This offering by the talented Ms Trope deals with the disappearance of a boy. Unfortunately the boy is autistic which makes the search more difficult. The subject of autism is dealt with in a very sensitive manner and book is recommended.

Another fantastic Bookouture author as there are so many wonderful authors to choose from! I love reading & writing suspense so I had to read this one from Nicole Trope. Bring Him Home had both suspense and emotional drama as this family goes through the unimaginable. A great read!

This was a very good read but I did find it was drawn out in some places and then it didn't seem to hold my attention as much as it should have. Such a shame as there were parts of the story where I loved it and felt fully entranced by it.

Its very well written with a good solid storyline. There are lots of excellent reviews and its definitely worth a read.

Thank you Netgalley.

The words from the book blurb sum this book up perfectly which I quote herewith "A completely gripping, beautifully written and totally heartbreaking page-turner, which examines what happens behind closed doors, and the secrets that can shatter a family" I couldn't have described it any better if I tried.

It was truly well written and the characters are all very well developed. I was literally captivated by the story from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated how the story was told from the view points of a number of the characters throughout the story, as it gave more insight and depth to the overall story I thought.

The story focuses a fair bit on the character of Theo who is an 11 year old boy who is autistic, which I found to be very insightful and made me think and understand a bit more as to what it must be like for someone that is autistic. It can’t have been an easy thing for the author to write about without feeling emotional at times herself, so I truly feel that the author has done very well in the way she has portrayed this particular aspect in the telling of such a story as this.

So bottom line, I absolutely loved reading this story, and I can’t wait to read another book by Nicole as she is fast becoming a favourite author of mine.

Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope is an intense look at what family life really looks like and what it means to be a part of someone else's existence. In the story, Theo, an eleven year old Autistic child, is at a cabin with his parents when his dad tells him to run for help. Theo knows how to run, it is one of his favorite things. But there is a big rainstorm happening and he has to find shelter. When he hides under someone's house, the older lady discovers him there the next day. She is Rose, in her eighties, and she has been hiding from most of the world for most of her life. Theo is non-verbal, but she is able to communicate by sign language some. He stays with her for a couple of days waiting for the rain to clear. When he tells her what happens at the cabin, she realizes that her entire world is colliding with her past. Theo's sister, Kaycee, is a college student who spends her evenings drinking her life away as she tries not to resent her parents and her brother. When he goes missing, she and the bartender where she hangs out, head to try and help. Their mom, Cecelia, is hospitalized and can't speak because of the trauma. Her husband is in the hospital also, fighting for his life from a knife wound that everyone believes Cecelia gave him. As these families converge, and stories are told, they will find that so much is different than they knew. And they might also discover how to be a family again. Good book, I really enjoyed it! Thanks to #NetGalley for the chance to read and review this book. #Bookstagram #all_the_pages

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Nicole Trope and Bookouture for an early copy of this read for my honest review.

WHAT A GREAT READ!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

I couldn't put this down, and was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out how this ended, and what happened to this family. This was a quick and moving book, and I cannot wait for the next one from this author.

A compelling but beautifully written and thought provoking story of a little boy who goes missing after his father is stabbed whilst on holiday. The story had a number of themes to it which made it a compelling read. Not only was there suspense throughout after the boys father has been stabbed but there was also the added twist of the boy's mother becoming mute after the incident occurred. There was then the additional theme of the young boy having autism, bringing another interesting element into the plot. I particularly enjoyed the parts where it was written from the autistic boys perspective and found this to be realistic, thought provoking and sensitively done. An gripping storyline with the addition of being insightful and educational - I would highly recommend.

WoW Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope was just beautifully written. Nicole's books are always written from the heart and so much love in every chapter. This is the fourth book I have read from this wonderful author and she never disappoints. Her books are amazing This book will grab your heart and you will need tissues and lots of them. A stand-alone gripping story.

I highly recommend all of Nicole's books. Big 5 fat golden stars for this book.

This book was called "The Child Who Was Silent"

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

What a story!! Different plot arc, the book captured my interest with the first page where a lost tourist found a lone cabin with a stabbed man bleeding on the floor, a mute, shocked woman holding a knife and blood all over her, and a missing child who was told to run away. Wow!!

