I received an arc copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. This book was absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend it! At first it reminded me of another thriller that I had read before but it completely went in a different direction. Beth wakes up in a hospital after being in a car accident and does not remember her husband or the last five years of her life. It really kept me interested and it was very suspenseful! Thank you to the publisher for allowing me access to this book. I will definitely be looking for more by this author.

Imagine losing your memory. Not just the alcohol induced blackouts. The long term, lost years kind of memory loss.

I really feel for Beth. She’s lost five years of her life and she’s lost. I hate losing a night, let alone over 1500 of them plus the days! I was so anxious for her as she came to terms with the world she’s spent time in and can’t remember

Rob I didn’t trust. It wasn’t anything specific but he didn’t fill me with confidence that he had Beth’s best interests at heart. I could be wrong but I didn’t trust him.

I got only a third way through and I feared for Beth. What she had found out so far was so unnerving but I didn’t know whether it was her accident that had caused matters or something more untoward. I couldn’t shake the fear the further I got into the book but there was a niggle in the back of my head – she’s had a major head trauma. Was all this her mind playing tricks on me?!

Stockham has crafted a taut psych-thriller where I 99% believed my nervy main character but there was that 1% that undermined my belief. The twists just kept coming like a barrage of punches as I read with my fingers covering my mouth! A masterfully plotted and addictive read!

I received an E-ARC with a request for my honest review.

This shocking psychological thriller follows Beth, who wakes up in a hospital bed, however she seems to have forgotten the last 5 years of her life.

Her husband Rob is at the hospital, but the problem is she doesn’t remember getting married or meeting Rob.

When she is back in her home with her husband, she tries to piece back the past five years, and see whether she can regain her memories, but not everything seems to fit what she would expect.

Will Beth’s memories return? Is her husband being truthful?

This thriller was an engrossing read, and I didn’t want to stop reading, it shocked me throughout as Beth uncovers more about the memories her mind had blocked out.

I couldn’t imagine being in Beth’s situation not remembering things that happened and having to live with a husband she knows nothing about.

It would be a scary and confusing situation, and I felt for her throughout the whole story.

Overall, a shocking psychological thriller where Beth tries to uncover the past 5 years of her life and find out her husband really is.

2.5 stars

The Man She Married started with an interesting premise! Beth wakes up in a hospital room following an accident and she can't remember the last 5 years. Seems like an interesting story.

The execution of the story fell flat and there were lots of loose ends left untied. The majority of the story was Beth wondering if her husband was who he said he was and then the story races to an implausible conclusion.

As a thriller I just didn't find it thrilling and certainly not twisty. I also found the dialogue annoying. Beth has a friend who calls her babe over and over. I wondered if that was a cultural thing or a word used more often where the book was set but it grated on me every time I read it.

Overall, I know there will be many people who enjoy this story. If you are a fan of thrillers this may be worth trying for yourself to see if you feel the same way I did at the end or if it is a more satisfying read for you.

The Man She Married by Alison Stockham was another excellent book from start to finish, especially as it was full of twists and turns with a great storyline that will have you gripped. This was a book once I started I had to sit there and finish it to find out what happens to Beth.
When Beth finally wakes up she does not know where she is, all she can tell is that she is in hospital but what hospital? She has been in a horrible car accident. Her doctor is explaining to Beth what has happened to her but she appears to be suffering from retrograde amnesia due. In Beth's mind she believes it's the year 2019 and she's 24 years old, Loving life and working at a local cafe in Australia, and still living with her parents. Her world comes crashing down all around her and is shocked when she's told it's actually 2024. . . . . . .she is living in England and married to Rob who has been sitting next to her bedside waiting for Beth to wake up.

When Rob finally can take her home, But, as she recovers Beth does not recognise anything around her, nothing makes sense… and nothing is adding up.

Beth asks Rob questions about her and them, which makes Rob angry. She brushes his behaviour off as wanting to take care of her, and he reminds her she needs to rest and that she needs time to allow the memories to come back to her naturally and she can not rush these memories to come back!

Beth continues to search for answers and discovers that her closet etc doesn't doesn't contain any of her clothes, well the clothes that are there she would never wear!!!! Her Social Media is extremely sparse social media and shows pictures of things she'd never do, and let alone post.

Who is this person - this person can not be Beth?

But, Who is Rob? is he really Beth's Husband?

This book was excellent and I highly recommend it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! From the start, it’s clear that secrets are being kept from Beth, but the reader is just as much in the dark. As the story unfolds, we get to piece things together alongside Beth, adding to the suspense and intrigue.

