A review by book_rascal
You Should Have Told Me by Leah Konen

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

 

Janie and her boyfriend Max have a baby together and decide to move away from Brooklyn for a bit to spend time as a new family in a quieter setting. Janie is having trouble adjusting to being a new mother. She goes to bed one night and Max says he’ll take care of the baby so she can get some rest. The next day Max is missing and is wanted by the police in connection to a murder.  

As the days go by Janie is confused and doesn’t know what to believe. She goes out to try to find out what happened that night and finds out Max has secrets that she doesn’t know about.  

There is a twist at the end of the story that I definitely didn’t see coming. I loved the way motherhood is portrayed in a realistic way and how Janie comes to feel about the baby by the end. This was a fast read that I really enjoyed and would recommend to everyone especially mothers who will understand Janie and her feelings.