I was immediately captured into the web of emotions spun by author Nicole Trope as she brought home the story written in 3 POVs. I especially loved Theo’s version. It was captivating to learn how his neurodiverse brain worked. He found a shelter in place with elderly Rose, who had her own story.

It was sheer talent to see how the author weaved the stories together, bringing the characters together in a vivid tapestry. I loved their transformation down the pages as each shone a different shade of light. Family was everything, and they soon understood the significance of it when they came so close to losing each other.

I would have loved more emotions to make me cry. Certain lines by Theo did bring me to the gooey soft side. But no actual tears fell from the eyes. But that was just me demanding a complete heart wrench.

The story was swift paced with twists and scenes that hit hard along with building up of suspense just like the rains which wiped away all the clues in the story. A raging storm fest.

A tourist finds Nick stabbed and bleeding out and his wife Cecilia kneeling over him with a knife in her hands. Seems straightforward but nothing is ever what it seems. Their autistic son Theo is missing and their eldest child Kaycee is drowning her sorrows in alcohol. Meanwhile Rose is in her 80s, living in a mountain cabin off the grid and is still dealing with the secrets of her past when she finds Theo and realises she can communicate with him despite his mutism. A story of families who overcome struggles, the ability to find hope in the darkest times and love, this was a beautiful novel about a family nearly torn apart by having an Autistic child but realising that is the very thing that will save them.

A highly charged and emotionally driven novel, Nicole Trope is sure to break your heart and keep you up all night with her latest novel, Bring Him Home.

Cecelia is being taken to hospital by the police. She has no recollection about the events that lead to her needing medical assistance or about what happened prior to her being in a police car. Just why is she covered in her husband Nick’s blood? Their relationship has been strained for years as Cecelia’s every waking minute is taken up caring for their autistic son, Theo. Nick feels that Cecelia cares so much about their son that she no longer has any time for him. Nick wonders whether Cecelia would notice if he walked out on them and he is sure that the only reason Cecelia hasn’t divorced him yet is because of the pay cheque he brings home every month, which alleviates some of the financial pressure off her. Cecelia is the first to admit that Theo has always been her number one priority – which is why she is terrified out of her mind when she is informed by the police that Theo has gone missing!

As the police ask her where Theo might have gone and her daughter worries about what calamities might befall her brother, Cecelia is persecuted by images of the cabin the family rents in the autumn up in the mountains and of her husband Nick telling Theo to run as fast he can. Cecelia hopes and prays that the police will find Theo before he is seriously harmed, but with a storm brewing, she cannot help but be apprehensive and wonder whether she will ever see her beloved son ever again.

The police think that Theo is the key that can unravel this twisted and tangled family mystery. But will they manage to find him in time? Or is it already too late – both for the Theo and for this family that has been so cruelly and irrevocably wrenched apart?

Nicole Trope’s Bring Him Home draws you in from the very beginning as she lets you get immediately under the skin of her characters and you will feel every single emotion they are going through from abject terror to unbearable tension and a desperate frustration for Theo to be found safe and sound. Nicole Trope writes with such candour and sensitivity that you are engaged from the start and are right there with her protagonists and the trauma which they are going through.

Nicole Trope’s Bring Him Home is a heart-wrenching and emotional read about the sacrifices we make for the people we love, the devastation secrets can wreak and the hope that sustains us during our darkest times.

