A really great story that had me interested from beginning to end. Suzanne, a social worker and single mom is completely swept up in her job. So much so, that when her daughter, Teigan, goes missing she doesn’t realize it for days. This page turner has you asking did what happened to the girl. Did her mother do something to her because she has gaps in her memory? Loved this story.

Absolutely loved this book and read it in less than a day as I couldn't put it down! The plot was great and really drew me in from the very beginning. I didn't see the twist coming either! Will definitely look out for more from this author.

I loved this book. It got me from the first page and I wanted to know what was happening next... The ending was sensational and I highly recommend to everyone. Look forward to reading more of your work.

I really tried to care about this one. Interesting premise, harried social worker who had recently lost of of her wards to death, then her own daughter disappeared! It had all the hallmarks if a good mystery: semi unreliable narrator, some spooky backstory. But I just couldn't get drawn into the narrative.

Story was okay but it was a bit too predictable in my opinion. Characters were not developed very well.

Social worker Suzanne Walker has devoted most of her life and energy to abused children and her workload hasn’t left much time to form friendships outside of work. She has struggled with feelings of guilt ever since the death of a young girl under her care. From that time her memory has been prone to slips, especially under stress. Her daughter Teigan thinks her mother cares more about her cases than her own daughter. Suzanne’s past was traumatic and she has been estranged from her sister Stephanie for years.
One day Suzanne argues with her daughter and is left with a gap in her memory. When she discovers Teigan is missing she struggles to remember happened that day and isnt sure how long she has been missing.
She reports the disappearance to the police and they open an investigation. As part of their enquiries they interview an elderly woman who makes a shocking statement.
At times Suzanne annoyed me and others I felt sorry for her. She needed help from the police yet she withheld the truth from them. She needed help from her workplace yet they seemed to miss the warning signs. She seemed on a continual path to make up for real or perceived errors and guilt seemed to be her worst enemy. I was absolutely stunned when I discovered who orchestrated Teigan’s disappearance.
I was so sure I would be able to work out who was behind it all but the author did too good a job of throwing red herrings out. I ended up with several plausible possibilities.
I considered this book more of a psychological mystery thriller and highly recommend it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free digital copy of the book in return for an honest review

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of ALL YOUR FAULT by JC Lewin n exchange for my honest review.***

On the same day one of Suzanne’s clients is murdered by her mother, Suzanne’s teenage daughter Teigan goes missing. Soon police realize people have a history of dying before their time in the social worker’s life from her mother at age twelve to clients. Suzanne doesn’t help her cause by repeatedly lying to police.

I never connected with Suzanne or Teigan, so I had a hard time rooting for a positive outcome. JC Lewin didn’t make me care enough about either woman to be invested in ALL YOUR FAULT. Suzanne, in fact, was fairly unsympathetic. I have a master degree in social work and interned in a child protective agency in the USA, while I know nothing about England’s laws, I don’t imagine they would be that much different. I also don’t believe Suzanne wold have to google PTSD given the population with which she works. I also have a doctorate in psychology and the therapy Lewin used on Suzanne’s first session would have never happened. Lewin was a social worker so she should have done better with accuracy.

ALL YOUR FAULT wasn’t an enjoyable read for me, not just because I didn’t care, but also because the predictable conclusion didn’t feel like a payoff. Lewin’s writing was the strongest part of the story. She had a great premise for the story. With better character building and plot execution she’ll probably write better books in the future.

Well paced intriguing thriller wiith a surprising ending. J.C.Lewin's debut novel blends factual insight with fiction within a good plot which was interesting from the onset. I hope to read more from J.C.Lewin.

Thankyou to NetGalley, be ebooks and J C Lewin for the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of All Your Fault.
I found the storyline to be very well written and kept my attention right from the start. It was fast paced with plenty of twists and turns. Definitely well worth a read.

This is a debut novel by J.C. Lewin. It is a story of Suzanne and her daughter, Teigen. And also Suzanne's sister Stephanie. Suzanne is a social worker striving to help the children who's lives are in turmoil. Either from neglect or abuse or not having a home for whatever reason. She has had hundreds of cases and knows the signs to look for in children of abuse. She is dedicated to her job and spends many hours there. So many, in fact that she isn't paying attention to what her daughter is up to. One day she wakes up to the news that one of the children she was the case worker for has been murdered by her mother. Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, her daughter has disappeared. Lucky for her, she has her sister, Stephanie who is helping her through this ordeal.
This is a well written story. It has secrets, murder, passion, tragedy, and betrayal. I like the characters. It would be hard to pick a favorite. Great storyline. Strongly recommended.

Thank you to netgalley for the opportunity to review All Your Fault. I found this book to be hard to get into. In the beginning the main character was rather whiny and disorganized, but somehow by the end she’s unraveling crimes. The characters lacked depth and there was a lot of telling rather than showing. The book did improve about halfway through but I didn’t buy the ending.

All Your Fault is a fantastic debut novel, I am truly impressed, 4.25 stars. I would recommend this book to all those who like a good suspense or anyone who is looking for a good fictional story on the depiction of the life as a social worker. It did not surprise me one bit when I read that that author, J.C. Lewin was a social worker herself. Suzanne Walker, the main character, was completely authentic and so likable! I really related to All Your Fault as a mental health specialist who works with children. I have let a work crisis push my own personal relationships to the side to the point that they have suffered and justified putting my clients first because they are kids and they have had a rough road and already experienced things that no one should ever have to. There is an amazing emotional paycheck when you learn you made a real difference in someone’s life.

