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Playing Nice
by JP Delaney
Switched at birth plot with psychopaths and court cases? Sign me the hell up!
Pete Riley was just having a normal day taking care of his son when Miles Lambert and his lawyer came knocking on his house, introduced themselves, and turned Pete's life upside down. Miles and Pete's sons were switched at birth and they're trying to compromise to spend time with each kid. However, we soon find that not everyone is as innocent as they seem and there's a psycopath in their midst.
This book explores the emotional, as well as legal, aspect of having two babies switched. It's an underlying fear of every parent and this book details it so clearly. The characters are all pretty fleshed out and the one I find the most interesting was Miles. I wouldn't go into details but I just find the complexity of his character as a part of why I was able to read this book pretty quickly. As a student who is majoring in Psychology, there are many intriguing aspects in the book that tickled my stock knowledge on psychopaths and parenting styles. The legal part of the book actually takes up a lot of pages but it's evenly fleshed out with the plot, and it's informative to see how these cases work in England as someone who doesn't live in said country.
I just didn't like how the book ended, to be honest. It felt a bit rushed and vague to me, plus it was a bit of a let-down. I expected more of a 'BANG!' kinda type of ending, like how most thrillers do where the endings leave readers gasping for breath. The ending just felt a bit 'meh' for a thriller.
Anyway, I'll probably read this book somwtime again in the near future. 4 STARS FOR MILES! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pete Riley was just having a normal day taking care of his son when Miles Lambert and his lawyer came knocking on his house, introduced themselves, and turned Pete's life upside down. Miles and Pete's sons were switched at birth and they're trying to compromise to spend time with each kid. However, we soon find that not everyone is as innocent as they seem and there's a psycopath in their midst.
This book explores the emotional, as well as legal, aspect of having two babies switched. It's an underlying fear of every parent and this book details it so clearly. The characters are all pretty fleshed out and the one I find the most interesting was Miles. I wouldn't go into details but I just find the complexity of his character as a part of why I was able to read this book pretty quickly. As a student who is majoring in Psychology, there are many intriguing aspects in the book that tickled my stock knowledge on psychopaths and parenting styles. The legal part of the book actually takes up a lot of pages but it's evenly fleshed out with the plot, and it's informative to see how these cases work in England as someone who doesn't live in said country.
I just didn't like how the book ended, to be honest. It felt a bit rushed and vague to me, plus it was a bit of a let-down. I expected more of a 'BANG!' kinda type of ending, like how most thrillers do where the endings leave readers gasping for breath. The ending just felt a bit 'meh' for a thriller.
Anyway, I'll probably read this book somwtime again in the near future. 4 STARS FOR MILES! ⭐⭐⭐⭐