A clever novel with a locked room kind of feel to it. The party of expectant mothers when someone dies...now that is an interesting premise.

I felt the characters could have been drawn better and there was quite a few of them so it would have helped. The main couple are well drawn and I found them interesting but I think the story would have been better still had i had a better idea of who everyone was.

However, having said that the novel was a good read although I did guess the ending.

For anyone with fertility issues, this was a central part of the novel so it could trigger some people.

Wow this was intriguing! A good thrilling ride but I sort of guessed a lot of the things going on, but al in all a very good read#NetGalley#ThePush

Wasn't a bad read, kept me interested from beginning to end, didnt relate to the charecters much anf I have read better from this author, but all in all not too bad

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I am torn with my rating on this book. If I had to rate on content alone, it would definitely score a 5, but there was a lot of back and forth between present day and however previous weeks before the Barbeque. This book is written more like a script than an actual book. Don’t get me wrong, the content was amazing, but the bouncing back and forth between present and past and with all the different characters, it was kind of hard to figure out who was who after a little bit.
We start the book with a photo of babies being taken and posted on social media. The timestamp helps to uncover a timeline for a murder. We are taken on the journey of the pregnancy of six couples. The six couples join a group called the Antenatal Group in London . All of the couples have unique situations. One couple has an adoption in the process from the United States, an older mum of forty-four, Jax was thirty-eight, Cathy and her partner Hazel, Aisha, about thirty and then Anita around forty and Monica well-groomed with the leader of the group being Nina. We learn more about each couple and how they came to find the group and why they are there. Again, it toggles back and forth between the various people in the group and we get a peak into their lives. Many little curious things happen in this book that make us wonder about what is going to/happened.
There is deceit, unreliability, characters who end up being someone we never could have thought possible and more. We are on quite the emotional roller coaster with this book!
Again, I think this would make a good movie, but maybe not so much back and forth in a book!

Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down. Group of mums-to-be meet up at a baby group run by Nina. All the mums have troubles and secrets, along with some difficult partners! The story unfolds after a questionable death, with each couple coming under suspicion and their private lives showing they all have something to hide. Some of the events were a little predictable, but the actual cause of the death was a good twist. It was a good move to do the “tying up” at the end so that we got to know what had happened to all the characters. The line in Anita’s summing up said it all “it was sad, of course, that she’d died, but ... it wasn’t all that sad”! Perfect! Thank you NetGalley for the arc.

Six diverse couples regularly attend a prenatal baby group. After the babies are born, there’s a BBQ for the group, at which one guest plunges to their death. That’s the interesting premise of this whodunnit that falls a little short. There’s a large group of characters to keep track of, most of whom are annoying and all with secrets, there’s an extra story line involving the police character which seems unnecessary, and each chapter seems to end with a cliffhanger, which I think is overkill. That being said, I still found myself interested in how it ends up. And the pages do turn, so I would round up to 3.5 stars. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review..

Often when I read a thriller/mystery, I am disappointed because I figure out the who or why or what too early in the book. Yet, in The Push, Claire McGowan has woven a clever story with plenty of secrets and surprises along the way, allowing the mystery to unfold at a nice pace and not dropping too many clues here and there to give it all away. I also enjoyed the plotline in general, and the characters each had a big enough role that I wanted to spend time with all of them.

I certainly don't want to befriend any of them but are they capable of murder? Read this story and find out. The story unfolded at a good pace. I enjoyed the ride. Thank you Amazon Publishing and Claire McGowan for the ARC.

I found this to be an easy and enjoyable read - I did work out the ending by the halfway point but still found it interesting to read through to the end. I have read previous books by this author and will certainly look out for the next one.

This book has so much going on with so many characters that I feel like something was lost in the mix. Too many secrets evrywhere. None of the secrets too hard to figure out nor were the "twists". This was not a book I couldn't put down until the last 30% and even then it was more to just get through than to find out what was going on.
Quite a lot of ageism, sexism, racism amongst the storyline as well. I feel like it was just to try add some extra drama which was already prevalent enough. I was back and forth between 2 and 3 stars but this aspect made me stick with the 2.
It felt like it was trying for the Big Little Lies vibe but it just didn't work out as well.

