this book was soooo so good! I love the initial set up, the confusion, frustration, fear and wonder you feel when you are reading through the main characters finding out about her husband who no longer works at where he had always worked, and had not told her about. I think the pacing was great, and the writing was well done, I was a fan of this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

It’s a shock when Claire brings lunch to her fiancé Noah at his office and learns he doesn’t work there anymore. He hasn’t for months. Worse yet, he isn’t taking her phone calls and she is blocked from his social media. When she finally tracks him down with the help of a friend, he is with another woman. What has happened? What did she do wrong? These questions will be answered but not before a tragedy upends Claire’s carefully balanced life. Claire’s experiences with Noah alternate with vignettes from her childhood and teenage years. She was manipulated by her amazingly cruel mother, a woman who obviously suffered from mental illness. Claire managed to survive and thought she had found a future with a man who loved her. She was wrong. Or was she? You’ll read Claire, Darling straight through with stopping. It’s that good. 5 stars.

Than you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group and Callie Kazumi for this ARC.

Wow, I wasn't sure if I'd like this book, but the description caught my eye, so I decided to go ahead with it.
I'm still processing the story, because it is that good!
Claire is so happy with her fiance Noah. After 1 year together, they are celebrating as couples do, so Claire decides to bring him lunch, as a surprise.
Things go from bad to worse when she arrives and is told Noah no longer works there. Confused, Claire calls him and texts him, but he's ghosted her.
Furious and not making the best decisions, she searches for him with the help of a coworker. Why is Noah ignoring her, and why has he blocked her on social media?
Follow Claire's story, with flashbacks to her early life, and her narcissistic mother.
I couldn't put it down and read it in one night. I was shocked at the end, but Claire will always have a special place in my heart.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
Solid 5 star review.