Definitely enjoyable but I felt sometimes that I was getting bored. It’s your typical mommy group thriller but that really doesn’t make it any less thrilling. The ending was also incredible.

Wow! What did I just read!? The Baby Group, by Caroline Corcoran, is a cringe pager turner! Well crafted, believable characters drive a tale of friendships, lies and hidden pasts. Who sent the compromising video to all of Scarlett’s family, friends and colleagues? An awesome read!

I received a galley copy of this book from Netgalley The Baby Group focused on a group of new mothers who became instant friends after meeting in an antenatal group. The main character had something about her past shared with friends, family, coworkers, and clients that caused her life to unravel. The book was about the main character trying to figure out who shared the information and why. The main character wasn’t very likeable - self-absorbed, superficial, and dismissive of others. The other baby moms in her group were not very likeable either, so it was hard to empathize with any of them when their lives disintegrated after the information was shared.

Scarlett is happily married, she and her husband live in a nice house with their daughter Poppy. Scarlett is on maternity leave but on her very first day back, someone posts a shocking video of her to everyone she knows. From there, her life starts to unravel. When her husband Ed also starts to get messages about her Scarlett tries to find out who hates her so much and why.

This had a good storyline and I felt I needed to know who hated Scarlett hat much so it kept me turning the pages until the end. However, in parts I did feel it dragged on a bit hence the three stars.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Avon Books Uk for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5stars

I would have liked to give 4 stars as I really got into this book and wanted to know more, the first half really grabbed my attention. I then felt like it lost its way a little, sometimes repetitive and at times even the author seemed to loose track of what was happening with a few confusing paragraphs here and there.
I feel you really get to know the characters on a superficial level, finding out more deep secrets as the book progresses. For me the twists were quite predictable and some bits did seem quite far fetched, such extreme behaviour for events firmly routed in the past (for some).
An enjoyable read but I did find myself skimming over a few bits towards the end as it seemed to be a bit repetitive.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a book with secrets and twists and turns.


Thank you to Netgallery, the publishers and most importantly the author, for the chance to read this book, in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this one but not as much as I thought I would. The characters I found unlikeable and the plot a little slow. Everything concluded a little too quickly for me. Enjoyable, bingeworthy but missed the mark for me.

I loved the storyline to this book. The women felt like a 'true' group of new mums finding their place in the world, and also finding out who they can/can't trust! Such a good twist at the end!

Thanks to NetGalley, Avon books and Caroline Corcoran for my ARC.

I'm in two minds with this one. I found the characters shallow and needy, and I have to ask, do people really behave this badly? I think that honestly, Poppy was the only person who seemed normal. And I had to skip a bit here and there, I found it dragged on a bit in places.

Having said that, it's not all bad. I'd say it's definitely the perfect beach or holiday read, and I loved the twist (s), especially the one right t the end. That's what I was waiting for, I knew something was coming, and never expected what it turned out to be. Thre's a lesson in there for everyone who has wicked intentions... keep your plans to yourself, lest you turn your back one day and find your partner-in-crime isn't as loyal as you thought. And best of all, always remember that Karma is a bitch, baby!

Thank you for the opportunity to read 'The Baby Group' but Caroline Corcoran.

This was an easy read with a 20th century problem caused by so much of our lives being there on social media for everyone to see.

The plot kept me guessing although I thought that the epilogue was a little too brief.

Sex tape...kept me interested. Glad there she left her husband, hated him from the beginning. Really explores postnatal world and trying to integrate back into the working world. Good read. Thanks for ARC

Listen, I hate dance music. But by gawd I loved this thriller! It was addictive. I knew who was behind the whole thing. Then I didn't. I worked it out. I was wrong. It was just so GOOD. Have already passed the name onto several people who enjoy a great book. Look forward to many more by this author.

Thanks to author, publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I had a really hard time getting into this book. It seemed to drag and was repetitive at times. I ended up skimming a lot. The plot was interesting though.

