I read some reviews after I read this book. I never read reviews before as I don’t like to be influenced.
But I do enjoy reading others points of view. Makes me step back and think.

I actually enjoyed the skilled writing in this book. It urged me along quite nicely.

I thought about this little girl being left up for adoption. Why and what thoughts would this child have growing up.
She makes friends with others in this orphanage but of course we know it’s not going to be a straight forward tale.

When we read about how a child is taken to “the den” it gives no doubt what it’s for.

Then there are the spoons hanging in the kitchen of all shapes and sizes. These are used for beating.

The ‘littlies’ are the ones favoured for adoption but when a rich couple want to take her she can’t believe it.

Events happen to change things and she’s encouraged to seek out her biological Mum.
All doesn’t go to plan.

The only complaint I had was the ending. It was like the author couldn’t find how to end this plausible to really ended this with me thinking “hmmmm easy ways out” so for me personally the ending let it dowN

WOW!!!!!!! I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!
I wasn't expecting much since it is on the Kindle Unlimited list but it was awesome. I haven't been so surprised at the ending since "Behind Her Eyes".

Angela was given up for adoption and raised in an orphanage. Abused off and on, she seemed to turn out okay despite not getting adopted until she was 14.

Growing up, she had mixed feelings about meeting her birth mother. When her adopted father, James, gets sick, he encourages Angela to meet her birth mom, Evelyn. Despite her resentment towards her mother, she did to appease her dad.

Evelyn has a history of drugs and alcohol abuse. Is she imagining things or is someone really following her? She lives in a not so good neighborhood where there has been a recent murder. However, none of this stuff started happening until she met her birth daughter, Angela.

I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. I loved it. I am going to search any books by Karen Osman immediately after hitting publish. This book is going to be released on September 4. Get it!!!! Here is the link to Amazon.

Well, this didn't at all turn out the way I expected it to from the book description. Which, quite frankly, also gives away way too much, in my most humble opinion.

To begin with, despite a few events near the end of the book, I'm finding it hard to label this as a psychological thriller. For the most part, it reads as a drama and for the first half of the book, there didn't seem to be that much happening at all.

The chapters switch between three women affected by adoption; Angela, her birth mother Evelyn and her adoptive mother Rosalyn. I found all three characters to be highly unlikeable and couldn't quite muster up any sympathy for them. Throughout the story, we get glimpses into life at the home Angela grew up in via diary entries. Unfortunately these left me entirely cold. Not at all gritty or as heartbreaking as I thought they would be. I feel like the premise of the book should have packed one heck of a punch and sadly, it didn't achieve that at all. There are a few twists but to be fair, if you read a lot in this genre, you'll probably be able to figure them out long before the reveal.

Thank you for the opportunity to read the book, when I first read the review I thought it was going to be a hard story to follow. But I was gripping and tense but a very good laid out story line with tension and Twists. Really enjoyed

Disturbing and very emotional . The characters were well described and several twists in this well written story

I did not expect that ending.
Angela has been in an orphanage her whole life. All she wants is to be adopted. That's all that every child in that home want. Unfortunately all they get is abuse,and starvation, when she is fifteen she is finally adopted. But living in that children's home had already damaged her. Now all she wanted was revenge.
This is a psychological thriller. It is intense, emotional, and exciting.
The characters are strong and interesting. The storyline is phenomenal. I strongly recommend this book.

Thank you to Karen Osman and Aria for the opportunity to read and review this book. The Home was an intriguing page turner that is disturbing at times. Realistic at times, in a sad way it explores how children inn the system feel,at times. This book is twisty and will leave you guessing until the end.

This book was unputadownable,excellent read from the first chapter.i never saw what was coming,really made me think at the end of the book .excellent book.would recommend as a holiday read,I give this book five stars

I'll begin by saying I thoroughly enjoyed Osman's decision to set this book in the 1980's with throwback diary entries from the 60's - in so many current "thrillers" I'm constantly saying "why did they not Google/text/otherwise locate information!"

There were some inconsistencies early in the book that threw me off - Angela was referred to as "Alison" - I thought it may be a clue to what was to come, but it seems it was just a typo.

