After the Wedding
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- Author：Laura Elliot
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Reviews
Larry
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Ms。 Elliot does it again。 If anything good came out of the pandemic， it’s this thriller。 Once again the author starts with a prologue years ago， and sets the reader up for a present day edge of the seat mystery/ psychological thriller that doesn’t stop until the final crazy twist after so many turns along the way。 The author continues her beautiful style of writing with a brilliant imagination to think up the bizarre twists in the story， while showing her magic with words with stunning metaphors Ms。 Elliot does it again。 If anything good came out of the pandemic， it’s this thriller。 Once again the author starts with a prologue years ago， and sets the reader up for a present day edge of the seat mystery/ psychological thriller that doesn’t stop until the final crazy twist after so many turns along the way。 The author continues her beautiful style of writing with a brilliant imagination to think up the bizarre twists in the story， while showing her magic with words with stunning metaphors。Thanks Laura，Larry South Florida USA 。。。more
Sara M
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Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the chance to read After the Wedding。 This was a gripping psychological thriller full of suspense and amazing plot twists！ I especially loved how the many layers of the story were peeled off slowly giving the reader more and more details about Christine's and Jessica's pasts。 And I also loved that this book took place mostly in Ireland - a country I hope to visit again soon！ Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the chance to read After the Wedding。 This was a gripping psychological thriller full of suspense and amazing plot twists！ I especially loved how the many layers of the story were peeled off slowly giving the reader more and more details about Christine's and Jessica's pasts。 And I also loved that this book took place mostly in Ireland - a country I hope to visit again soon！ 。。。more
Caroline 'reading with Buddy'
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So this was different to what I thought it was going to be。 It wasn't a book that I wanted to read in one sitting， I went in and out of the book but wanted to finish and I am glad that I did although I did find it very predictable。 I was really interested to see how it played out。 It wasn't really a physiological thriller but more of an unravelling of history and coincidences This was my first book by this author but based on the reviews it wont be my last。 I was given an advance copy by netgall So this was different to what I thought it was going to be。 It wasn't a book that I wanted to read in one sitting， I went in and out of the book but wanted to finish and I am glad that I did although I did find it very predictable。 I was really interested to see how it played out。 It wasn't really a physiological thriller but more of an unravelling of history and coincidences This was my first book by this author but based on the reviews it wont be my last。 I was given an advance copy by netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely my own。 。。。more
Angela
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Thanks to Netgalley， Laura Elliot and Bookouture for an ARC of After the Wedding in exchange for an honest review。A psychological thriller packed with twists but also full of heart。 I loved it because the story unfolds slowly but is well plotted and written， the characters are believable。 The story gripped me from the very beginning。 There were many twists and turns and strong emotional beat which kept me guessing and burning till the end。 Up and down the story kept me at the edge of my seat！！ D Thanks to Netgalley， Laura Elliot and Bookouture for an ARC of After the Wedding in exchange for an honest review。A psychological thriller packed with twists but also full of heart。 I loved it because the story unfolds slowly but is well plotted and written， the characters are believable。 The story gripped me from the very beginning。 There were many twists and turns and strong emotional beat which kept me guessing and burning till the end。 Up and down the story kept me at the edge of my seat！！ Definiately It won't disappoint you and I would love to read more from this genius author。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Lillian Cummings
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You know something is wrong。 Christine has everything that she needs a loving husband Richard and a successful advertising company。 But someone wants to take that all away。 Christine knows that there is something about their new employee Jessica that just gets her back up。 Lately Christine has been thinking about her past as the nightmares are back but no one believes her memories but she knows that something awful happened。How does she save her marriage now that the company is gone she knew tha You know something is wrong。 Christine has everything that she needs a loving husband Richard and a successful advertising company。 But someone wants to take that all away。 Christine knows that there is something about their new employee Jessica that just gets her back up。 Lately Christine has been thinking about her past as the nightmares are back but no one believes her memories but she knows that something awful happened。How does she save her marriage now that the company is gone she knew that Jessica was going to be trouble she just didn't realise how much。 She can feel Richard pulling away and she knows that given time he will turn to Jessica if he hasn't already。The more Christine finds out about her near drowning as a child the clearer things become but she has found out things about Jessica's father and he won't want anyone finding out about his past。How far would Samuel go protect his secrets？ Will he decide that Christine needs to disappear for good？What happens next will change everyone's life but it will also set them free from the cages that they were kept in。A good solid read gripping stuff。 I was lucky enough to receive a copy via Netgalley & the publisher in exchange for my honest review 。。。more
Robin Loves Reading
