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Trust Her
It wasn't just that I didn't like her. I didn't trust her.
*****
Charlotte is a people pleaser - she can't help but go the extra mile. So when she stumbles upon an unconscious man one night, it's only natural that she wants to help.
Brought into the arms of the victim's loving family, she sees at once how much they need her. But while his parents happily welcome her into the fold, his sister is another story. It's not just that Rebecca doesn't like Charlotte, she clearly doesn't trust her either.
But the more time Charlotte spends in Rebecca's company, the more she suspects she's the one with something to hide. And if Charlotte is to protect this family - and herself - she'll need to do whatever she can to find out what that is . . .
A twisty story of lies, obsession and revenge that will have you wondering who to believe until the last page.
*****
Charlotte is a people pleaser - she can't help but go the extra mile. So when she stumbles upon an unconscious man one night, it's only natural that she wants to help.
Brought into the arms of the victim's loving family, she sees at once how much they need her. But while his parents happily welcome her into the fold, his sister is another story. It's not just that Rebecca doesn't like Charlotte, she clearly doesn't trust her either.
But the more time Charlotte spends in Rebecca's company, the more she suspects she's the one with something to hide. And if Charlotte is to protect this family - and herself - she'll need to do whatever she can to find out what that is . . .
A twisty story of lies, obsession and revenge that will have you wondering who to believe until the last page.
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First published November 15, 2018
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November 15, 2018
Trust Her is a fast-paced and non-taxing read, and I enjoyed that aspect of it. Unfortunately, there were just too many issues that I couldn't overlook them all. The author introduces a multitude of different people so it isn't an easy job keeping them straight in your head, and despite the characters finding themselves in stressful situations, I found that I couldn't relate to them or what they did, mainly because they were all very unlikeable and more than a tad annoying.
The writing was also difficult to stay engaged with as it lacked fluidity and there were numerous times the flow came to a standstill making the reader have to force themselves to get back into it again. It certainly wasn't ideal. However, the nonsensical reactions of the characters are what really affected my enjoyment the most.
Many thanks to Sphere for an ARC
The writing was also difficult to stay engaged with as it lacked fluidity and there were numerous times the flow came to a standstill making the reader have to force themselves to get back into it again. It certainly wasn't ideal. However, the nonsensical reactions of the characters are what really affected my enjoyment the most.
Many thanks to Sphere for an ARC
February 9, 2019
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Trust Her by Jessica Vallance. (2018).
Charlotte is a people-pleaser so when she finds an unconscious man it's natural for her to help. When she is brought into the arms of his loving parents, she sees how they need her. However his sister Rebecca clearly doesn't like or trust Charlotte. Charlotte suspects Rebecca has something to hide and if Charlotte wants to protect herself and the family then she'll do whatever it takes to find out Rebecca's secret.
This book is the author's debut novel and I found it to be an entertaining read. It's a psychological thriller with two female leads who don't trust one another. It felt strange to enjoy a book where the two leads were both quite unlikable! Charlotte was a very intense character who starts off seeming a nice helpful woman but very quickly she's revealed to be an unreliable narrator who is almost obsessive in her relationships with people. Rebecca on the other hand seemed to have no personality and no strong connections with other people. There are many twists, turns and revealed secrets throughout the book and it all works together nicely. A strong debut novel, I look forward to reading future books from this author.
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Trust Her by Jessica Vallance. (2018).
Charlotte is a people-pleaser so when she finds an unconscious man it's natural for her to help. When she is brought into the arms of his loving parents, she sees how they need her. However his sister Rebecca clearly doesn't like or trust Charlotte. Charlotte suspects Rebecca has something to hide and if Charlotte wants to protect herself and the family then she'll do whatever it takes to find out Rebecca's secret.
This book is the author's debut novel and I found it to be an entertaining read. It's a psychological thriller with two female leads who don't trust one another. It felt strange to enjoy a book where the two leads were both quite unlikable! Charlotte was a very intense character who starts off seeming a nice helpful woman but very quickly she's revealed to be an unreliable narrator who is almost obsessive in her relationships with people. Rebecca on the other hand seemed to have no personality and no strong connections with other people. There are many twists, turns and revealed secrets throughout the book and it all works together nicely. A strong debut novel, I look forward to reading future books from this author.
December 9, 2018
Trust Her was one of those pacy page turners, if you love a good unreliable narrator this one will definitely be for you as we have two of them.
Charlotte is a fascinating character, inserting herself into the lives of a family dealing with trauma, helping them (in her mind) but running headlong into another fascinating character, Rebecca, who is distrustful of this saving angel perhaps for good reason.
