Believe Me Not
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Summary
What if everyone you love is lying to you？
When Megan wakes up in a hospital bed， her first question is: where's my baby？
But her husband， her sister， and her doctor said he doesn't exist。
Megan's not in a maternity ward， she's in a psychiatric unit。
Convinced that they're lying to her， Megan is determined to find out the truth。
But how can you prove your baby exists when you can't trust your own memories？
An utterly chilling psychological thriller with a heart-stopping twist。 You'll love this if you enjoyed THE PERFECT FATHER， THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD， or PLAYING NICE。
When Megan wakes up in a hospital bed， her first question is: where's my baby？
But her husband， her sister， and her doctor said he doesn't exist。
Megan's not in a maternity ward， she's in a psychiatric unit。
Convinced that they're lying to her， Megan is determined to find out the truth。
But how can you prove your baby exists when you can't trust your own memories？
An utterly chilling psychological thriller with a heart-stopping twist。 You'll love this if you enjoyed THE PERFECT FATHER， THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD， or PLAYING NICE。
Reviews
Steve Vimes
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I'm not normally one for reading thrillers， but when I heard about this from a friend， I gave it a read and loved it。The storyline is both realistic and unbelievable at the same time， but all in a good way。 The characters felt authentic and the mystery of what was happening kept me wondering what was real and what wasn't， just like how the main character felt throughout the story！With unexpected shifts in the plot， and a well thought out way to tie into all the characters past， this is an excell I'm not normally one for reading thrillers， but when I heard about this from a friend， I gave it a read and loved it。The storyline is both realistic and unbelievable at the same time， but all in a good way。 The characters felt authentic and the mystery of what was happening kept me wondering what was real and what wasn't， just like how the main character felt throughout the story！With unexpected shifts in the plot， and a well thought out way to tie into all the characters past， this is an excellent book and well worth the money！ 。。。more
Bridget
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Great tense start。 Megan wakes in hospital with a sore， glued head and a scar on her abdomen。 She believes she has had a C-section， but her doctor tells her she had a hysterectomy after attempting suicide and stabbing and trying to strangle her partner， Stefan。 Megan has a married sister， Sophia， who works for a drama company， and Megan is convinced her baby， Luka， existed。 A nurse， Gemma， and a doctor， Dr Barnard Macaulay are treating Megan in a psychiatric unit。 Told in a dual timeline， but mo Great tense start。 Megan wakes in hospital with a sore， glued head and a scar on her abdomen。 She believes she has had a C-section， but her doctor tells her she had a hysterectomy after attempting suicide and stabbing and trying to strangle her partner， Stefan。 Megan has a married sister， Sophia， who works for a drama company， and Megan is convinced her baby， Luka， existed。 A nurse， Gemma， and a doctor， Dr Barnard Macaulay are treating Megan in a psychiatric unit。 Told in a dual timeline， but mostly in the present by Megan， the story flowed at an agreeable pace。 Well written by Natalie Chandler， especially the portrayal of Megan's emotions， I was sufficiently interested to keep reading。 There are certainly a lot of secrets to unearth！The audiobook was narrated by Sarah Lam and listening to it was a terrific decision。 I thought it was narrated really well and she brought the perfect amount of verve to the proceedings， adding to the drama and intrigue。 😊🤞🎧An all-around， fantastic début， very clever and highly recommended。I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Headline Audio， Headline Accent via NetGalley。 This review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Annie Starr
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Pretty good book。 I was definitely invested in it。 I love reading debut authors and Natalie Chandler did not disappoint！ I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion。
Sandra Leivesley
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This book started really well and hooked me right in， wondering if Megan really did have a baby， and whether there was some sort of conspiracy between her doctor， husband and sister， and I didn't know who to trust。 But the big reveal at the end really didn't work for me and I felt a little underwhelmed。I did enjoy the narration by Sarah Lam。 This book started really well and hooked me right in， wondering if Megan really did have a baby， and whether there was some sort of conspiracy between her doctor， husband and sister， and I didn't know who to trust。 But the big reveal at the end really didn't work for me and I felt a little underwhelmed。I did enjoy the narration by Sarah Lam。 。。。more
Nicky Mottram
