Just Between Us

Adele Parks is a QUEEN. This book is phenomenal! I actually don’t think any written review could do this book justice. I need to give it a go.Both of You was a book that completely blew my mind. I was desperate to know what happened next. I was thrilled to receive a message from Adele letting me know that this would fill in any blanks I had. I instantly became more excited. I mean, I only need a title of an Adele Park’s books to preorder so my countdown for delivery was on.The wait has been a million percent worth it. It has been a delight to revisit characters that I adore from Both of You. I could never have predicted how this was going to play out. This is completely unacceptable and utterly brilliant from beginning to end.I feel like I want to just slide into Adele’s DM’s with the words “ALL HAIL QUEEN ADELE”. Nothing about this book can be considered a negative. It’s brilliant from page one to the end. I found myself completely lost in the pages and unwilling to put this down.We finally find out the truth behind Fake Fiona and discover the real reasons for her actions. I’ve really found my heart hurting for poor Seb and Oli, they are definitely the innocents in this.Mark and Daan are also back. Both suspects and I’m still unsure on my opinion of both of them. However, Parks portrays them perfectly and in a way you feel empathy for them as the plot unfolds.This is perfectly paced. I was pulled in and completely unwilling to put this down. It has resulted in me devouring this entire gem in just one sitting. My only regret, I can’t experience this as a first read all over again.I have read most of Adele’s books and these are my favourites. They are just phenomenal. Unpredictable, completely addictive and guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of their seat.I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this book. It is a masterpiece and should be on everyone’s TBR.

Really enjoyed this and found myself reading late into the night as i couldn’t wait to see what would happen . I read this immediately after the first which was equally as good . Finished both books in a few days .It’s very cleverly written especially the way the author intertwines the covid pandemic but doesn’t make the story about the pandemic if that makes sense .ok so some parts of the story are a bit far fetched but overall a really good read .

This perfect follow up to 'Both of you' did not disappoint, it was pacy, psychologically thrilling and a fitting sequel to the remarkable first book. Very compulsive reading with realistic enticing characters. I was sad to finish reading but more than happy with the outcome.

A fabulously gripping sequel that had me glued. So much so I read in 2 days. A definite go to read!

A book relying on someone with a loss of memory is not particularly unique. The circumstances arising in the book are far fetched. The long self reflective bits can be skim read. Perhaps the two books could have been combined to make a livelier book. The ending was good though. So I reckon if you have the time to read lots of books, then this is ok, but if you have to choose carefully, try something else. I’d guess that females will give this book a higher rating on average than males.

I enjoyed the book but hadn't realised it was a sequel until part way through. Still a good read despite a few plotholes. Felt as though some aspects were rushed and could have added to suspense.

Wow. I mean, really, wow.I really enjoyed the prequel to this, "Both Of You", which I'd come across by accident on Prime reading. In fact, I really loved it - I was intrigued and hooked from beginning to end.However "just between us", was honestly, just incredible. I had a list as long as my arm of things I needed to do today, but i struggle with chronic pain, so decided to read a little while my painkillers kicked in. I was already halfway through the book, which I was immensely enjoying, but didn't quite anticipate the rush of energy, adrenaline, and need that I'd have, to find out what would happen next! To the point that 6 hours later, I've just finished it!I completely love her complexity of characters. Really we should hate Kylie - she wants too much. But really we can't help but love her! As Adele said herself - good people do bad things and bad people do good things. It makes us human, and relatable...which, with exception to Fiona (I can't relate to the entitlement, personally) all her characters were.We're all a little effed up. We all make mistakes. We all have burdens that have a knock on effect - to ourselves and to others. So this makes the book all the easier to get emotionally involved in - I had them all: anger, intrigue, sadness, laughter, and above all in this, a genuine caring for how everything would turn out for these characters.On a personal note - not that it sells the book really, but it really helped me personally. Like one of the characters, I have let my guilt and sadness keep me hidden from the world the last 4 years.I'm recovering from CPTSD after much trauma and an abusive relationship...which coincidentally ended in Feb 2020. Since then, I have only gone out if I've really needed to, or to take my son out on trips, just us. The guilt actually was worse than the trauma in a lot of ways. I was only with the man less than 3 years, but the fact that it turned me and my son's lives upside down, and that I believed all the victim shaming from almost everyone I knew...Well it's taken a long time to get me on a better road.Coincidentally, I have been getting much, much better the last month or so - I got different antidepressants for a start. However, this book really helped kick me up the bum! I don't want to be like Kenneth and be locked away in my own guilt and grief. And everyone deserves to be loved wholeheartedly...and known completely. Nobody is perfect, we're all incredibly complex, and aside from the fact that my abuse wasn't my fault, I'm actually not a bad person either. I have my faults, and parts of my character that I maybe wish were better...but do I really deserve to be locked away from the world forever? No, I don't.This book really helped me open my eyes to that. I bet Stacie would have looked down on her father, understanding it was a devastating accident, and that he didn't need to be punished for it forever- or even at all. It wasn't his fault, it was an accident, and at heart he was a good man.Thank you Adele Parks for waking me up. And I look forward to working my way through the rest of your books.

This book is a truly amazing sequel and will keep you on your toes tbrkughout! Cleverly written with immense twists and turns.

A fantastic sequel to Both of us, a great read.

Loved this

I've read Adele Parks books before and enjoyed them.This one I felt was a bit slow. The characters didn't gel with me, the best friend Fiona worming her way into the lives of Leigh/Kai/Kylie husbands. It was confusing switching between names of one character, I wanted to know more, but it struggled to keep my attention. It's an intriguing story with two boys central to the storyline, but I struggled to warm to either of them. Bringing Kenneth in seemed a bit of an afterthought, and I felt sad for this character. Daan was the only character who I felt was interesting whilst Mark was too wishy-washy. The race to the conclusion was a bit underwhelming.

Maybe I'll take another look at it later it might get better as I get further into the story