I'm side-stepping the kitchen sink here........

I love Lucinda Berry. I just didn't love this one for a multitude of reasons. When an author veers off the road with hardly two tires touching the ground, it's time to take the bus. Safer that way. Much safer.

We're sitting in the midst of a popular TV show that revolves around a group of individuals recovering from chemical dependency and certainly a ton of bad life choices. The cameras are on 24/7 with never a break in the action. Nothing is sacred. It's all for the ratings.

Dr. Laurel Hargrow has been assigned to the set. As a trained psychiatrist, she's gotten to know each of them up front and personal. All contraband has been eliminated and personal items are continuously scrutinized. Participants write in their daily journals. And yet even with all these constant checkpoints, it appears that Maddie took her own life.

Laurel immediately tries to enter onto the set to support her group. But the police have setup roadblocks. As Laurel does her own investigating, she's come upon something so shocking that it may blow this case wide open.

And then Lucinda Berry switches gears. We fall headlong into a far different rabbit hole. Nothing is beginning to make sense now. We're picking up on a far, far different thread. Berry decides to open up all the valves and it's simply not a wild twist.........it's a journey into a farfetched cruel and brutal avenue. Nobody wins here. Nobody. Shock and awe in excess with absolutely no substance. I read plenty of Horror and this floated right into that lane without the buildup in place. Hope Lucinda Berry straightens out this highway. I'll still be looking forward to the next one.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Thomas & Mercer and to Lucinda Berry for the opportunity.

A fast paced, keep you on the edge of your seat thriller, One In Four was my introduction to Lucinda Berry and I cannot wait to read more.
What starts off as a story about a house full of washed up child stars struggling to battle their addictions for a reality show quickly shift gears once someone ends up dead. The story then shifts once again about half way through and I truly appreciated the way that Lucinda Berry really went there with the story, make bold choices and not shying away from the darkness.

For a more in depth, spoiler free review you can check out my youtube review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ4fxeev2wk

This one started with a strong hook, but the more it unfolded, the more it lost me. I didn’t feel fully connected to the characters, and the pacing felt uneven—like it couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a domestic thriller or a psychological deep-dive. It has some interesting ideas, but the execution just wasn’t as sharp or engaging as I’d hoped.

Might still work for readers who love darker family thrillers with a heavy emotional thread, but this one didn’t really leave a mark for me.

How do you live with the stupid mistakes of younger years? How do you break away from self sabotage? Let me introduce you to Laurel who has been doing just that. She works with those with addiction trying to forgive herself from her past. The story goes very fast and before you realize you end up with mental whiplash! Personally I did not like the ending but that doesn’t mean it was good! Haha

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for the ability to read an advanced copy.

The premise had so much potential but this one just didn’t land for me. The first half was really good then the second half and twist lost me.

I was excited to dive into this psychological thriller but this one wasn’t for me.

📺 M A Y H E M M O N D A Y review 📺 featuring “One in Four” by Lucinda Berry!

MY RATING: 🖤🖤🖤/5

7 child stars struggling with addiction are living together in a house and are being filmed 24/7 Big Brother/Intervention style. The reality tv show ‘Comeback Kids’ follows their rehabilitation and detox journeys under the treatment of Dr Laurel Harlow.

Laurel is a leading expert in the field of dependency and has struggled with her own addictions in the past. She is there to guide and support her patients as they fight through their demons … until one of them winds up dead while on camera!

The investigation turns into total chaos as Laurel finds herself in stuck in the middle as the prime suspect. Laurel is being set up and working in a setting full of narcissists doesn’t help her case. As evidence starts to pile up against her, Laurel finds herself facing some skeletons in her own closet that she never thought would surface …

🤯 WOAH! This book is DARK and DISTURBING and very graphic. There is a lot of heavy subject matter, so make sure to check out the trigger warnings. Overall it was a wild ride with lots of jaw dropping twists and WTF moments! Get ready to be shocked to your core!

Thank you to @lucindaberryauthor @amazonpublishing and Thomas & Mercer for my #gifted advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review. This book releases on May 13, 2025!

