All You Ever Wanted

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Susan grew up in South East London, left school at 16 and only later began to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a novelist. There are so many novels out there that try to pull off this type of story but they inevitably fall into stereotypical predictability and cliché. You can also check out my news and forthcoming events (nothing much on the cards until later this year, when All You Ever Wanted will be published). We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

All You Ever Wanted is a change of genre for the author as it's more of a psychological thriller and it took me a while to get used to the author writing in this genre. Whilst there is no doubt that this is psychological thriller, there's also such insight into domestic and family life. This was a good read, main character seems to have it all in life but someone is watching and they want what she has, who can she trust especially when she allready seems to suffer from paranoia.

The plot was fairly predictable from early on (no spoilers but it’s about family ties, separation and how lives diverge).

There was a very emotional scene as time went on, the kind that leaves you with a lump in your throat and that general feeling of sadness. Their cat, Oscar, has been missing for days and Emily is getting increasingly worried about his whereabouts. I loved how we’re always kept in the loop with how both characters feel, the description consistently excellent, tugging on those heartstrings yet still making us question so much. Up until this point, their relationship hadn’t been at its best, but I was so grateful things had improved when Emily needed her the most.The deeply emotional qualities of the previous four novels are successfully applied to the thriller genre which lifts this well above the rest. I love being totally absorbed in a book, and so far, this story wasn’t letting me down in the slightest! Emily visits memories long forgotten, flashbacks from the past which help her to piece together her life, and it’s clear just how draining and shocking all this new information is for her. I knew this book would be good, but I didn’t realise how much I’d love it and how much it would take over my brain space! You think you can just drop me when an old friend comes along, then pick me back up again when you feel like it.

From her husband, to her new friend, to her husband’s ex partner, Emily has a lot to balance, and as we regularly enter her thoughts and feelings, it’s clear she isn’t kind to herself about a lot of things in her life. And all I can tell you, without spoilers, that at this point you will not be able to put All You Ever Wanted down. Each page helps us get to know this character so well, and even a couple of chapters in, I couldn’t stop reading! The plot had me constantly thinking, the feeling of knowing something wasn’t right was so satisfying and impressed me more with each passing chapter.I enjoyed reading about the family dynamics and the character’s backstories which explained how they reached this point in the story. There was so much to explore in this book, the chapter endings always forcing me to read another chapter, and then another.

I was so invested in Emily’s life, and even though herself and Simon had built an impressive life together with a nice house and beautiful daughter, it seems there’s still a few things Emily would change, and she’s not at her happiest right now. To round off part one of the book, Emily discovers something really unnerving and unexpected… and before I could think about this further, part two of the book began, which alternated between Emily and Anna’s perspective – it had me super excited for what was to come! Not the kind of person she would normally be drawn to, there’s something about Anna that suggests they could be friends.

If you love family drama, can’t-put-down thrillers and obsessive characters, you’ll adore this book! Sinister and compelling' My Weekly'An outstanding thriller with an ending we didn't see coming' BellaYou are inside. On first meeting Emily senses they may have met before, Anna smiles in the Hope something twigs but gets nothing.