Faye is almost 40 and terrified that she may never have a child of her own. When she discovers an app that pairs like-minded adults, she jumps aboard. She soon meets Louis. He seems great except when she wants love, he wants only a child and treats this as a transaction. Desperate for a child, Faye agrees. Now Faye a year later, and with a baby in tow, she’s on the run. She runs right into the open house of Rachel, an older woman with a room for rent in her small cottage. However, it isn’t long before things don’t seem as perfect with Rachel as Faye thought. Is she hiding something? Is she safe?

This is a very straightforward and no fuss thriller. There are no unnecessary items or twists to get caught up on. I really appreciated this after reading a super twisty and messy book the other day. The pacing of this one was fantastic, and it kept me engaged throughout. I didn’t quite realize what I was getting into when I selected this one. I am not usually a huge fan of the whole “I need a child to be fulfilled"
trope, and that was the whole premise of this book. Thankfully I was able to get over it and enjoyed the fun take that this book had on this whole trope. Overall, this was a classic thriller, and it was a nice change of pace for me. It took me back to the style of thrillers that got me hooked.

If you are looking for a no-frills thriller, then check this one out June 6th. I give this one a solid 3.5 stars.

This book caught my attention by the title. The Thriller lover in me just couldn’t pass up on this title. I hyped it in my mind, and I’m so glad that it lived up to that hype.
The book follows dual POV. On one hand, we have Rachel a 65 year old, single woman who is looking for a lodger to stay with her. She has lived in the same house all her life. She has her little quirks about cleanliness, which she thinks is just having a good sense but for some reason the kids in the village call her a Witch. What are the secrets she’s been hiding in her house? The second character is of Faye who has been running with Baby Jake, away from his father Louis. She’s on the run and seems to have been physically hurt by Louis. Why did she say that her name was Fiona? Rachel develops a strong love for a Jake and tries to help Faye in being a good new mother. But Faye is having all sorts of trouble with the new baby. She seems to think he hates her. Rachel and Faye develop weird camaraderie where they are kind to each other but they don’t really trust one another. Rachel is trying to not get involved in Faye’s life, but she has discovered a few out of place things and now she wants to know the whole story. And who will uncover the truth about the other sooner?
I usually like dual POV, and I like this one too! Your support will keep oscillating between Rachel and Faye. The story is very captivating, and it was hard for me to put down this book. It is very character driven, and both characters have been expressed very well in detail. Amazing writing by Charlotte Duckworth!

The Wrong Mother by Charlotte Duckworth is an addictive and compelling read.

Charlotte Duckworth does such compelling reads and does it well and this was no exception. A plot filled with mystery, intrigue loads of suspense.
From the first page I was completelyhooked with the story.
The writing and the plot was amazing.
This book had me turning the pages so fast to see what would happen.
The Wrong Mother is a riveting thriller from Ms. Duckworth.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and Quercus for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This was okay, but I hated everybody lol. Yep, everybody.

The mystery of things was interesting, but there are red herrings strewn throughout that just didn't work. No spoilers exactly - I'll just say that everything is very... prosaic and benign for the most part.

I did finish the book and was interested enough to keep going, but it's also one that simply won't stay with me for long.

An okay read.

"The Wrong Mother" is a psychological thriller that promises a tale of co-parenting gone wrong. The novel follows Faye, a single woman who turns to an online app for co-parenting and finds herself matched with a wealthy and charming man named Louis. However, Faye's dream soon turns into a nightmare as she finds herself on the run from Louis with their baby in tow.

Desperate for a new place to live, Faye responds to an ad from an older lady named Rachel, who's renting out a room in her cottage in a remote Norfolk village. But as Faye settles into her new home, she begins to wonder if Rachel is really the kind landlady she pretends to be. Could she have a dark secret of her own?

While "The Wrong Mother" has a few twists and turns, it wasn't my favorite thriller. However, I have to give credit where it's due - Charlotte Duckworth's writing is top-notch. She manages to keep the tension high and the pages turning with ease, making for a well-written novel that's worth reading.

All in all, I'd give "The Wrong Mother" 3 stars. If you're a fan of psychological thrillers, it's worth checking out for the writing alone.

THE WRONG MOTHER was a quick read and kept me entertained the whole way! It was a twisty ride, and the dual POVs and timelines were well done and kept the story moving. A great read, would recommend!

What an intense book! The type that has you up late reading and the kind that you can't put down! I needed a story like this to get me back into thrillers. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC for the purpose of this review. I look forward to reading more from Duckworth. Five stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hatchette Book Group for a copy of this book, in exchange for my honest opinion.

Charlotte Duckworth has always been one of my favorite thriller authors, and The Wrong Mother did not disappoint!!

The story opens as Faye is on the run with baby Jake, after fleeing from the baby’s father Louis. As she makes her way to a far village, we see her settle in as a lodger at Rachel’s house. Told in alternating timelines of her life before baby Jake, and to current times the story of Faye weaves together. But will her and baby Jake be safe at Rachel’s house? After all she’s just a perfect stranger.

To be honest I read this in one sitting because I couldn’t put the book down. At first I found myself rooting for Faye, but closer to the end I was rooting for Rachel.

This was a quick read, a great thriller, and a satisfying ending!!

Well written, alternating between the view points of the two main characters. The build up leaves you wanting to continue reading to find out what the back story is on these characters, and then when you get to the end you cannot put it down.

This book is madness. Our girl meets a man and falls for him but he only wants her to have his baby. She has some ideas about parenting and he has some drastically different ideas, to simplify it. It gets stranger and stranger as the book goes on.
I really felt for her. I loved how it resolved.