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The Other You
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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You are waiting for your husband to join you on holiday. But when he arrives, you know it's not him... This clever, twisty psychological thriller explores identity and pretence, paranoia and the disturbing notion that we are all, at some level, impostors.
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OutsmartYourShelf
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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Mehso-so

Kate was a super recogniser, someone with exceptionally high facial recognition skills, & worked with the police to identify criminals & missing persons until she was involved in a car accident 6 months ago. She had recently split with her long-term partner, but she has moved on with Rob. She is almost back to full health & there are small signs that maybe her facial recall is returning, but one day she looks at Rob & realises he is an imposter.

OutsmartYourShelf His voice sounds the same, his touch feels the same, it's just when she looks at him. Has Rob's “evil twin“ replaced him or is Kate still suffering the aftereffects of the accident?

The synopsis drew me to this book, I didn't even mind that it was the trope of an 'unreliable female main narrator' as at least this one isn't self-medicating with alcohol &/or pain meds. This should have been a tightly plotted thriller, but there are too many
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OutsmartYourShelf side plots & these take away from the impact of the main story. At 448 pages, the extraneous waffle could have done with some trimming.

The ending was all a bit preposterous but if you've stuck with the book that far, it doesn't really matter. If this had been 350 pages with fewer side plots, then I would have rated it a 3.5 or maybe even 4 just for sheer audacity of the plot, but as it is I can only rate as 2.5⭐
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OutsmartYourShelf I would, however, read more of the author's work.

Read 25th Feb - 3rd Mar 2023

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4290898235

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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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Cazxxx
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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This is a massive achievement for me due to all my health problems. I can say it‘s a lot less than i used to be able to read but I‘m so proud that I managed this goal 🥰 #goodreads

Pageturner1 👍👏👏 4y
Pageturner1 what kind of illness do you have if you don‘t mind me asking. 4y
Cazxxx @Pageturner1 I have a few, ME being the main one and everything else has stemmed from that 4y
obviateit @Cazxxx that‘s amazing!! 🎉🙌🏼 4y
Cazxxx @obviateit thank you 🥰🥰 4y
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Cazxxx
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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Cazxxx
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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Next to read on kindle
#kindle #thriller

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Jarethkoncsol06
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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This grabbed me from the first page.
Kate works for the police as a super recognizer, able to pick suspects out effortlessly but after a car accident Kate has lost her memory.
She is now under the care OF Rob.
Outwardly Rob seems perfect, caring and loving yet all is not what it seems.
One day Kate suspects Rob is not Rob at all!
Jake her ex is desperately worried, he suspects something is not right but the truth is even worse than he fears.

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Lel2403
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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Wow, what a nail biter of a thriller…..part police procedural and part psychological thriller. I can‘t say much about the plot for fear of spoiling it, but I found this to be so gripping and I really couldn‘t put it down, a couple of late nights resulted as I just had to know…

With each chapter bring more revelations and twists, it kept me on tenterhooks from start to finish. Great characters, believable plot. I can thoroughly recommend it.

Cathythoughts Sounds really good ! I‘m going to try a sample ✨❤️ 5y
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kezzlou85
The Other You | J. S. Monroe
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This had a really interesting premise and the story was good but the ending was a little rushed for me. I wanted more detail about the reasons behind it all. The story is told over a few days by various people in the story. I liked hearing from Silas as it showed the actions of the police in the story. The plot builds slowly and steadily. It's quite modern looking at how much technology does for us and how bad it can be. #readersfirst

jeannasser This looks interesting. It's found its way into my TBR list for sure 👍👊 5y
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