Great ending!! Very long drug out book. I listened to an hour or so. Found it boring so skipped to the last hour. Could be shorter and much better.

This was a quick easy read I finished in one day. I wasn’t attached or Interested in the characters there wasn’t enough development for me. The twist in the end was great and the lead up kept me intrigued the entire time. I just wanted more from the two main characters.

OMG! A ferociously intense thriller that had me hooked!

The story is told from the POVs of Jules and her sixteen year old daughter, Leah,

Jules is feeling lost. Her children are almost grown up and her marriage is stale. I could relate to her as a character as her situation is sadly quite common. Raising teenagers is never easy!

I saw so much of teenage me (a long time ago!) in Leah! Feeling like your parents will never understand you and you absolutely know much better than them! The allure of an older man and wanting to impress your friends - yep!

The character development as we follow the two main characters was absolutely spot on. The writing style was super immersive with a sinister and suspenseful undertone that made me NEED to keep reading as I could sense the tension building to something explosive. And it really was! WOW! The twists had me FLOORED! So, so clever! The man Jules met in the pub, OMG! Off the scale manipulation, right to the end - stunning!

The two narrators were excellent and really captured the nuances of the characters. I really appreciated having different voices for Jules and Leah. Thank you, Izzy Meikle-Small and Claire Storey.

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Natali Simmonds and Bookouture, for an ARC in return for an honest review.