Bring Him Home, set in the Australian Blue Mountains, packs an emotional punch right from its tense start as a holidaymaker stumbles into a horrendous scene. Theo’s father lies badly wounded and his mother, Cecelia, is bending over him with a bloody knife.
Theo’s father asks him to run for help – a huge ask, as Theo is autistic and non-verbal. It’s his lucky day, however, as he happens to stumble on an elderly lady, Rose, whose brother was on the autism spectrum. She recognises Theo’s mannerisms and inability to speak, and works out how to connect with him. Rose is empathetic, wise and gentle. She manages to get Theo to communicate not only what happened, but who was responsible. When Theo explains, Rose reaslises it’s urgent they get help. There’s a monstrous rain storm, but the only way Theo is going to accomplish the mission his father set for him is if they venture out into the storm together.
The stabbing is a wake-up call for Theo’s sister, Kaycee, who is losing herself in alcohol at university. Called home, she finds her brother lost and both parents in hospital. Her father will survive, but her mother is too traumatised to speak, so the mystery of who stabbed him remains unsolved. Was it Cecelia, or Theo, or someone else altogether?
Kaycee is not the only one to grow out of the experience, which acts as a catalyst for change in many lives.
The story had me tensed up all the way through. It was cleverly plotted and well-written, with pacing that kept the suspense going. I was frantically worried as Theo, who battled to communicate, and Rose, frail and elderly, battled their way through the rain to find help.
I enjoyed the parallels and great contrasts between Rose’s brother, Lionel, and Theo. Both on the autism spectrum, they were viewed and treated very differently. There are other, surprising, connections between past and present as well, as Rose’s past comes back to haunt her.
I found this an emotional and enjoyable read. (One warning though: the song, This Little Light of Mine, will be an earworm for weeks afterwards!)

Nicole Trope has depicted, with stark reality, a family on the edge of collapse in this intriguing and moving story.

Told through the eyes of multiple characters with a compelling mystery running through the heart of the story Trope explores the complexity of PTSD when Cecilia is found leaning over her injured husband with a knife in her hand. She is unable to speak and can't remember what happened.

Set in the holiday cabins in the heart of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. The area is deluged by rain and communications have been cut which adds to the tense atmosphere.
The couples autistic son, Theo, is missing. Through Theo Trope explores the mind of an autistic child. Although I know nothing about autism it came across as believable. 
Eighty-four year old Rose who has lived in one of the cabins all her life gives us a view of autism in the 50's & 60's as she looks back at the prejudices and problems she faced with her autistic brother and the lack of support and understanding then.

I have to admit Theo and Rose really stole the show in this story. Rose's story is heartbreaking. She is a strong determined woman and she had wonderful support from her nephew.
Teenaged Kaycee highlights the affect having a sibling with a disability has on siblings.

The story is filled with villains and heroes and a few twists and turns that will have you reeling. However ultimately it is a story of family, of supporting each other in times of crisis and an undying connection that goes beyond the grave.

This is an easy read which had me totally immersed and staying up late to finish the story.
4.5 stars

A tourist stumbles across a violent scene: a man has been stabbed, his wife holds the knife, and their autistic son is missing. Can the search party find Theo and bring him back safely...?
Bring Him Home has a dramatic start! Author Nicole Trope throws us straight into the action as tourist Amber finds the ugly family situation. Cecelia is unable to speak and cannot let the police or hospital know what really happened. Her husband is being operated on and their daughter is drunk at a uni bar. It takes a while to realise that 11 year old Theo is missing.
Luckily, Theo finds shelter with Rose and a new plot thread begins as she reminisces about her brother Lionel who also had autism but society treated him very differently. She feels like she let down her brother so helping Theo offers her the chance to redeem herself and find peace in her old age.
The plot is delivered in a linear way with some overlap so that we can see different characters' perceptions of events. This is particularly useful to compare how Theo sees the world in contrast to the neurotypical characters.
I enjoyed all of the different points of views that the author includes. However, it really is Theo's voice that shines through. His perspective makes this book totally unique and engaging. The treatment of autism is handled sensitively but doesn't shy away from a continued lack of understanding of the condition.
Bring Him Home has family drama, social commentary and is just a fascinating book.

What happened in our cabin? Why would my husband tell Theo to run? Where is Theo? My son is lost in the woods? Is he safe, hungry, cold? What on earth could have made me do what I did? Why can’t Cecilia remember?
Kaycee the daughter gets a call that no child should ever have to get. Her parents are involved in an accident and her brother is missing in the woods. A college student who has a life of there own now has to be an adult for her family.
This book opens your eyes up to so many things that are certainly very plausible. The author does a superb job in keeping the storyline moving and adding characters when needed to pull together the story tighter. I truly read this book from start to finish in one sitting.

I would definitely recommend this book.