Told through the eyes of both, Trust Her twists and turns its way to a resolution, both these women hide things but which one of them is dangerous? Well you’ll see but on the way to enlightenment you’ll have an addictively good read.
Jessica Vallance brings heaps of dark personality to her main protagonists, keeping the reader on edge and intrigued all the way through. A character driven psychological thriller, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Recommended.
Charlotte is a fascinating character, inserting herself into the lives of a family dealing with trauma, helping them (in her mind) but running headlong into another fascinating character, Rebecca, who is distrustful of this saving angel perhaps for good reason.
Told through the eyes of both, Trust Her twists and turns its way to a resolution, both these women hide things but which one of them is dangerous? Well you’ll see but on the way to enlightenment you’ll have an addictively good read.
Jessica Vallance brings heaps of dark personality to her main protagonists, keeping the reader on edge and intrigued all the way through. A character driven psychological thriller, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Recommended.
March 8, 2019
This is another book I expected to love but ended up disliking. The writing doesn't flow, the plot is contrived, everything is so easy and so extremely obvious (information is simply handed to the characters, such as picking up a letter that just happened to fall out of someone's pocket, or bumping into someone randomly just when you need information from them), and there's no cause and effect whatsoever. The story is boring because of its many distracting faults, and the ending is lame and unsatisfying, too.
The characters are walking cliches. Stephen and Jenny, the parents, have the gender stereotypical "personalities": she's doting and neurotic, he's calm and kind. They're lazy imitations of character. As for the secondary characters, they're half-realised, vague outlines on a page.
Rebecca and Charlotte are the leads. They're the ones with the first-person point of view. But both of them are dull and one-dimensional, and they draw conclusions about each other too easily, making it super obvious that the author is head-hopping during scenes. They make the perfect assumptions about each other - with little build-up. It's unrealistically convenient.
But the biggest problem with this novel is the exposition. It's totally absurd. Nothing - nothing - is shown, it's all reported and explained and dumped on the reader. Constant phrases like "I felt myself smile", "I felt myself blush", "I felt the anger rising" made me want to hurl the book at the wall.
The characters are walking cliches. Stephen and Jenny, the parents, have the gender stereotypical "personalities": she's doting and neurotic, he's calm and kind. They're lazy imitations of character. As for the secondary characters, they're half-realised, vague outlines on a page.
Rebecca and Charlotte are the leads. They're the ones with the first-person point of view. But both of them are dull and one-dimensional, and they draw conclusions about each other too easily, making it super obvious that the author is head-hopping during scenes. They make the perfect assumptions about each other - with little build-up. It's unrealistically convenient.
But the biggest problem with this novel is the exposition. It's totally absurd. Nothing - nothing - is shown, it's all reported and explained and dumped on the reader. Constant phrases like "I felt myself smile", "I felt myself blush", "I felt the anger rising" made me want to hurl the book at the wall.
April 19, 2020
Vertrouw Mij van Jessica Vallance was een goed boek. Er zijn twee verhaallijnen en tot het einde blijft het boeiend. Ik heb me in elk geval niet verveelt.
May 2, 2019
Firstly I want to give thanks to Netgalley and Sphere books for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Charlotte is the kind of person who goes out of her way for people. Rebecca is the kind of person who thinks about herself before others. Charlotte loves being part of a loving, family unit. Rebecca prefers to be on the outside.
These women are thrown together in the wake of a horrible incident which leaves Rebecca’s brother, who is also Charlotte’s latest boyfriend, in a coma. The book is told in sections by each woman with the story being told from their own prospective and gives the reader more insight in to the character’s true personalities.
I enjoyed this book very much, I loved the writing style, the characters were very ‘true’ and the story was highly believable. I absolutely loved the ending and I think that this is a book that’ll stay in my mind for some time to come.
Charlotte is the kind of person who goes out of her way for people. Rebecca is the kind of person who thinks about herself before others. Charlotte loves being part of a loving, family unit. Rebecca prefers to be on the outside.
These women are thrown together in the wake of a horrible incident which leaves Rebecca’s brother, who is also Charlotte’s latest boyfriend, in a coma. The book is told in sections by each woman with the story being told from their own prospective and gives the reader more insight in to the character’s true personalities.
I enjoyed this book very much, I loved the writing style, the characters were very ‘true’ and the story was highly believable. I absolutely loved the ending and I think that this is a book that’ll stay in my mind for some time to come.
November 10, 2018
This is a book that will definitely have your mind working overtime. Plenty of twists and turns that keep you guessing right until the end.
