Throwback Thursday: Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens – March 1st

On By MischenkoIn Fiction, Reads, Thrillers

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme created by Renee @ It’s Book Talk. This meme is an awesome way to share old favorites that were published over a year ago or even books that you’re finally reading after much time has passed. I have plenty of those to share! If you have your own Throwback Thursday recommendation feel free to jump on board, and you’re welcome to use Renee’s pic as well. Please link back to her@It’s Book Talk.

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This Week’s Pick:

Never Let You Go

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Summary: Eleven years ago, Lindsey Nash escaped into the night with her young daughter and left an abusive relationship. Her ex-husband, Andrew, was sent to jail and Lindsey started over with a new life.

Now, Lindsey is older and wiser, with her own business and a teenage daughter who needs her more than ever. When Andrew is finally released from prison, Lindsey believes she has cut all ties and left the past behind her. But she gets the sense that someone is watching her, tracking her every move. Her new boyfriend is threatened. Her home is invaded, and her daughter is shadowed. Lindsey is convinced it’s her ex-husband, even though he claims he’s a different person. But has he really changed? Is the one who wants her dead closer to home than she thought?

My Thoughts:

Mild Spoilers:

At first, I thought for sure this was going to be another domestic abuse story like the movie Enough with Jennifer Lopez. It reminded me so much of it, but there’s much more going on as the story progresses and it was impossible for me to predict where it was going.

We start out with a newlywed couple that in the beginning of the relationship was your typical love story. Soon the wife, Lindsey, begins to see that something is not quite right with her husband, Andrew. He starts drinking and the relationship quickly turns abusive. What complicates it even more is that there’s a child involved, little Sophie.

What can she do? She needs to leave and she can’t figure out how she’s going to do it. So, she drugs him, runs, and the result, something completely bizarre- an accident that will send her husband to prison.

The story from here on out is a guessing game that will leave you bewildered. I just couldn’t figure it out. Just who is the perpetrator here? We have over a handful of characters and everyone is suspicious! I was so positive that this was going to turn into another Gone Girl with the way the story was so unpredictable. By the time I got to the end, I felt the same shock. I had no idea!

I loved this book!

Find this book on Goodreads and Amazon: 

  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (March 14, 2017)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1250034566
  • ISBN-13: 978-1250034564

About the Author:

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CHEVY STEVENS grew up on a ranch on Vancouver Island and still calls the island home. For most of her adult life she worked in sales, first as a rep for a giftware company and then as a Realtor. While holding an open house one afternoon, she had a terrifying idea that became the inspiration for Still Missing. Chevy eventually sold her house and left real estate so she could finish the book. Still Missing went on to become a New York Times bestseller and win the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel. Chevy’s books have been optioned for movies and are published in more than thirty countries. –Goodreads

Website: http://www.chevystevens.com
Genre:  Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Fiction

Influences: Stephen King, Ed McBain

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Susan at Susan Loves Books

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Cathy at What Cathy Read Next

Lynne at Fictionophile

Annie at The Misstery

Cathy at Between the Lines

Amy at Novel Gossip

Diana at A Haven for Booklovers

Laurie at Cozy Nook Books

Ann Marie at LItWitWineDine

Laura at Snazzy Books

Nina at The Cozy Pages

Virginia at Rose Point Publishing

Thanks for checking out today’s Throwback Thursday. Do you have some throwbacks to share? Please feel free to comment below with thoughts or suggestions. 😁

23 thoughts on “Throwback Thursday: Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens – March 1st”

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    2. Haha! Glad you found a spoiler sight. You should read it though! it’s totally worth it. ❤ The name change is interesting and that's definitely a big change. I actually like her original name as it's very unique. 😀 Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Wow… This sounds great. I have it on the wishlist. I thought abusive husband, same story. Call me a coward, but sometimes I am unable to take abuse in books. Leaves me with an ‘off’ feeling. I had no such problems earlier. Changes… Changes
    I will buy the book soon. I had read another book by her long back about 3 sisters and I felt that was okay.
    Your review was so fabulous making me re-think about buying this

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    1. I totally agree, but this one isn’t that bad really. I think it’s totally worth reading and found it thrilling. It was twisty and kept me interested which makes me happy. 😀 Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it, Shalini. I do hope you enjoy! ❤

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        2. Hahaha thank you.. Reading and replying and then back to reading before going to sleep. Unless it turns out to be – just one more chapter then I will sleep till the end

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  9. My local librarian suggested Chevy Stevens to me a few years ago and I have read all her books. I really enjoyed this one. I had no idea about her real name Donnalee, I probably would have changed it as well. Nice to see her highlighted.

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