Suzanne Walker is a social worker for Children’s Services, she has a hectic case load and one of her clients has just died at the hands of her own mother. Suzanne is being scrutinized at work- could she have done more for this poor girl? Does she have blood on her hands? Suzanne has a lot on her mind so when she gets into an argument with her daughter, Teigan, just before heading into work to plead for her job she pushes the spat to the backburner and will make amends with her daughter when she gets home from work. Suzanne works late and then receives the silent treatment from her daughter when she comes home. Teigan has ignored her mother before, refused to answer her through the bedroom door. Suzanne is exhausted and decides to let Teigan have a night to sleep on it. Suzanne leaves for work early the next morning forgetting her personal phone on the charger- she really needs to get home on time tonight and clear things up with her daughter. When Suzanne arrives home she sees she has several missed calls from the school, Teigan hasn’t been to school in two days. Where is Teigan? Did she run away? Did something bad happen to her? Or did Suzanne herself do something terrible to her own child…because Suzanne just can’t remember what happened after that argument and has an unaccounted for 45 minutes she can’t explain.
This was a fantastic book and I loved all the characters, I would love to see it develop into a series! There are so many places I could see it going with the police detectives and Suzanne the social worker. I can’t wait to see what else J.C. Lewin comes up with next!

***Thank you Netgalley and Bastei Entertainment!

All Your Fault was a quick read, it held my attention really well. There were several plausible suspects, and the characters and dialogue were written believably. I thought there were a couple of weaker points to the story, the mother of the missing girl seemed really detached and I never really felt her terror at having a child disappear. The ending was racing to something that never quite transpired, and the mystery was only slightly believable. I did enjoy reading it overall, I’d give it 3 stars. The book took me 2 hours 45 minutes to read.

Great debut thriller to keep you guessing.

It had a bit slow start for me but about the third into the book it started to flow nicely and story started to pull me right in. Great characters, great plot that you feel connected to even if you only heard about stories like that on TV. So many possibilities, so many suspects but you have to get right to the end to get your confirmation or twist you don't see coming?

I would definitely recommend it

All Your Fault is a story about a social worker whose daughter is missing. Did she runaway, was she kidnapped, is she dead or alive and who took her? A coworker, family member, an ex case subject?

Follow the story with its twists and turns as you try to figure where is Teigen? A good crime thriller that makes you say ...hmmm whodunnit?

All Your Fault by JC Lewin is a great book that I read in one evening whilst waiting for Wimbledon to start. It is a story that will have you turning pages, needing to know what happens next. An you may think you have it all worked out - and you will be wrong. I love it when it is not predictable and this one certainly wasn't.

Suzanne is a social worker, she spends her days helping children in need. And then one day her own daughter goes missing without a trace. It takes nearly 2 days for her to realise Teigan is gone and then she has gaps in her memory, only remembering that they had a fight the morning she went missing. As she tries to remember what happens her past starts to come back to haunt her.

Thank you to Be Ebooks and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book to read. These opinions are my own and are in no way biased.

ALL YOUR FAULT is about an overworked social worker who’s own child goes missing. The beginning did hold my attention and it was very entertaining, as well as an accurate account of a social workers life .
I’m a marriage an family therapist, and have worked closely with social workers so naturally my heart went out to the mother/ social worker. Balancing the two roles can be challenging.
The writing I felt was good, it was an easy read. The character development was also very good. I felt I knew each character pretty well. However it was pretty predictable and I was able to figure it out half way through it.
Overall, I felt the book hooked me at the beginning, kept my interest, had good character development..but I wasn’t surprised at the end.

although this was a pretty typical thriller, it was still really fun and exciting to read. i had suspicions about the culprit at the beginning, but it wasn't very obvious and i kept suspecting pretty much everyone in the book, so the twist was quite unexpected when it came.

the treatment of mental illness was also well done; at first i feared it was going to be another one of those Mentally Ill People Are Evil and Violent books but it really wasn't, which was good.

overall, although it wasn't anything particularly new, it was still a good mystery/thriller.

Suzanne Walker easily wins this season's award for the worst parent. She is a social worker so deep into her job that she doesn't notice her daughter has been missing for 2 days. And before that, she didn't seem to place any importance on spending time with her daughter. But then, as Suzanne is telling the British public all about how her non-profit foundation is going to help fight child sexual exploitation, Teigan goes missing. Did she run away from her horribly neglectful mother? Was she groomed and kidnapped by a pedophile? Or is it something even worse? For me, this book had the makings of a great thriller but somehow I never felt sympathy for Suzanne. Even when her daughter disappears, even when we read about some of her clients at work, even when we read about her childhood. In addition, I felt like the ending was rather predictable instead of the intended twist.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Be Ebooks for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.* 'All Your Fault' is J. C. Lewin's first novel and she has certainly entered the field with a bang. The book focusses on British social worker Suzanne Walker, who is a single mother to a teenage daughter, Teigan. In the middle of a crisis at work, Teigan goes missing.

Not only was the storyline riveting, but the book also provided excellent food for thought and information on the foster care system in Britain in general. It was a thought-provoking and fascinating novel. Themes of family, abuse, social media and social welfare are all explored. I was not surprised to read that Lewin herself has previously worked as a social worker, as the writing seemed very well informed in this area. I look forward to Lewin's next book.