It all begins when Charlotte, finds an unconscious male lying in any alleyway, on her way home. She immediately phoned the emergency services, who upon their arrival assume she is the males girlfriend. Rather than correct them she goes along with it as she feels he needs someone with him.
Not wanting to leave Luke’s side she stays with him and then his family arrive. Again, Charlotte goes along with the pretence that she is Luke’s girlfriend and his family accept this and treat her like one of the family. All is fine until Luke’s sister, Rebecca, arrives. She seems to take an instant dislike to Charlotte and is convinced all is not as it seems, but she also has her own secrets !!
The story is told via the perspectives of Charlotte and Rebecca, in alternating chapters. It is great to see the insight of the situation from both sides and to gradually discover what secrets they are both hiding. There are plenty of twists to keep you engaged in the story right until the very end. What actually happened that fateful night ? And what secrets are the the two girls hiding ?
Thank you to Little, Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.
It all begins when Charlotte, finds an unconscious male lying in any alleyway, on her way home. She immediately phoned the emergency services, who upon their arrival assume she is the males girlfriend. Rather than correct them she goes along with it as she feels he needs someone with him.
Not wanting to leave Luke’s side she stays with him and then his family arrive. Again, Charlotte goes along with the pretence that she is Luke’s girlfriend and his family accept this and treat her like one of the family. All is fine until Luke’s sister, Rebecca, arrives. She seems to take an instant dislike to Charlotte and is convinced all is not as it seems, but she also has her own secrets !!
The story is told via the perspectives of Charlotte and Rebecca, in alternating chapters. It is great to see the insight of the situation from both sides and to gradually discover what secrets they are both hiding. There are plenty of twists to keep you engaged in the story right until the very end. What actually happened that fateful night ? And what secrets are the the two girls hiding ?
Thank you to Little, Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.
April 23, 2019
4 to 4.5 stars. Brilliantly twisty, with a satisfying ending (which I often find thrillers lack).
December 22, 2020
This was a good thriller. I loved the short chapters and the different points of view of the two main female characters. Lots of surprises. And that ending though! I did not see that coming! I really loved it! Overall a good read 👍🏼
February 15, 2020
Loved this book, the ending wasn't what I'd expected
November 1, 2018
#TrustHer #NetGalley What starts out as an interesting read becomes more complex with every chapter. Told from the perspective of both Charlotte and Rebecca, each section leads on from the next and it is interesting to see it from the others point of view. Lots of twists that keep you wanting to know what secrets both women are hiding but with an ending that unfortunately left me thinking...…. well what now. A good read nevertheless.
November 30, 2023
Excellent Writing With A Twist You Can't Guess!
I love a psychological thriller with a twist, it has to have a good enough twist that leaves me feeling satisfied. Some twists are pure genius as in Between You And Me and The Turn Of The Key making me feel elated upon finishing. These 2 particular twists could be guessed but it's extremely unlikely that you would because of their acute intelligent writing style.
Here with Trust Her the author crafted this in such a way that you can't possibly guess the twist, it's not so much a jaw dropper as it is a realisation of cleverly constructed writing. Alongside the reveal on the final page was a most satisfactory ending for such a character that is rarely seen in novels.
Jessica Vallance is an excellent writer in Trust Her, the pace is spot on throughout, it flows beautifully and is so easy to follow.
What i loved most about this book were the 2 protagonists Charlotte and Rebecca, whose viewpoints were written in first person as alternate chapters. Jessica has you going from liking to disliking each character and vice versa.
Very strong interesting characters.
The author knows exactly how she wants the reader to think about her characters, which include the 2 girls, the parents and the siblings. They will all startle you and just when you think something is going to happen a certain way... so unpredictable!
There are lots of twists and turns throughout the book which make the book unputdownable. The short chapters make this an addictive read as i couldn't wait to see what Charlotte and Rebecca were going to do next and to learn more about their lives, feeding my curiosity more and more each time.
Solid from start to finish.
I love a psychological thriller with a twist, it has to have a good enough twist that leaves me feeling satisfied. Some twists are pure genius as in Between You And Me and The Turn Of The Key making me feel elated upon finishing. These 2 particular twists could be guessed but it's extremely unlikely that you would because of their acute intelligent writing style.
Here with Trust Her the author crafted this in such a way that you can't possibly guess the twist, it's not so much a jaw dropper as it is a realisation of cleverly constructed writing. Alongside the reveal on the final page was a most satisfactory ending for such a character that is rarely seen in novels.
Jessica Vallance is an excellent writer in Trust Her, the pace is spot on throughout, it flows beautifully and is so easy to follow.