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Audio version of this book 📚 I really struggled with this one 😬， I just couldn’t get into it all ， it was so slow and nothing much was happening to keep me gripped。 To be fair I don’t think the narrator helped， her American accent sometime turned into an Eastern European one and her voice was so soft she was hard to hear sometimes Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins audio for the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review
Ashley Summerfeldt
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She can't trust her own memories， or the people she loves most。。。Megan wakes up in a hospital disoriented and confused。 She knows something is missing， but she can't put her finger on it。 Then， the realization slams into her- she's missing her baby。 When she asks where her baby is， her husband， sister， and doctor all gently tell her she doesn't have a baby。 She's in a psychiatric ward， and they tell her she is suffering from psychosis。 If that's true， why does she remember her baby so clearly？ A She can't trust her own memories， or the people she loves most。。。Megan wakes up in a hospital disoriented and confused。 She knows something is missing， but she can't put her finger on it。 Then， the realization slams into her- she's missing her baby。 When she asks where her baby is， her husband， sister， and doctor all gently tell her she doesn't have a baby。 She's in a psychiatric ward， and they tell her she is suffering from psychosis。 If that's true， why does she remember her baby so clearly？ And why does it seem like everyone is hiding something from her？This novel was absolutely amazing！ I was filled with so many questions from the start。 Once I thought I had everything all figured out， I found out I could not have been more wrong！ I was not expecting things to play out the way they did。 The story is told from alternating perspectives of Megan and her husband Luca， with some snippets from the past。 I read the eARC and listened to the audiobook version of this story。 The narrator perfectly nailed Megan's escalating emotions as she desperately tried to find the truth about her situation。 I would recommend this novel to anyone who is looking for a compelling thriller to read。Please note that this novel can be triggering to anyone who has experienced a mental health crisis。 。。。more
Sarah Waldron
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Thank you to @headlinebooks and @nataliechandlerauthor for this advanced audio copy of Believe Me Not in return for an honest review。Description 🔖Megan wakes up in a hospital bed and the first thought in her mind and her first question is “where is my baby？”。 But everyone she loves and the doctor looking after her are telling her that she doesn’t have a baby。 Megan then realises she’s not on a maternity ward but in a psychiatric hospital。Imagine your husband and your family all lying to you。 Tha Thank you to @headlinebooks and @nataliechandlerauthor for this advanced audio copy of Believe Me Not in return for an honest review。Description 🔖Megan wakes up in a hospital bed and the first thought in her mind and her first question is “where is my baby？”。 But everyone she loves and the doctor looking after her are telling her that she doesn’t have a baby。 Megan then realises she’s not on a maternity ward but in a psychiatric hospital。Imagine your husband and your family all lying to you。 That’s what Megan strongly believes and she is determined to find out the truth。 But she is going to struggle to prove everyone wrong when she has difficulty trusting her own mind and her own memories。General Thoughts 🤔When I read the blurb for this book I knew it was going to be right up my street and I was not at all disappointed。 So many books are described as chilling but this one really did send shivers up and down my spine at points。 There were some events in this story that I honestly don’t think I would be able to recover from if I were put in that same situation。Believe Me Not was painful to read at times but it was unputdownable。 Kind of like when you have a bite that you know you shouldn’t scratch but you can’t stop。 Yes， you do end up finding out the truth but believe me， it ended up being so much more than I thought it was going to be。Characters 👫👭👬Megan is the obvious character to start off with because pretty much the whole story emanates from her。 She was so vulnerable but remained focused on her personal mission to find out the truth。 I’m not sure I could keep the same determination and I would likely have ended up giving in。 Everyone around Megan did such a good job of wrapping her in cotton wool that I did have some moments where I doubted her mind too so I can’t even imagine what it would have been like to walk in her shoes。I disliked the Dr。 A lot。 He was probably one of the few things I didn’t like about the book actually。 His methods were not ethical and although this was raised in the story a few times， the whole thing didn’t feel believable to me。 I’m sure he would have been reported by either a member of staff in the hospital or other patients。 I didn’t like his character at all and though I recognise he wasn’t supposed to be liked， I’m not sure I like the way he was written。Writing Style ✍️I didn’t realise that this was a debut until I started looking into the author after having finished the book。 I thought this was a fantastic debut thriller and I would definitely read more from this author。 I felt that the whole book was steadily paced and perfectly suited the subject matter。 There were certainly many twists and turns throughout the book and every string in the story was weaved together very cleverly。Conclusion & Scoring 🎖I really enjoyed this book and by the end of it， I felt a little bit exhausted as though I had been through it all right there beside the characters。 Yes there were a couple of character flaws， but these weren’t big enough to impact how much I enjoyed the story。 I can’t wait to see what this author does next and will definitely be keeping my eyes out for more thrilling reads。 。。。more
