She
SHE was meant to be the perfect girl…
‘A darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist’ Piers Morgan
SHE’s everything he dreamed of, isn’t SHE?
Ben can’t believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself.
In fact, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben’s friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben headlong into a nightmare.
Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this utterly twisted story about a family that is destroyed when SHE becomes part of it…
‘Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless’ Adele Parks
‘As the father of three sons, SHE sent shivers down my spine … a darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist that turns the whole thing on its head…’ Piers Morgan
‘This dark, twisted tale makes for an inspired read’ The Sun
‘A fabulously engrossing read that draws you in… then hits you straight between the eyes with a clever twist you just don’t see coming’ Jane Moore
‘Utterly brilliant. Gripping, disturbing in the best possible way with a twist you just WON’T see coming’ Kate Garraway
‘Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this latest story from HC Warner’ HELLO!
‘A real page-turner’ Woman
‘Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing’ Woman & Home
‘An artful exploration of abuse in all its subtle manifestations’ Magic Radio
‘A brilliant read with a twist you won’t see coming’ Closer
‘A gripping tale, we couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Bella
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SHE was meant to be the perfect girl…
‘A darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist’ Piers Morgan
SHE’s everything he dreamed of, isn’t SHE?
Ben can’t believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself.
In fact, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben’s friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben headlong into a nightmare.
Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this utterly twisted story about a family that is destroyed when SHE becomes part of it…
‘Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless’ Adele Parks
‘As the father of three sons, SHE sent shivers down my spine … a darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist that turns the whole thing on its head…’ Piers Morgan
‘This dark, twisted tale makes for an inspired read’ The Sun
‘A fabulously engrossing read that draws you in… then hits you straight between the eyes with a clever twist you just don’t see coming’ Jane Moore
‘Utterly brilliant. Gripping, disturbing in the best possible way with a twist you just WON’T see coming’ Kate Garraway
‘Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this latest story from HC Warner’ HELLO!
‘A real page-turner’ Woman
‘Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing’ Woman & Home
‘An artful exploration of abuse in all its subtle manifestations’ Magic Radio
‘A brilliant read with a twist you won’t see coming’ Closer
‘A gripping tale, we couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Bella
Avid reader. –
Wonderful
This story didn’t need any twists to be good. It was s romantic story waiting to unfold from the sadness that touched each character except Bella. Happiness wins in the end and some seocrets are worth keeping.
John C. –
Psychological Thriller
A tense, mind-bending story.
Stephanie Bolen @firepitandbooks –
Great book!
This was one of those books I loved reading so much that I kept putting it down toward the end because I didn’t want it to end! There were some twists here and there. It kept me enraptured from the very first page. I loved the ending! I highly recommend She and I’m giving it 5 stars for sure!
Katie Artiga –
She Review
Thank you to NetGalley and HC Warner for an advanced copy in return for my honest review. SHE is available to read on January 23, 2021!After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, Ben is feeling low. One night, when out for drinks with a friend, Ben meets Bella and feels an instant connection. After only a few weeks together, Bella announces that she’s pregnant. Though Ben’s family and friends are shocked by the news, they are happy for him – until Bella starts acting different. She starts being overbearing and controlling, barely letting Ben make any decisions for himself. Bella also has a huge secret that she can’t risk getting out or she’ll lose everything. Will Ben find out Bella’s secret or will he succumb to a life of misery?First, trigger warning as there is some domestic violence spread throughout this book. Second, Bella is the absolute worst. I spent the entire book hoping someone would call her out on her secret and give her what she deserves. She is the most vile, selfish, heartless character I’ve ever experienced (great job on the author’s part). Poor, sweet, complacent Ben- my heart went out for him throughout the entire story. I did enjoy this book, but I felt like it was a little big dragged out – I’m not sure if that’s just because I was so annoyed by Bella and I wanted her to get what was coming. I would definitely recommend picking this one up!
LindaMic –
Great book!
This was a gripping story about a beautiful woman who felt she could manipulate life the way she wanted it.You have to read this to get to the shocking end! I have to check out more by this author now!
