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Twisting the Ordinary into the Extraordinary!
Andrea Mara has the gift of turning the seemingly ordinary into everyone's all out nightmare and never has this been more evident than in her latest nerve ... READ MORE
Utterly Popcorn-worthy with an incredible pace
Andrea Mara doesn't faff about in It Should Have Been You. By page 35 we know that Susan sends a message which is filled with secrets, that was meant for h... READ MORE
No 1 for juicy domestic thrillers
Andrea Mara seems to have slipped under the radar compared to some other big name authors, and I have no idea why. Her books are full of twists, turns, and... READ MORE
Synopsis
Have you ever sent a message to the wrong person?
Susan sends her sister a gossipy message about their neighbour. But she accidentally posts it on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group instead.
It’s an innocent mistake that could happen to anyone, but rumours quickly spread and the backlash spirals. Soon that one wrong message leads to murder.
A local woman is found dead, but when Susan listens to the news report, she realises that the victim had the same address as her but in a different part of town. The killer may have got the wrong victim - they may be coming for her next.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9781804993965
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 27 mm
- Weight: 276g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Simply spectacular. I really enjoyed this novel situated in a small community in Dublin. Susan is a secondary school math teacher accidentally sends a bitc... READ MORE
Stop before you send
Simply spectacular. I really enjoyed this novel situated in a small community in Dublin. Susan is a secondary school math teacher accidentally sends a bitc... READ MORE
Fantastic thriller highly recommended!
Andrea Mara is one of my favourite authors so I couldn’t wait to read this and wow I love it. had to devour It in a few hours as once I started I couldn’t ... READ MORE
Her best book!
This is my favorite book by Andrea by far! Susan is home raising baby Bella when she sends a text message to her sisters in response of Celeste’s text in a... READ MORE
Guaranteed to grab your attention from the opening page
I've lost count of how many times, I've said "OMG" while reading "It Should Have Been You". This book is proof of why, Andrea Mara is called the "Queen of ... READ MORE
Gripping thriller you'll find hard to put down
This is another fast paced gripping thriller from Andrea. A WhatsApp message sent to the wrong group escalates until it leads to deadly consequences! There... READ MORE
A mistake that’s easily made….with terrifying consequences
After Andrea’s last book genuinely scared me, I was excited to read her newest book- which is just as scary but in a different way.
Susan, a teacher on ... READ MORE
Snowballing events!
It Should Have Been You starts with a bang, with an attention grabbing, gripping opening line. Then the story backtracks a few weeks, to show the events le... READ MORE
Another gripping thriller
When Susan accidentally sends a barbed text full of her neighbour’s secrets directly to the entire neighbourhood, instead of to her two sisters, it sparks ... READ MORE
I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough!
Another 5⭐️ book from Andrea Mara
Gripping and Twisty!
I adore Andrea Mara’s books and this one delivers the twists, turns and suspense the whole way through. I love the opening as the whole way through the boo... READ MORE
It should have been you by Andrea Mara
It should have been you by Andrea Mara is a psychological thriller full of twists, turns and surprises that you don’t see coming. Catherine Ryan. Howard pr... READ MORE
Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good thriller!!
It Should Have Been You is a gripping thriller that turns an everyday mistake into a full-blown disaster when Susan, an exhausted new mother accidentally s... READ MORE
Nightmare situation escalating and escalating
Its one of those nightmare situations that you hope will never happen, accidentally posting a dashed off message to the wrong group's WhatsApp, rather than... READ MORE
Another High Octane Thriller from Andrea Mara
4.5
Another excellent high-speed thriller from Andrea Mara.
Susan O'Donnell is just an average woman, married with a new baby to take up all her ener... READ MORE
Absolutely riveting!
I am completely in awe of this amazing author. Ever since I first read a book by her, then subsequently read every book of hers that I could get my hands ... READ MORE
A rollercoaster of a read!
What a rollercoaster of a read!
The series of events that unfolded when a message is accidentally sent to the wrong group chat….
This book was well ... READ MORE
Clever tale well told
A complicated tale well told - we have all sent a whatsapp to the wrong person - but not with the same devastating results.
Another great read by this aut... READ MORE
Exceptional
With many thanks to Transworld Books and Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily
An absolute go to author for me a... READ MORE
Breathtaking repercussions
This is a fabulous multi perspective read which starts with a simple mistake when Susan accidentally sends a text intended for her sisters to a local neigh... READ MORE
Another banger from Andrea Mara
OMG, what a ride. Another fantastic thriller.
It all starts with a text. And sure we all love a bit of local gossip & drama right?!
I loved how the c... READ MORE
What a brilliant, brilliant plot!
Wow! What a brilliant, brilliant plot! So many twists, I was dizzy! The prologue, for starters, had me floored and that was it, I was hooked!
Susan, ... READ MORE
Highly recommend
A novel that keeps you on edge, not able to read and turn the pages quickly enough! Lots of unforeseen twists.
Actions and consequences
This is a fabulous multi perspective read which starts with a simple mistake when Susan accidentally sends a text intended for her sisters to a local neigh... READ MORE
Fabulous read
Just a simple text to her sister's criticising the street's "golden family" sets off a chain of events that Susan O'Donnell could never have expected. Beca... READ MORE
Exciting read
Loved this, great writing and believable characters.
The storyline showed just how far gossip can escalate.
Wonderful author, wonderful book which i read... READ MORE
Tension personified
Tension personified, just had to keep reading as the plot unfolds through out the book. Excellent gripping reading.
Social media is it good or bad for ... READ MORE
Tension personified
Tension personified, just had to keep reading as the plot unfolds through out the book. Excellent gripping reading.
Social media is it good or bad for ... READ MORE
Gripping Whatsapp thriller
I love the way that Andrea Mara can take a normal situation that could happen to anyone and turn it into a gripping thriller. 'It Should Have Been You' beg... READ MORE
When you think things couldn't get worse!
BOOKWORMS REVIEW:
Andrea Mara is one of my absolute favourites,and never fails to draw me in by the first chapter. If she put a book out every month I'd ... READ MORE
It Should Have Been You
Another brilliant opening from this author that had me hooked from the start.
Andrea Mara takes the most ordinary scenarios, stirs the pot and all hell... READ MORE
Thrilling
Just a simple text to her sister's criticising the street's "golden family" sets off a chain of events that Susan O'Donnell could never have expected. Beca... READ MORE
Pause before you send
I love the way that Andrea Mara can take a normal situation that could happen to anyone and turn it into a gripping thriller. 'It Should Have Been You' beg... READ MORE
Another great read from Andrea Mara
Another great read from Andrea Mara. I rarely read the book description for this author's books I simply dive in. In It Should Have Been You begins with ... READ MORE
Oh my goodness what a twisted tale, absolutely loved it!
Oh my goodness what a twisted tale, absolutely loved it!
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book
Be careful who you message!
Another fantastic read by Andrea Mara. I was hooked from the first page.
Susan lives in Oakpark with her husband Jon and four month old daughter Bella. Yo... READ MORE
Twists and turns that keep the lights on
It Should Have Been you is a fast paced thriller with twists and turns that keep you hooked from beginning to end.
The book in fact is diabolically clev... READ MORE
Fast paced and oh so good
It Should Have Been you is a fast paced thriller with twists and turns that keep you hooked from beginning to end.
The book in fact is diabolically clev... READ MORE
One message sent to the wrong group….
……and it has a domino impact that leaves such a deep impact on a small community that it will make you check, double and treble check when you press send. ... READ MORE