The Boyfriend
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Summary
What if your exes were being killed off one by one？
Adele has had a colourful romantic past but has finally found her soulmate， Tom。 They are engaged and she is looking forward to a future of blissful happiness。
Until she realises her ex-boyfriends are turning up dead。
At first the deaths seem accidental， but soon a sinister pattern emerges。 All of Adele’s former partners are being killed off - in the order she dated them。
As the body count grows， Adele has to figure out who is doing this and why。
Otherwise， it’s only a matter of time until the killer gets to Tom…
Adele has had a colourful romantic past but has finally found her soulmate， Tom。 They are engaged and she is looking forward to a future of blissful happiness。
Until she realises her ex-boyfriends are turning up dead。
At first the deaths seem accidental， but soon a sinister pattern emerges。 All of Adele’s former partners are being killed off - in the order she dated them。
As the body count grows， Adele has to figure out who is doing this and why。
Otherwise， it’s only a matter of time until the killer gets to Tom…
Reviews
Tamara
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After travelling for several years following her graduation， Adele is back in her home town in the North West of England。 She has a job， a fiance and a best friend。 Life is good。 The only fly in the ointment is occasional migraines resulting from a head injury she sustained 20 years ago， which also left her with memory loss meaning she has no recollection of how the injury happened。 Slowly her life begins to unravel following a series of deaths， which initially seem innocent and unrelated - apar After travelling for several years following her graduation， Adele is back in her home town in the North West of England。 She has a job， a fiance and a best friend。 Life is good。 The only fly in the ointment is occasional migraines resulting from a head injury she sustained 20 years ago， which also left her with memory loss meaning she has no recollection of how the injury happened。 Slowly her life begins to unravel following a series of deaths， which initially seem innocent and unrelated - apart from her boyfriends are suddenly dying in the order she dated them。I was very excited to read this book having loved the author's previous novel The Passenger， which was another great psychological thriller。 In comparison， The Boyfriend is a little slower paced to begin with as the threat gradually crystalises， compounded by Adele's increased reliance on alcohol and frustration that she is not being taken seriously， culminating with a nail-biting ending。 Another great read。 I can't wait for more。 。。。more
Jackie
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Enjoyed the book！Tragic accident lead to not remembering what happened。 Why the severe headaches。 And who was behind all the killings。 Where was the common link？？？
Carol
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Adele is a 36-year-old woman who is planning her wedding to Tom who sounds like a near-perfect man although a bit controlling。 Then again， Adele seems to need some control since she tends to drink too much when she's out with her friends and behaves like a much younger version of herself。 Everything goes haywire when her ex-boyfriends start to die one by one and she doesn't believe it's coincidental。Although it's not a deep thought-provoking book， I enjoyed it。 I've read a few of Daniel Hurst's Adele is a 36-year-old woman who is planning her wedding to Tom who sounds like a near-perfect man although a bit controlling。 Then again， Adele seems to need some control since she tends to drink too much when she's out with her friends and behaves like a much younger version of herself。 Everything goes haywire when her ex-boyfriends start to die one by one and she doesn't believe it's coincidental。Although it's not a deep thought-provoking book， I enjoyed it。 I've read a few of Daniel Hurst's books recently and like his style although this wasn't one of his better ones。 There was some repetition of facts that got annoying after a while and none of the characters made much of an impression， but it was a quick and easy read。 Thanks to Netgalley and Inkubator Books for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book which was released on June 20， 2021。 。。。more
Kim
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The premise on this one was intriguing and it’s a quick read but not particularly gripping。 I had a hard time connecting with the characters and found the ending to be kind of disappointing。 Thank you to Netgalley， Inkubator Books， and Daniel Hurst fir the opportunity to read and review this ARC。
VR Martin
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Poor TomI don't like giving books low stars because frankly I think authors put a little bit of their heart and soul into each book。 Unfortunately I just did not like Adele。 Going out drinking （with her friend。。not Tom her fiance）， coming home late - she just irritated me from the get go。 The story was a little too drawn out as well。 I think it could've been done in a shorter version and maybe I would have held more interest。 Poor TomI don't like giving books low stars because frankly I think authors put a little bit of their heart and soul into each book。 Unfortunately I just did not like Adele。 Going out drinking （with her friend。。not Tom her fiance）， coming home late - she just irritated me from the get go。 The story was a little too drawn out as well。 I think it could've been done in a shorter version and maybe I would have held more interest。 。。。more
Kristi
