A few years ago the trope that all thrillers followed was the unreliable narrator. The most recent trend is spouses who don't talk about their pasts. It's hard sometimes to not feel frustrated when the entire plot revolves around not having a conversation with your life partner.

Allie is struggling to fit in with the other wives in the upscale DC neighbourhood her family just moved into. Always seemingly left out she's thrilled to have a flirty conversation with a dad who lives down the street. It's all pretty harmless until it isn't. Sexy Lexie, a name she hasn't heard since high school. A name no one here should know. Flustered she runs to the bathroom only to be followed by him where he assaults her. She grabs her husband and runs home, but doesn't tell him about what happened.

Bad move, since the next day he turns up dead.

Now pictures of the two of them flirting show up on the community message board. Then the cops find a Tinder profile that Allie swears she never made. As she reveals the attempted assault to her close friends, it just builds up evidence that she is to blame.

But who is framing Allie, and what is the secret from her past that she's unwilling to tell even if it proves her innocence.

Ultimately a story about how easy it is to catfish and clone someone's identity and manipulate it online. It also at it's roots is a story about the power of sharing important information about your life with the person you're married to.

SPOILER TIME: I really hated that this woman framed Allie because she was taken advantage of, when she was a child, by her husband. Allie didn't ruin your life, your child abusing husband ruined your life.

Thank you to netgalley and Forge for an advanced reading copy.

Allie and her husband and son recently moved to their new neighborhood. At a neighbor’s party, Allie meets a man who seems to know her. When he is found dead the next day, Allie is a suspect. The catch is, Allie doesn’t know the man. As she tries to clear her name, she realizes someone from her past is out to get her.

I Don’t Forgive You has an intriguing plot. Allie is a suspect in a murder for a man she claims she doesn’t know. However, there are social media accounts that show otherwise. Allie tries to prove the accounts are fakes, but it’s not easy to do. Between being a murder suspect, cyberbullying, and local gossip, Allie’s life is slowly unraveling.

A gripping psychological thriller. I Don’t Forgive You is a fantastic debut novel, and I look forward to reading more by Aggie Blum Thompson. Atmospheric and creepy.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

First, let me start off by saying this was a really good domestic suspense novel: it kept me guessing the whole time, it was a page-turner, I didn’t see the twist at the end coming, but it just wasn’t for me.
This book STRESSED me out. When I read and can relate to a character, I then become that character. Everything that happened to Allie happened to me. And it was A LOT. Like it just kept coming. My flight or fight response kept wanting to kick in. I wanted Allie to just go off the grid, or start getting angry at everyone around her. Because someone was out to get her and destroy her life. I think this just goes to show how real the author made everything seem.
My other issue was that it felt like it was just dragging out at times. At over 340 pages it’s on the longer side and I felt myself skimming at times, just trying to get through so I could find out what was actually happening instead of having to watch Allie deal with the latest life destroying ploy.
If you’re looking for edge of you seat domestic suspense this is for you. Perfect for fans of B.A. Paris.

I absolutely loved how real the main character, Allie Ross was in this book. The author portrayed her struggles as a mom in the most perfect way. I really related and felt for Allie at times because it is a struggle as a mom sometimes to make friends, especially when you’re in a new state, and especially when you’re surrounded by nosy neighbors. I really thought I knew who the killer was towards the end of the book, but I was wrong! There was a major twist at the end that left me blown away. I really enjoyed this debut thriller by Aggie Blum Thompson mainly because it took place in the Bethesda/DC area, which I grew up in and just moved back to from Texas! She also mentioned my uncle’s band (Fugazi) in the book, which was crazy to see!
Such a great thriller! It’s a must read!!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for this e-reader ARC!

I would like to thank NetGalley for an Advance copy of This book.
This was a gripping thriller that had me on the edge of my seat. I though I knew who the killer was early on but there were so many twists and turns that I could not keep up. The book was nicely written with an amazing ending.

Couldnt stop reading this one. I loved the plot, the pace it kept me on my toes. A topic that is so relative to todays society. Social Media. This book is big on relationships.

Absolutely riveting and thrilling. Allie, a new to the neighborhood finds herself in the middle of a murder inquiry and she realizes someone has hacked her online profile. Clever and compelling.

This was a really twisty and really mysterious thriller that kept me reading and guessing. This is one of a few books I've read recently that make me really wonder how well I know my neighbors and those around me. Allie's identity was essentially stolen as someone impersonated her on multiple social media accounts. The police and even her husband begin to suspect that she is not telling the truth. This kind of situation absolutely terrifies me! I was concerned about the direction of the story at times, but the author brought it back every time. While my anxiety was extremely high throughout this book, I did enjoy how the story unfolded. I will for sure be watching for more books by this author!

I Don't Forgive You is an addictive, twisty, atmospheric thriller with an ending that will truly blow your mind. Set in an upper class DC neighborhood, Allie and her photographer husband have just moved in with their young son. They have high hopes, but soon enough Allie will be framed for the murder of one of her neighbors. While at a neighborhood party, Allie is approached by a man calling her a different name. The next day, that man is found dead. Allie is pulled into the case when a fake Tinder profile using her information is found. Why would someone go to such lengths to frame Allie for murder? Filled with plenty of twists and a plot I dare you to try and predict, I Don't Forgive You is sure to be the next hit thriller. Be sure to check out I Don't Forgive You today!

I thought I was going to like this one more than I did, but I guess I am in the minority. I struggled with the main character and her constant keeping of secrets. That just never made sense why she wouldn't tell her husband about her past and such. And the innocent accused device is my least favorite to read. The good thing is the accused is always vindicated in the end and this one did not disappoint with a strong ending.

