Molly has overcome a lot to be where she is today. Needing to qualify for the Olympics, she has to run the London Marathon.
London is a very lonely city, and besides her agent, her coach, and a fellow athlete, Thea, she has no friends.
However, she does have a stalker. He contacted her via Instagram, and she can't get rid of him.
The police feel as though she is over reacting.
But he is there, while she is running the marathon. She can feel his eyes following her every step.

I wasn't expecting the bulk of this book to take place during the marathon. I am not a runner, but do understand that it is a lonely sport.
However, I thought that during a race, a runner "zones out", concentrates on putting one foot in front of another, and focuses on getting to the finish line.
Molly, however, was constantly on her phone it seems. But she did manage to work out who the stalker was.

So did I. Long before she reached the middle of the race!

I think, if a reader has running and marathons as a hobby, this could be of interest. The story was well plotted and twisty, but not my personal taste.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this book.

💎the book has its own rhythm 🎵 you follow the story and you think you know how it will be developed but then comes the surprises ! The feeling of being stalked is not the nicest one but how you can escape it …. The destiny of many people who experienced that personally ! 😭 the book had that point ! Great read ! #thrillseeker #bookstagram #newread #readingtime #readingaddiction #thrillerbooks #thrillerlist #netgalleyreader @netgalley

Molly is a marathon runner and about to run the London Marathon in order to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Unfortunately she has a stalker however the police have told her that he is in prison in Germany. On the day of the London marathon she finds flowers outside her hotel room door, flowers that were her mothers favourite and a note saying he is behind her all the way. Chapters alternate between race day and the training leading up to it and the story with the stalker.

I enjoyed this, possibly more so being a runner. It's been written from very much a runners perspective- giving wonderful descriptions of being out there and battling the elements and the clock, but most of all, yourself again and again. It's a lonely profession in many ways, it made me think of “ The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” a book from long ago, doing as it says in the title but this one has a sinister air of the stalker possibly hovering at every twist and turn. It's clever and a brilliant insight to both the human mind and body and how Molly deals with this through the race. There’s a clever twist, expect the unexpected. Loved it.

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Every Step You Take by M. A. Hunter started off well and was intriguing and suspenseful. But then it just got repetitive and tedious at each mile and the flashbacks with Molly thinking she sees her stalker at the race or second guessing everything.

The ending was okay, and I kind of guessed who was involved about halfway through the book.

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Publication date: March 28th, 2024
Page count: 338
Genre: domestic thriller
Setting: London

Unique concept drew me in. Found it to be very repetitive. Very dry. Really hard to get through unfortunately. Only completed it because I had requested it from Net Galley.


Thank you to author, publisher, NetGalley for advanced copy. This is an honest voluntary review.