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A thrilling read with twists and turns that have you sitting on the edge of your seat。 A plot with plenty of suspense and thrills that keep you turning the pages wondering what will happen next。 The characters are well developed and intriguing。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Ashley Tyler
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Thank you NetGalley， author Daniel Hurst， and Inkubator Books publishing for giving me a free arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。3 starsWho might want to erase a person's past relationships？Adele is a 36 year old woman， who is madly in love with her fiancé Tom。 She has a supportive best friend and feels lucky to have found her soul mate after a string of boyfriends she has had since the tender age of 16。 It all seems to be going well unti Thank you NetGalley， author Daniel Hurst， and Inkubator Books publishing for giving me a free arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。3 starsWho might want to erase a person's past relationships？Adele is a 36 year old woman， who is madly in love with her fiancé Tom。 She has a supportive best friend and feels lucky to have found her soul mate after a string of boyfriends she has had since the tender age of 16。 It all seems to be going well until Adele realizes that her exes are being killed in the order that she dated them。 No one truly believes her， not even Tom， who she believes will be killed last。This book had a very interesting premise。 I found this book to be a quick and interesting story。 The characters really not all that likeable nor fully developed。 I did not really feel the chemistry between Adele and Tom。 I was not sure why they were in a relationship in the first place， but especially getting married。 I found myself questioning and suspecting many of the characters throughout the book as well as what motive they might have for the killing spree。 The ending was a little bit of a let down。 Overall， this book had a lot of potential， but fell short of delivering a great book。 I would be interested in reading more books by this author in the future。 。。。more
Claude
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Thank you to NetGalley and author Daniel Hurst for this ARC。 I offer my review freely。The theme of the writing in this book is repetition。Repetition， repetition， repetition。Did you know that Adele suffers from migraines due to a hit on the head when she was just 16？ You'll be told。 Repeatedly。That she is now 36 and she should know better than to drink too much？ Again， it'll be drilled into you。That Tom， her fiance， does not like her mentioning any of her old boyfriends， even if it's in the conte Thank you to NetGalley and author Daniel Hurst for this ARC。 I offer my review freely。The theme of the writing in this book is repetition。Repetition， repetition， repetition。Did you know that Adele suffers from migraines due to a hit on the head when she was just 16？ You'll be told。 Repeatedly。That she is now 36 and she should know better than to drink too much？ Again， it'll be drilled into you。That Tom， her fiance， does not like her mentioning any of her old boyfriends， even if it's in the context of them having just died？ Yup， you got it。 It'll be mentioned ad nauseam。Speaking of Tom and Adele， how in the world are these two together？？ She keeps going out with her best friend for drinks and either forgets to tell Tom or lies to him about it。 She lies to him constantly， or omits some things， either to protect herself or to avoid making him upset。He keeps getting upset with her for drinking， spending time with Nicola， her best friend， or for worrying about old boyfriends being in danger。Never once did I believe these two are in love。 Never。The story in itself is interesting， although not particularly gripping。 I was interested enough to finish reading。 It was a quick read。 Nothing to write home about。 。。。more
Denise
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This had a odd what if question so much so it caught my attention。 Getting in on this one was easy finding the ex's getting killed off。 That is a bit extreme for being a ex to have that happen。 So I wanted to know why。 Adele is thinking she is finally with her soul mate。 But the ex business of getting killed off happens。 There seems to be a pattern。 My curiosity had me wrapped up in it。 I was most certainly turning the pages quickly to find out the details and answers。 This had a odd what if question so much so it caught my attention。 Getting in on this one was easy finding the ex's getting killed off。 That is a bit extreme for being a ex to have that happen。 So I wanted to know why。 Adele is thinking she is finally with her soul mate。 But the ex business of getting killed off happens。 There seems to be a pattern。 My curiosity had me wrapped up in it。 I was most certainly turning the pages quickly to find out the details and answers。 。。。more
Aster
