Jack has, without doubt, a very dark secret, one which, regardless of the fact that Rachel's having his baby, she may not be able to forgive or forget. Rachel is pregnant with Jack's child, and she really loves him deeply, but an email on his ipad is about to take her on a journey - and it's a journey fraught with lies and fear that will pose the question, just how much can you trust ANYONE? Thank you to Netgalley & Penguin UK Michael Joseph for my ARC in exchange for an honest unbiased review* 5 stars for this beautifully written book! Her words flow effortlessly, the dialogue perfect and I would have no hesitation in recommending her work or reading future books. I'm getting more and more impressed by debut author's work these days and Gillian McAllister is no exception - coming across as a much more experienced writer. This was a really gripping, easy to read psychological thriller that I did thoroughly enjoy and found very compelling. There are also a couple of moral issues/dilemmas at the heart of the story which would make for quite a debate. There is a lot of emotion in this book and at times it did make me feel sad and cause me to pause and think about life but the author wrote about these sensitive subjects tactfully and with sympathy. Told in the first person by Rachel you really feel her paranoia, distrust and emotions, although I did find it hard to totally endear to her. I was totally bewildered by what secrets the main protagonists' Rachel and Jack could have been harbouring, although towards the end I did start to suspect what was coming in the end. I read this over the period of a weekend and was perfect for lazy sunny reading in the garden. The story is quite slow and steady in its plot but straight away you feel you are encircled in a bubble of intrigue and secrets that you don't want to escape from until the book is finished. I love when you can truly relate to places in books, it makes it so much more realistic. There were times I felt like I was actually standing in Oban's harbour smelling the fish and chips and then standing in Newcastle's city centre looking at the Monument, so well had the author captured and portrayed these places I know so well.
I bought this book "Everything But The Truth" for a couple of reasons - I'd heard so many good things about it on social media and the fact that I live in NE England and love the Highlands of Scotland - both places where the story is set.
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