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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nicole Trope is one of my absolute favorite authors and she has truly outdone herself with this book! The lies, the suspense, the questions, the shock!!!! The first half of the story was bizarre (in the best ways) and suspenseful and the second half of the book was jaw dropping reveal after jaw dropping reveal! And that epilogue!!!! The best kind of psychological thriller is the one where the epilogue changes EVERYTHING and this was exactly that. Even when you think the plot twists are over you get hit with one 100x bigger. Absolutely loved this book and highly recommend!
Andrea and her husband, Terry, have just moved into a new home. They have a 3 year old son, Jack, and are expecting their second child soon. Andrea is not happy about the move, as the house needs a lot of repairs and she misses her friends. Unfortunately, they are in these new circumstances because of Terry's extremely poor decisions. Exhausted from her pregnancy and feeling lonely, she is happy when her new neighbor, Gabby, befriends her.
Gabby seems to have such a nice life, she is mother to a teenager, and posts often about the trials and tribulations of motherhood on Facebook. Andrea is in awe of this well put together woman, and the two become good friends.
One day, Andrea has a medical emergency and is unable to reach Terry. Gabby offers to watch Jack, but when Andrea returns home, both Jack and Gabby are missing. How well did Andrea really know Gabby? Did something awful happen to Jack and Gabby? Does it have to do with Terry's past deeds?
Once again, Nicole Trope has written a gripping domestic thriller. I especially love the unexpected twists at the end of her books. I did find the characters a bit lacking and I didn't really like any of them Gabby was a little too perfect, that I knew right away something was amiss. Terry was an absolutely useless husband and kept gaslighting Andrea, and she kept letting him. Andrea was pathetic, she wasn't happy with her life, knew her husband was probably lying, and yet she constantly just let things go. She was way too trusting and I wanted to smack some sense into her! The ending was weird, and a bit farfetched. I did enjoy the book though and it was a quick read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
Gabby seems to have such a nice life, she is mother to a teenager, and posts often about the trials and tribulations of motherhood on Facebook. Andrea is in awe of this well put together woman, and the two become good friends.
One day, Andrea has a medical emergency and is unable to reach Terry. Gabby offers to watch Jack, but when Andrea returns home, both Jack and Gabby are missing. How well did Andrea really know Gabby? Did something awful happen to Jack and Gabby? Does it have to do with Terry's past deeds?
Once again, Nicole Trope has written a gripping domestic thriller. I especially love the unexpected twists at the end of her books. I did find the characters a bit lacking and I didn't really like any of them Gabby was a little too perfect, that I knew right away something was amiss. Terry was an absolutely useless husband and kept gaslighting Andrea, and she kept letting him. Andrea was pathetic, she wasn't happy with her life, knew her husband was probably lying, and yet she constantly just let things go. She was way too trusting and I wanted to smack some sense into her! The ending was weird, and a bit farfetched. I did enjoy the book though and it was a quick read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Quick, fun, clean read. Psychological thriller about two stay-at-home moms who become neighbors and friends but both of them have secrets and nothing is as it seems.
So many interesting topics: gaslighting, betrayal, mental illness, social media, gofundme...I was really disappointed that she brought up these timely issues and I thought had the opportunity to make some strong points but then they just fell flat as the ending tied everything up too neatly...
So many interesting topics: gaslighting, betrayal, mental illness, social media, gofundme...I was really disappointed that she brought up these timely issues and I thought had the opportunity to make some strong points but then they just fell flat as the ending tied everything up too neatly...
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite books, I couldn't put it down! The whole story was full of so many twists and surprises and each age keeps you on the edge of your seat. Just when you think you figured it out another detail is dropped that changes everything - highly recommend!