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What happened when Christine was a flower girl at a wedding over three decades ago？ Well， there was an accident at the time and it was so devastating that Christine lost all memories of the time。 Now as an adult， snippets are coming back。 Christine is happy as an adult。 She met Richard Stone on the train and the two got married and then started what ended up being a successful advertising agency。 Although Christine is not quite comfortable with one of their newest employees， Jessica Newman， she What happened when Christine was a flower girl at a wedding over three decades ago？ Well， there was an accident at the time and it was so devastating that Christine lost all memories of the time。 Now as an adult， snippets are coming back。 Christine is happy as an adult。 She met Richard Stone on the train and the two got married and then started what ended up being a successful advertising agency。 Although Christine is not quite comfortable with one of their newest employees， Jessica Newman， she seems perfect for the job and this proves helpful when a rumor begins to circulate that could destroy everything Christine and Richard had built。 It seems that Jessica’s influential father could help to stop the rumors and help the business to retain its standing。 Well， who is Jessica really？ Was it a coincidence that she began working for Christine？ As the story delves into Jessica’s early life pieces of this what proves to be an intriguing mystery begin to fall into place。 Meanwhile， as Christine’s memories start to evolve in a hazy manner， it is with the help of a hypnotherapist that really opens her eyes about what happened at that wedding。 While After the Wedding might have had a slow start， the story definitely comes full circle。 Delivered from multiple points of view， the past and present converge in such a way to deliver an exciting story with a satisfying conclusion。 Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review。 This is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Elizabeth Berg
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Just damnWhere should I start？ This book captivated me！ I was in the spell that the author cast。The story is complex and amazing。The book reads into the story in the beginning in the most enchanting way。The characters are them separated as the dialogue comes out but in the way a story is told by a campfire late at night。Suddenly I was thrown back into a book with a widening yaw ， where I was held at a precipice and left to dangler。Action and evil ！！！ Up and down the story kept me at the edge of Just damnWhere should I start？ This book captivated me！ I was in the spell that the author cast。The story is complex and amazing。The book reads into the story in the beginning in the most enchanting way。The characters are them separated as the dialogue comes out but in the way a story is told by a campfire late at night。Suddenly I was thrown back into a book with a widening yaw ， where I was held at a precipice and left to dangler。Action and evil ！！！ Up and down the story kept me at the edge of my seat！！With an ending so profound。。。。。。 I am still crying！Happy tears？ Sad tears。I love a good story and would never ever spoil an ending as exceptional as this。Thank you Ms。 Elliot 。。。more
Kirsty Bookworm86
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BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'After The Wedding' by Laura Elliot。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Laura Elliot， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 24th March 2022。This is the first book I have read by this author。 I was originally drawn to this book by its eye catching beautiful cover and intriguing sounding synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that 'Fans of Lisa Jewell， Gillian Flynn and Sally Hepworth will be gripped by After the Wedding。' I am a huge fan of BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'After The Wedding' by Laura Elliot。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Laura Elliot， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 24th March 2022。This is the first book I have read by this author。 I was originally drawn to this book by its eye catching beautiful cover and intriguing sounding synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that 'Fans of Lisa Jewell， Gillian Flynn and Sally Hepworth will be gripped by After the Wedding。' I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement。 I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture。 I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed。 Hopefully this won't be the first。。。 Watch this space！ （Written before I started reading the book）。This novel consists of a prologue， 55 chapters and an epilogue spread over 4 parts。 The chapters are short in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed。。。OK， I know yeah right， but still just in case！This book is based in Dublin， Ireland 🇮🇪。 I actually visited Ireland years ago so am intrigued to see if recognise any of the settings。 This book is written in third person perspective and the protagonists are Christine， Jessica and Rachel。 The benefits of third person perspective with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more， what they are thinking and what they are doing。 It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything。This book is extremely well written that leaves you hearing the Irish accent and feeling the wind in your hair。 The descriptions are vivid and absorbs you into the storyline from beginning to end。 The cover and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly。 OMG！！！ I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT ENDING！！！ This book is quite fast paced with a complex storyline。 I thouroughly enjoyed reading it and was completely absorbed from the first page to the end。 It is filled with love， crime， deceit， murder， heartbreak and so much more。 It had me on the edge of my seat turning the suspense filled pages。 It starts off with Christine and Richards company and ends with lies being unearthed and hearts being broken。 I was absolutely shocked by the ending as I was not expecting that at all！！ I have read so many thrillers that it is getting harder and harder to shock me so a huge congratulations Laura！！！ It is a riveting drama filled with revelations， discoveries and twists。 