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This is peak r/menwritingwomen。 There's so much wrong with Adele， and it's not the fact that she's clearly an alcoholic who never learned to grow up and take a hold of herself or how she has terrible friends who only fuel her fire and send her spilling into madness because she cannot add two and two together on her own; she's extremely unlikable and annoying， completely self-absorbed and too worried about herself enough to care about others， with little to no backbone or courage in order to take This is peak r/menwritingwomen。 There's so much wrong with Adele， and it's not the fact that she's clearly an alcoholic who never learned to grow up and take a hold of herself or how she has terrible friends who only fuel her fire and send her spilling into madness because she cannot add two and two together on her own; she's extremely unlikable and annoying， completely self-absorbed and too worried about herself enough to care about others， with little to no backbone or courage in order to take on what's in front of her。 It's specially awful considering that she's the protagonist of the story， and you are supposed to root or her as the story goes on and starts to "unravel" the mystery regarding the sudden deaths of her ex-boyfriends。 She does very little once she realizes that the pieces are adding up and that she's the link that connects the spree of murders， and I get it， she went to the police， yet… why couldn't she investigate the matter herself？ It would have been a huge plus for the story to involve Adele in these murders: have her go and ask questions regarding Shaun's mental health to his parents or previous classmates that perhaps kept in contact with him after school， approach Calum's family and see if they had noticed anything weird with their garage before the accident， inquired how exactly did the fire start in Ryan's house， and after hearing how Ash was being followed by a hooded man left her feelings towards him aside in order to seek him out and made sure he made it home safely herself。 Her lack of interest is astonishing considering how worried she is over her soon to be husband is from joining the body count， she just leaves everything to the police despise them being incredible unreliable and treating her as if she was insane all the way until Ash was found dead。 It was infuriating。 The more she complained about her situation the stronger my negative feelings towards her became， and perhaps that was the only reason I finished reading this book… and I am almost glad I did， because what happened next truly was something else。 Much more disappointing than anything else was the reason why all this came to be。 It was so big of a let down that I could not believe I had spent all that time only to find out at the end that some incel couldn't move on from something he directly caused and had to go on a murder spree twenty years later in order to fulfill his little fantasy。 That was it， and there's no way in heaven I can convince myself that there's something in Adele that drew all these six man towards her let alone have one stalk her for such a long time over such stupid reasons。 In the end， she has her big day and gets to make up with all the people who she either accused of being the ones behind the deaths of her previous partners or neglected because she was being a genuine bad friend， while she is celebrating we get told that she attended the court hearings for the trials instead of actually showing us those much more exciting moments than thoughts about finally achieving happiness and marrying the love her life。 If this is a psychological thriller， then I clearly must be a nuclear physicist。 。。。more
sarah stanley
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I loved this latest book from Daniel Hurst。 The Boyfriend had me gripped from the start， it was an interesting storyline and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen。 It didn't take me long to read， I didn't want to put it down！ It had me guessing all the way through。。。brilliant！！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 I loved this latest book from Daniel Hurst。 The Boyfriend had me gripped from the start， it was an interesting storyline and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen。 It didn't take me long to read， I didn't want to put it down！ It had me guessing all the way through。。。brilliant！！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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This was my first by this author and the cover was apt。 The blurb however appealed to me and the title seemed right。 What did I like？ My issue with this book was that there was zero chemistry between Tom and Adele。 She was too different from Tom to seem to care he was home waiting up for her while she was out drinking。 When the third boyfriend dies， and she gets the text， Tom fails to care。 How do people in love act like this？ Would I recommend or buy？ I would try another by this author since This was my first by this author and the cover was apt。 The blurb however appealed to me and the title seemed right。 What did I like？ My issue with this book was that there was zero chemistry between Tom and Adele。 She was too different from Tom to seem to care he was home waiting up for her while she was out drinking。 When the third boyfriend dies， and she gets the text， Tom fails to care。 How do people in love act like this？ Would I recommend or buy？ I would try another by this author since I was interested in the story。 I just failed to feel anything for the characters。 This is for lovers of drama mixed with mystery。 Three stars！ I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review！ 。。。more
Suzyq （Battle_0f_the_b0oks）
