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sony08's review against another edition
5.0
Lucy is not a kidnapper. She is a woman desperate for a baby, failing at one of the most natural things women are made for. It breaks her marriage, her soul and her heart.
She doesn’t plan to take the baby, she just sees a vulnerable little girl, left on her own in a supermarket trolley, with no one around to take care of her. She thinks the baby is cold and uncomfortable. So she pushes the trolley towards the exit to give her some fresh air. And she keeps pushing. She doesn’t stop at the exit, she doesn’t stop in the car park or when she puts the baby girl in her car. She keep going until she knows that what she has done will change her life forever.
I experienced contradicting emotions whilst reading this book. I felt sorry for Lucy and for the terrible decision she made when she took the little baby. I felt sorry for Marilyn for losing her baby this way, not knowing what happened to her. I felt angry with Lucy for thinking Marilyn would be ok if she had more children. And I felt sad for Mia, growing up thinking she was adopted only to have her life shattered to pieces later on.
We all think we know how we would feel or react if this kind of thing happened to us, but this book has changed my mind. It’s very well written; I enjoyed the short chapters written from points of view of all people involved in their lives as it proved how many people get affected by such incidents.
Thank you to very much Helen and NetGalley for access to this book in return for this honest opinion
She doesn’t plan to take the baby, she just sees a vulnerable little girl, left on her own in a supermarket trolley, with no one around to take care of her. She thinks the baby is cold and uncomfortable. So she pushes the trolley towards the exit to give her some fresh air. And she keeps pushing. She doesn’t stop at the exit, she doesn’t stop in the car park or when she puts the baby girl in her car. She keep going until she knows that what she has done will change her life forever.
I experienced contradicting emotions whilst reading this book. I felt sorry for Lucy and for the terrible decision she made when she took the little baby. I felt sorry for Marilyn for losing her baby this way, not knowing what happened to her. I felt angry with Lucy for thinking Marilyn would be ok if she had more children. And I felt sad for Mia, growing up thinking she was adopted only to have her life shattered to pieces later on.
We all think we know how we would feel or react if this kind of thing happened to us, but this book has changed my mind. It’s very well written; I enjoyed the short chapters written from points of view of all people involved in their lives as it proved how many people get affected by such incidents.
Thank you to very much Helen and NetGalley for access to this book in return for this honest opinion
btpbookclub's review against another edition
5.0
Wow this is another story that really hits home that you SHOULD NOT take your eyes off your child for even a second. Books like these scare me as I have a little one year old girl myself, but I always find them very easy to read and easy to devour. I finished this amazing story in just a day! I voluntarily reviewed an advance readers copy of this story thanks to Netgalley. Someone Else's Child is brilliantly written through each characters eyes throughout the book and contains short chapters. I must admit the ending annoyed me as I WANTED MORE and felt it just cut off suddenly. I would love for there to be a follow on from this story and I also think it would make a great film. I would highly recommend this book to you all if you haven't read it already. Brilliant. One I didn't want to put down and one I couldn't stop thinking about. Brilliant.
Someone Else's Child is the perfect story for readers who enjoy a fantastic crime, mystery, thriller and suspense filled story all in one. One I won't forget easily. Enjoy, I did.
Someone Else's Child is the perfect story for readers who enjoy a fantastic crime, mystery, thriller and suspense filled story all in one. One I won't forget easily. Enjoy, I did.
eiliux's review against another edition
4.0
Aunque es un tema trillado, le puse 4 estrellas porque me encantan los libros que me enganchan, lo empecé a hojear para ver si me interesaba y casi sin darme cuenta, ya llevaba 30% del libro. Lo acabé de volada.
Me gustó porque desde el principio te dan la idea de cómo va a acabar, entonces le quitan todo el tema morboso de saber el desenlace y te puedes concentrar más en las emociones de los personajes. Los capítulos son muy cortos y eso hace que sea fácil avanzar en la narrativa.
Lucy. Qué decir de Lucy. No esta loca, no es una mala persona... ¿o sí? El libro no me hubiera impresionado tanto si al final no vinieran las referencias a historias reales similares a esta. Es una buena lectura para un book club, da mucho de que discutir.
Me gustó porque desde el principio te dan la idea de cómo va a acabar, entonces le quitan todo el tema morboso de saber el desenlace y te puedes concentrar más en las emociones de los personajes. Los capítulos son muy cortos y eso hace que sea fácil avanzar en la narrativa.
Lucy. Qué decir de Lucy. No esta loca, no es una mala persona... ¿o sí? El libro no me hubiera impresionado tanto si al final no vinieran las referencias a historias reales similares a esta. Es una buena lectura para un book club, da mucho de que discutir.
marsetta's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 out of 5
Thank you to Netgalley, Random House UK, and Ebury Publishing for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review.