Thank you netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The story revolves around a group of pregnant women and their partners who are in a prenatal class run by Nina . All couples have at least one "problem" which becomes apparent as the book progresses, but most of the book is written from the viewpoint of Jax (her partner is much younger than her) and the police detective investigating the death.
Early on in the book, some one falls or is pushed from a balcony and dies. You don't find out who this is until later in the book.
The exploration of the relationship between the couples and the group interaction is interesting and their stories are realistic.

This is a well written drama / thriller about a death. Was it suicide or murder?

The book tells the story of a group who first met at an antenatal meeting and each couple have their own set of secrets. Each of these is deliciously unwrapped as the book progresses.
The story is mainly told from the perspective of Alison, the lead detective, who has her own personal issues. However, there were 6 couples in attendance and this makes keeping track of each set and each narration a bit of a juggling act. It’s also very ‘baby focused’ which was, at times, a bit much tbh. Also, none of the characters were particularly likeable, with the exception of Alison and that made sticking with it, a challenge. However, I did and overall found it to be a 3* Good Read.

Thanks to NetGalley And Amazon Publishers for the opportunity to preview.

The Push is a very enjoyable whodunit with different POVs. The members of a maternity group had a barbecue and someone ended up dead. It takes a while to even find out who died, so that adds an extra layer of suspense. There is also the fact that it seems like an unfortunate accident. Only one of the cops investigating the events seems to think there’s something fishy, and only because it’s clear that all the parties involved are hiding something. The characters are a little too diverse as to feel forced and stereotypical, but the plot is well-paced and kept my interest. I didn’t figure out whodunit or even what had happened. Once it was explained, it made sense.
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/Amazon Publishing UK!

I loved this thriller! Six couples meeting at a diverse antenatal group ends with someone dead at the post delivery gathering! The police question everyone, but come up with few leads. Everyone has secrets that they don’t want uncovered. Rich characters pull you immediately into a well developed storyline. A must read for fans of Ruth Ware!

Clair McGowan's, The Push", is a mesmerizing mystery that is so tangled with characters I had a difficult time remembering who was who especially since everyone either was or wanted to be pregnant. However, as the story progresses, gradually Allison and Diana prevail in unveiling the true culprit along with a series of deceptions by all the players.

A who (if anyone) dunnit that keeps you guessing right to the end.

Set over a period of around 12 weeks, we are introduced to the members of a parenting group who are all present when one of them fails from a balcony at a party to celebrate the birth of the babies.

I was totally gripped by this book and loved the way we got to know the ins and outs of the lives of each of the characters throughout.

I have read and enjoyed many of this author's books. However this one was difficult for me to read. I enjoyed the storyline but not the method of delivery. I had a difficult time keeping up when every chapter changed narrators or time spans. I gave this book three stars only because of the writing style. Others might enjoy it.

This is a real page turner; what happened at the fateful barbecue? Great characters and an involving plot alongside the theme of motherhood. Really enjoyed this novel.

The Push by Claire McGowan was an absolute page turner. It was set in London and it was about six different couples going to a prenatal class taught by Nina. It was a little hard to keep all the couples straight but the author did describe them very well. It started out with the BBQ at Monica’s house so everyone could see the new babies. But only 4 babies where there. Monica was really out to impress everyone with her fancy house and the way she dressed but she was hiding something very deep and dark. Jax and Aaron was the couple who she was old enough to be his Mom and she struggled with that and the part of having a baby later in life. Then the couple where the husband had a gambling problem, then the same sex couple and how she really got pregnant. Then the really young couple and Ryan had a temper and gets kicked out of class, then the couple that was adopting from the United States. It was a very good book with lots of twist and turns and lots of deep secrets in all their lives. I loved finding out about Nina.

I did receive this book as an ARC for an honest review from Netgalley.

In The Push Claire McGowan tells us the story going back and forth in time and in a couple of different voices. Ms McGowan does an excellent job of meshing all together and keeping the reader guessing as to what happened and who has what secrets. I want to thank NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an early copy to review.