I enjoyed this, it had quite a twist to it and had my on the edge of my seat.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

Loved it, what a ride this one was, had me hooked from page one and didn’t let up, didn’t guess the bad guy and that’s always a plus! Great book really enjoyed it

I was kind of disappointed with the fact that it took along time before we started to get any answers. I saw the plot and though this was going to be a great book. I didnt feel satisfied with the book at all.

“ I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine, the world’s least trustworthy adjective.” No one in this twisted tale is fine. Each character is layered with secrets, deception and lies. Romilly, a new mother, is missing. Is her disappearance voluntary, or is something more sinister at play? I went back and forth with who I believed. There were definitely twists I didn’t see coming. This story would make a great Netflix series. If your looking for an unputdownable thriller, look no more. This checks all the boxes of an addictive read. Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for my copy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

who doesnt enjoy a good thriller and a glass of wine .This book was worth it .Definitely rereading it ..could not put the book down .Much thanks to the author

A good book
Plenty of twist and turns
Definitely keeps you guessing
You think you know the answer but the story has other ideas
Thanks NetGalley

I have loved Caroline Corcoran's previous books and this one did not disappoint!

As a new mum myself, I identified with Romilly completely and couldn't help siding with her throughout but all of the characters were well-developed. It is a brilliant he said/she said and has a Gone Girl-esque vibe I thought!

If you enjoyed Five Days Missing as much as I did - definitely go and check out Caroline's previous work!

This book is just perfect for a TV adaptation. It was fast paced, interesting, mysterious and thrilling! Thoroughly enjoyed the writing style, the concepts, liked the characters I felt I was meant to like and asked all the wrong questions as always haha, but that’s always a sign of a good book for me!
It was so twisty, I loved the storytelling and had no idea where it was going to go! Definitely recommend!

A good psychological thriller. What makes a mother leave her newborn baby and husband?
Is it post natal depression or something else?
Great believable storyline,
Characters are built well in this book and found it hard to put down.

I found this book to be quite addictive as there were many twists and turns so it was difficult to see what the outcome would be. I did find that the actions of a new mother were barely credible, but perhaps desperation gives incredible strength.

Caroline Corcoran is a new author for me but I’ll definitely read more of hers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. For me, it has everything going for it. The storyline is strong and makes for compulsive reading. The characters are all believable and I, for one, connected with them. The tension is sustained throughout and I loved the ending.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for the opportunity to read it.

Romilly disappeared after giving birth and her husband was left dumbfounded. The story was extremely slow and lacked the suspense that it purported to have. I liked that it was set over five days. The rest was quite predictable. an okay read.

The day after Romilly gave birth to a little girl, she went missing. As she has a risk factor for postpartum psychosis, her husband, Marc, is afraid that this is what has played out. Marc contacts Romilly’s sister, Loll, who calls the police about the missing woman and then comes to stay with Marc and help with the baby. Marc does not care for Loll and the feeling is mutual with her.

As the days laboriously pass, the book switches back and forth to various characters that the family knows, all with their own opinions on what could have happened to Romilly.

Marc finally names the baby Fleur and wants to be the one to care for her his way instead of the way Loll wants to.

This book is painfully slow, leaving me surprised at what appeared to be a lack of real angst about Romilly’s whereabouts. We wonder if Romilly truly left the baby because she really does have postpartum psychosis or for another reason. Toward the end, the pace picks up a bit and I finally found some interest in the yummy descriptions of the scenery and food of my beloved France. The ending is a relief and that’s why I gave the book 4 stars.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Hmm I think this was my last time trying to read the author’s books unfortunately. I can’t love them all and while I tried to look forward to it, I couldn’t find any sense in why the heroine would disappear in the first place and mostly, like her, was wondering why the family and nobody else really cared or even noticed that she’s gone missing even after one day, let alone five.

Many will probably enjoy it more than I did.
Very grateful for my review copy

Not for me, I found the layout of early chapter jumping a little annoying, like it gave away too much to soon, yet at the same time didn't offer enough to reel me in. Why was the husband so convinced the wife was gone and not just having a wee or taking a walk? I may give it another go in light of the positive reviews, but in time.

I was so intrigued by the premise of this book, and the synopsis hooked me in, so I was absolutely delighted when I was approved this ARC on NetGalley! But sadly it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. This is a slow burn thriller which I normally don’t mind, but I felt it was repetitive at times with each conversation told from the 3 different POVs we followed; Romilly, Marc and Steffie.

Whilst the story was interesting, why on earth would Romilly leave her newborn baby in hospital and flee? I sadly wasn’t as immersed in the story as I’d hoped to be, and I didn’t feel connected to or invested in any of the characters.

There was also a lack of angst and excitement when things began to unravel and the ‘big event’ took place. I really missed in this book, there was definitely potential for it to be that little bit more of an ‘edge of your seat, nail biting’ experience. But I did love the twist at the end and how the author wrapped everything up, the second part of the book is definitely more suspenseful!

Besides the slow burn and slightly repetitive aspects of this book, what I did enjoy was Caroline’s writing style. The mundane explanation of Marc’s routine with feeding Fluer, changing her nappy, the lack of sleep and exhaustion he felt, really reflected the routine, challenges and completely normal feelings that any new parent can experience in those early days. I felt bored with the mundanity of it all, and exhausted just reading it! But also the overwhelming feeling of unconditional love you feel for your baby despite this, was put across so perfectly.

Now, writing about mental health can always be tricky. All characters in this book believe that Romilly fled the hospital and left behind her newborn baby as she had developed postnatal psychosis, genetically inherited from her mother who had the same experience after Romilly’s birth. Working in the mental health field and being so passionate about the topic, I’m always very apprehensive of reading books with mental health as a main theme of the story, and judgemental of how it is portrayed in books, as I can’t help but become so angry if it’s handled wrongly. And can I just say, BRAVO to Caroline 👏🏼 the way she wrote about both past and present experiences of PNP, and explored the thoughts of the individual and family and friends around them, so delicately.

A huge thank you to Netgally and Avon Books UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Really good thriller, full of twists and turns that keep you intrigued and trying to guess the outcome. I would recommend this book. Looking forward to more from this author.

Published Feb 17, 2022 Five Days Missing by Caroline Corcoran is a psychological fiction story that is told from the points of view of the husband, the woman, and the best friend in the first five days after the baby is born. Overall I liked this book and the buildup, however I felt it took more than halfway through the book to get some movement. It did have me questioning all the narrators throughout but I found myself frustrated when other characters didn’t believe the woman.

If you like a psychological, twisty book I would recommend this one!
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Thank you to NetGalley for the early read!

Sounded promising but I'm afraid too slow a start for me, and the storyline being postpartum psychosis was not something I found sufficiently gripping. The writing is good but just not for me. I do appreciate many will feel differently but I can only review based on my own feelings, and I abandoned this after first few chapters

Oooh I loved this book! I have read both the other books by this author and enjoyed both - so was looking forward to this. It was very well written, believable and had honest realistic characters.
I did not want the story to finish and was happy with the ending, I found the French aspect very realistic and having been to that area plenty of
times it portrayed it perfectly.
This is a great book - and I would thoroughly recommend it as an easy read with substance behind it.