This Might Hurt

Critics Review

• This Might Hurt is a mesmerizing and original ride . . . Expertly paced, hugely unsettling, and perfectly dark, you’ll be gripped in this clever exploration of fear and vulnerability right until the flawless ending

  ASHLEY AUDRAIN

• A sharp and intriguing look at reinvention and self-empowerment. This Might Hurt follows three women, each confronting her own set of fears, with revelations and consequences that are unexpected and chilling, right up to the jaw-dropping finale. Dark and twisted in all the right places, I did not want to stop reading this book

  MARGARITA MONTIMORE

• Keeps the reader guessing

  The Sunday Times Crime Club

• A genius, ripped-from-the-headlines masterpiece with a cult at its center. Inventive, disturbing, and tense, This Might Hurt hypnotizes the reader, until we realize, too late, what is truly happening. The very definition of suspense, this extraordinary novel will steal your breath away.

  SAMANTHA M. BAILEY, author of Woman on the Edge

• A gut wrenching, propulsive story about vulnerability and power. It was impossible to put down

  TARRYN FISHER

• An immersive novel about our capacity to both love and destroy, This Might Hurt is genuinely shocking, laced with dark humor, moments of surprising tenderness, and nightmare fodder galore. I read it in 24 hours, but will be thinking about it for much longer

  LAURA HANKIN

• This Might Hurt has all the ingredients of a great mystery: a remote island, estranged sisters, some whopping secrets and a cult to boot. In the deft hands of sophomore author Stephanie Wrobel, these ingredients mix together to give us a novel that’s fun, creepy and incredibly fast-paced. Wrobel is such an observant and clever writer; It’s quite the trick to execute plot twists so perfectly that the reader at once doesn’t see them coming but then can’t believe they didn’t catch on. A ridiculously wry and absorbing thriller

  AMY STUART

• Dark, hypnotic, and mesmerizing, This Might Hurt is a masterwork in family dynamics and the ties that bind–along with the ones that tear us apart. Prepare to be unsettled in the best possible way

  LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN, bestselling author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

• I don’t know if blood is thicker than water, but I know that my blood ran cold at several points reading this book. Filled with menace, this was a gripping and compulsive read from first page to last. I thought I’d never get off that island!

  LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Little Cruelties

• A riveting exploration of sisterhood, suffering, and secrecy. With its unforgettable characters, spectacular setting, and intricate plot, This Might Hurt will take you on a journey to the heart of fear.

  ROSE CARLYLE

• A tonic for readers of thrillers

  MAIL ONLINE

• Original, sinister and compelling, this was a great read

  PRIMA

• Deliciously dark and so very clever, This Might Hurt is a tense, unsettling and twisty read. I was gripped from beginning to end. I felt like I was on the island with them! A brilliant, heart-thumping and compulsive thriller.

  CLAIRE DOUGLAS

• I loved This Might Hurt! I adore novels set within cults, and the inclusion of the magician element was completely engaging. Stephanie has woven a complex, fascinating novel exploring such an intriguing world. I was hooked from page 1

  MELANIE GOLDING

• Sophisticated, tantalising and chilling, This Might Hurt is a masterful exploration of manipulation and deceit. Wrobel has a knack for conjuring worlds and characters that stay with you long after the final page

  ROBIN MORGAN-BENTLEY

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• Sensationally good – Wrobel is one to watch

  Lee Child

• A rivetingly nasty psychological duel

  Sunday Times

• Pacy and vivid

  Guardian

• This book has it all – a killer premise, twisty plotting, crisp writing and compelling characters. Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious

  J. P. Delaney