Pearl Ludidi –
A unique twist on a domestic thriller
I enjoyed the premise of this book and the third person narrative. My issue came with the first person POV, which I thought made the story repetitive. I didn’t think we needed to rehash scenes from Bella’s POV. I also enjoyed the subversion of domestic violence, that angle isn’t told enough. All in all a dramatic story with a climatic ending.
David Michigan –
Total waste of time and money
It was not suspenseful, its plot was time warn, it didn’t have a surprise ending. It wasn’t a thriller and certainly can’t believe it was number one.
Lori Jean Phipps –
LOVE THIS BOOK!
This book with grip you right from the start and keep you intrigued. It’s a total page turner…I didn’t want to put it down. I am going to be searching for more books written by this author.
SandraL –
The book tells the story of Ben, who meets a beautiful girl, Bella, in a bar in London, and after a whirlwind romance gets married The saying ‘Marry in haste, repent at leisure’ is certainly true here! It is cleverly written first from Ben’s POV, and then from Bella’s perspective. There is also a strong cast of supporting characters – Ben’s parents, his friends and his ex girlfriend.I really enjoyed this dark, twisted tale of domestic abuse.which is a real page turner and had me listening until 3am. It made a real change for the abuser to be female, with a male victim. Bella is evil, manipulative, scary and is one of the nastiest characters I have ever encountered! I definitely didn’t see the twist coming. The ending is explosive and had me holding my breath.The two narrators did a fantastic job and this is definitely one ofmy favourite listens so far this year.
A. Rose –
She is a book of two halves. First we start with Ben and how shattered he is when his long-term girlfriend, Charlotte, leaves him. He was about to propose but she didn’t get to know that. Then in a whirlwind romance he meets Bella, she quickly becomes pregnant and they marry, but everything is on her terms. Bella, the ‘She’ doesn’t come over as a very nice person and I’m sure if it wasn’t for the baby, their relationship would not have lasted. She’s rude to his parents and he’s no longer allowed to see his friends. The brass neck of the girl makes for perfect poolside reading. Part two, and the story flips to Bella’s version of events. I can’t say it made me like Bella any more but one or two things slipped into place. There’s quite a bit of repetition of events with living Bella’s slant and perspective, but this just confirmed what a schemer she is.I found She to be a cleverly plotted book and quite refreshing in its unusualness.
Joanne Ford –
I quite enjoyed this read, it was interesting but also a little unbelievable.
V. O’Regan –
My thanks to HQ for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘She’ by HC Warner in exchange for an honest review. It was published as an ebook on 1 January and will be out in paperback on 23 January.Once I started reading this I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a single sitting. I won’t say too much about the plot in order to avoid spoilers and would strongly suggest that it is best read ‘cold’.Very briefly it features Ben, a successful London-based advertising executive, who has recently been dumped by his girlfriend of twelve years. He’s not in a great place but then Bella enters his life. She is sexy, spontaneous and intelligent, and it seems that Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants Ben in return – all to herself….I have read any number of domestic/psychological thrillers that have featured controlling men so this proved an interesting twist on the premise of the manipulative partner.Again, I am cautious about revealing too much. All I will say is that this was a brilliantly executed domestic noir that proved very satisfying and was a highly engaging page turner.This is H.C. Warner’s fifth novel though this was her first foray into the darker territory of the domestic noir/psychological thriller. I hope that it won’t be her last given how compelling and twisty this was.
Bookworm –
There’s a lot of good I can say about this book. The author can most definitely write – it flowed, I identified with the characters and the story gripped me immediately. I was rattling through it, unable to stop reading, until I reached the second part of the book and then became disappointed.There was so much of the middle section of the book that was mirrored dialogue from the first part, from a different character’s prospective and I found myself skipping page after page. I didn’t want to read all that again – I’d read it half an hour ago! I understand that the author needed to reveal some secrets of the character, but I felt that this was lazily done and it really turned me off the book.I finished it – and I cannot say that I didn’t enjoy it. I did and I would definitely read another book from this author. The only aspects that prevented me leaving five stars are the repetition and the increasingly wet and wimpy character of the male lead, who started to irritate the life out of me by the end of the book.