babs
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When Megan wakes up in the hospital she can't wait to see her new born baby。 But she soon realizes， that she is not in a maternaty unit at all but in a psychiatric one and everyone keeps telling her， that she didn't have a baby。 What an intriguing premise for a book！ Who is wrong and who is to be trusted？This psychological thriller kept me going although it is not too thriller-y but nethertheless some story to hold on to！ The narration was done by Natalie Chandler who's interpretation I enjoyed When Megan wakes up in the hospital she can't wait to see her new born baby。 But she soon realizes， that she is not in a maternaty unit at all but in a psychiatric one and everyone keeps telling her， that she didn't have a baby。 What an intriguing premise for a book！ Who is wrong and who is to be trusted？This psychological thriller kept me going although it is not too thriller-y but nethertheless some story to hold on to！ The narration was done by Natalie Chandler who's interpretation I enjoyed a lotThank you #NetGalley #Headline Audio， Headline Accent 。。。more
Claire
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Believe Me Not tells the story of Megan， who wakes up in a hospital ward wondering where her baby is。 Megan is told by everyone that she doesn't have a baby; did she just imagine giving birth or is everyone lying to her？ This book grabbed my attention right from the start， I immediately empathised with Megan and couldn't wait to find out what had happened to her。 However， as the book went on， the story dwindled a bit and I felt that most of the focus went into character development rather than t Believe Me Not tells the story of Megan， who wakes up in a hospital ward wondering where her baby is。 Megan is told by everyone that she doesn't have a baby; did she just imagine giving birth or is everyone lying to her？ This book grabbed my attention right from the start， I immediately empathised with Megan and couldn't wait to find out what had happened to her。 However， as the book went on， the story dwindled a bit and I felt that most of the focus went into character development rather than the storyline。 I listened to the audiobook version of this and， whilst the narration was good， a few of the characters' voices were incredibly irritating。 Overall， this isn't a bad book but I feel that it had potential to be better。 My thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for sending me this ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Sarah Walker
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CW， sexual assault， fertility， mental health， suicide， gaslighting。A great dark psychological thriller with many twists and turns leaving you wondering who is telling the truth。 I found it quite weird to listen to as there were a few odd coincidences with my own life。 It was a bit slow moving in some places， overall a great book， but a lot of harrowing subjects covered。
Karen Makeham
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Megan's mother suffered from bipolar， her sister suffered an awful teenage incident， and her her husband's family has mental health issues as well。Megan has memory loss and is under an experimental psychiatrist to retrieve these missing memories。As Megan has no idea what is going on， it can be confusing to read， but as the past is revealed bit by bit， it becomes clearer。It is a stretch of the imagination， but a good story。 Megan's mother suffered from bipolar， her sister suffered an awful teenage incident， and her her husband's family has mental health issues as well。Megan has memory loss and is under an experimental psychiatrist to retrieve these missing memories。As Megan has no idea what is going on， it can be confusing to read， but as the past is revealed bit by bit， it becomes clearer。It is a stretch of the imagination， but a good story。 。。。more
Bobbie
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Thank you NetGalley and Headline for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Synopsis:Megan has had a psychotic break and wakes up in the hospital with no memory。 She does remember she had a baby， Luka。 Why does her husband， sister， and psychiatrist keep telling her there is no baby？ That one never existed？ Megan is determined to uncover the truth and reveal the secrets that are being kept。 Can she trust her memories？ Or is everyone lying and why？ I liked this book。 It was a quick e Thank you NetGalley and Headline for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Synopsis:Megan has had a psychotic break and wakes up in the hospital with no memory。 She does remember she had a baby， Luka。 Why does her husband， sister， and psychiatrist keep telling her there is no baby？ That one never existed？ Megan is determined to uncover the truth and reveal the secrets that are being kept。 Can she trust her memories？ Or is everyone lying and why？ I liked this book。 It was a quick easy read。 It didn't blow me away but it was satisfying。 I did find it fast-paced and hard to put down。 I would read another book by Natalie Chandler。 。。。more
