‘Whoa!!! I stayed up till 6am reading this book! I needed to know the ending! This book was TWISTED. In the best and worst way… Jaw-dropping.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsYou’d be lost without her… when you discover his guilty secrets.
She helps rock your babies to sleep when they cry.
She’s your friend when you have no one else.
She’s the woman upstairs, whose feet you hear treading above as you drift off at night, thankful you aren’t alone.
But what if you’re about to lose everything because of her?
One of the most twisted, shocking, heart-stopping psychological thrillers you’ll ever read! Fans of K.L. Slater, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train, prepare to be kept up way past your bedtime as you race through this addictive page-turner.
Readers absolutely love The Woman Upstairs:
‘I absolutely loved it!… I was like superglue stuck to the pages racing through it as I could not get enough… A twist to end all twists that took my breath away… The tension built throughout, gave me many heart-pounding moments and I was on the edge of my seat.’ Once Upon A Time Book, 5 stars
‘Oh… my… goodness. What a rollercoaster of a read, just brilliant, full of twists and turns and I was gripped from the first page… Brilliant, addictive… A nail-biting and edge-of-your-seat ending.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘WOW!… This book has more twists than a corkscrew. You no sooner get through with one twist and BAM the next one comes.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘WOW! Still reeling from the moment I read the final chapter… A book I devoured easily in just over 24 hours.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Wow and wow again! A stonkingly good read… I raced through this, it’s that good!!’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Wow!… This one was perfect! So twisty and gripping!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I could not put this book down! I wanted to keep reading it!… I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have been telling people they MUST read it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘WOW!!… Fabulous.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Sooooo good! I couldn’t put this book down and flipped pages late into the night until I finished… Must read!’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘Brilliant… Another thoroughly engrossing read from an author who is quickly becoming one of my favourites. I cannot think of a single thing that I did not love about this book… This is a compulsive and addictive read from the word go, and I simply devoured it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘What an amazing book!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Absolutely brilliant… Very addictive… I so recommended this book!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A fantastic thriller that I could not put down.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Will leave you spellbound!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I read this book in one day since I just couldn’t put it down! I have read a lot of mysteries but this one kept you guessing through the whole book and what I thought were the answers turned out to be wrong! You will definitely want to pick this one up!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A perfect example of the perfect domestic thriller.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘This is one of those books you can’t wait to pick up again because you must find out what’s going to happen next, I was totally engrossed.’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘Picture perfect… My Kindle might have a dent from my “page turning” so fast. Brilliant.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsmore
If you are looking for a thriller that is both creepy and scary, this is it. I was captivated and enthralled by this book from the very first page until the very last page. There were times I had to put the book down because I was afraid to find out what was going to happen. Katie and Ian are in a casual relationship when she discovers she is pregnant with twin girls. Ian is thrilled and has her move into an old Victorian mansion which was supposed to be renovated but it wasn’t. He puts Katie up in a hotel until he can get some of the rooms renovated and inhabitable so she can move in. While visiting the coffee shop across the road, Katie meets Paula who said she was a doula and Katie agreed to let Paula help her with her birthing plan and care of the babies after they were back home as Ian traveled a lot. Once the babies are born and Paula moves in to help, things get really creepy and scary. Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this scary book that I thoroughly enjoyed because it kept me on the edge of my seat and if I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.
A very well written story about a family divided
Kept hoping it would get better but it didn’t. I don’t like stories where they make the woman come off so stupid.
First, I want to thank Ruth Heald, Bookouture and Netgalley for providing me with this book so I may give you this review.
WOW!! Her Guilty Lies A Completely Gripping Psychological Thriller Packed With Twists by Ruth Hurd needs a Netflix original movie! The book kept playing like a movie in my mind as I was reading it! It is that intense of a storyline that blew me away!! It had everything you would want in a book such as the secrets, the suspense, the drama, the character you want to slap (or at least I did), the shocking scenes, the incredible twists and turns, the adorable babies, and the incredible characters.
This cover is what first drew my eye to this book. It was cute and clever with the two heart suckers and one cracked. So very true how it says there are two sides of every story. But how many secrets? Kudos to the graphic artist who captured the reader’s attention.
I should mention that there are some parts of this book that may trigger some of the readers. If you are sensitive to the some of the topics, I am to mention this book may not be for you. Domestic abuse, child abuse, adultery, murder, etc.
Ruth is a brilliantly gifted storyteller in this genre. This is one incredibly intense book. As you dive deeper into the book it gets more twisted. The true colors of the characters appear as well. Personally, I wanted to smack Ian!!
The prologue to this book is intense as it captured my intentions immediately. It is not til later in the book where that comes into play. I actually went back and re-read that first part when writing this review.
Ruth told the story in two parts one In modern day and the other in the past. It was not until the middle of the book where I caught onto who and where the past met up with the present. Then everything all made since.
Ruth wrote the first draft of this book right before her son was born. She was terrified of giving birth since she had a traumatic experience the first time around. You are in the hands of the hospital staff. She has heard stories of how woman was not listened while their bodies were cut open and acted upon. Ruth wanted to write a book that examined the harm that could done if a woman was badly influenced during those vital moments of labor, birth and the first weeks as a new mum.
Twisty psychological thriller which keeps building and building until the final breathtaking end! Everyone lies in this story which makes it difficult to know where the truth lies. There are innocents but most have ulterior motives. Reminiscent of a Lifetime movie.