Up Delaney never fails chilling heart wrenching a book of child custody.I picked this up to read a few pages & found myself reading late into the night.A book Inwill be recommending an author I will continue to follow,#netgalley#randomhouse

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Playing Nice
J.P. Delaney
Publication date 7/28/20

This book is a parents worst nightmare!! Imagine a stranger knocking on your day with information that will change your life from this point on. Switched at birth - how could this happen in this day in age? The families decided to get to know one another, the original plan gets twisted and this thriller takes a crazy turn. You will question every character in this story. All the characters are complex and you will not be able to put this book down
Do you believe in nature versus nurture? This book will take you to place where you will question everything and everyone......
Another fabulous book from J.P. Delaney!!! This author never disappoints!

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I really, really loved this novel. Beautifully written, it was dark and tense, loving and scary all at the same time which I guess could easily be said about the act of parenting and parental love at the heart of the story. A young London couple realize that their son, Theo, had been switched at birth, I hesitate to write that phrase in lower case as we always see it in headlines with exclamation points and I always read the articles with fascination. Wouldn’t they know? Nature vs nurture? Intuition? What happens now? How is it in twenty years? Do you switch them back or keep the status quo? . Do you do something differently? How can relationships withstand this bizarre nightmare? Does money and power get an advantage.? What if one parent orchestrated it? So many questions and we explore them all along with a dire sense of foreboding. This can’t turn out well, surely?

Nerve-wracking from start to finish. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Great thriller.

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Playing Nice is another great thriller from Delaney! Loved this book thoroughly!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am a very enthusiastic fan of J.P. Delaney and I was excited to get a ARC of this book.

Once I picked it up I read it nonstop even in a busy airport. This story dealt with a interesting plot of two families fighting for custody of their children. I won't spoil the ending but I will say the story keeps you on your toes until the final chapter. Lots of twists and turns and characters who have complex backstories.

This is definitely in my top 2 books by this author. I highly recommend this book if you want a fast paced and engaging story to add to your reading collection. 5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley and JP Delaney for this Advanced Copy.

I finished this book in 3 sittings when I didn't have many checkouts from the library. JP Delaney is back on top of thriller writing with this book because The Perfect Wife wasn't so perfect to me, especially after reading The Girl Before. Imagine the angst and horror a couple feels after a surprise visit at their door about the son they have raised for the last two years. Imagine their shock to discover that the child they have loved for 2yrs isn't their child, and was switched at the hospital. So many questions about that night come rushing back to all involved. Was it really a mistake or was this planned?

I was honestly at the edge of my seat reading Delaney's latest book. I had a hard time putting it down actually. I was so glad this wasn't predictable even though I thought at one point it was going to be. So glad I was wrong. Be prepared for many shocked, twists and turns in this book! It is worth the read!

Thanks to NetGalley, JP Delaney and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I will definitely be recommending this one for sure.

What would you do if you found out that you took the wrong baby home from the hospital? That's the premise of JP Delaney's "Playing Nice". Two couples have to decide what to do when they discover that they've been raising the wrong child. Their relationship quickly descends into hatred and revenge. This book has a lot of twists and turns, but they sometimes felt predictable. Overall, "Playing Nice" was a good book.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

Everytime I receive approval to read one of JP Delaney's books I am SO HAPPY! I am such a huge fan.

Playing Nice is a bit different than previous books, but amazing in its own right! I loved the story line, and makes you think, wow this could happen!

I loved how the characters were developed. Even though Miles was terrible, I did enjoy reading how he planned to carry through the case during this story.

Forever a JP Delaney Fan!

This is unlike any story I’ve read before. Such a crazy idea especially now that I am a parent. I couldn’t imagine what both men must be feeling. Told from both mens perspective, alternating between the two of them... it reads pretty easily as well.

I loved this book! Two babies, switched at birth, discovery made two years later. What should be done? JP Delaney is the master of writing about narcissists which makes me wonder what he’s like 😂. But seriously, he has a grasp on psychopaths, narcissists and even very flawed protagonists. I read this book through the night, as I needed to know how it would end.

