#BookReview – Date Night by Samantha Hayes

– A Psychological Thriller With a Jaw-Dropping Twist –

Description

Returning early from a disastrous date night with my husband, I know something is wrong the moment the wheels crunch the gravel drive of our home. Inside, the TV is on and a half-eaten meal waits on the table. My heart stops when I find our little girl is alone in the house and our babysitter, Sasha, is missing…

Days later, when I’m arrested for Sasha’s murder and torn away from my perfect little family, I’ll wish I had told someone about the threatening note I received that morning.

I’ll hate myself for not finding out who the gift hidden inside my husband’s wardrobe was for.

I’ll scream from the rooftops that I’m innocent – but no one will listen.

I will realise I was completely wrong about everything that happened that night…

But will you believe me?

Twisted and absolutely unputdownable, Date Night exposes what goes on behind the closed doors of a happy home and the dangerous truths we ignore to protect the ones we love. Perfect reading for anyone totally gripped by The Wife Between Us, Friend Request or Gone Girl.

Details

• Title Date Night
• Author Samantha Hayes
• Publisher Bookouture
• Publication Date August 16, 2019
• Pages 328

My Thoughts

Wow, this book immediately drew me in and kept me concocting reasons to ignore chores so that I could race back to it. Seriously, I don’t come across many books like this; it had me glued to it. I’d even find myself waking up at night and reading a chapter.

But before you get too excited, this may be one of those books you either fall in love with or toss to the side. It seems not all reviewers share my enthusiasm.

Here’s the gist of the story

Everything is going great with Libby and her husband Sean until she finds a note on her windshield. It says her husband is cheating on her. Even though Sean denies cheating, the seed has been planted.

Their marriage immediately feels the strain of doubt beginning to separate them. So they both agree to set a date night, in hopes of putting things back on the right track. Unfortunately, the evening of their date the topic again turns to infidelity after Sean continually receives texts that he doesn’t acknowledge or share with his wife. Naturally, anger and tension replace any thoughts of patching up their relationship.

Returning home early Libby relates that they found the babysitter missing and their young daughter in bed asleep. Both she and her husband are beside themselves.

This fast-moving psychological story is told in Libby’s voice. The chapters move back and forth between past, days leading up to their date, and present, after she is arrested for the murder of their babysitter.

What Concerned Me

It was slightly disruptive for it to go back and forth between past and present. It’s not bad, but attention needs to be paid to chapter headings.

What I Liked Best

I love a book that grabs my attention from the getgo. And for me, about the time it started to slow, something new would happen to draw me right back.

Though the ending was quite unexpected, it wasn’t so far fetched that I couldn’t go along with it.

My thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to receive and review this novel.

Absolutely a winner for me! I will certainly be reading more books by this author.

About the Author

Hayes loved writing from an early age. Her thrillers including the bestselling Until You’re Mine and Reunion.

When not writing, Samantha loves to cook, go to the gym, see friends and drink nice wine. She is also studying for a degree in psychotherapy. She has three grown-up children and lives in Warwickshire.

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