Thank you for the advanced copy of 'The Home'.

I'm afraid that I found the book contained too many cliches and the characters were very stereotyped. The twist was not believable (although I do not want to give it away) and I was left feeling dissatisfied.

I really enjoyed this until the reveal of one twist which is such an overused cliche’! The story was dark and captivating. The characters were interesting and the slow burn of a build up was just right.

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 character(s).

It was a well crafted story. Like I said I enjoyed it. It was pretty disturbing and may bother some so beware. The story ends with one wicked twist which salvaged my rating overall. I would read other works by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Aria publishing for a copy in exchange for a honest review.

Fantastic novel. Kept me engrossed from start to finish. I’ve never encountered Karen’s work before but will definitely look out for it again. A real page turner

My first thought upon finishing this book was WOW! This definitely had it's share of twists & turns. I thought I had it figured out, then it dawned on me. Definitely worth reading. I would give this a solid 3.75-4 stars.

Although I guessed early on where this was going, I read it in one sitting and enjoyed it. It was dark and unsettling with some interesting twists. I think a little more could’ve been made if the 80s setting and the diary entries were more for information than to explore the character’s emotions, leaving me feeling like the characters were a bit two-dimensional, but the premise and plot execution was well done and I enjoyed reading it. Thanks to Aria and Netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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.

I was in a bit of a book slump and having so many to choose from nothing was jumping out at me but I thought I would give it a go and I’m so glad I did! It’s gritty without being overly violent and the diary entries grow as Angela grows and make it very intriguing but the last few chapters are perfect!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.