It is quite difficult to write a review for this one as I really don't want to give too much away and spoil the suspense。 Needless to say I was completely invested in the storyline throughout。 I have never read any of Laura's books until I picked this one up but as soon as I've finished this review I will be heading straight to amazon to add all her books to my wishlist！ The storyline leaves you questioning the characters and yourself throughout while you try to work out what could be real and what is not。 Clear your schedule before starting this as once you have begun you will not be able to put it down！！ It is set over/includes multiple time lines。 When books show what has happened in the past and what is happening in the present I find it really helps the reader （if it is well done） understand why things are happening and what has lead to the present activities and decisions。 It also shows the bigger picture。 I became completely invested in the characters who were all strong and realistic。 My heart went out to Christine throughout the book as she went through heartbreak， stress and just pure hell。 I found her to be such a strong woman and the fact that she had so much compassion for certain people even after everything they put her through really made an impact on me。 I don't think I would have done what she did for that person at the end。 I loved watching her character grow and change throughout and I really hope she finds happiness with Ryan， it is the least she deserves。 I was not a fan of Jessica at all and found her to be a spoiled brat at times。 However， I did have some empathy to her as I don't think she completely understood everything that was going on although she couldn't be completely blind to it。 It is quite hard to work her out when taking her history into consideration。 Jessica is definitely in the list of characters that induced such a mix of emotions in me。 I do not have any sympathy towards Richard though as he made his own bed and should lay in it。 Whatever I feel towards the characters， individually they worked perfectly well together to make this book an unputdownable one！！！ Congratulations Laura on a fantastic success and I look forward to reading more of your books both past and future。 Here's to reading more page turner's you make 🥂 Overall an unputdownable page turning thriller that will fill you with suspense with an ending that will shock you！！ Genres covered in this book include Psychological Thriller， Suspense， Mystery， Thriller and Psychological Fiction amongst others。 I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Lisa Jewell， Gillian Flynn， Sally Hepworth and anyone looking for a gritty thriller that will keep you on edge。 393 pages。This book is just £1。99 to purchase on kindle via Amazon or free on kindle unlimited （at time of review） which I think is an absolute bargain for this book！！！ Rated 5 /5 （I LOVED it ） on Goodreads， Instagram， Amazon UK and Amazon US and on over 30 Facebook pages plus my blog on Facebook。 Feel free to add me on Goodreads or follow me on my website or Facebook for more reviews #AfterTheWedding #Bookouture #LauraElliot #NetGalley #BookReview #BlogTour #BooksOnTour@LauraElliot @Bookouture @Bookworm1986 @bookworm86 https://kcmw86。wixsite。com/bookworm86https://m。facebook。com/Bookworm1986/？。。。https://m。facebook。com/Bookwork86/？__。。。 。。。more
Sharon
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Not very often， these days， do I come across a book that I can’t put down; this is one of them。 After the Wedding held me captive to the very end， keeping me up at night to finish！ But that’s Laura Elliot for you – she never disappoints。 I have read all of her books and this was without question one of her very best。All Christine has is a very vague memory: of her Aunt Sharon’s wedding: rose petals， running off， a meadow – and then of lying there after being rescued， with no memory of what went Not very often， these days， do I come across a book that I can’t put down; this is one of them。 After the Wedding held me captive to the very end， keeping me up at night to finish！ But that’s Laura Elliot for you – she never disappoints。 I have read all of her books and this was without question one of her very best。All Christine has is a very vague memory: of her Aunt Sharon’s wedding: rose petals， running off， a meadow – and then of lying there after being rescued， with no memory of what went before。 Her beautiful bridesmaid dress sogging wet， ruined， but adults not angry with her because she is alive， saved， with the cleanest lungs in Dorset， according to the doctor。 Almost drowned， saved by a miracle。For the rest of the book you are left wondering， guessing: what really happened that day？ Christine is now grown up and happily married， running a successful a very successful advertising agency with her husband。 But she still has nightmares about that near-tragedy so long ago， and when a new employee， young， pretty Jessica， appears to bring life and energy into the business， tiny flashbacks stirs everything up Christine thought was settled。 Why does she have such a visceral reaction of antipathy towards Jessica？ What is true， what is a memory， what is hallucination？ Her life seems to be a jigsaw puzzle with essential pieces missing。 One by one， the missing pieces drop into the story， leading to an immensely satisfying end。I’m greatly looking forward to more from Laura Elliott。 。。。more
Leona
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After the wedding by Laura Elliot is a book which I found to be quite a slow paced read。 It took me a while to get into this book and I felt it was more of a family drama than a psychological thriller 。 There were times I felt the chapters based on Christine or Jessica were a little confusing as I wasn’t sure which one of them the chapter was about 。 All in all not one of my favourite reads by this author。 I felt slightly disappointed as I’ve read and loved other books by this author 。
Jasminegalsreadinglog
