Another great read by this author. A fast paced thriller with an expected twist. What more can you ask? A must read
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion

This one was one that didn't work for me, I didn't find the flow and pace to match. It left me with questions and seemed so far fetched on one more than occasion. I have enjoyed this Author before. Would read again and hope this was an off one for me.

Thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture and AJ Campbell for the ARC!

”Lying is like a snowball…the more you roll it, the larger it becomes”…

When a police officer tells Christina that her husband is in a coma, not only is scared for his life but also her own…after all, she has a secret she’s hiding. As her husband Michael is in the hospital, Christina scrambles to find out what really happened. It seems she is not the only one keeping secrets…

I think this book is one best to go into blind, so I am trying to avoid specifics in my review. Just know that this story starts with a literal bang! I have read a lot of AJ Campbell’s books and she never fails to grab my attention from the first few pages and not let up until the story ends. Despite the circumstances, I found myself rooting for Christina and wanting her to just be okay, despite the potentially awful secrets in her life. I did have an inkling where this story was heading but that in no way prevented me from enjoying this wild ride!

Plus - with a name like Christina, how could this story not be anything but perfect? ;) Ironically enough, my husband is also named Michael…but I promise our life is a little more boring than this couple’s!

Thank you to AJ Campbell for allowing me to read another one of your fabulous stories! Your books never, ever disappoint :)

”Did I Kill My Husband” is out NOW! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

I really loved this book
Fast pace and amazing twist in the end that I didn’t see coming.
This is my first book from this author but I will be looking into her other books.
Really well written!!!!

Oh what a tangled web of deceit!

Driving home in awful conditions on a cold December night after meeting with her twin Tom, Christina hits something but when she gets out of the car there isn’t anything there. So when the police come knocking a few hours later to inform her that her husband Michael has been involved in a serious accident, Christina is plagued thinking she may have been the one to hit him.

Christina has alot going on in her life without this added stress, and this page turner unveils secrets that have been hidden for a long time in their marriage. The story catapults through the aftermath of that night and is hard to put down. It is a really engaging thriller that I was convinced I had worked out the whole who and why did she/didn’t she etc but boy was I shocked at the ending! What a twist! Definitely one I didn’t see coming.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for my arc of this title.

'Did I Kill My Husband?' is an enthralling book, brimming with secrets, lies, and unexpected developments that kept me riveted from beginning to end. I highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my ARC.

Did I Kill My Husband
By AJ Campbell
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Twists galore!

Christina is happily married to Michael until an awful accident changed the course of their life…… the secrets and lies that spill kept me on the edge of my seat.

Did Christina kill Michael? Or will he recover? What will she discover about the night of the accident?

A brilliant read literally had me on the edge of my seat

#didikillmyhusband #netgalley

Nice short chapters that end in cliffhangers making you want to keep reading. The twists in the book were refreshing and I enjoyed all the drama.

A seemingly perfect marriage—picked apart after tragedy. The childhood cancer aspects really hit me emotionally and I wasn’t expecting such a heavy addition to the plot. While I loved the FMC, I found myself frustrated with her decisions and reasoning at times.

Wow! I liked this one! Each short chapter flys into the next making it a quick, can’t put it down, one day gotta finish it book. Fast paced and twists that keep the intrigue building had me itching to find out who knew the truth about what happened that night. Definitely a must read!
Thank You to NetGalley, Bookouture, and AJ Campbell for the opportunity to fly through and enjoy this ARC.

Fast moving plot. Interesting. Well plotted. I was left on the edge of my seat during this wondering what was going on and who did it!

A J Campbell's latest book follows Christina as she comes to terms with her husband's hit and run accident. Michael is in hospital fighting for his life, and she is left to fend for herself, her kids, and the family business.

From the outside, their marriage seems to be the perfect one. But, what secrets and lies hide under the surface. Christina is a strong-willed character and is determined to keep things in tip-top condition as she flies solo. Is she the one keeping secrets, or is it Michael.

