Gosh, I don't know what to say about this. I didn't love it and I didnt hate it. The kidnapping blurb is just in too many books lately. I'm pretty worn out with it. The best friend just annoyed the crap out of me, and I wanted to reach in the book and punch almost everyone in this book at certain moments. Its an okay read if you aren't sick of the trope. 3 stars.

I have read most of Diane Chamberlain's books, and this one reminds me a lot of her writing style and normal type of books. The book was really very well written, and I enjoyed it a lot.

I received an advanced copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This book is well written and the characters are described well. This is a fast paced book. It keeps your attention from the first page. You will be on the edge of your seat from the first page trying to figure out what will happen next. I enjoyed Lily and Hannah's characters. I would recommend reading this book to anyone and everyone. This ebook is in stores for £1.99 (GBP).

This is a women's fiction book that has some hard hitting topics in it. The heart of this book is about two best friends that stops talking to each other during the time they really needed each other. I love the characters in this book, and their stories developed during this book. This book is so well written, and the storyline is everything. It shows how much women takes on, but it also shows if you do not know everything going on you can misjudge people. I really liked this book, and I have to say this book had me crying by the end of the book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Bookouture) or author (Sam Vickery) via NetGalley, so I can give honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Sam Vickery and Bookouture for an early copy of this book, for my honest review.

This is a parents worst nightmare; a couple has 3 children and the wifes best friend has none. While on a small get-away, the best friend disappears with the baby and the parents are distraught.

This brings to the forefront 'what would a parent do if your best friend is the one who portrays you?' The suspense, the emotions, the love and grief that comes out of these pages is tremendous and keeps the reader on their toes.

What a great read, and I highly recommend.

Save My Daughter by Sam Vickery was just a beautifully written book. You "will need tissues" and a lot of them as it's a emotional heartbreaking hard read that will leave a lump on your throat and for your grabbing some tissues.

In Sam's latest book it covers so many sensitives issues like infertility, IVFs, kidnapping, parenthood, cancer, friendship and betrayal so go prepared to cry, I did

Hmmm.......Don't judge the book by its cover..........Well, I loved the cover and I did and the cover was just perfect for this latest book by Sam.

I highly recommend this latest book............5 star read.

BIg thank you to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

This is an emotional story
This story is told with both Lily and Hannah’s points of view and it starts from what happened in their past.
They have been friends for a long time
Lily has a husband and three children
Lily and her husband invite Hannah to the theme park on a day out as a family.
Hannah is looking after the baby Ella while the rest of the family go on a ride but when they get off Hannah is nowhere to be seen.
Then lily receives a text message telling her she doesn’t deserve her (daughter).
Hannah thinks lily is keeping secrets from her husband but lily has secrets of her own.
Brilliant book
Thanks NetGalley

I don’t even know where to begin with Save My Daughter by Sam Vickery, but truth be told this story has left me a complete sobbing mess. This story is so raw and emotionally and will have you balling your eyes out.

Lily and Hannah have been best friends since they were eighteen years old. They shared everything together and were as close as two friends could ever be even as close as sisters. That is until secrets started to come in between them. Secrets strong enough to make Hannah do something so devastating and out of character. While out at a theme park with Lily, her husband Jon and their three children, William, Maisey, and baby Ella, Hannah made a split decision and walked away with Ella with the intent of keeping her as her own leaving fear and worry with Lily and Jon wondering if they will ever see their daughter again.

Save My Daughter is so much more than just a desperate act of one woman thinking she is doing the right thing in taking baby Ella. There is so much more within these pages that deal with such heavy and emotional topics such as infertility, dying, feelings of self worth, and desperation, but it also shows the other side of this too such as hope, resilience, family, forgiveness, and the things you do for the people you love. It is an emotional page turner that will completely destroy you and have you in tears crying your eyes out.

The story is told in first person through the voices of both Lily and Hannah and while I normally do not like first person, for this story it worked perfectly because I think you really needed to get into the minds of both women to understand why they do the things that they do. It also makes their stories more emotional and even though what Hannah does is wrong, through her story, we can find the compassion to understand the “why.” There is also a second storyline weaved in between that is utterly gut wrenching and definitely something that I could relate to on a person level. Of course, it is not something that I want to talk about and give away, but it was very emotional to me and really had such an affect on me that also had me crying.

I highly recommend reading this powerful moving story. Please just remember to have a box of tissues ready because I can promise you you will be needing them. Save My Daughter is a five star read!