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Triggers: PTSD， Panic Attacks， InfidelityAfter The Wedding takes you into a journey which is hidden in the deep recesses of the mind。 Memories are a strange thing。 At one point you remember them vividly and the next moment they are only a glimpse。 Christine an advertising executive has painstakingly built her agency with her husband and is top of her game。 Suddenly her life changes when Jessica enters into her life。 Nothing is the same and how their lives changes is something you need to find ou Triggers: PTSD， Panic Attacks， InfidelityAfter The Wedding takes you into a journey which is hidden in the deep recesses of the mind。 Memories are a strange thing。 At one point you remember them vividly and the next moment they are only a glimpse。 Christine an advertising executive has painstakingly built her agency with her husband and is top of her game。 Suddenly her life changes when Jessica enters into her life。 Nothing is the same and how their lives changes is something you need to find out by reading this novel。The novel is medium paced suspense。 There is some back and forth timelines but nothing is confusing to read。 I did not connect with any characters but enjoyed the plot of the story。 Once I got into the story it was hard to put it down。Thank you Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC of this book。 。。。more
Kiirstyannee-reads
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AFTER THE WEDDING - LAURA ELLIOT⭐⭐⭐⭐/5Thank you for @netgallery and Laura Elliot for the ARC of this book。 "When Christine Lewis was a little girl， she witnessed something terrible at a wedding and buried it so deep in her memory， she managed to forget it ever happened。"Wow， this was such a gripping and fast read for me！ The plot was something different and i found it so addictive。 I loved how the characters and their histories were so entwined and the jumping between Christine's & Jessica's POV AFTER THE WEDDING - LAURA ELLIOT⭐⭐⭐⭐/5Thank you for @netgallery and Laura Elliot for the ARC of this book。 "When Christine Lewis was a little girl， she witnessed something terrible at a wedding and buried it so deep in her memory， she managed to forget it ever happened。"Wow， this was such a gripping and fast read for me！ The plot was something different and i found it so addictive。 I loved how the characters and their histories were so entwined and the jumping between Christine's & Jessica's POV。 This is perfect for suspense and crime / mystery thriller lovers！ #bookreview#bookrecommendations #books #bookblogger #booking #bookmum #bookish #afterthewedding #lauraelliot #netgalley #arcreview 。。。more
Els
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I think we all have experienced it already。 You meet someone you have never met before， but you still have the feeling you know them。 It can either be a good feeling or a bad one。Time to find out more and that’s exactly what Christine decides to do。 Was that a wise idea or should she just have let things be…？It all starts with the past。 There is no present and certainly no future without that base to depend on。 No matter how hard you sometimes fight to hide what happened before， whether is was t I think we all have experienced it already。 You meet someone you have never met before， but you still have the feeling you know them。 It can either be a good feeling or a bad one。Time to find out more and that’s exactly what Christine decides to do。 Was that a wise idea or should she just have let things be…？It all starts with the past。 There is no present and certainly no future without that base to depend on。 No matter how hard you sometimes fight to hide what happened before， whether is was to hide crimes or to push shocking events away， sooner or later they will come back to haunt you。When your life is about to be turned completely upside down， you know what you have to do。 There is only one thing you can do…A great story where someone does not stop at nothing to achieve what they are after。I had figured out some details， but there was a lot more than that to discover with a twist I did not see coming。In my opinion not a fast paced book， but a interesting one for sure。 4 stars。Thank you， Laura Elliot and Bookouture 。。。more
Bridget
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Christine Lewis runs an advertising agency with her husband。 When she was five years old she was a flower girl at her Aunt Sharon's wedding。 Christine witnessed something horrifying there but can't remember what it was。 Jessica Newman was a baby when her father arrived to live on the island of Cullain， Ireland along with Margaret， but they left not long after。 Jessica is a new employee at the agency and Christine senses there's something off about her。 Through hypnotherapy， Christine's memories Christine Lewis runs an advertising agency with her husband。 When she was five years old she was a flower girl at her Aunt Sharon's wedding。 Christine witnessed something horrifying there but can't remember what it was。 Jessica Newman was a baby when her father arrived to live on the island of Cullain， Ireland along with Margaret， but they left not long after。 Jessica is a new employee at the agency and Christine senses there's something off about her。 Through hypnotherapy， Christine's memories start returning。。。After the Wedding is a riveting family drama with discoveries， twists and revelations。 Laura Elliot has delivered an unrestrained story of drama and emotion in this suspenseful concoction of secrets， trauma and concealment。 The writing was compelling and tense and I revelled in the story all the way through as the pace slowly gained momentum for a satisfying finale。 It brought no disappointments and I would love to read more from this gifted storyteller。 Highly recommended。I received a complimentary copy of this novel from Bookouture via NetGalley at my request and this review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
marnie | once upon a time book reviews