Sharon Williams
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Very good read。 Throws you straight into it and scary how a lot of lies can change people's lives forever。 Very good read。 Throws you straight into it and scary how a lot of lies can change people's lives forever。 。。。more
Natalie TBGWP
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Link to review: https://thebookgeekwearspajamas。wordp。。。 Link to review: https://thebookgeekwearspajamas。wordp。。。 。。。more
Jamie
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Thank you Netgalley and Headline Audio for this advance listener copy in exchange for my honest review。I didn't like this book。 Which was a shame because it had such a promising premise。 However， I did not like Megan or her husband。 Her sister was annoying and the whole thing fell apart with the doctor。 I enjoy unreliable narrators。 I enjoy books where people have memory problems。 However， the "big reveal" at the end was just weird。 It wasn't thrilling in any sense of the word。 The only reason I Thank you Netgalley and Headline Audio for this advance listener copy in exchange for my honest review。I didn't like this book。 Which was a shame because it had such a promising premise。 However， I did not like Megan or her husband。 Her sister was annoying and the whole thing fell apart with the doctor。 I enjoy unreliable narrators。 I enjoy books where people have memory problems。 However， the "big reveal" at the end was just weird。 It wasn't thrilling in any sense of the word。 The only reason I finished this book is because it held my interest enough to want to know what happens， but it was so lackluster when it happened。 The story in the past and how it linked to the current timeline was unrealistic and didn't make sense to me。All in all， I just wasn't impressed with this book。 The writing style is fine， but the plot and the way it played out didn't really do much for me。 I'm sure people will like this book， but I just didn't connect。 The audio was just okay。 I wasn't super impressed， but it was listenable。 Two stars because I did finish the book。 。。。more
Anna
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Megan wakes up and she believes she is in the hospital after just giving birth。 She is frantic with wanting to know where her baby Luka is。 They tell her she is not in the maternity ward but in the psychiatric unit。 Her husband， sister and doctor tell her there is no baby。 They tell her she has psychosis。She distantly remembers holding him and nursing him。 She believes they are all lying to her。 She is determined to find out the truth。 She struggles between trusting her memories or what everyone Megan wakes up and she believes she is in the hospital after just giving birth。 She is frantic with wanting to know where her baby Luka is。 They tell her she is not in the maternity ward but in the psychiatric unit。 Her husband， sister and doctor tell her there is no baby。 They tell her she has psychosis。She distantly remembers holding him and nursing him。 She believes they are all lying to her。 She is determined to find out the truth。 She struggles between trusting her memories or what everyone is telling her。 Then she finds a photograph of a baby。 Could this be Luka？Megan， Sophia， and Stef are all lying about something。 Is there a real baby or not？ TW-suicide， mental illness， sexual assault 。。。more
Mrs V J Chamberlain
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it difficult to put down。 The story is about Megan who wakes up one day in a hospital room， believing she's just given birth。 However she's shocked to discover she's actually in a psychiatric unit instead。 Everyone denies the existence of her baby son， Luka and she begins to feel she can't trust anyone， not even Stef her husband。 Why does everyone appear to be lying to her？ Or is it Megan herself that is wrong？ The deeper she digs， the more lies that beco I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it difficult to put down。 The story is about Megan who wakes up one day in a hospital room， believing she's just given birth。 However she's shocked to discover she's actually in a psychiatric unit instead。 Everyone denies the existence of her baby son， Luka and she begins to feel she can't trust anyone， not even Stef her husband。 Why does everyone appear to be lying to her？ Or is it Megan herself that is wrong？ The deeper she digs， the more lies that become uncovered。。。I found the book very well written and the characters engaging， especially Megan， whom I was rooting for all the way。 The mental health issues were realistic and sympathetically portrayed。 I found Stef fairly unlikable， but possibly this was the point。The twist was completely unexpected， which was great！ I would definitely recommend this book if you enjoy psychological thrillers， especially ones with unreliable narrators。Thanks to the author， Natalie Chandler， publishers Headline and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Amanda
