Review: Trust Me by Gemma Metcalfe

Trust Me by Gemma Metcalfe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

OMG,I was so hooked in by this gripping psychological thriller that when my hubby left for work at 6.30am this morning instead of just turning over and going back to sleep like I usually do I couldn't resist getting up,grabbing my kindle and finding out how this riviting thriller was going to end.Now I'm bitterly disappointed,not by how it ended but by the fact that I have finished the book.

Lana,a single mum to six year old Amber really needs to sell a holiday or she is going to lose her dead end job.Stuck in Tenerife with a overbearing boss breathing down her neck every five minutes she doesn't think her day can get any worse,that is until Liam answers the phone.

Thousands of miles away Liam never intended to answer the phone,he is too busy trying to work out the easiest and quickest way to die.Then he realises that if he shares his secrets with Lana then at least someone will the truth before he goes,even if that other person is a complete stranger.

As time ticks by and Lana desperately fights to keep Liam alive they are drawn to each other and Liam discovers that Lana has secrets of her own,after all do your secrets matter when you are going to die.

This riviting thriller is narrated in alternating chapters by Liam and Lana,the chapters also flip back and forth through time between the present and the past.The present day chapters are time stamped and count down the day as Lana struggles to convince Liam not to kill himself.The chapters are clearly labelled so you know exactly who's part of the story you are reading,the story flows along nicely and is easy to follow.Tara and Liam are realistic,believable characters who it was easy to feel sympathy for as both their stories unfolded.Their lives had been turned upside down and torn apart due to circumstances beyond their control and because they both tried to do what was right.My favourite chapters where the ones narrated by Liam,I felt that his story was more intreguing and had more twists that Lana`s.

It's a well written thriller that had me hooked from the gripping prologue and gasping out loud when I read a jaw dropping,unexpected twist towards the end.This little gem is surprisingly a debut book and I honestly look forward to reading more books by this author in the future.

Many thanks to HarperCollins UK for a arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for a honest review