If I Can’t Have You

By: G.M. Lawrence

Many thanks to Zooloo’s Book Tours and Inkubator Books for the gifted copy of this book!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Freya’s husband made her one simple promise – I will find you.

Freya has recently escaped from her violent and abusive husband, Liam, and has moved to the city where she is fighting to build a new life for herself.

But she knows in her heart that Liam won’t give up so easily, that he’ll do everything in his power to find her and bring her back.

Determined to stay hidden, Freya keeps a very low profile. But then she notices a young woman, Ava, who seems to be caught up in an abusive relationship. Knowing only too well the kind of anguish Ava may be enduring, Freya decides to get involved and save Ava from her partner, Elliot.

But when Freya calls the police, she inadvertently reveals her whereabouts to Liam who soon comes to see her. He seems a different man, contrite, tender, full of apologies. But is it all an act?

And Freya has other problems – Elliot isn’t pleased that she interfered in his relationship and is becoming ever more menacing.

Caught between these two terrifying men, can Freya confront her past and hold onto the future she’s fought so hard to create?

MY REVIEW

This book is absolutely a thriller, but it is also so much more than that. That alone makes this book a standout.

I’m sort of at a loss on how to start this review. I’ve been sitting here for a few minutes trying to think because I want to make sure I do the book the justice it deserves.

I speed read through this book, it was so good. It is easy to read and it flows very nicely. I absolutely loved Freya. While I have been very lucky and have not been in a relationship with domestic violence, I thought the author really got it right with Freya. From her going back to the relationship, thinking things could change, to covering for him etc… The character was a perfect depiction of victims/survivors. There is a little twist in this book that the author also handled really well towards the end. I don’t want to say more than that because I don’t want to give it away.

Lawrence really showed that anyone can be a victim/survivor of domestic violence. I don’t want to say too much on that topic since I cannot speak from experience and don’t want to say the wrong thing.

Now to the thriller part! The twists were mind blowing! I had a suspicion about one or two of them and I was right, but I didn’t see the book ending the way that it did. However, I absolutely loved how the author chose to end this book. It really was a nice wrap up. I can’t wait to read more by this author.

You really need to check this book out. You can do so here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Originally from Kent, Gemma’s family moved to the New Forest in south England when she was a child. She’s been lucky to have had the opportunity to travel and has spent time in New Zealand, America and Spain. She lives in Hampshire with her husband, daughter and two chaotic cats.

Compelled to write and get her imaginary worlds out of her head and onto paper, Gemma completed a creative writing course, which kick-started her writing career. She believes in capturing the many issues women face today, often in silence.

Previously self-published under Gemma M. Lawrence, she now publishes under G.M. Lawrence.

This is her third psychological thriller with Inkubator Books.

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