Oh my freaking God!! One of the characters in the book made me want to knock her on the head from the beginning to end, as I was sure she had no brains. Absolute idiot was what I would call her.

Hannah was convinced that best friend Lily didn’t deserve her newborn daughter or any of the children based on the frustration vented out by a mother who had 3 small children under the age 10. So using all her powers of false detection, she kidnapped the newborn. And sent a nasty text message to Lily.

The story by author Sam Vickery pulled at my emotions. In this day and age, an educated woman didn’t know how sacrosanct the secrets between a husband and wife were. I was boiling in fury at how judgmental Hannah was. Stealing her best friend’s baby was a no-no in my eyes.

The story moved on to the past of both the women and the secrets they had hidden. I learned that Hannah had her own problems and so did Lily and husband Jon. I was team Lily even when it took me time to warm up to her. Certain actions did cause me to doubt her. But taking a newborn who was being breast fed was unforgivable.

I wanted to give Hannah a chance to redeem herself, but she continued with her judgments right till the last four or five chapters, including a nasty confrontation in the waiting room of the ICU. As a doc, I would have called security and thrown her out of the hospital.

The author had inserted a lot of emotions at the end, but there was just too much resentment and anger in Hannah to allow the warmth of other emotions to seep through

Forgiveness was a theme that was propagated in the book along with strengths of friendship. But I couldn’t seem to get out of my anger against Hannah even when Lily forgave her.

As I wrote this review, I was filled with so much ire that I wanted to bop her one. I loved my gadgets too much to knock the screen hard. Whew… How do I rate this book!!

Save my daughter
By Sam Vickey
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars

A rollercoaster ride of emotions for sure! This book talks about sensitive topics like infertility, IVFs, kidnapping, parenthood, cancer, friendship and betrayal so go prepared to cry. This book hit home more than I expected since it also talks about how hard it is to get pregnant so I found myself not wanting to read it anymore because it hurts, but I finished the book. The reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the last three chapters that even though they were necessary, it changed a bit of the subject that was supposed to be about the baby being kidnapped but I understand and I can't think of another way to end this book. This was my second book by Sam Vickey and she's a great author but I don't know if I would select another one of her books because they are extremely sad and I'm not prepared to read about loss at this moment, maybe later.

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Save My Daughter by Sam Vickery brings every parent’s worst nightmare to the forefront. Lily and her husband have three children. Her best friend Hannah has none. When Jon and Lily decide to take the kids to the amusement park, they invite Hannah along to spend time with them and help with the baby so that they can devote more time to the oldest kids, but then Hannah does the unthinkable. She disappears, with Ella, the baby, while they are on the ride. What do you do when one of the people you trust the most betrays your trust in such a devasting manner? There is so much else going on in this story, threads woven in and out, that will make you wonder, and think. Secrets. Hardships. Pain. Misunderstandings. So what happens now? Read it. You won’t regret it. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

What an emotional page turner this is. I loved it even though it tugged at the heart strings. A five star read but with a box of tissues to hand

A gut-wrenching emotional rollercoaster ride, Sam Vickery’s Save My Daughter should come with a warning: keep a couple of boxes of tissues handy while reading it because this book will make you sob your heart out.

Lily’s life is as close to idyllic as it is possible to get. With two beautiful children and newborn baby Ella, Lily has the kind of family life most people can only dream of. Having giving up her job to be a stay-at-home mother, Lily, wouldn’t trade her life for anything – although in her heart of hearts, she must admit that sometimes she envies her best friend Hannah and the freedom which she takes for granted. Lily’s life might revolve around nappy changes, nursery rhymes and kids tv, but she knows how lucky she is and doesn’t take anything for granted. Hannah is her best friend and she trusts her with her life and her children. But just how well does Lily know Hannah? Could Lily have spent all this time trusting somebody who has not been completely honest with her?

Lily’s perfect world implodes one day when Hannah disappears with her much-loved baby girl. Lily is frantic with worry and her fears intensify when she receives a chilling text message from her that confirms her worst suspicions: her best friend has taken her daughter and she does not intend to come back. As the cracks in the family life that Lily has tried so hard to keep hidden begin to get bigger and bigger, she realizes that Hannah has her own secrets and Lily’s determination to protect the ones she love might end up costing her everything.

Will Lily ever be reunited with baby Ella? Can her relationship with Hannah ever be repaired? One thing is for certain: all of their lives are going to be changed forever.

