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The doorbell rings, and everything changes. For Nicole Forbes, a quiet life in small-town California is shattered when a writer arrives, asking about her connection to the iconic British band, Secret Oktober.
As the past begins to unravel, Nicole's daughter goes missing, and the school's explanation raises more questions than answers. The search for truth becomes an all-consuming force, driving Nicole to confront the secrets she's kept hidden for decades.
The story is a masterful blend of 80s nostalgia and heart-pumping suspense, with the dark side of fandom and the intoxicating power of celebrity taking center stage. Sandie Jones weaves a complex web of characters and events that will keep you guessing until the very end.

This book started off slow for me but then caught my attention about halfway and left me with a cliffhanger. This was a dual timeline (1986 & 2010) that revolved around a past rock band murder and a present day kidnapping.
I hope there is a sequel because I need to know what happened.
Thank you St. Martins Press/Minotaur Books for sending me this ARC.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC.

This is the second eARC by Sandie Jones I have had the plesaure of reviewing. This book featured one of my favorite things, a dual timeline. There was drama at every corner. I wish we had more time to live with the aftermath of the twist, but overall this was good and fun.

This is my first read by this author and I will probably read more from her in the future. Told in dual POV as well as dual timelines, the story of a rock star (pop star maybe lol) and the women who changed his life forever but perhaps not in a way we all expect. Throughout the story, you are pretty sure what happened but as any story of this time, not all is as it seems. There were some twists that I didn't foresee but it still felt a bit disjointed in the telling (and I am assuming it was to throw us off kilter a bit). And that ending? Still reeling a bit on that one. 3.5 stars for me.

2.5 rounded up to 3.

Dual timeline following two sisters, Nicole and Cassie, and a band that is quickly rising as one of the biggest in the UK. When dark secrets from Nicole’s past starts catching up to her 24 years later, she’ll do practically anything to keep the past buried.

I think this started off really slow, but I was living for the drama in the past timeline. The characters were unlikeable, but in a fun way. I thought the present timeline and how it connected to the past was quite obvious, so I lost interest during the 2010 chapters.

The ending/big reveals came too late to be satisfying, and I really disliked the last page. I was hoping for that big moment but it just… ended :(

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

I think I see what this book was going for, but there was a lot going on and I'm not sure it all held together. Constructed from 1980s flashbacks and a 2010s narrative, the book tries to look at fan culture and obsession. (I kept thinking of watching an old Brady Bunch epidode of Marcia obsessed with some guy named Davy Jones, someone I had never heard of). I felt the band members could have been better developed, and that too many facts were withheld form the reader until the very end.

This was not my favorite. The timeline was confusing and hard to follow, and I wasn't too shocked or suprised at the twists.

This was....not it. The cover gives the wrong vibes. The characters are insufferable and I couldn't stand any of them. The story took way too long to get to the point that we all already knew.
I'm surprised I finished the whole book so for that it gets two stars but I definitely want my time back.

Thank you to the publisher for the copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

This book was a swing and a miss for me. A classic case of great ideas, but poor execution. I will say that it was an easy read and I was 100% curious to see where the story was headed so that’s definitely a positive. My biggest issues were the characters and the pacing. Nicole was fine, but I really didn’t feel like I got to know her well enough to really care about what happened to her. Cassie was COMICALLY delusional and immature and not in a good way. I think had the book focused on why she was so obsessed with the band, it would have made her storyline a litter more complex, but it just came across as ridiculous and a little cringey. The pacing was QUICK and too much so. I felt like we could have had maybe fifty more pages to really flesh out characters and smoothed out a few plot points that felt thrown in without reason. I did enjoy the dual timelines and POVs and I liked the fictional look at the groupies of the 80’s, but overall, it just wasn’t for me. Also, the ending was so freaking abrupt and frustrated the heck out of me.
CW: drug use, rape, stalking, murder, kidnapping violence

Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the advanced digital reader’s copy!

This was the first book I’ve read by this author, but definitely not my last. I was completely engrossed in this book as the author took us from California 2010 to London 1986. The back story was the better part of the book, but the California part more than made up for it with the final 1/4 of the book. I loved Nicole and detested Cassie right from the beginning. Their twisted sister relationship was simply chilling. The ending found my mouth hanging wide open and my brain going…..whaaaaat.

This review is entirely voluntary and reflects my personal opinions.

I Would Die For You by Sandie Jones tells the story of Nicole a mom and wife living a life in San Diego. Until a reporter shows up asking questions and her daughter goes missing. The author tells the background of Nicole as the past timeline which is woven through out the story. It does help move the story along and makes you keep reading.

The characters needed more substance. The husband-wife relationship seemed like an afterthought. I did pick up on the little sisters’s craziness. I had to read the ending again to make sure I got it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur for this ARC selection.

I usually really enjoy books with dual timelines and/or multiple perspectives, but this one did not work for me. I’ve read this author before and really enjoyed her writing but this book felt like work and I didn’t think it was ever going to end. Even when the book ended it didn’t really feel like an ending. It felt more like the author just stopped writing. It wasn’t the worst book I’ve read, but while i would recommend this writer to a friend, I would suggest a different book.

I didn’t love this book but the writing was still good. I just didn’t like the characters or the overall storyline. Thank you for the advanced copy!

It felt like there was just way too much going on in this story. The twists kept coming and I didn't connect with the story like I hoped.

What a great book. It alternates timelines between when Nicole was just out of school and 25 years later married with a daughter. We hear about her younger sister Cassie and her obsession with Ben from a boy band. Everything slowly entwines together. The reveals are worth the wait The ending will make your Jaw drop. Still not completely sure what happened.

I just love Sandie Jones’ writing, but this book left me wanting so much more. The dual timeline, while great, confused me a bit at times. Maybe if the timeline we were in was posted at the beginning of each chapter, it would have made it easier but I did get lost a time or two. I love to hate characters in a thriller. When they’re awful, I want to keep reading to see what they do next. Usually, however, there is one redeeming character that gives you the relief from hating everyone else. This book did not have that character for me. They were all just awful. AND THAT ENDING!! WHAT?!? Ugh I don’t know whether to cry or scream or laugh. It was so good yet left way too much hanging.

This was a swing and miss for me, which is such a shame. I wanted to love this one. Her first book was just magical and one of my favorites.

I was riveted throughout 'I Would Die for You' by Sandie Jones. I both listened to and read this ARC. It was excellent in both formats. It all has to do with how past mistakes affect the future and how secrets can't remain buried. There are so many twists and turns that I'll leave the reader to discover on their own. The last bombshell happening on the final lines of the book. 4.5 stars rounded to 5 here on NetGalley.

(Rounded up from 3.5 stars)

I have mixed feelings about this book; some parts were really great and others not so much. Jones kept me guessing throughout the book, and I had so many working theories - none of which turned out to be true. I enjoyed the dual timeline, but the end felt confusing to me. Think Daisy Jones and The Six with murder thrown in!

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book so much! I could not put it down, I had to know what would happen. I read it in one sitting. I would definitely recommend this book.