The Boyfriend

Loved this book. Had me hooked from start to finish. So hard to put down. Brilliant. A great read

I have read all of Michelle’s books and they always have me riveted and craving more. This would have been a 5 star review if only the author hadn’t included the reference and action of animal cruelty. We all know it happens (unfortunately and horrifyingly), but I don’t want to read about it in my fiction books, which are a chance to escape from the evil of this world. I do hope that authors take note of this as you will lose valued readers due to the majority of people finding it difficult to read about such instances.I was an avid fan of Sharon Bolton until she shared a clip on Instagram of her dog which had killed a rabbit and she was celebrating this fact. I, like many others, stopped reading her books as a direct result of this.

Amy a 29 year old has a fall and develops amnesia and can't remember anything from the last 6 months.A few days after her fall, after being discharged from hospital, she decides to continue with her 30th birthday celebrations by going to her Aunt's lodge in Val D'isere with her two friends and her mother. She tells her friends and mother that her boyfriend Jack can't come as he is working as a Doctor in a hospital.Whilst the girls are settling in, Jack turns up and Amy doesn't remember him, but he seems to know all about her.As the holiday continues Amy starts to have some memories come back and doesn't believe Jack is her boyfriend as she had made him up due to the constant pressure from her mother about when she will find somebody, plus Amy feels like a spare wheel as her friends are both married.As Amy has had a fall, all her friends and Mother think she is paranoid. So the question is, is Amy miss-remembering and Jack is really her boyfriend or is her memory correct and therefore, who the heck is this guy pretending to be somebody she made up, and how does he know so much about her.It's an interesting premise, but what I couldn't understand is in this day and age, why somebody who is 30 years old doesn't think to Google a person to establish whether they are real or not - especially somebody who claims to work as a Doctor in a hospital?It was an OK ish book, I just couldn't really gel with the characters that well and didn't want to rush to read the book. The author has left the ending open for a possible sequel, but its not one I will be looking out for.

Well Written and kept me glued although the ending seems incomplete - like there will be a sequel of the book.

I sussed as soon as Harry was mentioned for the first time in the novel that maybe him and Jack are the same person. Finally, a prediction I got right. LoL. Very good read.

Fast paced with a twist

After a long wait it was good to get the new book from Michelle Frances. After a relatively slow start the plot picked up to a race and slide to the end. This gave the characters time to develop, especially as they were only in two locations. As ever, there were many clues, but also lots of 'red herrings'. And the book certainly finished with a cliff hanger - giving Michelle a chance for a sequel - reminiscent of 'The Italian Job'.

Michelle has done it again, another great book, couldn’t put it down. I would suggest there will be a sequel to this one with the ending as it was. I certainly hope so and hope we won’t have to wait to long to see what’s in store for Dr Jack Stewart. This could be the start of the Dr Jack Stewart book series. Well done