This book chilled me deep into my core. I found myself trembling late at night when I finally finished the book. The ending of the story would stay with me for a long time just imagining that scene and its repercussions.
A new mother with 3 children and no sleep with post natal depression and memory lapses made a soul crushing discovery one morning when she found her 2 month old child dead. Was it crib death or foul play?
Author T J Stimson has done a brilliant job making me run around in circles suspecting everyone. I loved the way each character appeared guilty; they definitely had their secrets. The characters around the mother sometimes appeared so supportive, and then there would be a truth released about them which would make me go back to suspecting them.
The plot had 2 stories running in 2 different timelines, and oh, I did think I knew it all and I felt quite righteous. But I wasn’t. I guessed one part of the story, the other was a shock!! I loved the way the author has fitted the pieces of subplots, because it was that end picture which made me want to run away and escape the truth. The reality of that truth exposed in the finale was chilling.
Evil is found everywhere, sometimes more closer to home, isn’t it?
Overall, I loved the book because it affected me badly and has still kept me in its grips, hours after reading it. The plot may seem familiar, but it has its twists. The ending though guess-able, still blew me away. Ah, definitely unputdownable!!
I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Avon, and this is my journey into its pages, straight from the heart!!
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Have you been scared of a book where you know that it happens but you don’t want to face the truth?
Tess Stimson is the British author of ten novels, including top-ten bestseller The Adultery Club, and two non-fiction books, which between them have been translated into dozens of languages.
Her first “proper” job after graduating from St Hilda’s College, Oxford (where she read English) was as a news trainee with ITN (Independent Television News). She reported and produced regional and world stories, travelling to hotspots and war-zones all over the globe.
In 2002, she was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of South Florida and moved to the US. She now lives and works in Vermont with her husband, Erik, their three children, and (at the last count) two cats, three fish, one gerbil and a large number of bats in the attic.
With three children under ten, Maddie is struggling. On the outside, she’s a happy young mother, running a charity as well as a household. But inside, she’s exhausted. She knows she’s lucky to have to have a support network around her. Not just her loving husband, but her family and friends too.
But is Maddie putting her trust in the right people? Because when tragedy strikes, she is certain someone has hurt her child – and everyone is a suspect, including Maddie herself…
The characters in this book are about to discover that looks can be deceiving… because anyone is capable of terrible things. Even the most innocent, even you.
Publication Date: 18th April 2019
Publisher: Avon
42 Responses
great review 🤗❤
Thank you darling❤️
I’ve got this one to read later this month! Looking forward to it!
Wow… I hope you like it too..
Sooooo not for me!! Lol
But I think your review is great and I love that it totally gripped and scared you! Hmm.. what kind of friend am I when I admit I’m glad something scared you??? 😂😂😂❤️❤️
A very very good friend who knows I need books like these more than cozy for my jeans… 😂 😂
Hahahahahaha. For real!!!
😂😂
Fantastic review Shalini! This is my kind of read.😁
Kim, the ending is scary so just be prepared that way it would be a little expected.. But it chilled me truly
I can never do books like this. You’re a brave soul!! It’s funny, because I don’t like children… But, books about a dead child??… I know how devastating that would be. I’m glad you enjoyed it. It definitely sounds like a crazy read!
Ooooh dead child was the okay part in the Book, ending is chilling when secrets are revealed. That shook me. Even when I had guessed the ending, maybe the author’s way of writing caught me
The author defintitely sounds like they have a way with words!! ❤️
Great review, Shalini. This book sounds gripping!
This still chills me when I think about it… Read it if you get a chance
Woot – 5-stars! Love your review – but the book scares me some, I fear heart-bruising and sleeplessness as a result 😉 which makes me want it 😉
It was very very good and the ending raises my goosebumps as I write this comment.. Even though I had guessed the ending. But it was something else
I can’t decide if this sounds creepily good or creepily bad. I don’t like to be scared, but I do love getting pulled into a story and having it stick with me long after I’ve finished it. So, it’s better you got scared than me. Hehe. Another great review, Shalini! 🙂
Hahaha thank you Leslie… Read it when you child is a bit older. It is a bit scary
Great review, Shalini, I’ve added this to my TBR pile.
I hope you get to read it soon ♥️
Fab review! I love it when a book stays with me after I
Finish it!
Thank you ❤️ I love it. It chilled me totally
This sounds like a hard read. I can’t even imagine…
It was great.. I still shiver..
Excellent review, Shalini!! 🙂
Thank you so much Dee ❤️
Wonderful review! It definitely sounds like a great read.
This was fabulous… If you get a chance do read it ❤️
Thank you so much Dora.. This was in spam 🤷♀️
Wow, all I can say right now. Wow…now I have to read this book. Okay you talked me right into it…haha 🤣 Have a wonderful day love ❤
Thank you darling. Sent you link of this book on mail. When I think Jody = I feel only love so even when you are not online, you are in my heart. That is the truth ❤️
You always pick the most beautiful books to read and review. I want to read them all.📚
Aww this was quite am unexpected read.. So I was really surprised by it. And enjoyed it thoroughly
Wow, wonderful review Shalini. Not sure if this one is for me or not. It sounds a bit too dark for me.
Oooh it caused me to shiver late at night. This was my midnight read
You are brave, I would probably be awake all night.
It kept me thinking about the situation