As always, Campbell has written a story full of twists and turns to keep you on your toes. Expect shocks and secrets that will hoodwink you

Christina hits something with her car while she is traveling home at night in the terrible weather. She gets out but doesn't see anything, so she guesses it was a deer that had fled away. The next thing she knows, the police are knocking on her door to inform her that her husband has been hit by car and is being treated in the hospital. And Christina has no idea why was he outside in that weather when he was meant to be at home with her kids?

This book gave me everything I wanted from thriller! The plot captivated me right away and found it impossible to put it down. This novel moved quickly, which captivated me from the start, and I truly enjoyed it. The way the characters, especially the siblings Christina, Ted, and Sophia, communicated with one another like true friends and family was another aspect that really stood out to me. I was also engrossed in the story at all times because each character had their own problems going on that provided tension and suspense from multiple perspectives. And I have to say that Ted was one of my favorite characters. He truly is the brother that we all want.

This had me guessing the entire time, starting from the moment Christina struck something in the heavy downpour and limited visibility even though she went outside to check and saw nothing, until the police arrived early in the morning and stated that her husband had been involved in a terrible accident. I kept going back and forth on my long list of potential suspects, unable to settle on one person as the guilty party.

The ending was excellent, full of deceptions and twists that were all explained! I can’t wait to read more books by A.J. Campbell, as this one was absolutely brilliant!

AJ Campbell’s ‘Did I Kill My Husband’ is a great popcorn thriller that also deals with some heavier themes like childhood cancer.

There were a few poignant moments with the main character, Christina, narrating her lived experience and discovering things she hadn’t noticed before about her children, her marriage to Michael, and herself.

The author wrote with understanding and compassion, which gave the characters depth and made them interesting. I really enjoyed the way the story came together, and the smaller moments between Christine and her children felt true for someone parenting teenagers.

Another heart wrenching story about lies, deceit and secrets. Christina is a character that I empathized with and also wanted to shake at times. The story kept me guessing at every twist until the revealing climax. I would definitely recommend it. I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley and I am voluntarily leaving my review.

4.5 stars, this book was enthralling straight away! The characters entwined stories made the twists more complex and you find yourself second guessing everything you thought the whole way through. It was such a great book and I can’t wait to read more from the author.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an early copy of the ARC

Effortlessly absorbing. But is it really as intended?

Let’s deal with the positives first. And there are quite a few of those to get through.

Firstly, and most importantly, this book did what it had to do. It effortlessly kept me reading. I loved the premise of how one small lie, told quickly and in a moment of panic after a terrible accident, can have ever bigger and more fearful consequences. I suspect that, to a greater or lesser extent, we’ve all been there.

It’s probably at least partly for this reason why I found it easy to relate to the book’s main character, Christina. I could almost feel her brain working as she tried to justify her actions – to herself as much as to anyone else – and tried to think of an innocent explanation for each new revelation and suspicion about her husband Michael. Whilst all the time struggling to overcome lack of sleep and loss of appetite.

Also very well-portrayed are Christina’s two teenage children. Abi is a teenage cancer sufferer who is now in remission, but still a source of worry every time she shows any signs of illness. This is enough for the reader to instantly have that bit of sympathy for Christina, and thus get that bit more absorbed into her story. Meanwhile, Ben is 17, has just been given his first car and is enjoying the freedom. But Christina – understandably – is on edge whenever he’s not at home, particularly when it’s the worst of the winter weather outside.

So, with me know thoroughly absorbed into the main characters and the storyline, I raced through to the end in two sittings. It’s fair to say that I enjoyed every word. And yet … for all that, it felt as though there was something missing.

The blurb, and indeed the title, don’t quite seem to match up to the book. Why, for instance, is the blurb written in the first person when the book is not? I wondered – and I have to say, not for the first time with a Bookouture publication – if they were written for an earlier draft and not subsequently updated. I also wondered if the ending of the book is different from the one that the author had originally written. The character of Ted, in particular, seems to be being set up to be someone very different from whom he is ultimately revealed as. I get that it’s important for a book such as this to include a twist, but this one seemed to have to try a bit too hard to set the twist up. I don’t think it really worked, though, the effect was to make it seem a little bit disjointed.