Some people will go to any lengths to have a baby...
Lucy Wakefield wants a child more than anything. So when she finds a seemingly abandoned baby in a store, she sees it as a sign. She doesn't mean for it to go as far it does.
Little does she realise the heartbroken family she leaves in her wake, nor the impact her reckless decision will have on the daughter she raises as her own.
Mia Wakefield has always known she was adopted but now she is about to discover the devastating secret of her birth - and the lengths her mother went to...
The story is a multi-POV novel about kidnapping, told in alternating chapters between all those involved... Lucy, the kidnapper... Marilyn, the mother... Mia, the daughter and other characters.
As a mother, I can't imagine what Marilyn went through. Most mothers have turned round and for a split second thought their child had disappeared. The racing heart, the sweat running down your back only to find the little monkey hiding amongst the clothes in the shop or under the slide in the park. You feel for Marilyn and despise Lucy for what she's done, but nothing is clear-cut.
I enjoyed the writing style and the short chapters which kept me wanting to read "just the next one more chapter" at 2.30am. It was interesting to see how one act affected all parties to the abduction differently and how their lives changed before and afterwards. Although I must admit the ending annoyed me as I wanted more (don't want to say anything to spoil it) and felt it just cut off suddenly.
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Thank you to Netgalley, Random House UK, and Ebury Publishing for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review.
Some people will go to any lengths to have a baby...
Lucy Wakefield wants a child more than anything. So when she finds a seemingly abandoned baby in a store, she sees it as a sign. She doesn't mean for it to go as far it does.
Little does she realise the heartbroken family she leaves in her wake, nor the impact her reckless decision will have on the daughter she raises as her own.
Mia Wakefield has always known she was adopted but now she is about to discover the devastating secret of her birth - and the lengths her mother went to...
The story is a multi-POV novel about kidnapping, told in alternating chapters between all those involved... Lucy, the kidnapper... Marilyn, the mother... Mia, the daughter and other characters.
As a mother, I can't imagine what Marilyn went through. Most mothers have turned round and for a split second thought their child had disappeared. The racing heart, the sweat running down your back only to find the little monkey hiding amongst the clothes in the shop or under the slide in the park. You feel for Marilyn and despise Lucy for what she's done, but nothing is clear-cut.
I enjoyed the writing style and the short chapters which kept me wanting to read "just the next one more chapter" at 2.30am. It was interesting to see how one act affected all parties to the abduction differently and how their lives changed before and afterwards. Although I must admit the ending annoyed me as I wanted more (don't want to say anything to spoil it) and felt it just cut off suddenly.
Blog: https://wordpress.com/posts/crimeandmysterybookreview.wordpress.com
rockettar's review
Just didn't feel a connection to the characters and didn't care for the multiple POVs
kber1013's review
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kiwi_fruit's review
4.0
A great psychological thriller about a snatched baby, any mother’s nightmare. The focus of this novel is not the crime itself but family relationships, motherhood most of all. The story unfolds via short chapters from multiple POVs.
I really liked this book, it has an excellent pace and thoughtful psychological probing, Helen Klein Ross is a talented writer and I’ll look forward to her next book. 3.5 stars rounded up
I really liked this book, it has an excellent pace and thoughtful psychological probing, Helen Klein Ross is a talented writer and I’ll look forward to her next book. 3.5 stars rounded up
dontmissythesereads's review
4.0
Book #36 read in 2020
OᐯᗴᖇᐯIᗴᗯ: In an impulsive minute, Lucy Wakefield makes a decision that will change the course of her life. She finds a baby girl alone for a moment in a shopping cart, and she takes her and raises her as her own. When her full-grown daughter, Mia, finds out that her whole life has been a lie, she reaches out to her birth mother and Lucy goes on the run.
ᗰY TᕼOᑌᘜᕼTᔕ: Lucy was not a very likable character, not only because of what she did, but because of how she handled it afterwards. I felt for Mia and wanted her to find her place in the world. This was a compelling and quick listen.
ᖇᗩTIᑎᘜ: ★★★1/2
OᐯᗴᖇᐯIᗴᗯ: In an impulsive minute, Lucy Wakefield makes a decision that will change the course of her life. She finds a baby girl alone for a moment in a shopping cart, and she takes her and raises her as her own. When her full-grown daughter, Mia, finds out that her whole life has been a lie, she reaches out to her birth mother and Lucy goes on the run.
ᗰY TᕼOᑌᘜᕼTᔕ: Lucy was not a very likable character, not only because of what she did, but because of how she handled it afterwards. I felt for Mia and wanted her to find her place in the world. This was a compelling and quick listen.
ᖇᗩTIᑎᘜ: ★★★1/2