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“She saw something terrible that day…Now， it’s about to destroy her…”It’s amazing how the human mind can manage to protect itself by burying traumatic memories so deeply that we have no conscious awareness of them。 But for our protagonist Christine， it made me wonder， is it protection when one’s deeply buried memories take the form of reality where suddenly what was protecting her before， may now pose a very real threat？ Or would she have been better off remembering what had happened because for “She saw something terrible that day…Now， it’s about to destroy her…”It’s amazing how the human mind can manage to protect itself by burying traumatic memories so deeply that we have no conscious awareness of them。 But for our protagonist Christine， it made me wonder， is it protection when one’s deeply buried memories take the form of reality where suddenly what was protecting her before， may now pose a very real threat？ Or would she have been better off remembering what had happened because forewarned is forearmed？With an intriguing plot that piqued my curiosity， I was looking forward to diving in and getting swept up into the drama of this tale。 I found it did move on the slightly slower side to start with as the foundation is laid， but it does ramp up making for a more thrilling second half。 The characters are a mix bag of likeable and unlikable and play out their roles well。The story is broken down into four parts， multiple points of view and timelines。 Whilst this can be a risky move as it can make it hard to follow along， in this case， it gives the reader a good backstory and helps to shapes the story in the present really well。 Overall After the Wedding is a solid， suspenseful and twisty read。Thank you to Laura Elliot， Bookouture and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of After the Wedding， which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。Where you can find me 😊💻 Blog: bit。ly/3gR3io8👩🏫 Facebook: bit。ly/3gVeC2B🐤Twitter: bit。ly/3BQk2Dl📷 Instagram: bit。ly/3wSv0Gj📌 Pinterest: bit。ly/3vS2HGX📚 Goodreads: bit。ly/3wQxUM3 。。。more
Jessie Carvalho
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3。5 stars， rounded upRead this if you like: Dual POV thrillers， lots of backstory Thoughts 💭Firstly， the prologue pulled me right in。。 When Christine Lewis was a little girl， she witnessed something terrible at a wedding and buried it so deep in her memory， she managed to forget it ever happened。 In what we see it seems she almost drowned but she remember roses the color of blood。 It's all very vague。We then fast forward like 20+ years later。 Christine is married and runs an advertising agency w 3。5 stars， rounded upRead this if you like: Dual POV thrillers， lots of backstory Thoughts 💭Firstly， the prologue pulled me right in。。 When Christine Lewis was a little girl， she witnessed something terrible at a wedding and buried it so deep in her memory， she managed to forget it ever happened。 In what we see it seems she almost drowned but she remember roses the color of blood。 It's all very vague。We then fast forward like 20+ years later。 Christine is married and runs an advertising agency with her husband。 She seems incredibly bothered by Jessica， a new woman at her job。 This is where it lost me a little because too much of the book was Christine whining about Jessica。 It all comes together though。There are multiple POVs in this book， Jessica being one。 She was a baby when she and her father came to live in an isolated cottage on the Irish island of Cullain with Margaret。 She was the woman who loved Jessica as if she was her own。 Until the day Jessica and her father left， and she never saw Margaret again。These two women are about to uncover the dark secrets of their own traumatic pasts。 One of the issues with this book is it being marketed as a psychological thriller。 It's more just a suspense read。 The first half of the book felt pretty slow to me。 There were a lot of pieces that had to fall into place。 The last half held my attention better。 I appreciate the details in the story though some of them got muddy。 I feel like it could have been scaled down but I still really enjoyed it。 Definitely recommend！Thank you to NetGalley， the author Laura Elliot， and the publisher for the ARC！ 。。。more
MeWriter
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An intriguing psychological thriller with so many twists you'll wonder which direction you're going in！ It's an interesting premise and the author deftly ties it all together。 Good read！Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC！ An intriguing psychological thriller with so many twists you'll wonder which direction you're going in！ It's an interesting premise and the author deftly ties it all together。 Good read！Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC！ 。。。more
Dayana
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Thank you Netgalley and Bookoture for sending me this e-ARC in return for an honest review！I really wanted to love this book。 It had so much potential， an interesting premise， and it felt like things were happening but it also came off as so underwhelming。 It almost felt like the author tried to include a bunch of different elements to make the plot more enticing， but it was overdone， unfortunately。 The first thing that really put me off was in the first few chapters when the characters were doi Thank you Netgalley and Bookoture for sending me this e-ARC in return for an honest review！I really wanted to love this book。 It had so much potential， an interesting premise， and it felt like things were happening but it also came off as so underwhelming。 It almost felt like the author tried to include a bunch of different elements to make the plot more enticing， but it was overdone， unfortunately。 The first thing that really put me off was in the first few chapters when the characters were doing one thing， and on the next page they were suddenly doing something different。 I had to go back and forth between the pages to make sure I wasn’t missing something because it was so abrupt。 That really threw me off and impacted my experience。 The overall plot also felt really dragged， which made it so hard to be drawn into the story。 It took so long to actually get to the part where Christine is somehow connected to Jessica， yet we get all these chapters beforehand where she keeps going on about how much Jessica bothers her。 This part made it feel a lot more like a dramatic encounter than a thriller。 I was very compelled to skip passages and skim to get to the point。 I’m sure a lot of people will enjoy this book， but it just wasn’t my cup of tea。 It was unnecessarily prolonged and had too many elements forced together。 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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I really did not like this book。I found the pacing so slow！ The blurb got me intrigued， but it turns out it was mis-leading。 It didn't feel like a thriller at all！ The multiple narratives were not unique enough， and I found a little confusing at times。The book just didn't do enough to keep me interested。 Definitely NOT a page turner。Not for me！ I really did not like this book。I found the pacing so slow！ The blurb got me intrigued， but it turns out it was mis-leading。 It didn't feel like a thriller at all！ The multiple narratives were not unique enough， and I found a little confusing at times。The book just didn't do enough to keep me interested。 Definitely NOT a page turner。Not for me！ 。。。more
