An unusual genre for me to read but a pleasant surprise, this family noir gripped me throughout. Well told with vibrant characters who you’ll love and hate. Karen and Nick have made the radical decision to change city living for country. Their marriage has hit rock bottom following Nicks recent affair. Karen is in a really dark place never believing this would happen to her, she has no self esteem left. Nick is mesmerising and manipulative and still seems to be up to his old tricks, flirting outrageously with the locals. Karen is struggling with her new life and circumstances, continually blaming herself for anything that goes wrong she begins to feel trapped.. My thanks to Netgalley for letting me read an early copy.

Following a breakdown of her mental health caused by infidelity, Karen and her husband Nick have moved house from London to a quiet hamlet. Or rather, Nick has moved them to an idyllic cottage complete with a pottery studio for Karen's work as a potter. The villagers are an eclectic mix of locals and incomers and it's more like the village of the damned than a rural idyll. Who can be trusted? I was expecting this to be the usual psychological thriller "with a twist you won't see coming.' But instead it was a gripping page turner without the usual clichés that can be so predictable. There were sort of twists but nothing was too far-fetched or grating. All in all a really well written novel with recognisable characters and a plot that is believable. Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy.

I absolutely loved Felicity's previous book 'The People At Number 9' and I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of her next book 'The Move'. The synopsis just screamed 'you need to read me as soon as possible' at me and so I decided to do as I was told (for once). I grabbed a cup of tea, made myself comfy on the sofa and began to read. 'The Move' was certainly an interesting read, which I did enjoy but more about that in a bit. I can honestly say that I didn't take to either of the main characters one little bit. The main characters being Karen and Nick, who are a married couple. It's obvious from pretty early on in the book that something happened which threatened the future of the marriage. I won't go into too much detail as to who has done what because I would hate to give too much away. The couple decide to move to the country and start afresh. It is hoped that they can make a go of the marriage. Nick is a ladies man and don't we know it. He thinks nothing of flirting with the ladies and in plain view of his wife. He thinks he is charming but to be honest he is anything but charming. Karen comes across as a bit needy and always on the lookout for signs that things are going to go wrong. She is also rather blinkered in many ways. I got the impression that they are both trying too hard and that each of them are keeping little secrets. To say that they want to make a go of living in the country, they certainly don't know how to go about making friends. The pair of them occasionally make snide comments about their neighbours or mock their houses and on occasion Nick and their friends from the city mock their neighbours' attempt to be friendly by giving them presents. For me the comment that made me decide they had gone too far was the fact that Nick and their friends were all snooty about their neighbours make chutney!! If I was to meet either Karen or Nick, I would give them a wide berth and avoid interaction with them as much as I could. It didn't take me long at all to get into this book. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first couple of chapters, I knew that I was going to be in for one hell of a read. I wasn't wrong either. 'The Move' wasn't a book that I could binge read over the course of a day but I did read it over the space of a couple of days. The more I read, the more intrigued I became and I just had to keep reading to discover what happened to Nick and Karen. I would say that I seemed to fly through the last third of the book. The pages were turning increasingly quickly as my desperation to discover how the story concluded grew and grew. All too quickly, I reached the end of the book which I was disappointed about. Although I didn't take to either of the lead characters, I was enjoying the book that much that I just wanted the story to continue on and on. 'The Move' is well written. Felicity has a writing style that draws you into the story from the start and once she has your attention, she will not release it until the moment you close the back cover. Felicity has created complex and multi layered characters, who are most definitely interesting. I loved the way in which Felicity steadily cranks up the level of tension in the book. I can't say that the book is particularly fast paced to start with but as the story continues the tension gradually builds- you know something big is on the way but Felicity certainly keeps you guessing as to what the big thing could be. In short and overall I did enjoy reading 'The Move'. It was an interesting and intriguing read, which I would recommend to other readers. I will definitely be reading more of Felicity's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.

From the cover and original synopsis of this book I thought it would be a thriller, but it turns out it's more of an examination of a relationship after some kind of event (you don’t find out what this was for a while), reading as a family drama. The characters are interesting & in most cases fleshed out enough that you feel like you know them, and you’re given just enough information as you go along to make your own decisions about who you’re rooting for and what you want to happen. I’d definitely recommend this one to anyone who likes a good, slow burning relationship drama. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you HQ and Netgalley for my ARC of The Move. I was so pleased to get a copy of this as I really liked The People an Number 9 . For me this one didn’t quite live up to the expectation I had however I did enjoy it nonetheless. It wasn’t really the thriller I was hoping for but more of a family drama . I loved the country village setting and there was a good mix of realistic characters in the village which added depth to the story . Very well written and readable . I found the first half of the book much better than the second and was left disappointed with the ending . I do like her style though and it wouldn’t put me off reading more of her books .