. She’s the perfect mix – she could be hiding more than she lets on, but I was also really rooting for her!

The plot moves along at a great pace without feeling rushed, and though there are some points where you may have to suspend your disbelief a little, I found myself completely engrossed in the story.

You and Me is a real page turner, and I really enjoyed this exciting, entertaining read!

I was so excited to read Nicola Rayner's next book, and I wasn't disappointed. You and Me was brilliant! Nicola is a wonderful storyteller with a writing style that stands out from the generic 'thriller' crowd. Can't wait to read more of her work! Thank you so much to Nicola and Avon for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this wonderful book.

One of the strangest thrillers I have read. Very slow to get going,lots of twists,some of which I had worked out. Complex and strange relationships abound.

You and Me by Nicole Rayner is a psychological thriller about a loner, Fran.  She has always been obsessed with Charles, and she follows him occasionally to check up on him.  This story did not end up where I thought it would, and it was rather depressing at times.  Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy.  All opinions are my own.

After an interesting start, with a lonely girl and little family, this book took ages to get into. I am sorry to say that I struggeld and failed to finish it Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the chance to review it.

This was a compelling thriller. Lots of twists and turns with some great characters that were true to life. The subject of the story was very realistic and the conclusion was excellent. Great read!

I had such high hopes for this book after reading the blurb. 
I felt like the book dragged on and was quite slow paced. I nearly gave up a few time but I needed to know what happened to dickie and where Ellie had been all this time. 
Once I got to 90% the book really picked up pace and I began to enjoy it. I really didn’t see the ending coming and back m glad I continued till the end.
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this book

This was a book that spent three quarters of it describing the life of Fran as a stalker and the life of Ella her sister who she no longer sees. I can fully understand why so much is dedicated to the past and the present descriptions about the sisters as it sets the background to the ending very neatly I personally felt that it was however too drawn out and would perhaps put people off continuing to read to the end. The book dribbles in small chunks what happened at boarding school and how it affected both girls.
After the very slow start the end is racy, unexpected and well written.

Unfortunately, I was unable to finish this book. After reading the summary and some of the early reviews, I looked forward to reading it this month with the rest of the thrillers, but found myself having difficulty staying connected to the characters and the plot. Potentially considered a slow burn, I needed something exciting to keep me interested in the book enough to make it through to the end.

Thank you for allowing me to give my honest opinion.

You And Me is a disturbing thriller that was a book of two halves for me, the first being very slow going and the second being fast and exciting.
This book had me almost giving in at a quarter of the way in but boy am I glad I didn't. Fran is a loner, she only has a very small group of friends, her sister, Ellie was her life but is now estranged from her and unfortunately has no contact with her niece because of this. Ever since she's been stalking her school crush, Charles, until she witnesses something terrible that will start to change her life.
I would have preferred this book to have kept the same pace throughout as the ending was a good one and I very nearly missed out on it!!! This is the second book I've read by Nicola Rayner and although slow to start it was a good thriller so hopefully there will be more to come.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Fran Knight is now in her 30’s and works in a bookstore.  This is a perfect job for her as she loves nothing more than reading.  She lost her mother not long ago and she grieves her yet.  Her younger sister, Ellie and young daughter, Rose, move from place to place and Fran never really knows where they are.  She misses them so much but a disagreement has kept them apart.

Fran and Ellie attended a co-ed boarding school where their mother worked as matron.  An intelligent but plain and shy girl, Fran was bullied a lot.  Ellie, on the other hand, was an excellent swimmer, beautiful, and took no crap off other students.  

Dickie Graham, the school show-off and trouble maker, had a crush on Ellie but she was off-hand with him.  Fran fell in love with Charles early on and loves him to this day.  He is her everything and all she lives for.  

Dickie recently died when he fell or jumped in front of an oncoming train.  He and Charles had been out drinking together when he fell.  It just so happens that Fran had been out that night too and through the masses of people waiting for the train, saw Dickie fall.  If he jumped, why?

Dickie’s widow, Caroline, has a baby daughter named Daisy.  Many friends have come together to comfort her in her grief.  Charles has been devastated by Dickie’s death.  Caroline befriends Fran and they get together now and then for coffee.  But something doesn’t seem right and Fran isn’t sure what’s going on.  But the bullies remain and it seems that they will never change.

Fran wants so much to talk to Ellie but can never get her to agree to come home.  Where is she and why won’t she come home?

The book seems to drag for so long readers are promised an explosive ending so I stuck with it.  I’m so glad I did.  Whew!  Good book.  Don’t miss it.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books for my ARC. Wow! This book had me engaged from the start. There are shocks from beginning to end. Fran is a strange and awkward loner. Her unhealthy obsession of Charles, a friend from school, dominates every aspect of her life. Lurking in the shadows, waiting for a glimpse of her self proclaimed soulmate leads her to witness a tragedy that will force her to come face to face with her greatest fear. Suspense, dread and a total sense of unease, drives this tale of deception and denial. Definitely recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This novel was nothing like I expected it to be. The main character Fran is majorly stalking her high school crush Charles and witnesses an accident involving a train and an old classmate.
She's then excited and hopes this will bring her and Charles closer together (cringe) and from there things just get strange.
I feel like this had a lot going on that wasn't really necessary. Things were drawn out and long winded but then some things were glossed over.
However, certain plot points kept getting dropped that made it hard for me to officially put this one to the side.
The ending was good I just wish all the stuff in the middle would've worked out better.

Our narrator for this creepy little story is Fran, a bit strange and VERY obsessed with Charles, a school crush.  Sadly, Charles is now with Fiona. The book begins with Fran witnessing a death on a subway platform of a former schoolmate, who is there with Charles. We understand that Fran is a somewhat unreliable narrator as we read on. The story starts out slow, but picks up nicely.  Add to the story the fact that Fran is also missing her sister, Ellie, who is off with her young daughter traveling the world.  It’s a pretty well-done story of obsession and mystery, and I was caught off guard by the twist at the end.  A fun read! Thank you to #NewGalley for this arc of You and Me.