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This started off really well for me。 I felt that Daniel had created great suspense and I was intrigued to read more。 However， the suspense then plateaued and never took off again。 The middle became lacklustre as the same thing kept happening over and over without any real drama or escalation。 The plot reveal was average but that is not what led to this story's decline for me。 ！Spoiler Alert！There were also some things that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me。 For example， it is emphasised qui This started off really well for me。 I felt that Daniel had created great suspense and I was intrigued to read more。 However， the suspense then plateaued and never took off again。 The middle became lacklustre as the same thing kept happening over and over without any real drama or escalation。 The plot reveal was average but that is not what led to this story's decline for me。 ！Spoiler Alert！There were also some things that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me。 For example， it is emphasised quite heavily that Adele is a bit of a heavy drinker and it does start to affect her relationship with Tom however， this plot point is never taken any further and makes me wonder why mention it at all if it's not going to affect the story in any way。 Also it's mentioned that Tom knew about all of the exes yet he knew nothing about her highschool sweetheart as Adele mentions that they were together before social media and Tom had to deduce they were something more from the photos people posted after his funeral。 So quite the average thriller and nothing to write home about unfortunately。 。。。more
Billie
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This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review。 This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review。 。。。more
Lisa Konet
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This was creepy and suspenseful AF！ Wow！ Adele is 38 and engaged to Tom who is not too happy when she goes out drinking in excess with her bff Nicola。 Someone is watching Adele though and is obsessed about her past。 Her ex-boyfriends， in the order she has dated them， end up dead at what looks like natural causes or an accident。 But then Tom is targeted！ Who is behind this and is Adele next？The twists and turns did not let up in this book。 Finally a suspense/thriller that is not predictable and o This was creepy and suspenseful AF！ Wow！ Adele is 38 and engaged to Tom who is not too happy when she goes out drinking in excess with her bff Nicola。 Someone is watching Adele though and is obsessed about her past。 Her ex-boyfriends， in the order she has dated them， end up dead at what looks like natural causes or an accident。 But then Tom is targeted！ Who is behind this and is Adele next？The twists and turns did not let up in this book。 Finally a suspense/thriller that is not predictable and one that I would recommend。 Had me on edge from start to finish and I would read more from this author in the future。Thanks to Netgalley， Daniel Hurst and Inkubator Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Available: 6/30/21 。。。more
Anna
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Adele has found her one and only。 His name is Tom， he is her 6th boyfriend and soon to be husband。 While planning their wedding Adele gets the message that her first boyfriend has hanged himself。 Not soon after， there is a story about。 her second boyfriend who died in a car crash。 When she gets news about her third boyfriend's death， Adele suspects something is amiss。 With a confirmation from a text of a killer she confides in her fiance and the police but neither believes her。 It's then up to A Adele has found her one and only。 His name is Tom， he is her 6th boyfriend and soon to be husband。 While planning their wedding Adele gets the message that her first boyfriend has hanged himself。 Not soon after， there is a story about。 her second boyfriend who died in a car crash。 When she gets news about her third boyfriend's death， Adele suspects something is amiss。 With a confirmation from a text of a killer she confides in her fiance and the police but neither believes her。 It's then up to Adele to warn her exes， keep Tom alive and figure out who is responsible for the deaths of her past lovers。The plot of this book is what drives a reader。 You stay and keep up with the story- the chapters are quick and the story is captivating， but sadly not through the whole book。 What put me off was the characters。 Adele is a self-absorbed drunkard。 Her inner monologue was blended and I couldn't find myself to relate or care about her。 Her relationship with Tom seems confusing， the connection between them is off and the thought that they are to be married is inconceivable。 Her best friend Nicole is portrayed as Adele's drinking buddy and that's pretty much all of their relationship。Since this is a book about killing Adele's past boyfriends， one would think that their relationship would be well described and the reader would get some knowledge about Adele's past life。 That didn't happen。In retrospect I didn't find this story to be satisfactory and I don't think I am gonna pick this author's books in the future。*Thank you NetGalley， Daniel Hurst and Inkubator Books for a free ARC。 。。。more
Lou
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The Boyfriend is a compelling psychological thriller about a woman whose ex-boyfriends become the target of a spree killer and where nothing and no one is what they seem。 36-year-old Adele Davies is currently engaged to Tom Barton and is planning their lavish wedding。 She's madly in love with him and believes in her heart of hearts that he is the one。 In the past she's had 5 serious relationships， Tom is the sixth， that ended for one reason or another usually via mutual agreement or Adele finish The Boyfriend is a compelling psychological thriller about a woman whose ex-boyfriends become the target of a spree killer and where nothing and no one is what they seem。 36-year-old Adele Davies is currently engaged to Tom Barton and is planning their lavish wedding。 She's madly in love with him and believes in her heart of hearts that he is the one。 In the past she's had 5 serious relationships， Tom is the sixth， that ended for one reason or another usually via mutual agreement or Adele finishing them herself。 