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I couldn't even imagine what I would do if this happened to me! this was a great book. It kept me guessing. I liked how the storylines told the past and the present. Great read!

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This book is every parent’s nightmare. No mother wants to wake up and find out that the baby she was carrying is gone. Where and how do you even begin your search? Some women really don’t know how strong they really are until it comes to their children. Buckle up for a ride that you won’t forget. Great read!!

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I read this book based on a recommendation by the author John Marrs and I couldn’t be happier. When I began reading it, I just knew I had it figured out but boy was I wrong! I could not put this book down and the twists keep you on your toes!

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This was a brilliant thriller from Darren O’Sullivan. I’ve read all his previous books so this one was eagerly awaited as he is one of my favourite authors. Once again he has delivered a gripping thriller that’s kept me interested throughout

I loved the dual timelines, both of which, were from Emily’s point of view. They were equally as thrilling, but the past chapters just edged it for me with the fast pace, you can’t help but be intrigued to read the next chapter to see where the story goes.

It had a really intriguing storyline that keeps your interest, it’s full of deceit and lies. There was plenty

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Loved this book. I couldnt put it down. I needed to know what the connection was. Love a book that keeps you guessing and this one did it for me. Highly recommend.

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I sped through this book! I found myself desperate to know what was gonna happen next! It's a book I found very hard to put down!
Imagine being attacked on the way home from a baby shower and waking up in the hospital no longer pregnant, with a missing baby?!?! Just heart-stoppingly terrifying!

Emily was a very easy character to root her, and through chapters from the pov of her present and past, she had my whole heart from beginning to end.

The story itself kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first page. The twists and turns had my heart racing, and it was all just so intense! Brilliantly-crafted!

I did think the ending was a tiny bit rushed, but this is a read that I won't forget in a hurry!

Thank you, Netgalley, for allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is definitely a thriller you wont want to put down! Alternating between Emily’s traumatic childhood and the present when her newborn is stolen from her while she is still recovering from the birth. When Emily was young, her family made headlines on Christmas when her younger sister Freya died. Emily has tried to distance herself from her difficult past and is reluctant to connect the disappearance of her newborn with the loss of her sister so many years ago, but could the two traumatic events be related somehow?

Both parts of the story (past and present) are interesting and will have the reader invested all the way through. This book is both fast-paced and a quick read, making it impossible to put down. This is a super well-written suspense novel, and one I would definitely recommend! Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this great book!

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As a fresh mom myself this book gave me such anxiety!!! I love both the main plot and the flashbacks. I felt for this mama so much. I guessed the who done it pretty early on but I still enjoyed myself and it wrapped together nicely! Thanks for the read Netgally

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I was looking forward to reading this but it was removed from my shelf before I even had to the chance to read it. So, unfortunately I cannot review this book.

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Thrilling and suspenseful!! This book flips back and forth between Emily's childhood and present day.. There are two mysteries to unravel.. Who attacked and stole Emily's baby Freya, and how Emily's actions led to the death of her sister Freya during her tumultuous childhood.
This was a great book that kept me desperately turning the pages to find out what happened next amd trying to figure out who was involved in the kidnapping of baby Freya. I haven't read anything by this author before, but I will definitely be reading more in the future.

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This was an absolutely addictive read - I read it in the space of two hours because I couldn't tear my eyes away. The disappearance of Emily's baby girl was horrifying to say the least, I wanted to jump into the pages myself and solve the mystery. The book was fast paced and had me completely on the edge of my seat the whole way through. Emily's past was also incredibly fascinating and because I do love my theories, I was able to figure the plot twist out and what a twist it was! I'm usually a bit over the top with my theories, but Darren matched my unhinged mind and it was brilliant. I loved every second, it was everything I needed and wanted in a thriller.

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ADDICTIVE, EXCITING, GRIPPING PAGE TURNER! This sucked me in from the first pages.

Sixteen years ago Emily killed her little sister, how or why we do not know, now Emily’s newborn daughter has disappeared. Told on dual timelines, the lead up in Emily’s past to her sisters death, and the aftermath in the present of her baby going missing, we flip between both as both stories are unveiled.

This book was fast paced and edgy, desperate to find out what happened in both the past and present and how they are linked. I couldn’t put this down, and had to stay up late to finish in one sitting.

This Is a new author for me but I’ve already added more of his titles to my TBR, his writing is engaging, littered with red herrings and full of suspense. Exactly the ingredients for a good psychological thriller for me.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and Darren O’Sullivan for access to a free copy in exchange for my honest review.

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This book was amazing you never see the end coming. I really enjoyed this thriller it’s so good. There was suspense and it kept me on the edge of my seat. You can’t imagine what this mother is going through but this book deff gives you a look at a parents worst fear and that’s losing your child. I would definitely recommend picking up this book it is great and a super fast read

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The night they stole my baby was such an addictive read! I really did not want to put it down I just had to know what happened to Freya!!

Emily’s childhood haunts her, secrets she can never tell, even those closest to her. She hopes she can make up for it with the baby she’s carrying, but after a night out Emily wakes up in a hospital bed, her baby gone, who took her and why?

I really enjoyed this book, just when I thought I had an idea of where the story was going another twist came and led me astray! This is an utterly captivating story, really had me second guessing just who was actually on Emily’s side and who wasn’t. The skip from past to present made the story even more thrilling cause you could slowly gather an idea of what happened in Emily’s past.
So thankful to NetGalley and Joffe Books for the arc! Highly recommend this book!!

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This is one of the best books I've read this year. So much suspense, so many twists and turns. This story kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

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Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. This was a gripping and face paced novel about a woman who survives an awful childhood, is finally on the verge of happiness and delivering her child and is violently attacked and the baby is missing. The book was intense. It seems hard to imagine characters actually dealing with such awful situations. Overall a good read and I will look out for others by this author.

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This story had me intrigued from the start!
It takes place in the past, where it's the story of her, her little sister and their abusive mother.
As well as present times where she is nearly due to have her first baby.
Right away I couldn't wait to figure out what had happened to her sister back when they were younger!
And once her story got going in the present it was VERY fast paced and edge of your seat!
Twisty, thrilling and fun if you like suspenseful thrillers!
I recommend!

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This book grabbed me from the first page. I read the entire thing in one day and could not pull myself away. Without giving away too much, this story follows Emily, a woman with a troubled past, who is pregnant and moving on with her life. Tragedy strikes and she is forced to face her past while trying to find her daughter. I was unsure if I would enjoy this book based on the title, but I loved it! A fun ride, with plenty of twists that was never boring! Highly recommend!
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I received an arc copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. Pregnant Emily is walking home from her baby shower when she is struck and everything goes black. She wakes up in a hospital and feels for her baby but the baby was delivered by C-section and Emily had been in a coma. The book is told in parts about her childhood and the present of searching for her baby. The constant use of the "f" word was definitely not for me and towards the end there were so many things that were just too far fetched.

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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book.
Fast paced and plenty of twists, this was a good read. This is only the second book I've read from Darren. I intend to read more.

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