If you have, or have had children, you will not be able to put down “Playing Nice” until you have read the last page.
Imagine you have a two year old and someone comes to your door claiming they have DNA tested your son and he, not you is his father.
The tension increases from there.
As you switch between the two main narrators discovering their flaws and wondering whose version you can trust, you cannot help but wonder what you would do as the situation becomes an increasingly intolerable nightmare.
The pace is unrelenting
I reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley. Highly recommended.

I absolutely loved this book! I could not put it down! If you are a fan of psychological thrillers with crazy twists, you will not want to miss this book.

Peter Riley is a stay at home dad who gets a terrible surprise when Miles Lambert shows up at his door and tells him their babies were mixed up when in the NICU and they have each other's child. Everything starts out amicable and the families try to meet and get to know one another and the boys. This is where the book goes crazy.

I would highly recommend this book. It is so good.

Thank you to NetGalley, publisher, and author for an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.

Another great read! The author does a great job of getting right to the story and engaging you in an immediate way. Two families, two newborn children, and the havoc created with a switch. What more can you ask for?

Pete Riley is a stay at home dad of a rambunctious little boy named Theo. One morning while dropping him off at nursery school he notices two men and a woman watching as he picks up his son at school. He at first believed they must be looking at homes in the area until a short time later, there is a knock on his door and it’s the man he saw. His name is Miles Lambert and he brings the unbelievable news that Theo is actually his son not Petes’
While the two families meet and seem to have common goals on how to join the two families, Miles becomes more and more intrusive until things reach a breaking point and they end up at odds and decides to sue for custody. There is also an official investigation into how the children were switched. There are millions of dollars at stake as well as possible criminal charges and both families are hiding secrets.
I picked this up intending to just read a little to see if it caught my attention and couldn’t put it down I have enjoyed all of this authors previous books and this is the best so far, The only bad thing is it won’t be released until July 28th but this should be added to your summer reading list now. Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of Playing Nice!

OH MY GOD! I hated this book so much, I loved it!!! I’m sure you are asking yourself, what???? What does that even mean?? Well let me tell you... this book made me so angry at so many points that I was reading like a mad woman just to get past the HORRIBLE things that were happening, and hopefully get to the happy ending!! Pete and Maddie are happily minding their own business when Miles knocks on their door. He’s discovered that while in the NICU two years ago, Pete and Maddie’s son Theo was swapped with Miles and Lucy’s son David. At first the families try to become friends and make amicable decisions in regards to how they are going to deal with this unusual situation, until Miles starts to play dirty... and I mean dirty with a big capital D! I hated this character more than I think any other character in any book I’ve ever read. He is the worst type of person!!! I read so fast waiting to see if he was going to get what was coming to him and I won’t spoil anything by telling you if he does or not...
You’ll have to read for yourself and let me tell you, you won’t regret picking up this book!

An extremely tense tense read. I have to say this made me very edgy but I think that was because the plot was well written and the author had every intention of making the reader feel tense. Lots of twists and turns.

Playing Nice is a psychological suspense thriller by JP Delaney. Maddie and Pete, life partners find out their son is not really theirs when Miles and Lucy come forward with a DNA test. The couples’ babies were switched at birth. Now, two years later the couples try to figure out how to navigate this new territory. But instead of working out, Miles takes things way too far in more ways than one. How can Maddie and Pete keep Theo when he’s not theirs to keep?

I loved the way this book was written from Maddie and Pete’s viewpoints. Each character has a flaw so the reader isn’t sure who to trust. Without knowing who is telling the truth, it’s hard to figure out how the story will end. I loved running through all the scenarios in my head.

**please note that while there is no child abuse, there is talk of it within the story. If this is something that upsets you, please skip this one.

This was an incredible novel that drew me in and never let go. I felt emotionally invested in the characters’ lives and couldn’t stop reading.

Playing Nice is about two families whose children were switched at birth at the hospital. Once we find out the babies were swapped, the two families try to integrate and maybe try to become one big, loving family. But then things start to get a little...off. Can't say too much more than that without spoiling it for you, but I really enjoyed Playing Nice. Both families had qualities you might like, and also might find annoying. But when one of the dads becomes a bit obsessed, you'll know that things are about to get bananas. And man, do they!

There's probably real life situations where similar swaps have happened, and it's no joke. And not to make light of anyone who has experienced this IRL, but this fictionalized version is told quite well. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

Playing Nice comes out 7.28.2020.

5/5 Stars