I thought A Window Breaks was good but The Interview went to another level! I could not put this down - I had to read it until I finished it. I was interested in Kate from the beginning. She clearly had a back story which made her very nervous to be going for an interview for a new job. It was obvious she had been pushed into applying for this position. As the interview progresses her strength of character emerges instead of the nervous, insecure character who begins the interview. A real page turner! Edge of the seat! Many thanks to Netgalley for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

After reading the synopsis for this book I just had to read the whole thing. Kate is called for an interview; she thinks it’s for her dream job but little does she know it is about to take a dramatic turn. Interviews are renowned for being scary things, often getting us to do things outside of our comfort zone but how far would you go for your dream job, when do you stop answering the questions that are getting more and more personal and decide the job isn’t worth it, would you do it before it’s too late? Kate has to decide whether the questions Joel is asking her are for the job she is applying for or something else completely. This is a very clever cat and mouse story, it has very few characters and told almost in real time which makes it a very intense and sometimes claustrophobic read. There are flashbacks used to help with the back story and to explain how the events of today came to be which really helps you understand the characters. I don’t want to give too much of the storyline away but it had me hooked from the start, I definitely didn’t want to put it down. It is very addictive. Thanks to Pan McMillan for allowing me the chance to read an advance copy.

‘Her dream job? Or a deadly trap … ’ - cover teaser. My thanks to Pan Macmillan for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Interview’ by C. M. Ewan in exchange for an honest review. At 17:00 on a Friday Kate Harding arrives for an interview at Edge Communications based on the 13th floor of London’s most recent statement high rise - known as The Mirror. Kate is impressed by the trendy open plan office with plenty of extra features for its employees, including a climbing wall, a refectory, and even arcade machines. She is ushered into the large glass box located in the middle of the room and introduced to her interviewer, Joel White. Not going to say more as this is definitely a novel best read ‘cold’ and while it’s quite a mundane start definitely buckle your seatbelt and clear your schedule as this was an intense thriller that I found almost impossible to put down. The novel for the most part takes place over the course of a single evening with the occasional flashback to earlier events. Overall, an outstanding workplace thriller that I found both exciting and entertaining. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

When I read the description on NetGalley, this was one of the books I had to read; the concept was original, and initial praise piqued my interest further. I was not disappointed. Picture yourself in a Claude Littner style interview, inside the ITV's Cube - throw in aeronautical abstruseness, and you get a flavour of what this book has to offer. Short chapters and the limited number of characters make this page-turner very hard to put down. A highly recommended read. Well worthy of five stars. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher Pan Macmillan for an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book started off quite strongly, degenerated into bonkers and farce in the middle third and then eventually provided most of the answers to my satisfaction as we raced to the end. Imagine going for an interview for your dream job and then being abandoned by your interviewer and locked in a glass office, unable to escape. Not knowing why? This happens to Kate. But why and who... well... I'm not going into all that here. For one, it's far too convoluted and interconnected, twisty and turny, secrets and lies, but also cos it would inevitably introduce spoilers. Suffice to say, trust no one, believe nothing and, well, give up second guessing. My best advice for you and this book, just sit back and enjoy the ride. Buckle up tight cos it's going to get rough... I have to say that some of my enjoyment was a bit marred by the fact that I completely failed to connect to Kate. This meant that I really wasn't bothered what happened to her. I also guessed something quite key quite early on. Nothing the author let slip, just I've read too many of these books not to think this stuff. Not that I was wholly sold on my idea, but I did get a bit smug when I found I was right. The story was interesting though. The motives and premise the whole book was based on. Intriguing stuff which also had me googling the possibility of what I read. Scary stuff indeed. Although I rolled my eyes several times along the way and also shouted at Kate to do certain things that were obvious to me, I did have a reasonable time reading this book. There were a few things that niggled at me along the way but nothing that kicked it all out of whack too much. The twists that came were delivered well and at the right times for maximum impact.