Overall I was interested and invested, but there were too many inconsistencies and plot twists that were not only predictable, but annoyingly so. Not a bad book - just cliched and soooo predictable that I was constantly rolling my eyes that everyone hadn't figured out the so-called "twists" that were glaringly obvious the entire time. This killed the thriller aspect of this book for me.

The ending was not shocking or surprising, but was not badly done. 3/5 stars.

I was given an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was not a badly written book, just too gothic for my taste. You might like it though if you like that kind of thing. There are a lot of suspenseful twists.

This is a thriller set in the eighties in England, where Angela, the main character, who is adopted is encouraged by her adoptive father to find her birth mother. Her adoptive mother is not a sure about what Angela is doing. The book skips back and forth between Angela, her adoptive mom Rosemary and her birth mom Evelyn's points of view as well as diaries written in the past. Became quite suspenseful the further I got into the story slowly putting the pieces together as the stories from each character began to intertwine. Well written and very interesting as I had a hard time putting this own down until I finished. BIG twist at the end, a tad clique, but for the most part a great thriller (just a little bit disturbing, but that didn't deter me). Definitely worth reading!!!!

Thankyou to NetGalley, Aria and Karen Osman for the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of The Home.
Wow. What a read!! This book, from the description, promised so much. And it certainly delivers. The storyline was well thought out and fast paced with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until you reach the final, stunning twist that is near impossible to predict. I did not see it coming. I stayed up all night to read this book as it was impossible to put it down.
Would have no hesitation in recommending this novel for fans of a spine tingling thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance ARC in return for an honest review.

This book had me guessing from the beginning. The charred remains of a young woman has been found under a bonfire, possibly been there for weeks with only a charm on a bracelet as a clue to who she is.

The story then goes back and forth between the present day and the 1980s. Angela was adopted and is encouraged to meet her birth mother after her adopted father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

There are three narrators, current Angela, her teenage diary documenting her time in the Children’s Home, and Rosemary her adoptive mother.

The novel kept me guessing until the end, when some things which didn’t add up during the novel fell into place. Am hoping for a sequel as would love to find out what becomes of Angela….

Wow! The Home had me guessing until the very end!
Angela was very young when her mother left and she spent many years raised in a Children's home. Told through journal entries, we see what being raised in a children's home could look like. The home manager, Ray, takes the children to his den and gives them candy or presents for being good. His wife, Kath, uses wooden spoons on the children when they do not behave.
Angela, a lucky child, gets adopted as a teenager by a seemingly wonderful wealthy couple. Into adulthood now, Angela searches for and finds her birth mother, Evelyn. But after this meeting, strange things start to unfold for everyone. What secrets are still left to uncover?

I received this advanced reader's copy of #TheHome from #NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion!

The Home was an interesting read with plenty of drama, twists and turns and how the past can come back to haunt you. The story had great flow and there was never any let down in the pacing. I was thoroughly entertained with a twist I honestly didn’t see coming. Another triumph for Karen Osman. Special thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my ARC.

Enjoyable read with a twist that seemed to come out of the blue but which was still enjoyable. Some other twists I did guess but this did not detract from the enjoyment of the book. I plan to go back and re read the book as I think some other bits will make sense knowing the ending which were confusing the first time round (you'll know when you read them!)

Thank you for the early copy.

I picked this up because of the plot and it was enjoyable read. A interesting and well done novel. I recommend this for fans of mysteries or thrillers.

Woah, this book had me gripped from beginning to end. I liked the way different chapters gave a different characters thoughts and their story so you really felt you got to know them.
There is a very clever twist that I didn't see coming at all.
If you want a fast past book with gritty characters and a chilling twist at the end then this is the book for you.
I'd like a sequel as I feel there could more to come for the main character Angela.

I thought this book started off very well and I was very into reading it for 3/4 of the book. Then they was a sudden bizarre twist and unsatisfactory ending that wasn't very well explained.

Set in the 80s with diary entries to the late 60s, this followed Angela and the reconnection with her birth mother. Angela was adopted by James and Rosemary and while James has encouraged Angela to trace her birth mother, Rosemary has doubts. There were a good amount of twists. Some of them were great and came out of nowhere completely taking me by surprise. They changed my perception of the characters. It was dark and unsettling. Definitely worth reading. I want to read more from this author.