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If there’s one thing that I like doing， it’s discovering new authors。 Natalie Chandler is certainly a new author for me。 I read the synopsis for ‘Believe Me Not’ and it certainly sounded like the sort of psychological thriller that I particularly enjoy。 So without further ado， I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my copy of the book and settled down for an intriguing afternoon of reading。 Overall I did enjoy reading ‘Believe Me Not’ but more about that in a bit。I have to be honest and say that it too If there’s one thing that I like doing， it’s discovering new authors。 Natalie Chandler is certainly a new author for me。 I read the synopsis for ‘Believe Me Not’ and it certainly sounded like the sort of psychological thriller that I particularly enjoy。 So without further ado， I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my copy of the book and settled down for an intriguing afternoon of reading。 Overall I did enjoy reading ‘Believe Me Not’ but more about that in a bit。I have to be honest and say that it took me a little while to get into ‘Believe Me Not’。 I didn’t feel an instant connection with any of the characters and I found it hard to warm to them。 As the story continued and I got to know the characters a bit better， I felt myself thawing towards them and as a result I started to enjoy the story more。 I had my own suspicions as to who was telling the truth and who was keeping things hidden so I had to keep reading to see if I was on the right track or if I had wandered down the wrong path entirely。 The more of the story I read， the more uncertain I was about who was lying and who was telling the truth， so in that sense this story certainly kept me guessing and kept me on my toes。 All too quickly I got to the end of the story。 I found ‘Believe Me Not’ to be a gripping read， which kept me on the edge of my seat。‘Believe Me Not’ is well written。 The author clearly knows how to grab the reader’s attention and draw them into what proves to be one hell of a compelling story。 The mental health issues discussed in the story are not always easy to read about but Natalie treats the subject matter with great care and compassion。 Natalie has a wealth of experience from working in the mental health field and she has incredible insight into how mental health problems can impact on the patient and their family。 Natalie’s work history makes the story seem that bit more authentic。 For me， this was more of a slow burn type of story。 It starts off at a relatively gentle pace， but as the story continues the pace of the story gathers momentum which leads to a tense and dramatic conclusion。 This is a tightly plotted story with more twists and turns to it than you would find on a ‘Snakes & Ladders’ board。 I love the way in which Natalie makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story and at the heart of the action。In short and overall I did enjoy reading ‘Believe Me Not’ and I would recommend it to other readers。 I hope to read a lot more of Natalie’s work in the future。 The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*。 。。。more
Heather Adores Books
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Trigger warnings ~ suicide， mental illness， sexual assaultThis is a decent debut book。I was fortunate enough to receive a kindle copy， paperback and the audiobook to review， so I was able to switch back and forth between the three。 Ultimately my favorite was the paperback。Right from the beginning I was drawn into the story wondering who to believe。 Megan wakes up in the hospital not knowing how she got there。 She’s adamant that she has had a baby， Luka。 Her husband， Stefan （Stef）， sister， Sophia Trigger warnings ~ suicide， mental illness， sexual assaultThis is a decent debut book。I was fortunate enough to receive a kindle copy， paperback and the audiobook to review， so I was able to switch back and forth between the three。 Ultimately my favorite was the paperback。Right from the beginning I was drawn into the story wondering who to believe。 Megan wakes up in the hospital not knowing how she got there。 She’s adamant that she has had a baby， Luka。 Her husband， Stefan （Stef）， sister， Sophia， and Dr Mac and nurse， Gemma， assure her she has never had a baby and， in fact， has had a hysterectomy。 They， also， tell her that she’s in the psychiatric unit because she attempted to harm herself and Stef， of which she has no recollection of。 The mental illness of psychosis was written well。The story is mostly told in the present by Megan。 We do get some ‘before’ insights from Stef’s perspective， which include tidbits about Megan， Sophia and his twin， Isaac。 This kept the story flowing at a nice pace， but in turn the secrets came out at a slow pace。 Sarah Lam did a nice job narrating and giving emotion to Megan as she tried to figure out what was going on and who she could trust。 I do wish there was also a male narrator though。Overall， this was a fast paced psychological/domestic drama debut that will make you wait until the end for all the secrets to be revealed。 I am excited to see what Natalie writes next。*Thanks to Headline Publishing Group， Natalie Chandler and NetGalley for the copies。 I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*More reviews here ➡ Heather Adores Books 。。。more