Sam Vickery’s Save My Daughter is an emotional and dramatic high stakes tale that brings to shocking life a parent’s worst nightmare. Sam Vickery knows to plumb the dark depths of the human soul and explores the the secrets we hide, the lies we tell and the lengths we go to for the people we love in a sensitive, engrossing and heart-wrenching tale that works both as a psychological thriller and a dark and compelling domestic drama.

A haunting tale readers will still be thinking about long after they turn the last page, Jodi Picoult fans need to add Sam Vickery’s Save My Daughter to their must-buy list.

How can secrets one day become so big someone you trust with everything you hold so dear to your heart turns around and betrays that faith. Hannah decided that Lily is not capable of being the type of mother she think her friends kids need and deserve. So, the day her friend allows her to have the baby she walks away and intends to keep on going!

Yes, Lily and her husband have secrets they have been keeping from Hannah, but to come find out Hannah has been keeping secrets from her best friend as well.

Will Lily get her baby back and now what will happen to her friend, jail! What a quandary this has become because they have not communicated as besties should have in a friendship.

The author has written a poignant story of secrets and the intrigue of revealing them . It’s about how we take for granted relationships and relating to each other and being open and the author does such a remarkable job of intertwining life choices and drawing the characters together.

I found the book to be a PageTurner and would definitely recommend this book.
I received a free advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

This is a salutary tale of what happens when people jump to conclusions without finding out the facts first. Lily and Hannah are friends who now lead very different lives. Lily is married to Jon and has three children. Hannah is a single woman with a good career.. They are both sometimes envious of the other's lifestyle especially Hannah as she really wants a child of her own. When Lily is pregnant with her third baby she tells Hannah she might not be able to go through with the pregnancy. Then Hannah sees Lily hugging a strange man and decides that they are having an affair. After baby Ella is born, the family and Hannah are having a day out at a theme park and while Lily and Jon are on a ride with the two older children Hannah disappears from the park with baby Ella. From the message she sent to Lily it's obvious that she won't be taking the child back to her parents.

The story is told from the perspective of both Lily and Hannah and we discover that they both had secrets they were keeping from each other.

An emotional and sad story about friendship and loss too. Another gem from Sam Vickery.

I received an ARC copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. I seriously cannot said enough about this book. Thriller, romance, tears and more tears. So very good. I have never stayed up until the wee hours of the night reading as many books as I do read without falling asleep. I could not put it down. Excellent read!!!!

Absolutely amazing story about love, friendship, secrets and redemption. Lily and Hannah have been friends for years. Lily and Jon have three beautiful children. Hannah secretly would love to be a mom. But Hannah’s inability to be truthful and to share her struggle with her best friend sends her down an unfortunate path.
Why would Hannah take her best friends baby? Will Lily ever see her baby Ella again?

I loved this book from the first page! Thank you Netgalley for complimentary copy.

Must read unforgettable story.

This story has so many forms of love from best friends, parent and child, and the best soil mate story. I loved the relationships in this story there are some ups and downs, relationships put to the test, and some deep bonding. It is definitely a page-turner from begging to end.
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Save My Daughter by Sam Vickery is a story that will have you emotionally invested from the very start. I have previously enjoyed the novels of Ms Vickery, and this latest proved to be no exception.

Lily and Hannah have a friendship that has endured through the ups and downs of life. But Lily has something that Hannah wants, and desperation will drive the latter to take measures that will take the friendship to a place so dark that there can be no easy return.

This is a beautiful story that explores the ties that bind, and the strength of a mother's live. Recommended. 4.5 stars

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an ARC.

What an emotional and heartbreaking read this is! I absolutely love this author’s books, and this one is just beautiful.

Lily and Hannah are best friends, and even though their lives have gone in different directions, they are so close. It’s hard to believe that Hannah would ever do anything to hurt her friend.

We open in the theme park, having a family day out, and you can really sense the atmosphere there, of people enjoying a warm summer’s day with their children. But the atmosphere is tense as Lily gets onto the ride with her children, as she feels a sense of something not being quite right. What follows is so shocking, and I could not put the book down.

The story is told from both Hannah’s and Lily’s points of view, and it’s hard not to like and empathise with both of them. Although they are very close, each of them has secrets that they haven’t told the other, and it really shows how you can never fully know what’s going on in someone else’s life, and how the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

I just loved everything about this book. The author creates such real characters, with such real lives, that you just feel as if you know them. And the plot is just so compelling, I was totally drawn into this story, and really had to find out how it would all end.

An emotional and beautiful read, I was captivated from start to finish. Can’t recommend it highly enough.