What i loved most about this book were the 2 protagonists Charlotte and Rebecca, whose viewpoints were written in first person as alternate chapters. Jessica has you going from liking to disliking each character and vice versa.
Very strong interesting characters.
The author knows exactly how she wants the reader to think about her characters, which include the 2 girls, the parents and the siblings. They will all startle you and just when you think something is going to happen a certain way... so unpredictable!
There are lots of twists and turns throughout the book which make the book unputdownable. The short chapters make this an addictive read as i couldn't wait to see what Charlotte and Rebecca were going to do next and to learn more about their lives, feeding my curiosity more and more each time.
Solid from start to finish.
December 13, 2018
This book was just awful.
I can’t recommend this to anyone. It honestly sounds like a something written by a high schooler it’s so basic. To top it all off, there is literally a chapter where two characters are conversing, the next chapter is the exact same conversation word for word but “heard” through the other character.
The writing style is so underdeveloped, the characters are underdeveloped. The way characters are just removed from the plot and thrown away is just stupid.
I can’t recommend this to anyone. It honestly sounds like a something written by a high schooler it’s so basic. To top it all off, there is literally a chapter where two characters are conversing, the next chapter is the exact same conversation word for word but “heard” through the other character.
The writing style is so underdeveloped, the characters are underdeveloped. The way characters are just removed from the plot and thrown away is just stupid.
July 12, 2019
This is a really good modern thriller. I really enjoyed it and the twists and turns kept me hooked. Very enjoyable.
August 14, 2019
Rate me: 5/5. This. Book. Was. Sooooooo. Good!!!
What’s good about it?
This book is a really, really juicy read. Not only is the storyline gripping, but it has short chapters which keep it feeling pacey. As it is told from the perspectives of both Charlotte and Rebecca, your allegiances flip and change until it reaches a point that you know who you trust and are on the edge of your seat hoping it all works out well for the person you believe. Both of them are unreliable narrators, with Charlotte seeming obsessive and Rebecca seeming cold and calculating, so you never quite know which one to side with until the very end. It is one of the best thrillers I have read in a while in terms of getting your blood pumping and keeping that level of intrigue from start to end.
I love that the intrigue is not just based around how Luke ended up injured but also about Luke and Rebecca’s secret, Charlotte’s past, Rebecca’s relationship with her parents, Rebecca’s relationship with her dodgy partner… there are so many layers to this story and so many subplots that keep you on your toes. Jessica Vallance has created a detailed web of a storyline in this novel, one that works as a thriller and keeps you on high alert constantly.
All of the characters in the book are written to be realistic, especially Luke’s parents. Their reactions to their son’s injuries are so believable and you can fully understand why they would cling to Charlotte and expect more of Rebecca considering the circumstance. I felt like his parent’s could be friend’s of my own parents or people I worked with. For me, thrillers work best when everything around the toxic part of the story is hyper realistic as it makes the dark side of the plot seem even more sinister, and Jessica Vallance balanced these two sides of her story perfectly.
The ending of this book is brilliant. I can’t say too much because I don’t want to spoilt it, but it really is a close the book and say ‘wow’ ending. I got a similar feeling reading this as I did when I got halfway through Gone Girl and realised that Amy was alive (sorry for anyone wanting to read Gone Girl!). It’s not easy to get that reaction from a reader, so for me Jessica Vallance has done a brilliant job with this book!
What’s not so good?
In the ‘twist’, I felt like some of the dialogue got a little bit too ‘manic’ and overused laughter to show one character as unhinged. It’s just a small niggle, but personally I find thrillers tend to use laughter so much that it almost becomes like imagining a pantomime villain or a fake Dracula laugh. For me it would have been creepier if the character had been straight faced during the reveal. In this particular book it would have suited the character more to be wholly secure in what they had done and sound as if they believed in their choices rather than them being portrayed to suddenly be wildly gleeful and all over the place.
What’s good about it?
This book is a really, really juicy read. Not only is the storyline gripping, but it has short chapters which keep it feeling pacey. As it is told from the perspectives of both Charlotte and Rebecca, your allegiances flip and change until it reaches a point that you know who you trust and are on the edge of your seat hoping it all works out well for the person you believe. Both of them are unreliable narrators, with Charlotte seeming obsessive and Rebecca seeming cold and calculating, so you never quite know which one to side with until the very end. It is one of the best thrillers I have read in a while in terms of getting your blood pumping and keeping that level of intrigue from start to end.