This was a very riveting, fast paced read, and the suspense just builds with each page. Well done.
Many thanks to MacMillan-Tor/Forge and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Allie is a photographer now faced with her worst nightmare. The police show up at her home and arrest her for a murder she did not commit. The evidence they have against her is mounting up. The police have found an entire dating profile and history with the victim that she has never known. She has been hacked but no way to prove it

A thriller in the suburbs is a must-read that I’ll always enjoy. Allie Ross is a photographer and devoted mother to her child, who with her husband, have recently moved to the D.C. suburbs. But after a party where Allie finds herself with a man who calls her by a past nickname, she freaks out and the next day, this same man is found dead.

It is a whirlwind of a case, the whole neighborhood is quite the gossip mill and no one knows the whole story, much less about Allie’s past. We slowly start getting bits and pieces about it, something she has tried to keep hidden in her new life. But this type of secrets don’t always stay in the dark.

Like a good thriller, we suspect everyone and no one, at one point I even started having my doubts about Allie herself, but mostly because we as readers are still getting this bits and pieces of her past and don’t get the whole picture. I do not consider myself a big fan of thrillers, specially because I have this bad habit of staying up until I finish it haha but in this case, the story flowed quite nicely, and in part of how tired I was from work, I didn’t stay up late reading but I did finish it quite fast.

The story is very cookie-cutter thriller, and I even managed to have a teenager as a suspect! It is well written and though we do have a very big group of suspects, I didn’t have problems knowing who was who, except for some of those PTA neighborhood moms, but nothing that wasn’t fixed at a turn of a page.

An incredible mystery that sucks you in from page one. This is a smart, chilling story with a deeply relatable and sympathetic main character and fantastic twists and turns. Read it in one sitting! I'll be picking up everything Aggie Blum Thompson writes in the future.

Read this over a weekend. Tightly plotted, with rich characterisation. Lots of ancillary characters, but they all add depth to the storyline. Dramatic ending. Highly recommended.

Aggie Blum Thompson's I Don't Forgive You opens at a neighborhood party where Allie Ross's husband Mark has encouraged her to make 'mommy friends'.

At the party, a man flirts with Allie, calls her Lexi, a name from her past, and accosts her. She discovers he's been following her on Instagram. The next day, he's found poisoned and Allie becomes the prime suspect.

The novel moves back in time to show the development of Lexi's teen relationship with a teacher and its consequences.

In the present, readers share Allie's despair as the community judges her, and even Mark and his family doubt her.

Allie is a successful photographer, happily married living a seemingly good life in upscale Washington, D.C., when she attends a party among the snooty neighborhood set and her life is turned upside down after a local dad hits on her and calls her by a name she never though she would hear again. Not knowing who this man is and if they were ever acquainted things are further complicated when the man is later found dead.

This was a suspenseful and intriguing read with twists and turns along the way.

This fast-paced domestic thriller is JUST what I needed. I was coming out of a bit of a slump (one book was super disappointing and dragggggged and one just wasn't what I thought it was going to be) and in walks Aggie Blum Thompson with this very readable and entertaining debut novel.

I Don't Forgive You opens in current day suburbia of Washington DC with our tortured main character Allie who is just trying to live her best life with her five year old son and successful lawyer husband. The story lets us know from the beginning that she has a sordid past and has definitely "stepped up" into a higher social class than she was raised and is trying to be the "yummy mummy' required of her. However, nothing is going right. Odd and weird things keep happening, almost as if someone is trying to destroy her using social media, and it is working.

I loved how this author sprinkled clues of "who done it" throughout the book but made it possible for several plot lines. It kept me guessing but the ending made sense and wasn't far-fetched. I just love a good fast-paced thriller like this one that takes you away and keeps your attention from the first chapter.

**Thank you NetGalley and Publishers for this ARC**

I DON” T FORGIVE YOU is the debut psychological thriller by Aggie Blum Thompson. This book is a definite winner and will grip you from beginning to end. The story deals with the guilt of sexual assault, the effects of someone hacking into your personal data on the internet for malicious purposes and destroying your life when there isn't a great deal you can do to stop it.

Allie Ross, an accomplished photographer, has just moved from Chicago into the upscale DC neighborhood with her husband, Mark, a lawyer and their adorable little boy, Cole. Allie is desperate to make a good first impression. Then she's framed for murder.

Mark and Allie attend a neighborhood party thrown by their realtor for socializing with their new neighbors. When Mark is deep in conversation with a bunch of his new mates, Allie finds herself in deep conversation, harmless flirting with Rob. But then Rob says to Allie: “Me Rob. You Sexy Lexi. Stay off Tinder. (on-line dating site). And the very same man attacks her at the bathroom.

The next day, he is found dead.

Soon, the police are knocking on Allie’s door, interrogating her about a supposed Tinder relationship with the man, and pulling up texts between them. She learns quickly that she's been hacked and someone is impersonating her online.

Facts:

Someone has made a fake Tinder Account with Allie’s picture.
A guy approached her at a party thinking she had been texting him.
Then they made a fake account and posted on her FB Group.
Someone hacked into her computer and posted photos from her work onto FB, which resulted in her being fired.

Allie’s reputation, both socially and professionally is at stake. As the killer closes in, Allie must reach back into a past she vowed to forget in order to learn the shocking truth of who is destroying her life.

I loved this psychological debut thriller and will be looking for future novels by this author. A real gem!

Many thanks to the author and Macmillan-Tor/Forge Publishers and NetGalley for my digital copy.

An absolutely brilliant book with plenty of twists. Really enjoyed the story line and was genuinely frightened at parts. Highly recommended xxx