You’ve left your controlling, abusive boyfriend, you’ve looked at flat after flat after flat, desperate for a place to call your own. And finally, finally you find the right place. A room in a decent sized flat, in an ideal location and sharing with people you have an instant connection with. It should be happily ever after, right? This was a great psychological thriller that has you questioning everything right from the get go. Jessie is starting a new life for herself and is thrilled when she finds a room at Maver Place, even more thrilled when she instantly hits it off with Lauren. Effortlessly cool and confident, she takes Jessie under her wing and the two become fast friends. Completing the trio is vivacious Sofie, while spending most of her time at her boyfriend’s house, she still manages to form a bond with Jessie. The only blip is Marcus, the fourth house mate. Reclusive, quiet and just a little bit odd. As the story progresses is becomes clear that all the people in Jessie’s life have things to hide. Just what does Marcus do all night? Why doesn’t anyone want to talk about the previous occupant of Jessie’s room? Why do things in Jessie’s room keep moving and disappearing? For most of the book the story is told from Jessie’s perspective, but now and again there are odd moments where we get snippets from the other characters. Sometimes this quick and unexpected change in the story flow was a little jarring and uncomfortable but I did get used to it. It also gives readers a little more insight into what the characters are hiding. This was a quick read for me, I found myself tearing through it to see how it all played out. I couldn’t trust anyone, even Jessie! And like all good thrillers, the tension built up to a dramatic conclusion. ‘The Wrong Move’ is gripping, unnerving and fast-paced. I couldn’t put it down and it will delight many a reader.

Looking for a flatmate? Need somewhere to live? We have all been wary of the problems of flatsharing with strangers. This story covers a slow descent int madness ad a nightmare scenario. One that will keep you wondering who is the friend, and who is the nightmare flatmate? Twisty-turny to the end, gaslighting or overactive imaginations? And by the way, did you lock the door? Thanks to #NetGalley for the free copy ahead publication in exchange for an honest review

Jessie moves to Brighton after her relationship break up. She gets a room in a flat share. She soon makes friends with Lauren and Sofie. It then strange things start to happen. Jessie thinks it was her ex-partner that's responsible. When she learns about other tenants who had lived in her room, she uncovers things that could put her life in danger. The story is told mainly from Jessis's perspective bit all the characters have a voice. There's also Marcus who hardly ever comes out of his room and the letting officer Ian who keeps popping in. The story is a bit predictable in parts. The ending felt a it flat and abrupt. There's twists, secrets and lies. A decent debut novel. I would like to thank NetGalley, Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and the author Jennifer Savin for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. #TheWrongMove #NetGalley

This is the story of Jessie Campbell who after a break up with an abusive boyfriend, seeks a new life and new flat mates in Brighton where she has been to university. She eventually finds a room and meets a disparate bunch of room mates - Lauren who is very friendly, Marcus who is a loner and quiet and Sofie who is lively but rarely at the flat as she is in a relationship with Henry. The book starts well and the scene is set with some tension between Henry and Marcus and it shows the difficulties of flat sharing with strangers. The characters are well crafted and easy to picture, some are likeable and some are not. As the book progresses a series of incidents happen to Jessie which grow progressively worse. The storytelling is competent and the quality of the writing whilst it’s good, I didn’t get as much suspense or menace as the series of events warrant. However, I think the end is good as it leaves you guessing to a certain extent. I think one of the issues with the book that did not work particularly well is the random switching of characters whose perspective is being told. It isn’t until about 40% that this happens and it took me by surprise, especially since the character switch doesn’t last for long before it flips back to Jessie. I think it interrupts the flow. Overall, this is a promising debut novel and I think the author is one to watch as she shows real potential.

Unfortunately I can only rate this one as 2/5. It sounded like a great premise for a strong thriller but unfortunately it just didn't deliver. I found it to be predictable with a rushed ending that left me feeling unfulfilled. In addition the main character (Jessie) just didn't resonate with me, I found her to be quite self-absorbed which I'm sure is not how I was supposed to receive her. There seemed to be a lot of storylines running alongside each other that could have been really interesting but because they were not explored fully it gave the book a messy feel overall. It wasn't an awful book, I'm sure some will enjoy it but it wasn't for me. Overall I felt it could have been so much better, and so I was ultimately disappointed. My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.