The Sleepover

Critics Review

• I was gripped and found it as hard to put down . . . Great characters and intrigue, a real page-turning thriller. Samantha King is such a talented writer

• Samantha King takes the worst fears and worries of parenthood and brings the reader to very dark places in this absolute page turner. It’s fast-paced, relentlessly tense and terrifying

• Incredibly tense and disturbingly real, The Sleepover is guaranteed to keep you awake all night!

• The Sleepover taps into every parent’s darkest fears and insecurities. Tensely well-crafted and deeply unsettling – I couldn’t put it down!

• Samantha King’s intense and twisty thriller is a heartrending tale of broken trust and unimaginable loss in which a single mother is catapulted into the abyss when her only son goes missing; the only way out the answer to a single question: Where is my boy? King’s fearless and terrifying new novel cements her place as one of the most talented and important psychological suspense authors today. I loved this book!

• I loved this clever book. It played in my darkest fears as a parent and sped along to a jaw dropping and unforeseen conclusion

• Tautly plotted and thought-provoking on topical themes such as social media and how we navigate school run politics . . . it certainly tapped into a few of my fears! I raced through it to the shocking but satisfying conclusion

• The premise gripped me immediately and the tension kept ratcheting up throughout. A brilliant exploration of a mother’s anxiety and intuition with such beautiful writing that really pulls at your emotions

  Sarah Pearse

• Wow, what a debut! A beautifully written, chilling psychological thriller. Taunt, tense and very clever with twists . . . I absolutely loved it

• Absolutely loved this book! Such an amazing insight into the tricks of the human mind. A real psycho thriller that had me gasping and even wanting to hide at times. Highly recommend‘

• I highly recommend this book – it is an exceptional debut. A first class, gripping triumph of a book

• I raced through it . . . first-class writing! It is BRILLIANT! Refreshingly different, and actually quite disturbing. I loved it!

• A mother’s worst nightmare unravels on each page. Gripping . . . Loved it and read it in one sitting

• A completely gripping psychological suspense that had me glued to the pages and rushing through to the end. It’s a bum-on-the-edge-of-your-seat kind of read that you can’t put down until it’s done

• Draws you in right from the first page, with a mystery at its heart that packs a devastating emotional punch

• An astonishing read! Emotionally raw and unexpected, Samantha King’s beautifully crafted The Choice is an utterly unputdownable debut that heralds the entry of a major new talent

• Brilliantly compelling, gripping and enthralling. A beautifully twisted tale with a satisfying and heart-stopping conclusion. Totally addictive

  Liz Loves Books (on The Choice)

• Tense, gripping, emotional, shocking, mind twisting. An absolutely brilliant thriller. Loved it! 5 stars!

• Should find a place on your reading list

  Sun (on The Choice)

• Full of twists and turns as [King] shines the spotlight on family life

  People's Friend (on The Choice)