While nervous, she is excited to be taking this step towards a possible new future… But what she doesn’t know, is that her life is about to change forever. She has recently separated from her husband, and her friends have convinced her to go on a date with a man she met online. The Date is one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve read this year and without doubt a new all time favorite!Īlison Taylor’s Saturday night started out normal enough. You can guess all you want about the ending and maybe even get one or two little facts right, but you will never be able to guess the full truth early on. But The Date doesn’t bet on one horse and an intricate web of twists, little hints and unlikeable discoveries is cast over the plot in a way that will have you fully absorbed.

This element plays a key role in the development of the plot and plot twists and without doubt adds a lot of suspense and intrigue to the story. Especially in this case, where the main character is unable to recognize faces (prosopagnosia) after trauma, which is something I had never came across before and is truly fascinating. Not only is the writing sublime, but the suspense is spot on and I’m always a sucker for the amnesia element. Holy cow, what a read! I literally dropped everything I was supposed to be doing after reading the first few pages and couldn’t put it down until I reached the very end. I had no doubt this was going to be another excellent read, but what I didn’t expect was to get my socks knocked off and find a new absolute favorite. The fact is that Louise Jensen is one of my favorite thriller authors and of course I had very high expectations about her newest title The Date. First of all let me start with the basics. Time is ticking away though, so here is me giving a try anyway. Because frankly, The Date left me speechless and blew me away and I’m still not sure how to properly turn this love into a coherent review. I have been staring at this review for a week now and I still can’t get something proper on paper that isn’t the phrase: ‘ just read the damn book‘. *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.

“It’s far easier to deal with the black and white rather than the shades of grey lurking in the darkest depths of our minds.”

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