4 Stars from me
There is SO much going on in this book! In a way it is almost like 3 stories rolled into one as there are so many threads that lead into the main story – that being the fall out from a young man breaking into a house and a mother acting in self-defense.
Alice’s perfect life unravels somewhat from this point and the author has cleverly crafted a plethora of scenarios that appear utterly unlinked and yet as a reader you are aware that they must be, somehow.
With a large cast of key players and multiple POVs it soon becomes clear they may not all be entirely trustworthy.
I tried to like Alice and for the most part I did and I found her relatable to a point – but then in equal measure I found myself deeply frustrated with her and virtually screaming at the book willing her not to (repeatedly) do certain things.
From this point, the book explodes into differing arcs that spin the reader into dizzying circles desperately trying to unravel the truth.
Overall, a complex and engrossing thriller – my thanks to the author, Netgalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: They’re not looking for what you think they are…
The play date started well. The children happy in one room while their mothers relaxed and drank wine in another.
But then the stranger appeared at the window. And then he was inside the house. And then he grabbed the knife…
Alice only meant to stop him. She didn’t mean to kill him.
The police conclude that she acted in self-defence, but wracked with guilt, Alice sets out to apologise to Linda, the mother of the young man she killed. But as Alice learns more about Ezra and why he was at her house, she starts to wonder whether she really has the full picture about what happened that day…
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