Oooh! this book really takes on the insecurities felt by so many new mums, mixed in with the current trend for seriously oversharing private lives via social media.
"Social influencer" Scarlett and her mummy group are close- or are they?
As Scarlett, who overshares her entire existence through filters on social media, finds herself the victim of a brutal online attack, with a private video going viral overnight she suddenly discovers that her friends and followers also change, leaving her with an altogether less than supportive network and a mystery to solve -who hates her that much?
Cleverly written with everyone a suspect in turn the lies carry on mounting up and the truth is just as twisted as the journey to reach it.
Compulsive reading that may just stop some people being quite so keen to plaster their life all over the internet!

This was an interesting premise on motherhood and the demands motherhood can have on you if you don’t have a supportive circle of friends.

When Scarlett goes back to work she’s feeling a bit guilty for leaving her daughter with a childminder and she’ll miss her quickly formed friendship group of the 3 other women who were in the same antenatal class as her. The ones she could rely on to take the baby for a quick dash to the loo or to get in a quick sip of coffee. All the baby’s and all the Mum’s what great support. Yet, Scarlett is good at her job in marketing and the big city calls. Until she arrives at work. Something is up. The mood is strained. Is that guy from accounting staring at her? Then the hammer falls.

Back when she was 22, Scarlett pushed some boundaries and today the past catches up with her. Every single person in Scarlett’s life has received a copy of her and her sex tape from a lifetime ago. Everyone that is but her new mum friends. Atleast that’s something. Humiliated and without the clients confidence in her Scarlett’s first day back appears to be her last. She needs to tell her husband Ed and see if she can get her tape taken down off the Internet. Her straight laced husband is no help and he thrives on the blame game and distancing his wife. The men she was in the tape with both swear up and down they didn’t do it and if they were going to post revenge porn why would they have waited 13 years to act? Fair point. With no new leads or no real proof Scarlett comes to a dead end as she watches her well constructed life crumble around her.

But through her new friendships she can be vulnerable and find support.
Right?

Fiona, E.ma, Scarlett and Asha met before their babies were born. The soon had their own little clique. After the babies were all born they still continued to meet. They'd talk about anything with each other. Problems breastfeeding, teething, husbands., going back to work.
They were exceptionally close. They loved getting wine and spending evenings at each others homes. These friendships developed and Scarlett was extremely happy. She had lost her mother earlier. Her sister was getting ready for her wedding and her father had remarried and had a new family. She was feeling alone and thos small group filled that space for her.
When a sex video is released to all her colleagues, family and friends she is devastated. The only ones who didn't seen to get it was the mums in her group. Now the question is should she tell them about it before they discover it's existence on their own?
A twisted psychological thriller that makes you think twice about how much you truly know people.
Intriguing!

This was a great domestic thriller with great twists. It left you guessing and try to figure out who sent the sex tape.

A special thank you to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy

When we are young we often do silly things and don’t expect them to come back to haunt us when we are all grown up and now have a responsible job and a loving family. When a sex tape is sent to everyone Scarlett knows apart from her new friends at baby group her life starts to fall apart and as things spiral she starts to wonder if someone closer to home is out to destroy her and if they are who is it and why? This is a very twisted tale and it made me distrust everyone involved all the way through the book.

Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book - I couldn’t put it down... fast paced and with plenty of intrigue, I was engrossed until the end. The book follows the story of Scarlett: happily married, new baby and enviable life in the county. Surrounded by “mum” friends at home, and ready to return to her much loved job following maternity leave, she really has it all. Until a years-old sex tape is sent to everyone she knows. As Scarlett’s life unravels, her previous ordeals and trouble are revealed - who would deliberately cause so much pain? A super read.

If you want a more dramatic novelization of desperate housewives then this is the book. An amazing original plot of someone trying to escape their past and wondering who they can trust. You’ll be wondering where the sequel is after the day it takes you to read this great thrilling novel.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced read!

This is a great thriller that keeps you guessing. The book follows the life of Scarlett as she transitions back to work after having her first baby. She joined a baby class and became good friend with three ladies, her mommy group. Unfortunately, on Scarlett's first day back some very graphic personal content was sharing to everyone she knows. Disrupting her whole life. The rest of the novel involves Scarlett investigating who could have wanted to destroy her life while leaning on her mommy friends.