Heather Adores Books
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3。65⭐ rounded up After the Wedding is told in 4 parts and follows Christine and Jessica。 The prologue was promising and it pulled me right in ~ Christine was a flower girl at her Aunt Sharon's wedding when she was 5。 There was an accident that she had trouble remembering until several years later as an adult。 Soon enough though， it was a bit slow going for me until somewhere in part 2， closer to the end， maybe even part 3。 It had it's up and downs with keeping me engaged throughout。Christine 3。65⭐ rounded up After the Wedding is told in 4 parts and follows Christine and Jessica。 The prologue was promising and it pulled me right in ~ Christine was a flower girl at her Aunt Sharon's wedding when she was 5。 There was an accident that she had trouble remembering until several years later as an adult。 Soon enough though， it was a bit slow going for me until somewhere in part 2， closer to the end， maybe even part 3。 It had it's up and downs with keeping me engaged throughout。Christine and Richard Stone met on a train， fell in love and opened up one of the most successful advertising agencies in Dublin ~ Foundation Stone。 They hire Jessica to be their copywriter。 While Jessica is perfect for the job， Christine can’t help but feel like something is off with her。 When a rumor is started on social media that Foundation Stone is having problems and is up for sale， they all scramble to stomp the rumors and avoid losing clients。 Jessica just happens to have a powerful father that can help them turn their business around。Part 2 starts off very intriguing with a teaser about Jessica。 We dive more into her early life and learn lots of things about her and her father， Samuel。The pace picked up in parts 3 & 4， but I really didn't care for Christine too much， or Jessica， or really anyone for that matter。 Actually， Stella， I did like her， and maybe Ryan too， but that's all。 Overall， this was an okay read and I was pleased with the ending。*Thanks to Netgalley， Bookouture and Laura Elliot for the ARC。 I am voluntarily leaving my honest review* 。。。more
Jamie
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Laura Elliot's After the Wedding is the story of Christine Lewis Stone。 Christine and her husband own an ad agency， and everything appears to be going fine until she remembers secrets from her past， and she feels she must find out what happened。 A past that has remained buried until Jessica， a new employee of the ad agency， and Christine realize that their secret past is connected。 This well-written， suspenseful book will have you guessing until the end。 Laura Elliot's After the Wedding is the story of Christine Lewis Stone。 Christine and her husband own an ad agency， and everything appears to be going fine until she remembers secrets from her past， and she feels she must find out what happened。 A past that has remained buried until Jessica， a new employee of the ad agency， and Christine realize that their secret past is connected。 This well-written， suspenseful book will have you guessing until the end。 。。。more
Stina
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★★★ 3。5 stars （rounded down）Having read two books by this author previously and thoroughly enjoying them， I was geared up for another intriguing and addictive read。 But AFTER THE WEDDING is far different from what I expected。 It's marketed as a psychological thriller though I think that is a little misleading。 Although it certainly does have aspects of a thriller， the first part of the story is anything but。 In fact， I grew so impatient by Christine's outbursts and jealousies as well as Jessica' ★★★ 3。5 stars （rounded down）Having read two books by this author previously and thoroughly enjoying them， I was geared up for another intriguing and addictive read。 But AFTER THE WEDDING is far different from what I expected。 It's marketed as a psychological thriller though I think that is a little misleading。 Although it certainly does have aspects of a thriller， the first part of the story is anything but。 In fact， I grew so impatient by Christine's outbursts and jealousies as well as Jessica's blatant behaviour I was tempted to toss the book down。 Where was the thriller aspect， I wondered？ Then little by little， we are given glimpses of it as Christine's repressed memories of her past trauma begin to resurface in a haze of wine， vodka and hypnosis。 Is it any wonder Richard failed to believe her？The premise was also misleading in the sense that readers expected the aftermath of Christine's apparent trauma after the wedding （hence the title） that we actually thought that was what we were getting。 Apart from the snippet in the Prologue introducing us to the events after the wedding and Christine's subsequent rescue from the river， the story then launches into the life and times of Christine thirty years later married to Richard Stone and co-running their advertising agency， Foundation Stone。 I was drowning in the ins and outs of advertising as well as Christine's obvious yet inexplicable discomfort surrounding their new copywriter， Jessica Newman。 The woman made her uncomfortable， fearful and made her skin crawl。 But why， was anyone's guess。 Almost half the book lead us through Christine's erratic thoughts and memories and down the rabbit hole of hypnosis where she uncovered the repressed memory that preceded her being pulled from the river when she was five years old "after the wedding"。 What then follows is her behaviour which is equally erratic thus creating the divide between herself and Richard， who fails to believe her rants and accusations。When Christine was five years old she was flower girl at her aunt's wedding at the historically listed Castle Rillingham in Rillingham-on-the-weir in Dorset。 