What makes this story especially fascinating is that Beth’s memories and emotions are unreliable—she can’t even trust herself. The reader joins her in trying to untangle what’s real and what’s a lie. Her struggle to figure out who she can truly trust is central to the story, especially since she has no memory of those around her.

The fast-paced plot kept me hooked, and uncovering Beth’s family secrets along with her was captivating. While I could predict a few of the twists, the journey to those revelations was highly enjoyable.

The characters were compelling, though I felt Beth made some decisions that could have been resolved more easily—yet her mental state often clouded her logic, which made sense for the story. I highly recommend this book to thriller fans.

What a horrible thing to wake up and not remember the last few years of your life.
Beth is in for many surprises and as I read a cold finger of fear zipped up and down my spine.
Rob is creepy and very questionable.
But when Beth learns even more about her past my jaw dropped.
Full of twists and turns that broadsided me this novel may make you paranoid!

After a terrible accident, Beth wakes up in Cambridge. It is 2024, but the last she can remember is 2019, when she was still living in Australia, was single and ready to travel the world. Now, it looks that she has a husband, she has no idea who he is.
The Man She Married by Alison Stockham, an author I had the chance to review before, has a haunting premise. What happens when one´s lost his or her memory. Only the idea of it makes me shivering. But in Beth´s case, the main character of the book, it may have to do to more than an accident, as the so-called husband Rob, that she cannot remember at all, may be a bizarre and maybe dangerous too presence into her life.

I was fascinated by everything related to the memory loss and the eventual recovery, and the twists of the story amplified already the tensions following the search for the truth. From the intempestive beginning, we know that something is brewing, but as we are approaching the end, there are more questions than answers.

Nothing is accidental in the story, and from the very beginning the reader feels challenged to make presumptions. Both physical and emotional details, particularly at the beginning of the book, do create an ambiance of confusion and expectations, that we are unsure where it will actually lead to.

The Man She Married is a dark journey alongside the pathways of memory and manipulations. It may warn us to be careful who we trust and why is important to trust oneself´s intuition when everyone tried to convince you the opposite. In any case, it is a book to remember.

This was an excellent read. Fast paced and well written
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this

It is a fast-paced and emotionally charged read. Claustrophobic, this book is also claustrophobic, palpably claustrophobic.
It was a rollercoaster of emotions as I was reading about the little things, the confusing things, that come with having lost a significant amount of time from your life – or, at least any recollection about it. It’s written in such a way that you read and… feel like you are living it. You do not feel like a bystander, like a passive reader. You read and experience it. I’m not used to it; I’m used to being a passive reader and being level 5 aphantasic, things I read rarely ignite any imagination.

This is a gripping and thought-provoking page-turner that will captivate readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and mysteries, particularly those who appreciate stories about identity, trust, and the complexities of relationships, making it a perfect fit for fans of authors like Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.

I really enjoyed this book! From the beginning the reader is able to see that things are being hidden from Beth, but the reader is also in the dark as well. As we learn along with Beth the reader is able to kind of start to piece everything together.

The really interesting part about this is that you can't trust Beth and her memories and emotions, but Beth also can't trust herself either. The reader and Beth are trying to decipher what has actually happened and what all are lies. Beth struggles throughout the whole book with who she can actually trust when she doesn't remember any of them.

This book is very fast-paced, and kept me very invested the whole time, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning Beth's family secrets with Beth. I did think some of the plot twists were things that I could have guessed, but how we got to the plot twists was very enjoyable.

I rated this book a 4/5 star. I enjoyed the characters, but there were a few things that I think could have been resolved easier than Beth did it, but at the same time her brain wasn't exactly working in a logical way for some of the book. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good thriller, especially with an unreliable narrator (my personal favorite!).

I've only ever read one other of Stockham's earlier books, The New Girl, so had an idea of what to expect from The Man She Married.

It didn't disappoint!

It's a fast paced, addictive thriller that throws you straight into the thick of the action and keeps throwing curveball after curveball, twisting your perceptions of truth.

Brought to you by secrets, lies and unreliable narrators, The Man She Married is a suspenseful, nail biting psychological thriller that's a great read.

An enjoyable, entertaining and engaging read.

