This novel was just not that spectacular to me. It had a pretty interesting premise: "legally blind mom discovers her baby isn't really her baby and begins a search to find him but one one believes her" Had all the makings for a pretty solid psychological thriller, but the execution just fell flat for me.

Too many mentions of the MCs breats and feeding her baby (I know she was a relatively new mother and that's part of raising kiddos, I have two of my own), but the times that this was mentioned didn't add any substance to the story at all. The main character was also just a touch too whiny and was constantly sobbing and unable to stand and other things like that due to her crying and it got old pretty quick. The other characters that came into and out of the story were all pretty flat as well. Her "love interest" felt a bit forced and the other mothers didn't contribute much to the story either. Crystal, the other protagonist of the story, was so vague that I didn't really care too much for her.

Combine all of that with a pretty uninteresting plot and equally uninteresting conclusion to the story, you got a pretty solid dud unfortunately.

3.5⭐️ - the story was entertaining and engaging but the end was a little too wrapped in a bow for my taste. I really enjoyed Rebecca's POV though, and it made me think about a different perspective.

This was an interesting premise, a blind woman who is raising her baby alone (her husband dies in an accident) and becomes convinced that the baby that she has in her house is not her son. The overall feel of the book for me was “disoriented” which kept me a little on edge and anxious. As a result, I am not sure I enjoyed it as much as I could have - but, this will keep you guessing throughout the book, all the way to the end.

This book was crazy! Rebecca has a degenerative eye disease which has left her blind. Her husband has also recently died, leaving her to raise their infant son on her own. She's become accustomed to knowing exactly how many steps to take to get to his crib, exactly what each one of his cries mean, the sounds and smells of him, and everything else having to do with raising him. So when one day she feels that something is wrong and the baby she has isn't hers, how can she explain it to anyone else? They just see her son. Nothing seems off. But Rebecca knows. She knows this baby isn't hers.

I felt so bad for Rebecca. She knew the baby wasn't hers but nobody would believe her! I can't imagine being in that position. Everyone always says "a mother always knows" but then doesn't let it apply here. I would be so frustrated! This book starts slow but ends up getting so good! Highly recommend.

Due to St. Martins Press refusal to address the remarks made by their employee regarding Palestine, I will not be reviewing this book.

This in no way has anything to do with the author. But I refuse to support anything from SMP because of their refusal to address a major issue at hand.

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

This book was a roller coaster ride of emotion! You couldn’t help but feel for the main character and the heartache and despair she’s is going through. The suspense continued throughout the entirety and the ending was not expected at all; I read a lot of thrillers and to be surprised by the ending is a rarity nowadays. I will absolutely recommend this to my customers and coworkers!

This book made me rethink all the struggles I had in the early months of having a newborn. Babies are hard. Wonderful, but hard. The main character in this book not only had a newborn, but lost her husband within the year, and has a disorder that caused her to lose her sight.

The silver lining is that she has a wonderful son, and has started to build a community in her new home. Then one day, the baby in her arms doesn’t sound like her son. It also doesn’t have eczema or the small notch her son does.

In a panic, she starts searching tirelessly for him - and no one around her believes her.

This was a good one.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

I'm excited to have found this author and am looking forward to reading more by her in the future. This book really made me think about my own vision and what it would be like to slowly lose that vision. I also connected with it strongly as there is such a focus on motherhood and being the best mother possible despite the circumstances. Bec had her doubts and insecurities but that's what it is like being a mother. I don't think that there is a mother out there that doesn't experience their own insecurities and doubts relating to being a mother and how well they are doing. I think that readers who enjoy a suspenseful read, those who enjoy page turning books that keep them hooked until the very end, and those readers who want a mystery featuring a main character with a disability should definitely pick this book up. Highly recommended!

When I tried to read this I was a new mom and it was just poor timing. Therefore I was unable to finish it. Maybe I’ll try again but not yet.

A mother's instinctive torwards her child should never be questioned. Rebecca / Becca is slowly losing her vision and her mind. She dreams she is being followed and strange things are happening to he4 baby boy. The child in her arms is not hers but no one believes her. I found the main character was very relatable and I wanted to wrap my arms around her and guide her on her outings. Her friends are hiding their own secrets and a past love soon reenters her life. The premise of the story would make for a good made for tv movie. There were some unanswered happenings in her home that were not cleared by the end. I enjoyed this book as it was the first time I was reading a story such as this.

***Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own***

Rea Frey writes fantastic domestic suspense full of twists, and Until I Find You had me rooting hard for the protagonist and on the edge of my seat!

What a fantastic book! I just loved the story and the suspense of this novel! I have loved the previous books by rea frey so I was not surprised of liking it ! But no I was surprised by how much I loved it! It was just perfect! And all the twists and turn that I don’t saw coming! I loved the main character Rebecca a strong blind woman with very strong feeling! Just read it!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 2.5/5⭐️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝: The perspective of the “unreliable narrator” due to Rebecca’s degenerative eye condition is what really drew me into this one. I Rebecca’s instincts from the jump, and really felt her frustration when nobody believed that she knew her baby despite the absence of one of her major senses. The less that others believed her, the more I wanted to keep flipping the pages and see her vindication.
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞: Ultimately I felt like the resolution was pretty predictable, but I was moreso disappointed by the way that it was unveiled. The ending was too perfect and didn’t tie up a lot of loose threads that were introduced (the fainting spells, Rebecca feeling like she was being followed, and a lot of interactions between Crystal’s nanny and daughter). The way everything was explained felt anti-climactic, disappointing, and unrealistic.

