The One That Got Away by Annabel Kantaria

The One That Got Away by Annabel Kantaria
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Everyone has one. An ex you still think about. The one who makes you ask ‘what if’?

Fifteen years have passed since Stella and George last saw each other. But something makes Stella click ‘yes’ to the invite to her school reunion.

There’s still a spark between them, and although their relationship ended badly, they begin an affair.

But once someone gets you back, sometimes they’re never going to let you go again…



A very easy read, perfect for beside the pool on holiday.

Character driven psychological novel this was well delivered and kept the reader interested and ready to read on all the way through. I did guess the outcome so it was pretty predictable but nevertheless it was still enjoyable. The three main characters were well developed with each having their own secrets and as the book progressed their true traits were revealed.

Stella and George were childhood sweethearts and to all intents and purposes it was assumed that they would end up together but something happens and they drift apart only to meet 15 years later at a school reunion party. By now their lives have moved on, Stella has her own very successful catering business while George has married Ness and is CEO of his own marketing company - successful, admired and full of himself.

The reunion starts off an affair between Stella and George and it spirals out of control as it almost becomes a game of cat and mouse but who is the cat and who is the mouse? Old grudges and resentments come to the fore as this novel develops and although I did guess what was going on it was still fun to see how the author gets us there. I particularly liked the last couple of chapters where it builds and builds as it finally plays out.

Liked the ending, it was not as predictable as it could have been which gave it an edge and prompted my 4 star rating for that little bit extra it gives to the reader.

Well worth a read.

I would like to thank the publisher for sending this in exchange for an honest review.