Angela Mellor
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Believe Me Not is a decent debut for Natalie Chandler and deals with some sensitive issues well。Megan is the main character in this book， she has awoken when we meet her in a hospital room after suffering a psychotic break。 She starts to remember things but no one will agree with her， her husband denies any knowledge to what Megan remembers， nurses don’t agree with her， her doctor， Dr Mac says it’s what her illness wants her to think and her sister just deviates away from the question。 The quest Believe Me Not is a decent debut for Natalie Chandler and deals with some sensitive issues well。Megan is the main character in this book， she has awoken when we meet her in a hospital room after suffering a psychotic break。 She starts to remember things but no one will agree with her， her husband denies any knowledge to what Megan remembers， nurses don’t agree with her， her doctor， Dr Mac says it’s what her illness wants her to think and her sister just deviates away from the question。 The question Megan wants answering is where is her baby as she definitely had a baby called Luka but she is sure they are keeping him from her。This was a different kind of read for me and I did enjoy this。 The pace was good all the way through and the characters were well developed although if I had to be picky I would have wanted more from the husband as I just thought he was a bit too steady and agreeable for him to make a mark in this book especially when the women were very strong characters。 I liked how I read through the book I was still questioning myself close to the end of whether Megan was sane or not， did she have a child or not？I would like to thank Netgalley and Headline for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Staceywh_17
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A fantastic debut psychological thriller， that will have you guessing from the first page to the last。It's told in past and present format， keeping you in suspense， with your brain ticking ten to the dozen as you try to work out wtf is going on。There's a fantastic twist at the end too （which I wasn't expecting）。I found it very much a character driven read， all of the characters being amazingly flawed， realistic and for those of us who have/or are struggling with our mental health extremely relat A fantastic debut psychological thriller， that will have you guessing from the first page to the last。It's told in past and present format， keeping you in suspense， with your brain ticking ten to the dozen as you try to work out wtf is going on。There's a fantastic twist at the end too （which I wasn't expecting）。I found it very much a character driven read， all of the characters being amazingly flawed， realistic and for those of us who have/or are struggling with our mental health extremely relatable。Believe Me Not is tense， twisty and a highly enjoyable read which I would recommend。 Many thanks to Headline Books for my tour spot。Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 （4。5） 。。。more
Victoria Jackson
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Believe Me Not was not at all what I was expecting but it was very good。 It had plenty of twists and turns leaving me not sure what to believe。 - it really kept me guessing。Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my ARC。
Courtney
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I just finished reading Believe Me Not by Natalie Chandler and these are my thoughts:First， a lot of difficult family issues from the past brought forward to the present in this one。 I don’t hate that， but it kind of got old。 Mental illness is a tricky subject to tackle and I think the author did an okay job with it， but I feel like it could have been done better。 I really dig the character of Sophia， the sister。 She’s blunt and pulls no punches， but she’s also suffered her own traumatic experie I just finished reading Believe Me Not by Natalie Chandler and these are my thoughts:First， a lot of difficult family issues from the past brought forward to the present in this one。 I don’t hate that， but it kind of got old。 Mental illness is a tricky subject to tackle and I think the author did an okay job with it， but I feel like it could have been done better。 I really dig the character of Sophia， the sister。 She’s blunt and pulls no punches， but she’s also suffered her own traumatic experiences to have such a tough exterior and take no sh*t attitude。 Really didn’t care for Megan’s husband in this story。 I felt like he was a total pushover and just went with whatever their out of the box thinking doctor said to do。 Didn’t care for Dr。 Mac either。 As he states many times， he “hasn’t done anything wrong，” but he didn’t exactly do much right on Megan’s behalf either。 I thought it was a good story and I would recommend reading it， aside from any pregnancy triggers a reader may have， it was a pretty solid mystery with a lot to unpack。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher， Headline， for an early copy of this book， soon to be released on June 7th！ 。。。more
Krystal Stullken