This isn’t a big problem. Ultimately, like I said, I read the book easily whilst staying hooked throughout. But think of this book as a curry purchased from a top-end supermarket. It’s easy to cook and tastes delicious. And yet, somehow, it’s still not quite the same as the curry cooked in your favourite Indian restaurant.

My thanks to Bookouture for my inclusion on the blog tour, and to Netgalley for the digital ARC.

This is another great psychological / domestic thriller by AJ Campbell.

I was gripped from the first chapter. I loved the twists that the author built into the book and had me speeding through the book

The book is full of deceit and lies and the reader goes on a journey to discover the truth

If domestic psychological thrillers are up your street, this is definitely one for you!

Another fantastic 5 star read from the amazing AJ Campbell!!

Christina is worried about the state of her marriage to her husband Michael. The only person she really feels that she can confide in is her twin brother Ted. One stormy night she goes to meet Ted to talk about her marriage and Michael, however on the drive home in wet and windy conditions Christina hits something. She gets out the car and looks around but sees nothing so although she is shaken, she tries to put it out of her mind and passes it off as perhaps a wild animal. When she gets home her children are in bed and Michael is asleep on the sofa in the lounge…. She resigns herself to another night going to bed alone without Michael. In the early hours of the morning she awakes to the police knocking on her door; they tell her that Michael has been severely injured in a hit and run accident, however Christina tells them they are mistaken as Michael is home….. she soon realises that she is wrong, and that Michael wasn’t asleep in the lounge when she returned the night before. He is now in the ICU at the local hospital with life threatening injuries. Christina is worried after perhaps having a little more wine the night before with Ted and therefore says nothing about the incident she had the night before to the police. The police start an investigation to find the hit and run driver and Christina starts her own investigation to find out why Michael was on that road in the stormy conditions in the first place as he is unconscious and can’t tell her, however the more she digs the more secrets and lies she finds and despite the intense guilt of possibly running her own husband over, she finds out Michael has his own secrets to hide. Will Christina get her answers or will her guilt over the accident mean that she admits her part in the accident before she finds out Michael’s secrets?!

Another great read from the talented AJ Campbell! By chapter 16 I was hooked and grabbing every minute I could to read this book. I fell for all the red herrings that the author gave out and despite suspecting a lot of characters the final twist came as such a shock, I definitely had no hint of it at all which is outstanding (and not a surprise as AJ Campbell is great at this)! From the very start the story was very suspenseful however chapter 41 definitely kicked things up a notch and I actually felt so much sympathy for Christina, I honestly don’t know how she managed to stay sane with all the pressure she was under.

Ultimately another great read from the talented AJ Campbell and I would highly recommend this for any psychological thriller fans. I can’t wait to see what she comes out with next.

Thank you to NetGalley, AJ Campbell and Bookouture for my advanced reading copy. Out now.

Did I kill my husband by AJ Campbell
Advanced Reading Copy with. Publication date of May 29, 2024
First from this author for me and it won’t be the last. This was a fairly fast read and kept me interested.
On a stormy night Christina was driving home with limited visibility. She heard and felt a bump in the road and stopped to assess the damage unaware of what or who she hit. Not seeing anyone or anything she gets in her car and goes home. Home snuggled in her bed and assuming her husband as he often does is in his den when the doorbell rings in the wee hours of the morning. Much to her surprise her husband hasn’t been home and was hit by a car and the driver left him for dead. Coincidentally sounds eerily familiar the actions of the night before.
This book definitely had me guessing through and through but it was a fast and interesting read. I’d read others of this author as the story telling is good.
Thx for the opportunity to read early.

This was a fast paced amazing read! So glad I gave this book a try as I am impressed and am planning to read some more from this author!

Christina met up with her brother Ted at the bar to catch up. On her way home it is raining hard, making driving conditions pretty crappy. Christina hit something, she was unable to find it when she got out of the vehicle, so simply assumed it was an animal that ran off after she hit it. Shortly after getting home, she thought her husband was sleeping on the couch and kids were sleeping so she went off to bed. Little did she know that shortly after that, the police would be knocking on her door. From there, things get pretty intense and its hard to stop reading!