A mother knows.

This was a heart wrenching novel that had me hooked from the beginning. It was very interesting to read this story from Bec’s point of view. The author really helps you understand what it must feel like to be a blind mother.

A great story by a talented author.

Thank you to Netgalley, Rea Frey, and St. Martin's Griffin for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love that this book has so many good reviews. It was an enjoyable read to me but it never really grabbed me. I'm glad that others liked it so much, and I think it would be a great read for others.

This was a very interesting story with characters in situations that I had not read about before. A missing or switched baby is not a new premise, but a blind mother is new to me. Rebecca Gray is a single mother still getting over the death of her husband. Not only is she dealing with that loss, but she has been diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease and is blind. She is still able to care for her young son and does whatever she needs to. She has some support from friends and neighbours to help. On the day she trips and passes out at the park something else happens and the next time she picks up her son, she realizes that it is not him. No one will believe her, after all she's blind, how does she know it is not her son. Mother's know their child, their smell, their cry, their feel. She only has one person to believe her, an ex-boyfriend who is also a police officer. Will they find her son? What happened to him and who is this imposter child?

This novel is a quick read/listen that is a mystery/psychological thriller as well as women's fiction. There are various themes in this story such as a troubled child, mental health, grief, can a blind woman care for a small child alone, friendship and limitations of policing. The characters were all interesting. Bec was a mother in turmoil and pain, yet she frustrated me. She was so busy trying to prove she could take care of her child that she turned down needed and offered support and help. Her neighbour was also dealing with grief and trying to raise her daughter. It was obvious to me that she had some issues and although her mother knows she is lying, she does not do much to curtail her lying and destructive behaviour. The investigation was interesting and realistic, but I found the ending to be a bit weak. It fit the story well, but I had expected more. Overall, an interesting story that crosses genres but overall is a suspenseful and interesting psychological thriller.

This domestic thriller has an excellent premise. I live to read books like this. This book grabbed my attention from page one and did not let go! A must read!

Not Rea Frey's best work to date, but a good suspense. Mom Rebecca is slowly going blind and when her son disappears, no one seems to want to help her find him. An intrguing premise and Frey does well with it.

CAPTIVATING. INTENSE. GRIPPING!

Love this cover! UNTIL I FIND YOU is another slam-dunk domestic suspense thriller by the amazing Rea Frey.

Her novels are impossible to put down, and her latest is no exception. I will read anything she writes. The minute you start a book by her, you know it is a rare treat, and you will be hooked immediately.

I thought I posted this review when I read the book; however, appears I was in the middle of a major move at the time. When I went to link it to the latest novel, I did not find it, so here goes.

Meet Rebecca Gray. She is nearly blind with a degenerative eye disease (Stargardt disease); she is a recent widow and the single mother of an adorable three-month-old boy, Jackson.

Rebecca is well organized and always counts her steps due to her disability. Her world is both humbling and frightening.

Prior to her condition, she was with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra which led to the diagnosis of Stargardt disease and Charles Bonnet syndrome. Her career died with her vision which was a catastrophic loss.

She is still suffering grief from the loss of her husband. She is a wonderful caring mother worrying about every detail and often exhausted from the care of your adorable young son, considering her disabilities and living alone without assistance.

As the book opens, Rebecca goes to the park with the stroller to meet up with some other neighbor moms. Chris died about a year earlier as did her mother. She cannot afford a nanny and is the sole provider and caretaker. She always keeps Jackson safe.

All of a sudden she faints and falls from the bench. Then the unbelievable happens, when she gets home she realizes this is not her baby? Where is Jackson?

She feels like someone is watching her. She becomes both paranoid and frantic. Who will believe her? This is not her son.

Her baby is always the best and this baby is colicky and fussy. The police are called but apparently, no one believes her.

The tension builds and Rebecca is utterly frightened and filled with worry and fear about her son. Luckily she is able to re-connect with a childhood friend, Jake Donovan, and her ex-boyfriend that is a detective to have someone on her side.

Why would someone swap a baby? The REVEAL - OMG!

This is one INTENSE BOOK! Emotional and heart-rendering, I loved everything about this book. Totally unpredictable. It is suspenseful, mysterious, scary, plot, and character-driven. It is hypotonic, atmospheric, and absorbing. Can you imagine being blind and raising a baby alone?

Rea is a master storyteller, writing with ease and precision, getting into the hearts and minds of her characters like no other. I loved the ending!

Meticulously researched she made you feel you were in Rebecca Gray's body in a dark world without eyes. Where would we be without eyes that we take for granted?

FIVE GLOWING STARS and Top Books of 2020.

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A special thank you to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advanced reading copy. Also purchased the audiobook narrated by the talented Samantha Desz, for an award-winning performance!