I love that the intrigue is not just based around how Luke ended up injured but also about Luke and Rebecca’s secret, Charlotte’s past, Rebecca’s relationship with her parents, Rebecca’s relationship with her dodgy partner… there are so many layers to this story and so many subplots that keep you on your toes. Jessica Vallance has created a detailed web of a storyline in this novel, one that works as a thriller and keeps you on high alert constantly.
All of the characters in the book are written to be realistic, especially Luke’s parents. Their reactions to their son’s injuries are so believable and you can fully understand why they would cling to Charlotte and expect more of Rebecca considering the circumstance. I felt like his parent’s could be friend’s of my own parents or people I worked with. For me, thrillers work best when everything around the toxic part of the story is hyper realistic as it makes the dark side of the plot seem even more sinister, and Jessica Vallance balanced these two sides of her story perfectly.
The ending of this book is brilliant. I can’t say too much because I don’t want to spoilt it, but it really is a close the book and say ‘wow’ ending. I got a similar feeling reading this as I did when I got halfway through Gone Girl and realised that Amy was alive (sorry for anyone wanting to read Gone Girl!). It’s not easy to get that reaction from a reader, so for me Jessica Vallance has done a brilliant job with this book!
What’s not so good?
In the ‘twist’, I felt like some of the dialogue got a little bit too ‘manic’ and overused laughter to show one character as unhinged. It’s just a small niggle, but personally I find thrillers tend to use laughter so much that it almost becomes like imagining a pantomime villain or a fake Dracula laugh. For me it would have been creepier if the character had been straight faced during the reveal. In this particular book it would have suited the character more to be wholly secure in what they had done and sound as if they believed in their choices rather than them being portrayed to suddenly be wildly gleeful and all over the place.
November 5, 2018
3.5 stars but rounded up.
Well, this book sure kept me on my toes throughout as it twisted and turned to its conclusion.
The main premise of the book is that Charlotte finds the barely alive body of a man she had previously seen walking out on a date in a pub she was in, when she calls the services, they assume she is his girlfriend which, in her heightened state, she does not refute. Soon though she is all caught up in her lies and being treated as part of the family by his parents. His sister Rebecca is wary though but is she just protecting her brother or has she more to lose if certain truths come out? Told from the perspectives of both women, what unfolds is a bit of a juicy ride which held my attention right til the end.
OK so here's the rub. I had to do quite a bit of suspending belief along the way. Yes, I know you do often have to do this in this genre book but here, well, it was a bit more than the norm... But, I stuck with it and, by the time I actually got to the crux, the nitty gritty of what I had read, when it all came together at the end, my patience was on the whole rewarded. It's certainly fast paced and intriguing and made me read on through a wee bit of discomfort as I really needed to know the truth.
Characterisation was good As with other books of this genre, I kept changing my mind about certain characters quite a bit along the way as more was disclosed. Yes they were quite annoying at times but hey, who am I to say how people should act given that I've never been in that situation myself. I took a few things on the chin but it mostly all worked out at the end.
Pacing was good as far as information release was concerned. There was enough held back to confuse, confound and frustrate me but that's par for the course with the genre. I just had to hold quite a few things in limbo as I was reading. There were also a couple of liberties taken which were mostly explained away.
All in all a reasonably solid read that showed promise but didn't quite deliver the punch that I really wanted to make it a good read. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.
Well, this book sure kept me on my toes throughout as it twisted and turned to its conclusion.
The main premise of the book is that Charlotte finds the barely alive body of a man she had previously seen walking out on a date in a pub she was in, when she calls the services, they assume she is his girlfriend which, in her heightened state, she does not refute. Soon though she is all caught up in her lies and being treated as part of the family by his parents. His sister Rebecca is wary though but is she just protecting her brother or has she more to lose if certain truths come out? Told from the perspectives of both women, what unfolds is a bit of a juicy ride which held my attention right til the end.
OK so here's the rub. I had to do quite a bit of suspending belief along the way. Yes, I know you do often have to do this in this genre book but here, well, it was a bit more than the norm... But, I stuck with it and, by the time I actually got to the crux, the nitty gritty of what I had read, when it all came together at the end, my patience was on the whole rewarded. It's certainly fast paced and intriguing and made me read on through a wee bit of discomfort as I really needed to know the truth.
Characterisation was good As with other books of this genre, I kept changing my mind about certain characters quite a bit along the way as more was disclosed. Yes they were quite annoying at times but hey, who am I to say how people should act given that I've never been in that situation myself. I took a few things on the chin but it mostly all worked out at the end.
Pacing was good as far as information release was concerned. There was enough held back to confuse, confound and frustrate me but that's par for the course with the genre. I just had to hold quite a few things in limbo as I was reading. There were also a couple of liberties taken which were mostly explained away.