Enter Adele’s seemingly supportive best friend and fellow drunkard， Nicola， who often seems like a bad influence on her。 They drink profusely and attend nightclubs despite being older than the average crowd; maybe they're just young at heart。 Tom doesn’t particularly like Nicola due to this and gets annoyed when Adele goes out and fails to inform him of where she is or when she will be returning home。 They meet up frequently and on one of those catch-ups， Nicola receives a message informing her that Shaun Gibson， Adele’s first boyfriend， has been found hanged in the woods in a suspected suicide。 Then Calum Jenkins， who she dated after Shaun， dies in a car accident。 As her ex-partners keep dying， Adele realises that someone is responsible for killing these guys。 Can she get to the bottom of who is carrying out these slayings before they target Tom？ This is a compelling and original thriller with plenty of drama， twists， red herrings and a mystery at its heart。 I raced through it as it's a quick read with highly unlikeable characters and a captivating plot。 。。。more
Mary Ryan
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The story for this sounded good and for the most part I enjoyed it。 Someone is killing off all the ex's of Adele Davies。The story flowed OK although for me， her relationship with her fiance Tom is a bit toxic。 I didn't like any of the characters but maybe that was the point。 The short chapters did keep me hooked and I thought I knew who it was but the unmasking of the culprit was a disappointment as it came out of nowhere。 I don't like this in a book。 Because of this， I can only give this 3 star The story for this sounded good and for the most part I enjoyed it。 Someone is killing off all the ex's of Adele Davies。The story flowed OK although for me， her relationship with her fiance Tom is a bit toxic。 I didn't like any of the characters but maybe that was the point。 The short chapters did keep me hooked and I thought I knew who it was but the unmasking of the culprit was a disappointment as it came out of nowhere。 I don't like this in a book。 Because of this， I can only give this 3 stars instead of 4。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Tony Swinton
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Is Adele a dangerous woman to date as her ex boyfriends seem to dieA book that will keep you guessing who is behind the deaths I found this book I interesting and keeps engrossed I would advise you it's worth readingI received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 Is Adele a dangerous woman to date as her ex boyfriends seem to dieA book that will keep you guessing who is behind the deaths I found this book I interesting and keeps engrossed I would advise you it's worth readingI received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Hazel
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My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Inkubator Books for the electronic copy。I found the description of this book really intriguing and it is a "good enough" read， but I didn't feel there was any particular "depth" to it as a psychological thriller。 either within the story or the main characters themselves。Thirty-six year old Adele is engaged to Tom and planning their wedding。 She's finally found "the one" after years of relationships varying in lengths of time; most of which she herself termina My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Inkubator Books for the electronic copy。I found the description of this book really intriguing and it is a "good enough" read， but I didn't feel there was any particular "depth" to it as a psychological thriller。 either within the story or the main characters themselves。Thirty-six year old Adele is engaged to Tom and planning their wedding。 She's finally found "the one" after years of relationships varying in lengths of time; most of which she herself terminated， other times she had been dumped or they parted by mutual agreement。 Adele's had six boyfriends， including Tom， although her best friend from school days， Nicola， would swear there were many more。Nicola and Adele regularly meet up and， just as regularly， end up drinking too much - much to Tom's annoyance， especially when Adele fails to let him know where she is or could be expected home。 On one such meeting Nicola receives a text telling her that a boy from their teenage years had hanged himself from a tree。 It's all over Facebook and old school friends are talking about it。 Shaun was Adele's first boyfriend。 Shortly afterwards Calum dies in a car accident - he was Adele's second boyfriend。The story continues where after each death Adele relates her experiences with each boyfriend。 After the third death she is convinced someone is deliberately killing her ex-boyfriends， even though they appear to have died accidentally or by suicide， and eventually goes to the police。Can she get to the bottom of who's doing this before the killer reaches Tom？As said - this is a good enough read but it all felt rather shallow。 。。。more
KatyGrace H
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What a book。 I found myself reading this at high pace and with adrenaline pumping。 I don't know if this was because I wanted to find out the ending or because of the pace of the story。 I thought it was the obvious suspect of Tom early on， with everything pointing towards him before Adele had figured it out。 The only thing I found annoying and generally do find annoying in stories is the lot of thinking the character does， sometimes I feel they overthink things and run through scenarios over and What a book。 I found myself reading this at high pace and with adrenaline pumping。 I don't know if this was because I wanted to find out the ending or because of the pace of the story。 I thought it was the obvious suspect of Tom early on， with everything pointing towards him before Adele had figured it out。 The only thing I found annoying and generally do find annoying in stories is the lot of thinking the character does， sometimes I feel they overthink things and run through scenarios over and over， thankfully Adele's overthinking was the making of this book。 。。。more
