thelastbookmelread 's review for:

The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

5.0

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Two women, both in New York City, will collide over the same daughter. Jasmine, on the run from her abusive husband in China, is hiding out in NYC and trying to find the daughter that was taken from her shortly after birth. Rebecca, a publisher, wife, and mother, has her own secrets and is trying to live a successful life for her adopted daughter. When both lives collide and the women are threatened, they will each do surprising things to keep their secrets at bay and their family intact.

I loved this book! I would give it 4.75 stars, and I don’t have a great answer for why it’s not 5. I was invested in all the characters, and I love that it wasn’t just one plot line driving this story. There was suspense, romance, marriage drama, mystery, and an overarching love for the young girl at the center of it all.

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the eARC of this wonderful book!