Never Alone Blog Tour

6th October 2016- This is my stop on the blog tour for Never Alone by Elizabeth Haynes. 

Sarah Carpenter lives in an isolated farmhouse in North Yorkshire and for the first time, after the death of her husband some years ago and her children, Louis and Kitty, leaving for university, she’s living alone. But she doesn’t consider herself lonely. She has two dogs, a wide network of friends and the support of her best friend, Sophie. When an old acquaintance, Aiden Beck, needs somewhere to stay for a while, Sarah’s cottage seems ideal; and renewing her relationship with Aiden gives her a reason to smile again. It’s supposed to be temporary, but not everyone is comfortable with the arrangement: her children are wary of his motives, and Will Brewer, an old friend of her son’s, seems to have taken it upon himself to check up on Sarah at every opportunity. Even Sophie has grown remote and distant. After Sophie disappears, it’s clear she hasn’t been entirely honest with anyone, including Will, who seems more concerned for Sarah’s safety than anyone else. As the weather closes in, events take a dramatic turn and Kitty too goes missing. Suddenly Sarah finds herself in terrible danger, unsure of who she can still trust. But she isn’t facing this alone; she has Aiden, and Aiden offers the protection that Sarah needs. Doesn’t he?

                   

Sarah lives on a farm in North Yorkshire and she invites her old friend Aiden to stay in her cottage next door. Will, an old friend of her son Louis, has suddenly reappeared in town, but is he being honest with everyone. What secrets is Aiden hiding? Her friend Sophie suddenly goes missing, but what has happened to her? With the snow closing in, is Sarah really alone on her farm and is it dangerous being alone? 

I loved the layout of this novel as it had chapters from different characters, so the chapters changed views between Sarah and Aiden. You also had a mystery chapter writer who was watching Sarah in her house. These points of view were very creepy as you didn't know who was writing them, but you knew why they were writing them. I enjoy novels that are written from different points of view as you find out more to the story this way. 

Aiden was a good main character as he would do anything for Sarah and he just wanted to protect her and her friends/family. He tried to keep Will away from Sarah when he found out that Will was being less than honest with them. Sarah was a great character aswell as she was really brave, would do anything to protect Aiden and Kitty and wanted to find out what was really going on with the men who had just come back into her life. Will was a very creepy character as you didn't know his true intentions towards Sarah and Sophie, plus you never knew when he was telling the truth and when he was lying. 

This was a fast paced novel, with the action spread throughout the novel and not just in one area of the book. However, because the action was so spread apart it did feel quite slow in some parts as nothing much was happening. The book was also separated into different parts so that sped up the reading process aswell as you could get to the end of one part then stop reading or carry on reading the next part. Every time I read the mystery writer's chapters I got chills as they were very creepy parts with the writer just watching whatever Sarah did in her house. However, I did kind of guess who the mystery writer was so it wasn't much of a surprise when this was revealed at the end of the novel.

Overall, I gave this novel 4/5 stars. With the action being so spread apart that kind of slowed down the novel from me in some parts. However, it was a really creepy read and sometimes made you feel like you aren't safe inside your own homes. It made you feel for Sarah and Aiden as you just wanted both of them to be safe and survive until the end of the novel. It also kept you guessing as to who the mystery writer could be. This is a great thriller read though and a must read if you are a fan of Elizabeth Haynes.

                       Rating 4/5