"While You Were Gone" is a novel that explores themes of loss and resilience. The story follows Angie who loses her mother as a child in tragic circumstances and how she navigates the emotional consequences through to her adult life. The portrayal of grief is powerful. I did however feel that the protagonist made ludicrously bad decisions throughout the novel to the point where her character became unrealistic.
As a result, I couldn't get behind her and this distracted me from the storytelling.

A psychological thriller that sadly left me wanting.
The characters were over the top and the storyline just to far fetched.
I am afraid i ended up skimming here and there.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Angie and Dan are thrilled about their last minute getaway to the Scottish Highlands. All they need is someone to care for their pets and home while they're gone. When warm, reliable Martha Hunt steps in, she seems like the perfect house sitter. But when the couple returns home early, their dream holiday turns into a chilling nightmare. The house is in chaos and they have no choice but to fire Martha on the spot. That should have ended it. Instead, it unleashes something far more sinister. Because Martha isn’t done with them yet and what she wants is far worse than revenge! Wow!! What a wild chilling thriller! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! It had great suspense, murder, mystery, revenge, past dark secrets, intrigue, and some shocking moments! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Inkubator books for sharing this book with me!

Thank you Inkubator Books and NetGalley for an early copy of While You We’re Gone. All I can really say is that it’s fast reading but exactly what I read is very weird. Angie is a sick character, I really didn’t understand her. Dan was the nicest boyfriend or husband, I never knew. Martha was crazy but I truly think was made up in Angie’s mind. Definitely not my type of book, sorry.

While You Were Gone was an exciting, if somewhat predictable thriller. The characters definitely made some questionable decisions, but nothing that completely turned me off on the book. A nice beach read.

Well I was feeling so curious from the start of this book and I was desperate to find out what was going on. I had no idea what to expect and it was surprisingly good. I enjoyed the suspense. The pace held steady throughout!

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for allowing me to review this book! I finished this one very quickly. I needed to know how it ended. And let me tell you the past page left chills down my spine!!!! What the what was that? Listen I never read a book by this author before so I had no idea going in but this made me want to check out his other books! Highly recommend if you want a page turner till the end!!! Martha you are unhinged!!!

Quite an enjoyable psychological thriller with a steady pace. A little predictable at times but worth reading. Thanks @netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

This is one psychological thriller that you would not want to miss out on! The pub date is on 6/15/2025 so definitely do mark your calendars! This arc from netgalley is my first book from author Mark Gillespie, and this thriller does have many twists. It is one amazing written story. Plot is really 🤯🤯🤯 so definitely don’t miss out on this book when it comes out.

I loved this book!!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.
This book was not for me. The only characters I liked were the dog and the cat.
The female protagonist's mental collapse every November because her mother died years and years ago, the housesitter from hell and her nasty vengeance ... they were so OTT to me, I just couldn't finish the book.

Frankly this book isn't long enough.
I wanted so much more of unhinged Martha.
It's got huge Baby Reindeer vibes, but also a lot more sinister.
My jaw felt like dropping a few times, from early on in the book when our pair return home, to almost the last page.
A cracking fast paced read, that I really enjoyed.

Angie and Dan are going away for a break, and employ a house sitter. She bombards Angie with photos and texts. Dan suddenly takes ill, and they return home unexpectedly to find that their house is nothing like it looked like when they left.
Martha, the house sitter, is fired - what follows is frightening.

Not quite my cup of tea, this book. It is repetitive and I didn't like any of the characters at all. Predictable as well.
How was the final fire explained and investigated?
I didn't love this book, it could have been so much more.

Went into this one completely blind as it is not on Goodreads or fable and had no ratings on here yet. Overall, it was a unique cat and mouse thriller and I enjoyed it. There were definitely parts that I felt were slower or dragged on, but, overall it was a fun story that I would recommend people check out for a quick and easy read.

Thanks NetGalley & Pub Team!

I loved this book! I stayed up all night reading as I just couldn’t put it down. I had to find out what happened and I couldn’t go to sleep! I am totally speechless wow!

From the minute I picked it up I struggled to pull myself away I was hooked! There were SO many twists and turns it was amazing! My heart was pounding throughout! Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

This was truly first-class thriller writing! I’d highly recommend this book it’s a must read when it comes out!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!