Sweat

Taut, compulsive, and unsettling ... SWEAT had me holding my breath until the final, brilliant end

Jennie Godfrey

Will have you glued to the story through every twist and turn. I absolutely loved it!

Kate Hamer

Part pulsing psychological thriller, part subversive meditation on the way we use (and abuse) our bodies, part noir-ish twisted revenge fantasy, SWEAT is like nothing I’ve ever read before. So addictive it made me miss a tube stop, so unsettling it made me think twice about going to the gym!

Sara Collins

Sweat will keep you guessing until the very last page…

Vogue Williams

If you spend all of January trying to avoid diet culture, then you need to read this book

Cosmopolitan

A modern thriller about revenge, self-discipline, and control

Eva Wiseman, Observer Magazine

Taut and twisty ... claustrophobic psychological tale ... becomes a slow-burn revenge thriller. Takes full advantage of shifting perspectives and disorientating power dynamics as acts of retribution escalate

Mail on Sunday

A maze-like game of revenge. Unsettling. Blends a critique of wellness culture with a slow-burn feminist thriller

Observer

An inspired set-up. A clever dynamic that paves the way for a cat-and-mouse thriller. Propulsive

Sunday Times

Engaging and accessible ... Sweat's characters will get under your skin. Cleverly captures the insidious slow burn of coercive control. Healey's greatest achievement is to show us how, given the right - or rather wrong - circumstances, what happened to Cassie could happen to any of us

iPaper

Sweaty, twisty thriller ... compelling tale of cat and mouse and boot camp hell

RTE

Wow - this was a one reading session to grapple all that goes within this twisty novel

Belfast Telegraph

A mix of thriller and revenge novel that sees the underdog gasping

Sunday Independent

Healey has done her research ... Surprisingly tense

Guardian

Page-turning, unsettling thriller ... with twists and turns galore ... You'll be left wanting more with each paragraph. Brilliantly written, difficult to put down

Northern Echo

Sweat is sure to get your pulse racing

Crime Scene/That's Life Magazine

Compelling ... There is serious core to Sweat as Cassie's obsession builds, and its sensational ending explores just how far coercive control can take you

Irish Examiner

it is Healey's skill as a writer that allows her to turn personal experiences, no matter how painful, into work that is sharp and troubling, but also a lively read

Sunday Independent, Ireland

Sweat is not a comfortable read... the portrait of coercive control rings devastatingly true, necessarily expanding our understanding of the different forms domestic abuse can take beyond just physical violence...Healey deliberately complicates ideas of sympathy and likeability; of power and victimhood...Sweat may not make you want to join [a gym], but it will definitely get your heart rate up

Irish Independent

Emma Healey's tale of control and revenge will have you hooked till the final page

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