EmmiK
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Digital copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Adele is a 36 year old， young-at-heart and fun female who is madly in love with her fiancé Tom。 She has a supportive best friend and feels lucky to have found her soul mate after the dating life she has had since the tender age of 16。 It all seems to be going well until Adele realizes that her exes are being killed in the order that she dated them。 No one truly believes her， not even Tom， who she bel Digital copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Adele is a 36 year old， young-at-heart and fun female who is madly in love with her fiancé Tom。 She has a supportive best friend and feels lucky to have found her soul mate after the dating life she has had since the tender age of 16。 It all seems to be going well until Adele realizes that her exes are being killed in the order that she dated them。 No one truly believes her， not even Tom， who she believes will be killed last。 Pros: Interesting and quick read。 It kept me reading （only because I wanted to know who the killer was）。Cons: Adele was one of the most immature， destructive， self-absorbed， toxic， narcissistic and oblivious character I have ever had the displeasure of reading about in a book。 I was taken aback by her lack of deep thought process。 I am still taken aback and appalled。For example: After her first ex dies （suicide）， she has this internal dialogue to debate whether she should attend the funeral because of how it would make her （as well as Tom） feel。 She then proceeds to do some online research to figure out if she should attend。 HUH？？？ Even after the first ex committed suicide， she only thought of herself rather than think of how the family may want support， may want to see his close friends so that they could share stories and memories of the deceased etc。 She somehow made herself the centre of attention in someone else's tragedy。 Another thing which struck me as off was her level of drinking。 Is that a normal British practice or European norm to get drunk multiple times during the week？ This girl was an alcoholic。 She， just like real alcoholics， always find a way to justify their reasons for drinking。 AND， she had the audacity to judge someone else's relationship with alcohol， "I first noticed that he seemed to have an unhealthy relationship with booze during some of our early dates， where I suspected he had already been drinking a little before he turned up。" This is a classic example of the pot calling the kettle black。 I still do not see why Tom loved Adele， nor why Adele loved Tom。 There was no chemistry between the two， he was just as immature and narcissistic as Adele。 But I guess because of that they deserved each other。 How does a man get jealous of a dead ex lover？ "I can see why Tom might not have liked the idea of me doing something that involved an ex-partner。" Did the author knowingly create unlikeable and self-absorbed characters？ Or that's the personalities he really wanted to portray all for the reason of character development。 If its the latter then sadly there was no point because by the end there was no still no character development。 I thought there would have been an arc since the author painted Adele as the carefree， drunk， impulsive young female in the start of the story。 I found other issues with these characters such as their communication， or should I say lack thereof？ For a couple who are planning a wedding， why did she have a habit of not communicating with her partner？ Its a recipe for disaster and simply proves that she wasn't ready for marriage。 As for her obliviousness， as well as his。 JESUS。 TAKE。 THE。 WHEEL。 Adele: "Why did the intruder smash this picture？ Is the past connected to what's happening now？ HUH？ Isn't it obvious？ The killer is killing off all her PAST lovers？ I'm sorry but I've never met an Accountant void of analytical skills。 This baffled me。 In another scene， Tom， who now believes Adele's theory that someone is killing all her ex lovers， proceeds to open the door after hearing a knock on the door。 Does he check the peephole？ No， he doesn't。 Does he ask who's there？ No， he also doesn't。 He opens the door only to be stabbed because of his stupidity。 Somehow I thought he deserved death simply because he was acting dumb in that moment。 I'm tempted to give it 1 star but that wouldn't be fair。 It did hold my interest。 。。。more
Glenda Carrillo