As the only child in attendance， she soon grew bored and looked for ways to amuse herself。 She was drawn to the blood red roses blooming in the gardens and was gruffly chastised for crushing the heads of them， leading her to make her escape through a doorway and over a stile to the woods that lay beyond。 After that， Christine has no memory of what happened beyond the pressure on her chest as she vomited up water after being pulled from the river。 What happened to her？ How did she end up in the river？ It is these questions she seeks answers to through Elaine， a hypnotherapist her friend Amy recommended。 But what she uncovers throws her world into even more turmoil in the wake of losing her business and her marriage。Divided into four parts， the second part begins with Jessica's narrative through which we get her side to the part she played in the grand scheme of things。 Jessica's memories are not all that they appear to be which leaves her questioning those roots。 But not enough to believe Christine's rants， who is clearly drunken and delusional。What is clear， by all accounts， is that Christine feels threatened by Jessica almost from the first moment she meets her though she has no idea why。 But it's when she goes digging into the past that she discovers they have more in common than either woman would believe。 But how is Christine's past and Jessica's presence linked？ What connects them， if anything？ Is what Christine remembers real or is she just paranoid？What promised to be an intriguing dig into a traumatic past connecting them to the present， ended up being too long and a little erratic at times。 It was difficult to remain interested when Christine went off tangent， it was little wonder Richard had such a hard time believing her。 There were aspects to the tale that kept me reading but there was so much in between the beginning and the end that just felt too cumbersome and long-winded。 I predicted all the reveals which weren't really twists anyway but rather just unfolded that way。The most confusing aspect to this book is the alternate narratives， which I love but in this case leaves readers a little puzzled as to their perspectives when they switch from Christine to Jessica without any indication as to whose narrative we are reading。 The book begins clearly from Christine's narrative in the first part， then by the time part two begins it is very obviously Jessica， as clearly stated。 But then we move into Parts three and four and the perspectives continue to change without any clear direction as to who is narrating them。 I had to keep going back to see who it was meant to be。 For alternating viewpoints， each chapter should be clearly headlined as who is narrating it to save confusion。 I'm used to alternating narratives， but even I found this a little baffling （and irritating） at times。None of the characters were very likeable。 I hated Jessica and I grew impatient with Christine and Richard was just a little too weak （？） and Samuel was just positively loathsome。 Although I did like Ryan。 Probably the only one I did like。 But I doubt any of them will remain with me。The ending was satisfactory but that was about it。 It wasn't great or outstanding， but it was good enough。 I didn't hate AFTER THE WEDDING but I didn't love it either。 The book certainly had potential， and I know Laura Elliot can deliver exciting thrillers， but AFTER THE WEDDING just didn't meet my expectations。Overall， this was on OK thriller but not a great one。I would like to thank #LauraElliot， #NetGalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #AfterTheWedding in exchange for an honest review。This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic。blogspot。com/。 。。。more
Ann-Marie
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I had high hopes for this book after reading the synopsis but personally I did not feel the story lived up to it。 I wouldn’t go as far as saying it was boring， I did finish it， but it didn’t have the pull to make me pick it up once I had put it down。 However saying that it does exactly what a book should do and keep me entertained while I was reading it and it was an enjoyable enough read to pass the time。
Debbie
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The blurb of this book sounded so go and I was very excited to read it。The first half of the book， however， was very slow for me and at times I lost interest， had to put it down and come back later。Christine and Richard are married and own an advertising agency。 Jessica is a new employee and Christine just gets a bad feeling from her。 Richard shrugs it off。 Christine begins to feel threatened by Jessica， and those feelings may be justified， although Richard still doesn't feel it。 They hit hard The blurb of this book sounded so go and I was very excited to read it。The first half of the book， however， was very slow for me and at times I lost interest， had to put it down and come back later。Christine and Richard are married and own an advertising agency。 Jessica is a new employee and Christine just gets a bad feeling from her。 Richard shrugs it off。 Christine begins to feel threatened by Jessica， and those feelings may be justified， although Richard still doesn't feel it。 They hit hard times and the way things resolve are odd and only make Christine more stressed。Add to all this， at the age of 5， Christine was a flower girl in a wedding， wandered away on the grounds and nearly drowned。 It was always believed she just fell in the water， but through some hypnotherapy， memories start returning。 Are these memories somehow connected to her bad feelings about Jessica and her father？The second half picked picked up the pace， and I enjoyed it much more。 But I felt the book dragged on longer than it needed to。 That being said， I would give this author another try！Many thanks you to NetGalley & Bookouture for an ARC！ 。。。more
Linda Leone