All in all a reasonably solid read that showed promise but didn't quite deliver the punch that I really wanted to make it a good read. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.
February 18, 2025
Czy potrafisz zaufać bezgranicznie?
Charlotte to na pozór bardzo miła i otwarta dziewczyna. Poznajemy ją w momencie, gdy pewnego wieczoru znajduje w zaułku nieprzytomnego mężczyznę i ratuje mu życie. Po przyjeździe karetki udaje się wraz z ratownikami do szpitala i tam poznaje rodziców Luke'a. W tym momencie zmienia się wszystko. Charlotte zdaje sobie sprawę, że jest tej rodzinie potrzebna. Niosąc wsparcie i pomoc, wplątuje się w sieć kłamstw, które za wszelką cenę chce ukryć. Na drodze jednak staje jej Rebecca – siostra nieprzytomnego mężczyzny, która od początku podejrzewa bohaterkę o oszustwo. Każda z nich ma swoje tajemnice i każda stara się, by nie wyszły na jaw. Jak potoczy się historia? Która z nich jest godna zaufania?
„Zaufaj jej” to pierwsza powieść J. Vallance, po jaką miałam przyjemność sięgnąć. Muszę przyznać, że tak dobrego thrillera psychologicznego się nie spodziewałam. Główna bohaterka na początku wydaje się być niesamowicie niezdecydowaną, a przy tym irytującą osobą. Jednak gdy wgłębimy się w jej psychikę i poznamy, co kryje się za jej zachowaniem – wszystko się zmieni. Dla mnie powolne odkrywanie tajemnic było mega zaskoczeniem, dzięki czemu moja ocena powieści zmieniła się o całe 180 stopni.
Tytuł książki jest tutaj bardzo wymowny. Można powiedzieć, że cała książka dotyczy tego, czym dla każdego z nas jest zaufanie. Odnosi się to nie tylko do samej powieści, ale także do życia każdego z nas. Czy bylibyśmy gotowi zaufać obcej osobie? Czy jest to w ogóle możliwe? Ludzie na pozór dobrzy, mogą kryć niepokojące zachowania. A pozory mylą. Warto się nad tą kwestią zastanowić, czytając historię Charlotte.
Ciekawym zabiegiem jest wprowadzenie narracji jednoosobowej, z tym, że czasem do głosu dochodzi Charlotte, a innym razem narratorką jest Rebecca. Dzięki temu historia stopniowo nabiera tempa, a my możemy kibicować jednej z bohaterek, w odkrywaniu tajemnic drugiej i próbie ukrycia swoich. Zaznaczam, że obu z nich raczej nie polubimy, ale nie to jest kwestia najważniejsza.
„Zaufaj jej” mówi o tym, by zastanowić się dobrze, czy znamy drugiego człowieka, bo konsekwencje mogą okazać się tragiczne.
Serdecznie polecam!
Charlotte to na pozór bardzo miła i otwarta dziewczyna. Poznajemy ją w momencie, gdy pewnego wieczoru znajduje w zaułku nieprzytomnego mężczyznę i ratuje mu życie. Po przyjeździe karetki udaje się wraz z ratownikami do szpitala i tam poznaje rodziców Luke'a. W tym momencie zmienia się wszystko. Charlotte zdaje sobie sprawę, że jest tej rodzinie potrzebna. Niosąc wsparcie i pomoc, wplątuje się w sieć kłamstw, które za wszelką cenę chce ukryć. Na drodze jednak staje jej Rebecca – siostra nieprzytomnego mężczyzny, która od początku podejrzewa bohaterkę o oszustwo. Każda z nich ma swoje tajemnice i każda stara się, by nie wyszły na jaw. Jak potoczy się historia? Która z nich jest godna zaufania?
„Zaufaj jej” to pierwsza powieść J. Vallance, po jaką miałam przyjemność sięgnąć. Muszę przyznać, że tak dobrego thrillera psychologicznego się nie spodziewałam. Główna bohaterka na początku wydaje się być niesamowicie niezdecydowaną, a przy tym irytującą osobą. Jednak gdy wgłębimy się w jej psychikę i poznamy, co kryje się za jej zachowaniem – wszystko się zmieni. Dla mnie powolne odkrywanie tajemnic było mega zaskoczeniem, dzięki czemu moja ocena powieści zmieniła się o całe 180 stopni.