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Adele is in her mid thirties and engaged to Tom。 All of a sudden， she notices her ex-boyfriends are mysteriously dying one by one。 Then the threatening text messages start。 The premise and plot of The Boyfriend was very promising。 I was very excited to read this book unfortunately I couldn’t connect with the any of the characters， especially Adele。 I felt like she was too selfish and didn’t make any efforts to work on her relationship with her fiancé。 Tom was very controlling and even in moments Adele is in her mid thirties and engaged to Tom。 All of a sudden， she notices her ex-boyfriends are mysteriously dying one by one。 Then the threatening text messages start。 The premise and plot of The Boyfriend was very promising。 I was very excited to read this book unfortunately I couldn’t connect with the any of the characters， especially Adele。 I felt like she was too selfish and didn’t make any efforts to work on her relationship with her fiancé。 Tom was very controlling and even in moments of comforting Adele， I never felt love between the two。 This is supposed to be a couple in love about to get married。 I couldn’t feel any love and that was a downer for me。 I feel like character development， in general， was lacking throughout the book。 Overall the story was good but I wish I’d connected with the characters more or at least seen growth from them。 I did enjoy “The Boyfriend’s” dialogue chapters as it did provide some insight to the killer。 Thank you Netgalley & Inkubator Books for allowing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jacqui
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"I've always been in love with Adele Davies。 She was going to love me too。 I just know it。"Don't you just hate it when the one you love doesn't love you back？ What about when they are engaged to someone else and are completely oblivious to your very existence？ I know what you're thinking。 The answer is yes and the solution is to murder all of her ex boyfriends in the order she dated them。 Obviously。 I really loved Daniel Hurst's previous book The Passenger and had high expectations for this one。 "I've always been in love with Adele Davies。 She was going to love me too。 I just know it。"Don't you just hate it when the one you love doesn't love you back？ What about when they are engaged to someone else and are completely oblivious to your very existence？ I know what you're thinking。 The answer is yes and the solution is to murder all of her ex boyfriends in the order she dated them。 Obviously。 I really loved Daniel Hurst's previous book The Passenger and had high expectations for this one。 Sadly， it was nowhere near as good but still a quick， entertaining read that I'll probably forget in five minutes。 The prologue was unnecessary and added nothing to the story。 It was repetitive in places and I understand why a lot of reviews complained about Adele's out of control drinking。 She's drinking in virtually every scene and by the end I wanted to drown her in it。 Also， Tom was extremely annoying and I kind of hoped he went first。That being said， I know Hurst has the goods in him， and though this wasn't his best work it was still a fun quick read。 Although， all the way through I kept thinking this would have been better with a gender swap。 Call me sexist but I just think it would have been more believable the other way around。 **I received a free ebook via Netgalley and Inkubator Books。 。。。more
Krista （A Crease In The Spine Book Reviews）
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I liked the story and it did keep me reading til the end。 Tom， the boyfriend had to put up with alot of the main character， thats for sure。 I did not like the main character Adele， very whiny，everything had to be perfect with her and childish。 I couldnt relate to her and Tom as they didnt seem to have a connection at allIt was fast paced and a not bad plot but i felt disappointed。Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this story。 My thoughts and opinions are my own。
Angela Williams
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This is a good time filler， not the gripping page turner I was expecting。 The description sounded a perfect who is it thriller。 The main character - Adele - is planning to settle down with as it turns out her sixth serious boyfriend – Tom， when she finds out that the first one committed suicide。 Then shortly after the funeral， the second one departs this world in a horrible accident。 Too strange to be a coincidence？ Proof that something more sinister than coincidence is behind the deaths of the This is a good time filler， not the gripping page turner I was expecting。 The description sounded a perfect who is it thriller。 The main character - Adele - is planning to settle down with as it turns out her sixth serious boyfriend – Tom， when she finds out that the first one committed suicide。 Then shortly after the funeral， the second one departs this world in a horrible accident。 Too strange to be a coincidence？ Proof that something more sinister than coincidence is behind the deaths of the two ex’s when the third dies followed by a text message that someone is going to kill each of Adele’s ex-boyfriend’s one by one， so now she is in a race against time to figure out who it is if she is to save her fiancé。 The characters were under developed and all over the place。 Adele is a shallow borderline alcoholic， Tom the fiancé had a little sympathy， until you wonder why the heck is he putting up with her antics and binges with her best friend who is probably an alcoholic。 Fortunately the book is fairly fast paced with short chapters and I had committed enough time trying to detect the murderer that I was able to get to the – anticlimactic - end。 To get into this anymore would risk giving away spoilers suffice to say that I gave an extra star because I did not guess the perpetrator， in hindsight I had at some point suspected potentially everyone but the right person。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Amanda Richardson