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This book starts out with a little girl being pulled from a river。 Then it moves on to the present day。 Christine and Richard met by chance， married and started their own company。Along comes Jessica who is applying for a job at their firm。 Christine feels something is strange with Jessica but cannot figure out what。 The book goes between present day and Christine's memories （and lack of memories） of the past。I liked Christine and felt how difficult it must have been for her to have had something This book starts out with a little girl being pulled from a river。 Then it moves on to the present day。 Christine and Richard met by chance， married and started their own company。Along comes Jessica who is applying for a job at their firm。 Christine feels something is strange with Jessica but cannot figure out what。 The book goes between present day and Christine's memories （and lack of memories） of the past。I liked Christine and felt how difficult it must have been for her to have had something happen in her past that has affected her life ever since， without her truly understanding it。 I understood her need to know what really had happened that day so long ago。 Some of the other characters I disliked as immensely as I was supposed to。 Overall a good book。 I would read more books by this author。Thanks to netgalley and Bookouture for the arc。 。。。more
Joanna Lambert
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This book delivered everything I love in a psychological thriller。 It’s well written， the characters are believable and Christine， the main character is put through a whole spectrum of emotional turbulence as she gradually uncovers her past and the event that has haunted her for so many years。 Interestingly， it turns out Jessica， who joins Christine and husband Richard’s company， also has a past which connects with Christine’s， although they have no idea about this。There were many twists and tu This book delivered everything I love in a psychological thriller。 It’s well written， the characters are believable and Christine， the main character is put through a whole spectrum of emotional turbulence as she gradually uncovers her past and the event that has haunted her for so many years。 Interestingly， it turns out Jessica， who joins Christine and husband Richard’s company， also has a past which connects with Christine’s， although they have no idea about this。There were many twists and turns and strong emotional situations which kept me burning the midnight oil to finish this book。 Absolutely loved it。I would like to thank Netgalley， Laura Elliot and Bookouture for an ARC of After the Wedding in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Teresa
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This is the kind of book that makes me wish I didn't have a job （so I could stay home and read it cover-to-cover in one sitting）！ The story gripped me from the first chapter， a flashback to Christine Lewis's childhood when she wandered away from her aunt's wedding and ended up almost drowning in a nearby river。 Christine can't remember how she ended up in the water， or the events immediately before。 Thirty years later， married and successful， Christine still has nightmares about that day。 Her fe This is the kind of book that makes me wish I didn't have a job （so I could stay home and read it cover-to-cover in one sitting）！ The story gripped me from the first chapter， a flashback to Christine Lewis's childhood when she wandered away from her aunt's wedding and ended up almost drowning in a nearby river。 Christine can't remember how she ended up in the water， or the events immediately before。 Thirty years later， married and successful， Christine still has nightmares about that day。 Her feelings of dread and foreboding worsen after she and her husband hire Jessica Newman to work at their advertising agency， and Christine turns to hypnotherapy in an effort to come to grips with her past， not realizing that it is tied to Jessica and threatening her future。 Christine is intelligent and strong， and her choices and actions are appropriately smart。 This is more of a suspense novel than psychological thriller。 The story unfolds slowly but is well plotted & well written with interesting characters。 Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 #lauraelliot #afterthewedding #bookouture #netgalley #netgalleyreads 。。。more
Claire
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From the premise of After the Wedding， this book sounded like the perfect read。 Billed as a breathtaking， emotional and suspenseful page turner that will have you hooked what more could I ask for？ Sadly this wasn’t what I got。 Part one went on forever and nothing seemed to happen。 I almost dnf’d but decided to keep going in the hope it would improve but for me it was a lacklustre plot line with too slow of a pace and predictable in some places。 Thank you to NetGalley， Bookouture and the author f From the premise of After the Wedding， this book sounded like the perfect read。 Billed as a breathtaking， emotional and suspenseful page turner that will have you hooked what more could I ask for？ Sadly this wasn’t what I got。 Part one went on forever and nothing seemed to happen。 I almost dnf’d but decided to keep going in the hope it would improve but for me it was a lacklustre plot line with too slow of a pace and predictable in some places。 Thank you to NetGalley， Bookouture and the author for the chance to review。 。。。more
Elspeth
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I received an ARC copy from NetGalley and the author and publisher and am offering an honest review。I didn't end up getting that far in this book。 I originally thought I would like this mystery but it ended up being just a bit too much， well I don't think gaslighting is exactly right， but I don't enjoy reading stories where someone has a "feeling" and everyone else thinks they're crazy。 It might have improved farther on but there were just too many scenes where Christine was being ignored。 left I received an ARC copy from NetGalley and the author and publisher and am offering an honest review。I didn't end up getting that far in this book。 I originally thought I would like this mystery but it ended up being just a bit too much， well I don't think gaslighting is exactly right， but I don't enjoy reading stories where someone has a "feeling" and everyone else thinks they're crazy。 It might have improved farther on but there were just too many scenes where Christine was being ignored。 left to drink alone， and her company was being taken from under her that it was too uncomfortable for me to finish。 I would definitely read more by Elliot， but this was not the book for me。 。。。more
Courtney CaffeineReadRepeat
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