An unsettling read about honesty and secrets. I felt so much empathy for Violet throughout.

Samantha Tonge creates a strong sense of both character and place in her latest novel, a thought-provoking book which would make an interesting book club choice.

Slow start but lead to a fast middle and finally, an ending I didn’t see coming!?!
A much weightier subject matter than I initially comprehended. I would say however that the author “rushed” the last chapter a bit too much. When dealing with a delicate subject matter such as this (without giving away a spoiler), note care and consideration could have been taken to wrap up this book! While it ended up being an engrossing read, the ending may make me second guess recommending?
Thanks for the advance read!

Samantha is a new author to me but I am sorry to say this book wasn't for me. I couldn't get into the storyline and couldn't get to liking any of the characters.

Unfortunately I did a lot of skim reading and was relieved when I got to the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Canelo Publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I had been looking forward to reading this book. I like the author very much. This book just didn't do it for me.
It was very hard to follow and get into this book

I am a fan of this author and love reading her work. This book was somewhat different, however, to her usual work.

The story starts well and I quickly become emotionally involved in Violet’s story. She is a complex character going through a difficult time in her life due to a breakup. We see her life as it is now as well as flashbacks to her childhood. The flashbacks contain clues as to what is going on and I had actually guessed where the story was going before the author gave it away. However, this did not spoil my enjoyment of the story.

This is a well written story which, I believe, gives a fantastic insight into certain elements of many people’s lives and which may well help those struggling with the same issues as the character in the book.

Huge thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy,

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

What was that? No, seriously, I’ve reread the last few chapters over and over, and I still don’t understand. Fairly flat 2-D women’s fiction until the end goes off the rails. You can pass