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The Boyfriend by Daniel Hurst was a novel that centered on a sinister premise - why are Adele's ex-boyfriend's turning up dead？ And will her current boyfriend end up on the killer's list？Adele is engaged to Tom and drinks to much with her bestie Nicola - drinks a lot！ Her high school boyfriend committed suicide and she is completely upset and shocked。 They hadn't seen each other for years but it still upsets her。 When the next man she dated seriously ends up dead too， a pattern starts to emerge。 The Boyfriend by Daniel Hurst was a novel that centered on a sinister premise - why are Adele's ex-boyfriend's turning up dead？ And will her current boyfriend end up on the killer's list？Adele is engaged to Tom and drinks to much with her bestie Nicola - drinks a lot！ Her high school boyfriend committed suicide and she is completely upset and shocked。 They hadn't seen each other for years but it still upsets her。 When the next man she dated seriously ends up dead too， a pattern starts to emerge。Adele's current relationship is starting to suffer when her fiance finds out she went to an ex's funeral and is still drinking （a lot！） with Nicola。 Her hangovers exacerbate her migraines and she is starting to fall apart。 When the third ex dies and she receives and ominous threatening text， will the police， her fiance and her best friend see the connection？I enjoyed this book。 There were some holes in the plot but it was a fun read that kept me interested。 I was dying to know who the killer was and if Adele was still sane。I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
E Dod
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This is my first novel by Daniel Hurst and it sounded right up my street。 I love a good thriller that is full of questions of whodunit。 We meet Adele， who has had her fair share of lovers but is currently engaged to Tom who I found quiet dull and slightly boring when compared to Adele。 Adele appears to not be as happy as she seems as she is constantly going out with her friend， getting drunk and forgetting to tell Tom she is out。 I felt quite sorry for Tom as if this was me being treated this wa This is my first novel by Daniel Hurst and it sounded right up my street。 I love a good thriller that is full of questions of whodunit。 We meet Adele， who has had her fair share of lovers but is currently engaged to Tom who I found quiet dull and slightly boring when compared to Adele。 Adele appears to not be as happy as she seems as she is constantly going out with her friend， getting drunk and forgetting to tell Tom she is out。 I felt quite sorry for Tom as if this was me being treated this way then I would not have any of it。 But anyway， Adele's past lovers start to be found dead，。 seemingly from suicide but this obviously is not the case。 Adele starts to get increasingly worried as this pattern is exclusively around her past boyfriends。I read this book really fast and I did enjoy it。 I like Daniel Hurst's style of writing and I felt it was straight to the point， there was no faffing around。A good plot and easy to read with elements of thrills and some twists。 Thanks to NetGalley， Daniel Hurst and the publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Berleen Kaur
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What would be the stupifying incident that could happen when you start planning your wedding？How about your first boyfriend committing suicide， and then the second dying in a car crash and ohh the third dying in house burn？ and a hint that there's more to come。。Adele the main character of the book is all set to wear the white dress and walk the alter with her 6th boyfriend and now fiance。 Whilst planning for the wedding， one evening when she meets her best friend Nicole for dinner and drink （hea What would be the stupifying incident that could happen when you start planning your wedding？How about your first boyfriend committing suicide， and then the second dying in a car crash and ohh the third dying in house burn？ and a hint that there's more to come。。Adele the main character of the book is all set to wear the white dress and walk the alter with her 6th boyfriend and now fiance。 Whilst planning for the wedding， one evening when she meets her best friend Nicole for dinner and drink （heads up Adele is almost a drunkard） she gets the news that her first boyfriend has hanged himself。 She goes to the funeral and when Tom her Fiance finds out he gets furious。 Soon she receives the news that her 2nd boyfriend also dies， in a car crash。 and soon she gets the news of the death of her 3rd boyfriend。 In amidst of all this， she has intense headaches which are due to some accident that happened when she was 16 （and she has a short memory loss of that event altogether）。 After the death of the 3rd boyfriend， she gets a text confirming her doubts regarding her connections to these murders。 Neither her Fiance nor the Inspector believes her until the 4th Boyfriend too is murdered。 Who has murdered them， is it someone from her past that she has forgotten， or her fiance who might do it out of jealousy， or her best friend， or her ex-best friend。The story was fast-paced and the plot drawn made me spot the killer time and again which made it a page-turner for me。 It is very unusual for a book to have a non-attractive main character also a lousy and toxic relationship with the main character。 Not only was Adele a drunkard but also she was nothing amazing for the hype。 It was hard to connect with her or her relationship with Tom the fiance or with any of her boyfriends in the past。I was expecting a very prodigious ending， an indulging story behind the boyfriend killer's motive， however， I was a little disappointed there。 Not that the actual end was not great but I just felt it could have been more exciting， relatable， and shocking。Thank you Netgalley for the DRC <3。holding the review till the date of release。。。 。。。more
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