thank you net galley for this arc. so this story as a little disappointing. our main charachter joc was just so annoying to me. emma starts off happy in her relationship.,but then she starts to feel as though luke has changed, this begins her desecnt in to trying to fighure out what is going on and he is hidding. the story to me just felt like at the last 40 percent the author had to compleate a word count and it just drag.

I am reviewing this book because I received an ARC through NetGalley and don’t want to mess up my record with them. This was terrible. First, there were grammar mistakes galore…spelling, punctuation, the list goes one. There were multiple discrepancies on the story details and timeline. In the afterword, the “author” admits she used AI which makes so much sense. It was a fiasco.

I wasn’t a fan of this book at all extremely repetitive and then to see at the end that the author used AI was extremely disappointing unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend this book!

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. Could not get into it, i noticed from the begining that some passages felt a bit repetitive, particularly in how the future of the kids was described. This made it challenging for me to fully engage with the story.

I believe tightening those sections could enhance the flow and overall readability. I really appreciate the effort

Intense and emotional - betrayals, broken trust, lies, and foremost ignoring serious depression. Obsession rears its dangerous head in a few different ways, coloring everything. Dark and angsty, secrets unfold in ways you won't ever expect. Not a happy read, but a strong one.

I hate to give a bad review. But seriously, this book is BAD.
It is supposed to be a thriller - a psychological thriller, but it is repetitive and downright boring.
Emma keeps asking Luke the same questions and gets the same answers.
The 'twists' are predictable.
Luke is careless with his hotel receipts. Once caught, surely you will be more careful and dispose of the evidence?

I had to skim through the last 40-50 percent of the book to get to the end, to find that the author used AI.

Let me tell you, AI does not comprehend human feelings or emotions.
This is why this book's characters are wooden and insipid. Nothing sounds true to life. Nothing sounds natural. The characters and dialogue are very stiff.

There is no easy flow to the writing, it is almost clumsy.

The fact that this is partly AI generated should have been noted at the beginning of the book.

To compare this with greats like KL Slater, BA Paris and TM Logan is an insult to those authors.

The grammar is terrible as well. If one wants to become an author, please, rather take a creative writing class. Or write children's books. Heavy editing is required.

1/5 stars because I can't give a minus star rating.

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This book was an average read for me. It's a short book and enjoyable for one time read. The ending was unexpected however I did not enjoy the flow of the writing. Overall it was a nice read. Thank you for the opportunity.

I only finished this yesterday and yet i barely remember what its about.
I do remember skimming through.
Not for me sorry.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the e-ARC.

In the author’s Afterword, Lilly French acknowledges parts of this novel was AI Generated and AI Assisted. I like full transparency from authors. So here is my honest review.

Emma is a mother, wife and businesswoman. She runs everything smoothly and tries her best to maintain order and the harmony of her family and business.

This book starts off with Emma being content in her life but soon realises that something doesn’t feel quite right. She begins to uncover a string of secrets that threaten to destroy the life she’s built, the family and business she’s created. Who can Emma trust? Something is wrong. Join Emma on her journey as she uncovers the truth.

Fast paced so this book was a quick read.

I really enjoyed the story, it’s only a short book but it’s pretty ramped with each character’s thoughts and feelings. The ending was unexpected and brutal.

Emma is over paranoid, her friend is fuelling the fire and her husband is a mess because of his past.

Rather interesting though the author made it aware she had used AI to assist with the writing, the dialogue, I’m not sure how I feel about that, but great that it’s been acknowledged.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, it was suspenseful.

I was excited to read this book as it seemed to show promise. However, it was forced and formulaic. It really did not read or flow well. It had a automatic, almost robotic feel to it. I did finish it and basically skim read from about half way through to the end. I did not like the abruptness of the ending and did not feel it rang true. It was as if it was for show and just to shock. In the acknowledgements at the end, the author indicated that AI was used to develop characters and other elements of the book. I now understood where the stilted and false feeling of the book came from. Personally, I didn't like the use of AI in this book.