Tytuł książki jest tutaj bardzo wymowny. Można powiedzieć, że cała książka dotyczy tego, czym dla każdego z nas jest zaufanie. Odnosi się to nie tylko do samej powieści, ale także do życia każdego z nas. Czy bylibyśmy gotowi zaufać obcej osobie? Czy jest to w ogóle możliwe? Ludzie na pozór dobrzy, mogą kryć niepokojące zachowania. A pozory mylą. Warto się nad tą kwestią zastanowić, czytając historię Charlotte.
Ciekawym zabiegiem jest wprowadzenie narracji jednoosobowej, z tym, że czasem do głosu dochodzi Charlotte, a innym razem narratorką jest Rebecca. Dzięki temu historia stopniowo nabiera tempa, a my możemy kibicować jednej z bohaterek, w odkrywaniu tajemnic drugiej i próbie ukrycia swoich. Zaznaczam, że obu z nich raczej nie polubimy, ale nie to jest kwestia najważniejsza.
„Zaufaj jej” mówi o tym, by zastanowić się dobrze, czy znamy drugiego człowieka, bo konsekwencje mogą okazać się tragiczne.
Serdecznie polecam!
November 22, 2018
Trust Her is a book that at times plods on at a steady pace but then seems to ramp up the pace and a different angle and problem comes in to play for the main character Charlotte.
Charlotte has been stood up by her friend so after a night out finishes earlier than she thought she decides to walk instead of get a taxi. On the journey home she turns down a dark alleyway and finds a young man on the floor. He isn’t breathing so phones 999 and saves his life with CPR whilst waiting for the ambulance. The ambulance people mistake Charlotte for this mans girlfriend and here the lies just keep going and going and going.
The chapters are alternately told from Charlotte’s viewpoint and Luke’s sister, Rebecca which told this tale from two very different angles.
I enjoyed this book and although there are a few things that didn’t add up it didn’t deter my enjoyment of this thriller.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK, Sphere for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.
Charlotte has been stood up by her friend so after a night out finishes earlier than she thought she decides to walk instead of get a taxi. On the journey home she turns down a dark alleyway and finds a young man on the floor. He isn’t breathing so phones 999 and saves his life with CPR whilst waiting for the ambulance. The ambulance people mistake Charlotte for this mans girlfriend and here the lies just keep going and going and going.
The chapters are alternately told from Charlotte’s viewpoint and Luke’s sister, Rebecca which told this tale from two very different angles.
I enjoyed this book and although there are a few things that didn’t add up it didn’t deter my enjoyment of this thriller.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK, Sphere for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.
December 1, 2018
Enjoyable, Unusual, Entertaining, Intriguing ...
I very much enjoyed this unusual thriller which made very pleasant reading and ideal for those who enjoy a mystery without a lot of grisly details and more an intriguing psychological puzzle than dark fast moving action packed rollercoaster.
I loved the way the characters unfolded and were likable despite their flaws and their motivation was explored which made them have a lot more depth.
There were twists and turns, nothing and nobody was quite as they seemed at first, The different point of views gave insight and were humorous at times and it certainly never boring as unfolding and changing all the time.
I am proud to say I did guess the final twist but not until close to the reveal and it was a very strong ending instead of fizzling out like so many thrillers or becoming too implausible.
I would recommend this book as a really well written and well put together and a very enjoyable and a lovely fresh idea with plenty of surprises to keep you guessing and guessing again.
I very much enjoyed this unusual thriller which made very pleasant reading and ideal for those who enjoy a mystery without a lot of grisly details and more an intriguing psychological puzzle than dark fast moving action packed rollercoaster.
I loved the way the characters unfolded and were likable despite their flaws and their motivation was explored which made them have a lot more depth.
There were twists and turns, nothing and nobody was quite as they seemed at first, The different point of views gave insight and were humorous at times and it certainly never boring as unfolding and changing all the time.
I am proud to say I did guess the final twist but not until close to the reveal and it was a very strong ending instead of fizzling out like so many thrillers or becoming too implausible.
I would recommend this book as a really well written and well put together and a very enjoyable and a lovely fresh idea with plenty of surprises to keep you guessing and guessing again.
