Jane Headley learns that the large Victorian home on her street was sold via a lottery. The winners were a young couple, Stephanie and Richard and their baby, Poppy.

When Jane goes to introduce herself to the new neighbors, they act strange and almost hostile to her. Curious about them, Jane keeps an eye on them. One day, Stephanie asks Jane to keep Poppy for a few hours as she has an errand to run.

It’s difficult to add more about this book as it would be releasing spoilers. Suffice to say that this is a very unusual plot and subplots that surprised me all the way through. It brought out many emotions in me: shock, anger, and the realization that some people in life are simply evil all the way through. If you read this book, be prepared for a real page-turner.

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I received an advanced copy of this ebook from the publisher for an honest review. This book is well written and the characters are described well. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what will happen next. This book is set in London. I enjoyed Jane's character. It has many twists and turns. This ebook is in stores for £1.99 (GBP).

I always enjoy Alison’s books and this one was no exception.

The story centres around a young couple, Stephanie and Richard Hamilton, who move into a beautiful new home with their young daughter, Poppy. Jane, one of their new neighbours, tries to get to know them, but they seem reluctant to engage or make friends. It soon becomes apparent that things are not as they seem and, as Jane delves deeper, she is shocked at what she discovers….

This was a slow burner, which I didn’t mind, but I thought the story was told well and kept me turning the pages. The characters were well portrayed, especially Jane, who I felt a lot of empathy for amongst her problematic marriage. The plot cleverly twists and turns, dropping lots of unexpected surprises along the way.

A solid psychological thriller, which I would recommend.

Thanks to author, Alison James, publishers Bookouture and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I’m sorry but I give this book 3 stars.
It started off great in the beginning but it was such a slow burn for me until the last few chapters. The twist didn’t really seem like a twist for me as a psychological thriller lover.

Though this book may not be for me, I’m sure there are others that would find this book intriguing and I’d say to give it a shot.

Absolutely loved this book. Lots of twists and turns. I loved the different perspectives that the author shows the reader. I would definitely recommend anyone to read this.

Jane notices that a new couple moves in nearby. She tries to welcome them to the neighborhood but quickly realizes that something is not right.
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. I truly enjoyed reading The New Couple by Alison James.

A young couple moves into a prestigious neighborhood after winning the house. Jane stops by with a welcome gift of a casserole, but something just doesn’t seem right with the new neighbors, Stephanie and Richard Hamlin. They do not appear friendly and are clearly rushing Jane away. What is the real story with the new couple that has moved in? We find out the true story that Stephanie and Richard Hamlin are not who they say they are and there is actually something much more sinister going on. If Jane doesn’t stop being nosy and trying to investigate them, she will find herself in hot water. This was an interesting and quick read. I enjoyed the suspense and mystery. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

The New Couple was a riveting experience to say the least. Full of delicious plot twists, it's a story about wanting something that has always been out of reach. It's also a story about getting it by any means necessary.

I loved the manner in which the story was told and how every single perspective was a vital part of the big reveal. Sometimes you consider yourself a good person, but when the life you have always dreamed of is within reach, just how far would you go to protect it?

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The book gets a solid 4/5 from me.

I really enjoyed the way that this book was written. The fact that it was written in four parts and told the story from different points of view was extremely engaging for me. The plot of the book is good and the characters are interesting. It does have you screaming at the book at parts as you want them to the voice that is telling them something isnt right. But overall a good read.

I could not put this book down.

The New Couple sees a family moving into a house that was recently won in a raffle. Immediately, one of the neighbors feels something is off. Everyone calls her a busybody and gaslights her into not following her intuition, though. As it turns out, she was right and the New Couple in the neighborhood does have something big to hide.

This story is written in four parts, each showing different pieces of the same story from a different person's point of view. Seeing the motivations and feelings of each person involved, including the neighbor who feels funny about them, was such a neat way of telling background information and sharing details that are important but may not have been easily included with a single point of view.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3 ⭐️

Thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this book In exchange for an honest review.

This story started strong. I was completely captivated about this couple who are struggling financially as the boyfriend seems to possibly have a gambling problem. Keren seems to really be a bit fed up with his antics.

Her boyfriend puts together an elaborate scheme to pretend they are the winners of this beautiful house as they both resemble the real winners. The only problem is what to do with the real winners? The bf has it all figured out, I’ll leave this for you to find out when you read the book.

The book was broken down into perspectives from some of the main characters. I found it a bit redundant as they went over some of the same info in many chapters.

The story line of someone pretending to be a winner and kidnapping the family who won was an intriguing one in my opinion.

I think I might be the dissenting voice on this one! It was building up to be a good psychological thriller but the switch between characters gave everything away and once I knew what was going on, someone how the steam went out of it for me. It's well written and characterised but stretched believability a bit thin. I still wanted to read to the end so job done on that front but overall I didn't like the format.