I received a free advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope is an excellent novel that brings the story of a family with an estranged daughter, a son who has autism, and a marriage that is strained. This family goes to a cabin for their yearly vacation but it is different this year because the parents are not getting along at all. Things are not good for this family. Bring Him Home is told by several narrators who share what is happening from their point of view. I enjoyed this method of telling this family's story. It is amazing how things are seen from different perspectives. There is a stabbing at the cabin and Theo, the son with autism, escapes into a raging rainstorm. He is lost! What is happening? Theo does not speak and only communicates through sign language. He is alone and a community is searching for him. What is happening? Who has been stabbed and why did this occur? Bring Him Home is a fast paced novel and is the type of story where you do not want to stop reading until the very end. Not only is this an enjoyable read but it also realistically portrays what it is like to have autism and how this effects the entire family. Read this novel. You will not be disappointed. I would like to thank Nicole Troup, Bookouture, and netgalley for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review.

What a fabulous, emotional, compulsive and cleverly-written book. I have just finished reading this, which at 69% in, had me stopping to sob, before avidly reading on, desperate to find out what happened and the emotional feelings stayed with me until the end.
Something dreadful happens during a family trip to a cabin and the reader slowly unpicks the tale as they piece together the story from the points of view of Cecelia (the mother of Theo, an 11 year old autistic boy and Kaycee, his older sister), Theo, Kaycee and Rose. Running alongside this, is a long-held secret and heart-rending story that will cleverly, gradually become stitched into the mysterious and spine-tingling mystery. The severe, atrocious weather helps create a setting with a feeling of despair and desperation.
I was in the story with the characters willing them on, helping them to survive or trying to protect them. The chapters written from Theo’s point of view are incredibly astute and brave, showing what must be a real battle for autistic children, but also clearly not banding ‘neurodiverse’ children as one. The intricacies of Theo are so clearly portrayed. Kaycee’s chapters too show really powerful emotions. Her very real struggles with growing up and finding her identity both in life and in the family.
I was totally addicted and would wholeheartedly recommend.
This was my first Nicole Trope book, but I will be adding her to my list of authors to read.

Bring Him Home by N. Trope, published by Bookouture is a stand-alone gripping story.
Cecelia and Nick's marriage is failing, son Theo is fighting every day, daughter Kaycee is invisible to her family.
The story is told in multiple povs and there was a lot of people thrown at me without being properly introduced. I stopped counting at chapter five when I had met five characters, all in the first five chapters. Sorry not sorry, but that was much too much for my brain. It simply gave out. After reading the blurb I was enticed and I really, really wanted to like the story, only the story didn't like me back. Anyway, the writing was good and I'm sure I'll give this new to me author another try sometime, so 3,5 stars.

I've read a few of Nicole Trope's books, and this one did not did not disappoint. A really good story, which just kept you wanting to carry on reading it. Loved Theo!

Spoiler Alert: Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC of Bring Him Home. I have read books by Nicole Trope in the past and when I saw she was having a new release coming I went on NetGalley with hopes that there was I chance I could read it in advance of his publication. I was so happy to be chosen! I really enjoyed this book which kept me guessing for quite some time. The story of a family who has become disjointed due to their eleven year old autistic son and his mother's over devotion to the expense of her husband and college daughter. A trip to the mountains turned very dangerous when the book starts and a passerby steps into their cabin and finds Claire (the mother) over her husband who is on the floor bloodied and she has a knife in her hand. Their eleven year old son Theo is no where to be found. Turns out Theo ran for help as his father yelled for him to do. Theo winds up at Rose's home (an elderly recluse) and eventually she finds him and brings him inside. Rose had a brother who she believes was autistic so she knows how to speak to Theo, who only signs and is non-verbal. Meanwhile his sister comes back from college to find her family in a mess. I enjoyed how the book went from different points of view, mostly Claire, Kaycie, Theo, and Rose. Claire remains unable to talk while hospitalized until both she and Theo find there way back to each other and their voices through singing "This little light of mine". The reveal of who actually stabbed Theo's father and his relationship to Rose was a little bit hard to believe but given it was a small town could possibly happen. I truly enjoyed the ride and read this book very quickly! Thank you again for this opportunity.