October 11, 2024
Basically, the story was engaging in the way that, although at some parts, I found it easy to put the book down, I kept coming back to it because I was invested in the story. The reveals and character reactions were definitely quite blunt and obviously leaving not much space for that intense mood you wanna read in these type of stories. However, at the beginning, I loved some of the language and phrases used in the book. I have to say when the character with the dark secret was revealed, everything was quite sudden and the reader was being launched with these new facts that completely contradicted the outlook on that character and the character themselves suddenly started behaving differently. I accept that there are a few hints of them here and there but the change was too quick and the reveal was too. It was as if both characters had got their personalities completely changed? I'm not sure. But either way I liked the book but it can be better :)
November 17, 2018
Charlotte stumbles aacross Luke, who has been attacked and left for dead in an alleyway. Charlotte then realises that she recognises him as she had seen him in the pub earlier. She then calls foran ambulance and they assume that she is his girlfriend and she goes along with this as she doesn’t want him to be on his own. This is when the story becomes unbelievable for me as Charlotte carries on this pretence when his parents and his sister Rebecca arrive at the hospital. Rebecca takes an instant dislike to Charlotte and questions her relationship with Luke. The story then has plenty of twists and turns as they are both hiding secrets. I found this book a little disappointing and the characters quite annoying. Sorry, didn’t deliver for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
January 2, 2025
This book was like witnessing a back and forth tennis match, the narrative split between two character perspectives eventually reaching a crescendo. I couldn’t put this book down. It was an easy read, with a fast pace and a good tension build. I was constantly trying to figure out the “who dunnit” with clues dangled throughout who it could be. There were some parts towards the end I wish hadn’t of happened, and whilst the ending felt like it had run its course I wish it had been a bit tidier, however I think that was part of the point of this book, it wasn’t a nice and neat ending, it was what it was. If anything I wanted to read another book from the perspective of the detective. Overall would recommend, give it a read if you love thrillers or story plots akin to Saltburn, or misery.
May 7, 2024
First read by this author and unfortunately probably the last.
The characters were well written and believable but nothing new. The plot was predictable and the ending boring. I thought up 10 different and more exciting ways to wrap things up but still the story would have remained dull. The author in my opinion tried way too hard to drive suspense but failed to do so in a natural way.
Really I only enjoyed the delusional nature of the main character Charlotte and how her parts read in comparison to Rebecca (the coma victims sister who's story of inadvertently killing a pregnant reviewer for her nightclub entertained me for a minute).
Disappointed.
The characters were well written and believable but nothing new. The plot was predictable and the ending boring. I thought up 10 different and more exciting ways to wrap things up but still the story would have remained dull. The author in my opinion tried way too hard to drive suspense but failed to do so in a natural way.
Really I only enjoyed the delusional nature of the main character Charlotte and how her parts read in comparison to Rebecca (the coma victims sister who's story of inadvertently killing a pregnant reviewer for her nightclub entertained me for a minute).
Disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2019
I enjoyed this book and read it all in two sessions, told from the view of two people Rebecca and Charlotte, it’s a fast paced book with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing.
Charlotte finds a man unconscious and does her best to help but the guys sister Rebecca doesn't trust Charlotte and thinks she’s upto no good and starts to dig and delve into her life looking for secrets she may be hiding.
This was a good book and I’d defo look out for more from the author, liked the ending and enjoyed the twists, good read.
Charlotte finds a man unconscious and does her best to help but the guys sister Rebecca doesn't trust Charlotte and thinks she’s upto no good and starts to dig and delve into her life looking for secrets she may be hiding.
This was a good book and I’d defo look out for more from the author, liked the ending and enjoyed the twists, good read.
July 27, 2024
I picked this up from the hotel library (all the books that get left behind) when on holiday. I’d read all the books I’d brought so figured I’d give this ago. I ended up taking it home with me to read, I left the library a book, and it was ok. Nothing mind blowing. Little weird. It is definitely a bubble gum beach book.
August 31, 2019
Ik heb het weer geprobeerd, maar een boek met een 'unreliable narrator' doet helemaal niks voor me. Alle personages zijn onsympathiek, de plottwists kun je van mijlenver zien aankomen en het is ook niet echt bijzonder goed geschreven.
October 10, 2019
Excellent thriller
I gave this 5 stars because this book kept me guessing from start to finish.I
I would recommend this to thriller fans.
I will now be looking for more of this author.
I gave this 5 stars because this book kept me guessing from start to finish.I
I would recommend this to thriller fans.
I will now be looking for more of this author.
December 13, 2019
Brilliant Suspense plot! Would make for an interesting movie.. held on to the mystery till the very last, although I presumed where it was leading, I still had my doubts.. Character descriptions just added to the thrill. Perfect psychological thriller.
June 8, 2020
I enjoyed this book. But that’s about it. The twist at the end I really didn’t see coming, and I felt I knew the characters but I feel like it just ended. I would have liked a little more.
For fans of psychological thrillers ‘Trust Her’ has everything you would expect and the short chapters mean it’s easy to pick up and put down, but it’s not one I would pick up again.
For fans of psychological thrillers ‘Trust Her’ has everything you would expect and the short chapters mean it’s easy to pick up and put down, but it’s not one I would pick up again.
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