While I did read this all the way through. really wanted to see what was going on, once I did, I didn't end up enjoying this book that much. It's odd, as it is written well, so I wanted to see what was happening, I just didn't like the characters at all. Its a bit confusing once the book started, to keep up with who is who, and then when we find out who they are, it is a disappointment as I didn't like them.

Fantastic thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat til the very end! I loved the multiple POV and learned new details with every character’s POV. I loved Jane’s nosiness coupled with Liam’s cockiness, especially reading it from their own perspective. This was my first book from this author, but it certainly won’t be my last!

Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I felt this took quite a while to get going and it was plodding in some places before the basic mystery was properly set up. The twists and turns were signalled well in advance, but it still made an interesting read and I was racing through it by the end to find what was going to happen next.

After I read The New Couple, I immediately searched for other books by Alison James to add to my TBR pile!

The man going by the name Richard Hamlin has thought of everything when he decided that he and he girlfriend would take on the identities of Richard and Stephanie Hamlin. Except for the dog. And the neighbors of the opulent new house he now owns, complete with their nosiness, classism, and affairs.

But Richard is charming and knows how to fit in. It helps that he has several items that belong to the real Richard Hamlin. And his girlfriend has no choice but to play along.

But Jane, one of their neighbors, has a gut feeling that something is not quite right with the new couple and decides to do a little digging. Much to her husband's disgust. More importantly, Richard finds out about her snooping and decides he needs to put a stop to it.

I loved how part of the story was told from three different POV, and each character revealed a little more about what happened as the carefully laid out plan starts to fall apart. The characters were well developed, and even though some of them were unlikeable, there was plenty to love about this story!

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advance reader's copy of this fast paced thriller!

I really like Alison James as her books all vary and are not the standard easy to work out plot line you get with some authors. Recommend this book to everyone who likes reading and feeling connected to the characters as they are easily identifiable to normal life.

The New Couple by Alison James is a psych thriller that benefits from the method in which the story unfolds.
The setup is simple enough. A young couple wins a lottery for a house in a nice part of town. However, when they do move in, not everything is as it seems.
It seems as if several people in the neighborhood are hiding secrets. But who has the darkest secret of all?
Jane is the person who first notices that something seems off with the new couple. The entire first half of the book is from her perspective. As I read her suspicions and followed her actions, I could see myself thinking in the same manner she did.
I actually liked how her concerns were dismissed by people for various reasons. That made her relatable in my eyes. But she knew what she saw and what didn’t look right, and she ended up being more accurate than she imagined.
I don’t want to go into too many details, because it would be easy to give some of the secrets away. Suffice to say that the author does a great job of keeping the reader guessing.
I mentioned how the first part of the story belongs to Jane. The action unfolds in three sections. The second two belong to characters…who have something to do with the lottery.
But honestly, I don’t want to say what or who because it will give away part of the story.
There are a few moments and characters that seem superfluous. They appear for a scene or two and have nothing else to do other than that one moment. But that’s okay. The overall plot remains engaging.
If you’re looking for a psych thriller with a few surprises, I would definitely recommend The New Couple by Alison James

A couple moves into their new home - 12 Sycamore Gardens - under the watchful eye of their neighbour, Jane Headley from number 6. Who is this couple - The Hamlins - in the quiet upper-middle-class suburb in London? The first part of the book is told primarily from Jane's point of view. The second half, including the tension and suspense, hots up en route to the satisfying finish. The plot twists are solid in this intriguing and engrossing read.

This review was written voluntarily and my rating was in no way influenced by the fact that I received a complimentary digital copy of this novel from Bookouture via NetGalley.

This was decent. I'd recommend this for readers who want to explore thriller as a genre but are not comfortable with trigger warnings that most of the thrillers/mysteries come with.

The writing style is easy to follow and chapters are small. One of the major problem for me apart from the very predictable plot was the writing format which gets a little boring.

The book is divided into four segments, and first three segments are about the same incidents by three different point of views with little variations.

Narrated by neighbour Jane Headley, we meet the affluent residents of Sycamore Gardens. When one of the homes is bought by a company to raffle the question of true snobbery comes in to play. A house worth three million sold in the normal manner would only attract someone they deem of good social standing. A raffle however could mean anyone moving in.

The prologue gives you the foreboding insight of knowing how things might play out but kept enough information back that you don’t know who, why or how.

These poor rich residents with their hedge funds, nannies and housekeepers have no idea what is about to happen and that to me was the absolute grip of this book. While I wanted to feel sorry for them, I also hated their holier than thou attitudes and the class system that was their mantra. Poor does not necessarily mean awful neighbour or a lowering of tone.

Jane however came across as quite likeable even if she was incredibly nosey. She is the textbook definition of curtain twitcher but with her children now grown I think she needed something in her life to stop the rot of her marriage becoming evident.

This is the third book I have read of this author and while this was a slower burn than the others she certainly does write great characters. Whether you like them or not!