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Let me start off by saying I really like this book！ The story starts strong and builds up to a strong ending。 There were a few parts in the book where I was impatient and really just needed the plot to move faster because I needed to know if Luka was real or not。 I am also an impatient person all the time so don't hold it against the book 🤷🏻♀️ I think it's a good thing that the story caught and held my interest that I needed to keep reading。 I liked Megan's relationship with her sister and her Let me start off by saying I really like this book！ The story starts strong and builds up to a strong ending。 There were a few parts in the book where I was impatient and really just needed the plot to move faster because I needed to know if Luka was real or not。 I am also an impatient person all the time so don't hold it against the book 🤷🏻♀️ I think it's a good thing that the story caught and held my interest that I needed to keep reading。 I liked Megan's relationship with her sister and her husband。 I didn't like Dr。 Mac but I don't think he's supposed to be overly likeable anyway。 Ⓡ︎Ⓔ︎Ⓐ︎Ⓓ︎/Ⓛ︎Ⓘ︎Ⓢ︎Ⓣ︎Ⓔ︎Ⓝ︎ Ⓣ︎Ⓞ︎ Ⓣ︎Ⓗ︎Ⓘ︎Ⓢ︎ Ⓑ︎Ⓞ︎Ⓞ︎Ⓚ︎ Ⓘ︎Ⓕ︎ 👶🏻 you like a book when a character isn't sure what is real and what is not。 👶🏻 you like interesting family and kinda messed up dynamics 👶🏻 you read thrillers with a lot of twists and turns。 I'd recommend this book and mark it is as a BUY on the scale of Buy， Bargain， Borrow， Bud （audio） or Bust。 （And yes I came up with the scale。 I'm oddly proud of it！） 。。。more
Jennifer *Nottoomanybooks*
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➡️TW: suicide， mental illness （bi-polar/psychosis）➡️THOUGHTS:I am so thankful to be a part of this blog tour！Thank you @HeadlinePublishing and @netgalley for sending me an ebook to devour for my opinion！The author did a fabulous job making Megan feel crazy。 Unreliable narrators are my fave！ I enjoyed the dual timelines of past and present- everything tied up nicely and made sense thanks to that！ Dr。 Mac can go to hell。 😂Sophia， Stef and Megan all have secrets that prove they were shitty people a ➡️TW: suicide， mental illness （bi-polar/psychosis）➡️THOUGHTS:I am so thankful to be a part of this blog tour！Thank you @HeadlinePublishing and @netgalley for sending me an ebook to devour for my opinion！The author did a fabulous job making Megan feel crazy。 Unreliable narrators are my fave！ I enjoyed the dual timelines of past and present- everything tied up nicely and made sense thanks to that！ Dr。 Mac can go to hell。 😂Sophia， Stef and Megan all have secrets that prove they were shitty people at one point。 I loved the twists towards the end。 Overall an engaging， quick read！ ✨OUT NOW！✨ 。。。more
Courtney （caffeinereadrepeat）
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Sweep Me Off My Feet John Cena！ 😳😯🤯Holy Moo Moo！ Fluff sakes was this one crazy mind fluffer upper！ I couldn't trust anyone and I doubted everyone。 The constant questions， everyone being a suspect and having secrets definitely kept me on my toes。 The only thing missing from this movie-like playing novel was a big bag of movie theatre popcorn！Mყ 𝐒ყɴ𝐨ρѕιѕ: Megan wakes up in a hospital room with no recollection of the past weeks， due to a supposed psychotic break。 But one thing she does remember an Sweep Me Off My Feet John Cena！ 😳😯🤯Holy Moo Moo！ Fluff sakes was this one crazy mind fluffer upper！ I couldn't trust anyone and I doubted everyone。 The constant questions， everyone being a suspect and having secrets definitely kept me on my toes。 The only thing missing from this movie-like playing novel was a big bag of movie theatre popcorn！Mყ 𝐒ყɴ𝐨ρѕιѕ: Megan wakes up in a hospital room with no recollection of the past weeks， due to a supposed psychotic break。 But one thing she does remember and is frantic about is where her baby， Luka， is。 Her husband， Stef; her sister， Sophia; and psychiatric Dr。 Mac， all keep telling her there is no baby and never was one。 As determined as she is to prove he's real and tries to unearth anything she can find， can she trust her memories any more than she can her family？ And just what are Stef and Sophia keeping from her？I absolutely loved this whole novel and plot and was sucked in from the beginning。 The revelations in the last quarter of the book were unbelievable！ It was shock after shock after shock！ I did not expect or foresee any of what was revealed， yet I loved it just the same！ Be ready to question everything and everyone and your own self & mind。 Because it's all a perception of reality， right？ Thank you to NetGalley & Headline for this ARC！Release Date: June 9， 2022𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: 4 / 5 Beach Waves！ 🌊 。。。more
Ashleigh Brown