When Beth wakes up from an accident and lost a few years of her life. She has no recollection of her husband. Rob seems sweet and kind in the beginning but as you read more into the story you find that sometimes the skeletons in the closet are quite overwhelming and dangerous.
This was a super quick read. I actually finished it in about 2 and half hours.
It is a story about manipulation, betrayal, and lies.
I liked the story and I would recommend it to someone who just wants a quick read.
As with all psychological thrillers, I had it in my head, that I knew what was going to happen.
The problem was the anticipation was quickly eliminated and the story ended.
I wasn't that impressed with the ending.
Thank you Netgalley and Boldwood books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book definitely had me gripped right away, it had me guessing and not wanting to finish reading until I knew the truth,

Beth was in an accident, and woke up in a hospital with only a memory of living with her parents in Australia. She was told she lived in England, and married. She tried to figure out and get answers; was he a liar or was she married to him? This was a strong and interesting read. It kept me engaged and wanted to find out what was going on. I was livid with a certain character, but that was what kept me hooked. This was a solid read by Alison Stockman. Thanks to NetGalley...

I was immediately intrigued by the synopsis of this book, and by around 50 pages in, I was fully hooked (though it did take a little time for the story to pick up for me).

Beth wakes up with no memory of the past five years, and she’s shocked to find herself on the other side of the world, married to a man she doesn’t recognize, yet instinctively knows she shouldn’t trust. Alone and isolated, she’s determined to piece her life back together, even if it means doing so without her husband Rob's help.

From the very beginning, I found myself questioning what was really happening, and although I predicted a few of the twists, the story still kept me gripped. It’s a fast-paced, engaging read that held my attention for the most part. I did find some of the internal monologue a bit repetitive at times, which led me to skim through parts. I also struggled to sympathize with some of Beth's decisions - while I understand the impact of her brain injury, it was hard to overlook the many red flags she seemed to ignore or overlook to fit her narrative.

I did expect a bit more from the ending and found it somewhat anti-climactic. I had been anticipating another big twist that never came, but I was still satisfied with how things wrapped up overall.

This was my first book by Alison Stockham, and I’m definitely curious to explore more of her work in the future. All in all, it was a four-star read, and I’d definitely recommend it to fans of psychological thrillers.

Trigger warning: This book deals with themes of domestic violence and coercive control.

Thank you to NetGalley and BoldWood for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Man She Married by Alison Stockham is a heart pounding, page turning thriller.

The book centers around Beth who gets in a car accident and wakes up from a coma realizing it is five years later. She is told that the man standing near her bedside is her husband Rob. She doesn't remember marrying him, or the house that they are in, but surely that will come back eventually right?

It is bad enough waking up and realizing you are missing the past five years of memories, but how do you know who you can trust when you don't even know who you are?

Thank you to Alison Stockham who provided this book to NetGalley. I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

The Man She Married by Alison Stockham is a domestic thriller full of secrets and lies. This book does deal with domestic violence and coercive control so that is a trigger for you just be aware.
Beth awakens in a hospital after being in a car accident. She discovers that while she believes she is 24 years old and in Australia where she grew up, she is missing 5 years of memories. She is now in the UK and married to a man named Rob. She doesn't remember anything past 2019 and while in the hospital Rob seems kind enough there is just something unsettling about him and their relationship. When Beth is well enough to go home she is eager to regain her memories. But what are Rob's intentions for her? When she starts to get flashbacks of her missing years, she realizes all is not what it seems with Rob and her marriage. This book had a very good story line and I found myself eagerly reading to find out what Rob was hiding. I really think that Stockham really captured what a domestic violence relationship looks like. The red flags, the control, the manipulation and isolation Beth felt was very convincing. I did feel like some parts did drag just a bit but it didn't stop me from finishing. This was the first book I have read by this author but not my last.
Thank you to NetGalley, Alison Stockham, and Boldwood Books for this ARC. Expected release date is January 20th 2025.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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In 'The Man She Married,' Beth, the protagonist, grapples with amnesia following a car accident, losing the past five years of her life. Her husband, Rob, presents himself as the picture of devotion, yet Beth experiences unsettling unease, a gut feeling that something isn't quite right. This intriguing premise drives a fast-paced narrative, keeping me hooked and eager to uncover the truth.
However, the character development felt somewhat superficial. Beth, while understandably disoriented, came across as overly gullible and somewhat irritating at times. Rob, unfortunately, was a rather one-dimensional villain, lacking any depth or nuance. His motivations remained shrouded in mystery, leaving his descent into darkness unexplained and unconvincing. Supporting characters similarly fell into predictable archetypes, lacking the complexity that would have enriched the story.
The ending fell very flat and was almost anticlimactic. The resolution seemed overly convenient, lacking the organic flow that would have made it more believable.
Overall, 'The Man She Married' offers a promising premise, but the execution falls short. While the fast-paced plot kept me engaged, the underdeveloped characters and the somewhat unsatisfying ending ultimately hindered the book's impact.