Laurel gets a call that one of her patients was killed. She is a therapist for child stars who are now addicts, assisting them in their recovery on a reality tv show. Laurel doesn’t understand how this could have happened, and is determined to help the police with their questions - until the questions start to turn on Laurel.

I read this in one sitting. Lucinda is great at capturing the reader with her story and keeping them hooked with quick chapters. I think I enjoyed about 70% of this book before it lost me. I had suspicions against the culprit(s) and the way things went down did not sit right with me. I didn’t appreciate the ending at all. I have read 3 Lucinda books now and they all have SA - I’m not sure why. Though I appreciate her including the resource. The ending also including some graphic imagery I was wincing at. It all felt a bit rushed, but as a popcorn read, worked well.

Well, that was heartbreaking! Laurel is a former addict who has devoted her life to helping other young addicts in recovery. One patient dying led to Laurel being questioned for the death and Laurel’s past comes back to haunt her!

I thought this book brought a lot of light onto subjects that I haven't seen talked about a lot in recent thrillers. I am a huge fan of Lucinda's writing and how she is always able to get into character's heads and make the reader feel what the characters are feeling. Every book I read by her gives me different perspectives about situations I may have never known otherwise. I do feel like the story took a little bit of a turn that was a little far-fetched from what I was expecting compared to her previous novels. Nonetheless, it was a great read.

Lucinda Berry always hits the mark with me! Love this one. Love the premise of the show and the who dunnit.

LUCINDA BERRY DOES NO WRONG!!! Another banger!! Thankful for the opportunity to read an ARC! I loved it, everything by Lucinda is a must read!

Wow, that was dark. Check off all the items on the trigger warning list! It definitely kept me reading to find out what was happening, but I can’t say I enjoyed it. I guess fans of true crime might be into this, but it was not for me. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book has me feeling so many things!
I am processing my emotions and thoughts on this
But as per usual Lucinda Berry did not disappoint!
Easily one of my favorite.books from her


Couldn't wait to finish it and now I'm mad that I am finished! I NEED more pages of this book

I did receive an advanced reader copy and this is my honest review

Always thankful to NetGalley for an ARC. If you read Berry, you know her style. Fast, sometimes unbelievable, but still fun, This one was not a favorite, but I still like her.

One of the best books in 2025 and Lucinda Berry's best novel to date. This was such a dark and complex story that needed to be told and I absolutely loved the cast in this one. Based on the synopsis, I didn't expect this one to go in the direction that it did, but as always, you let Lucinda Berry take the wheel and you buckle up. I loved this one so much and will definitely be buying myself a copy!

I’m so sad to give this book only 2 stars. Lucinda Berry has been one of my favorite authors for years and I have loved all of her previous books. I felt like this one just kind of dragged without a lot of plot. The ending was interesting, but not really sure how/why we got there.

Although I didn’t love this one, she will always been an auto-buy author for me and I look forward to what she comes out with next.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

ARC received on NetGalley. I have enjoyed a few books by this author before but this one just didn’t do it for me. I thought the premise was interesting but I didn’t find it enjoyable and it seemed all a bit unrealistic. I hope her next book will be more my style!

Lucinda Berry is such a good storyteller! She sets the mood, location, plot, and characters so well.

This was bendy, twisty, turny and addictive!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and think you'll enjoy it if you like a solid mystery.

This one is a little tricky to review, because there are layers of darkness that become the focus of the book about half of the way through, so the initial synopsis of a reality TV psychologist treating contestants on a live streamed show quickly fades int the background and isn't the main focus.

That being said, I'm not sure how I should describe the shift without giving anything away. Once you hit the darker parts, it's some of Lucinda's textbook bleakness, so just make sure you check trigger warnings in case what is to come would change your stance on picking up the book. If you love dark plots with surprising reveals, you will love the direction of this story!

I really enjoyed this one, but I don't want to give anything away with comps! So just check the trigger warnings if you need to, or dive right into this dark twisty ride!