A review by es_the_book_hoarder
My Darling Daughter by JP Delaney

3.0

I really, really wanted to love this book. Unfortunately,  I didn't.  It's not that it's an awful read - it's not at all: Delaney writes as well as he usually does, and it's a decent enough plot, and even though the author has researched the topics covered in this novel, I found it to be very deliberately negative towards social services and the care system in general. While it's a viewpoint I can understand, I don't necessarily agree with it, and I couldn't read it without noticing the negative connotations. I'd also say that it's more of a family drama than a thriller.

So what did I like about it?...

The writing, as I've said, was on point. The pace was well balanced. The plot was predictable, but decent.

In the end, I think it just wasn't for me.
TW: Miscarriage, fibroids, infertility, drug use, prostitution, social workers and injustice, Baby P, adoption, fostering, infant death, adopted child syndrome


My Darling Daughter publishes on 15th September 2022.


Many thanks to the author, Quercus Books and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.