3 for neutral. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into this book. Definitely don’t think it’s a thriller, mystery, or anything similar. Will update, if able to finish at a later date.

I enjoyed this book. It was not a page turner and sometimes I wondered what the story was that the author was telling. I would also have like to have read more of the story from the other characters point of view. With only Grace telling her story the other characters were not as developed and I also felt that there were some characters in the story that were not needed . It was well written and I would read other books from the same author.

This had me clutching at my heart, I cannot imagine how Grace would have felt seeing the man she brought up lying on her operating table. Trying to keep her feelings at bay not allowing it to interfere with her work and giving him the best chance at suriving.

Grace is a strong women to take on her sister's baby son but the backlash from Norma must be very hard for Grace to accept, knowing and thinking she has done the best she could.

Thank you Lynne for allowing me to read this ARC and to NetGalley!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

When Grace's younger sister Grace dies, she leaves Grace as Dillon's guardian. Eight years later, Dillon's father turns up on Grace's operating table, losing his arm as a result of a car crash. The accident sets of a chain of events that will upend Grace's life.

I'm not sure how to categorize this book. It isn't a thriller. It isn't suspense. It's not even really a drama. It just sort of plods along. I waited the entire book for a build up, but there never really was any. I can't even call it a slow swell to action, because the build up is barely a blip before what i guess the climax was supposed to be. It's all supposed to be connected to a secret Hope kept, one left on a memory stick, but the revelation isn't even that shocking, so I am not sure why the plot revolves around this one secret. Even then it takes until the last few pages of the book for there to be any real action or conflict, and then it's over.

The characters feel robotic. Grace is our narrator, and her every thought seems rote and without emotion. Even when something terrifying happens, there doesn't seem to be any thrill for the reader because Grace seems almost detached from it all. I wanted her to scream or kick or something to show that she had any feeling at all, but I never got it. By the middle of the book, I wasn't even invested anymore, I just wanted to finish reading it. It's not even that the characters were unlikeable so much as I was completely apathetic to them. There wasn't enough substance there to make me feel anything toward them.

I have never seen such an apt title before, it fits perfect with the story inside. This book crossed several genres; it could qualify as a psychological thriller, suspense and especially a family drama.

This is an extremely absorbing story. I felt very drawn to most of the characters. I liked the relationship of the sisters, it felt real as not everyone in a family gets along, even if they love each other fiercely. I really like books where I bond quickly with the characters.

The element of suspense was well played. There were several questions and uncertainties but author, Lynne Lee, was in no hurry to reveal the answers. I spent a lot of time speculating, but was pretty off track. I love it when an author surprises me. The author has a very engaging style and I was reading as fast as I could to see what would happen next.

This story was a tangled web, was suspenseful and kept me interested. I was invested in these characters and had to keep reading until I found out their fates. I definitely enjoyed this twisted tale and will seek out more from this author in the future.

Sorry this book wasn't for me, I couldn't get into the story line and am sorry to say I didn't finish this book as it just didn't hold my attention and became boring.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I thought that this story was too unbelievable in places and that I didn’t like any of the characters enough to care what was happening. Sorry.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Thanks to netgalley and publishers for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

There are lots of tightly woven back stories within this book and I like that, we start with Grace who is a surgeon, she's married with a son she shares with her husband, Matt. She also cares for her nephew, Dillon, who was her late sister's son with an ex partner, who were introduced to when Grace is called out in the middle of the night to a patient who requires amputation after a serious accident.

The novel weaves in and out of secrets between Dillon`s dad, Aidan and his horrible mother, as another contender, Graces mother has dementia, the author does a good job of adding this into the story which is very sensitively told. Though the book is interesting, I wasn't gripped by the book or the characters.

I did not finish this book. I read about halfway through it and had not been drawn in enough to finish. It was interesting-ish but seemed to really drag.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this. Good characters and nicely flowing story line. It was not as gripping as I expected but it was a nice read.

I’ve really been in to “domestic thrillers” and False Hope is one of the best I’ve read in a while! I love the twists & turns and the way the author kept me entertained the entire time I was reading. What makes False Hope so memorable is the ending that I didn’t see coming.

A thriller with lots of twists and turns. The story gets off to an intriguing start straight from the start. It was a little far fetched in places but the suspense was good.

A book with so many twists and turns, you really never see it coming. A real unique read that you won’t but down!

Thank you Netgalley for providing me an eArc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fast paced read which is exaclty what I was looking for and what I craved to read as this how I enjoy reading books of this genre anyway.

We follow an orthopaedic surgeon who, late one night, is called to operate someone involved in a road traffic accident who is under the influence of the bad combination of alcohol and drugs. The surgeon, Grace, quickly realises that the man involved is the father of her Sister's little boy whose sister has died and Grace is now raising the child.

The book contains a lot of twists and turns that keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way till the end. One can say it is an unputdownable book!

Great and entertaining read! It delivers!

I just finished this book. It took me 2 days to read it because I couldn't put it down. I so enjoyed it. I didn't even realize initially that it was a thriller since there's a lot of background given on the main character, Grace. I have not previously read anything by Lynne Lee, but I really liked her writing style. There was a lot of twists in this book that were unexpected.

Grace is a surgeon , who has recently moved to be closer to her mother who is suffering from Dementia. She is married to Matt and they have a biological son, Daniel and also care for their nephew, Dillon, since Grace's sister Hope died from a brain tumour..

When Grace is called out in the middle of the night, the patient;s arm is beyond repair and requires amputation. However, she soon realises the patient is Hope's partner and Dillon's dad- Aidan Kennedy.

There are several threads carefully woven throughout the novel.- secrets about Aidan and his mother, Norma are gradually revealed as the story progresses.

I enjoyed this read and felt it was carefully plotted and well written. However, I wanted it to be more gripping and would have liked a bit more of a climax at the end. That said, I would recommend this read and will look out for more books by the author.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC.

I thought this was an interesting premise and I enjoyed the first half of the book. It was full of twists and turns but some of them felt a little unbelievable.

There was a good level of suspense throughout which keeps you reading and wanting to find out what happens.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Grace a surgeon and her husband Matt, adopt her sister Hope's young son, Dillon when she tragically dies. Along with their son Daniel, the four of them are a happy family living a good life. Until the night Grace is called to surgery. A man has been seriously injured in a car crash, and Grace must amputate his right arm. He is covered in blood and it isn't until she visits his room that she realizes he is Aiden Kennedy, Dillon's biological father.
Soon Grace is facing a charge of negligence, Dillon's grandmother blames her for all her losses, and she begins to question what her sister told her. Add in the fact that Grace's mother is suffering from dementia, and you have a family under attack from every direction. While Grace struggles to understand the truth, can she keep her family safe?
My first read by Lynne Lee and though I thought it lost a little steam in the middle, it was still a good read.

I'm afraid this wasn't for me. It's an OK read about an orthopaedic surgeon who, late one night, is called to operate on a man involved in a road traffic accident and who has been drinking and taking drugs. Grace (the surgeon) quickly realises that the man involved is the father of her Sister's little boy - her sister having died and Grace is now raising the child.
What follows is the story of how Grace copes with this news and in particular the vicious paternal grandmother as well as her own mother's slide into dementia.
It's a sensitively told and poignant read.
For me a 2* OK.

I'm giving this 2 Stars as i was unable to finish the book. Unfortunately the pace set was not speedy enough and I felt it dragged on and on. I'm so sorry!