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This book was twisty！When I first started listening to this book， my brain went “why does she think she had a child when everyone is saying she didn’t？” “Why would she have a child if she didnt want one？” then it went to “This isn’t adding up， why are they lying？！”I enjoyed this audiobook， it was a great thriller but I did find some parts hard to follow as I felt parts dragged but it didn’t take away from the story at all and it’s actually something I would click to watch if it was on Netflix as This book was twisty！When I first started listening to this book， my brain went “why does she think she had a child when everyone is saying she didn’t？” “Why would she have a child if she didnt want one？” then it went to “This isn’t adding up， why are they lying？！”I enjoyed this audiobook， it was a great thriller but I did find some parts hard to follow as I felt parts dragged but it didn’t take away from the story at all and it’s actually something I would click to watch if it was on Netflix as a series or movie because it’s sketchy as hell！I did eventually guess what was going to kind of happen， but there was a twist at the end that I wasn’t expecting and I won’t reveal to you as you must read this book for yourself。The narrator was easy to listen to which can really make or break a book， this one really complimented the story well and I would definitely pick up another book from this author！Thank you for @netgalley for giving me the opportunity to request this book and to the publisher for accepting me！ 。。。more
Leighton
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Thank you to Headline and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Believe Me Not by Natalie Chandler is a twisty thriller that will have you guessing the whole time。 The story revolves around Megan， who wakes up one day in a hospital bed。 She wants to see her baby immediately， but everyone around her tells her that there is no baby。 How can this be？ Megan remembers giving birth。 So why is everyone saying that her baby doesn't exist？ Is she crazy or is everyone lying to her？Here i Thank you to Headline and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Believe Me Not by Natalie Chandler is a twisty thriller that will have you guessing the whole time。 The story revolves around Megan， who wakes up one day in a hospital bed。 She wants to see her baby immediately， but everyone around her tells her that there is no baby。 How can this be？ Megan remembers giving birth。 So why is everyone saying that her baby doesn't exist？ Is she crazy or is everyone lying to her？Here is a chilling excerpt from Chapter 1:"Even before it became clear she was being held prisoner in a cell masquerading as a hospital room， she knew something was missing。 Something physical。 Something vital。What， exactly， she had no idea。The fluorescent lighting burned into her eyes， their weighted lids begging to close again， but she fought the tempting return to darkness。 Her surroundings were blurred， a fluid film mottling her vision， but rapid blinking only cost precious energy and she failed to raise her heavy head from a pillow that smelled of sweat and fear。"Overall， Believe Me Not is an unputdownable thriller with nonstop twists and turns。 One highlight of this book is the wonderful story。 I loved reading to see if the main character was crazy or not。 Did she have a baby or not？ Another highlight of this book was the shocking twist。 Not only was it shocking， it was also satisfying， which is so important with thrillers。 If you're intrigued by the excerpt above， or if you're a fan of thrillers in general， I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in June！ 。。。more
Catherine
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This is not a quick read。 At times the pace was slow。 The book tackles the interesting subject of mental health/illness。The book is told in current day and in flashbacks。 Glad I stuck with to see how the ending went but it took a long time getting there。Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to see an arc。
Kristin
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Thank you to Netgalley and Headline for the ARC of this book！What would you do if you woke up in a psychiatric unit and were told that the baby you think you had with your husband didn’t exist？ That’s what happened to Megan。 She believes that she’s been pregnant and had a baby， Luka。 Now she is determined to find out the truth， but she can’t trust anyone， including herself。This was just an okay book for me。 It was a good， interesting read， but it wasn’t gripping， it wasn’t suspenseful， and defin Thank you to Netgalley and Headline for the ARC of this book！What would you do if you woke up in a psychiatric unit and were told that the baby you think you had with your husband didn’t exist？ That’s what happened to Megan。 She believes that she’s been pregnant and had a baby， Luka。 Now she is determined to find out the truth， but she can’t trust anyone， including herself。This was just an okay book for me。 It was a good， interesting read， but it wasn’t gripping， it wasn’t suspenseful， and definitely not chilling。 I’m not sure if it’s the book or it’s me， though。 I’ve read a lot of really great books recently， and when this one didn’t have me on the edge of my seat， I thought it was just okay。 The author really does have a good number of twists in the book， one I suspected and a few that I didn’t see coming。 One of the things I did love about this book is the support Megan’s family had for her as she was getting help for her mental illness， no matter what。 It brought tears to my eyes。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Believe Me Not
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Believe Me Not&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Believe Me Not&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0