Thanks for approving my request to read this book early.
I can't wait for it to be available in bookstores in Nigeria.
This book was absolutely bonkers and showed a mother's desire to protect and just how far humans can go. Honestly just amazing all through.

I enjoyed this book and found it to be a quick read. It centers on 2 families who have been close knit their entire lives when the unthinkable happens and we see the lengths to which these parents would go in order to protect their kids. I would classify it as domestic suspense vs thriller.

I’ve heard others say this was a slow burn but I thought there were enough secrets where it read fast to me. Beyond the primary storyline of the murder, there are multiple other things going on that uncover the weaknesses in the long time friendship between these 2 families. I did think that some of the characters made unrealistic decisions that were risky at best, starting from the moment the murder is discovered. That being said, I still enjoyed the tension and the overall suspense as the story came together. The end was a little predictable but I still liked it and felt like it worked well with the rest of the story.

Overall, I thought this was an engaging read in a genre I enjoy and would recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Such a good read! I enjoyed the change in perspective with each character. Storyline kept my attention throughout and I enjoyed the twists in this book.

A real page turner, however the plot is slow and the ending predictable. Solid 3.5 star from me. Recommended for novice readers of thrillers.

I have to admit that book took me by surprise. It was a slow burn, but I kept finding myself wanting to pick it up to read another chapter. I really enjoyed the character development between neighbors/friends and parents/children. This book has you continually guessing "whodunnit". I did not see the twist coming at the end, but the continuous reveal of secrets and lies all come to fruition in a heart pounding ending!

Wow! This author just gets better and better! This book was amazing! A page turner from start to finish! I could not put it down. Just wonderful!

This book had a great plot with intriguing characters. I’ll definitely be looking out for more from this author.

This was absolutely amazing!! Loved all the characters, who all seem to have secrets, and it’s the perfect storm of family drama and mystery. A mother’s love has no limits when it comes to protecting their children!!
Highly recommend this fantastic book.

I enjoyed this one but not favorite of hers. I found the ending very predictable. I would give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Great concept, I love an ethical dilemma in a thriller! It was a slow burn of a book, but still good.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Bookouture for the book #TheMothersPhoneCall by #VictoriaJenkins. This book is full of lies, secrets and murder and I devoured it in one sitting. Jo’s life has had its ups and downs but for the most part is good. That is until she gets a phone call from her son at the neighbors and she rushes over. Her son is standing over the dead body of his girlfriend and Jo’s best friend’s daughter, Freya. Her son isn’t capable of murder, is he?

I need a rest after reading that!

Jenkins took me on a roller-coaster ride unlike anything I've been on before. It was like bam, bam, bam as twist after twist hit and made me re-evaluate everything I was thinking.

Fast paced and fraught with tension, The Mother's Phone Call is an engaging domestic thriller that has unpredictability and suspicion in spades.

It has a great cast of characters, all of whom are complex, credible and veer on the toxic side of life.

Brilliant plot, great author.

I enjoyed this one. Quick read and an emotional thriller. Proof a mother will do anything for their child. I love the premise and didn’t figure out the twist.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc

This was more of a drama than a thriller in my opinion, but if you are into slower burns, this is for you!

ARC provided by Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.

The Mother's Phone Call by Victoria Jenkins is a riveting psychological thriller that will leave you breathless from start to finish. This book grabs your attention from the first page and doesn’t let go, expertly weaving a tale of secrets, lies, and shocking revelations.

The premise revolves around a seemingly innocent phone call from a mother to her daughter that quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Jenkins skillfully builds suspense, using unexpected twists and turns that keep you guessing at every moment. The psychological tension between the characters is palpable, and the emotional stakes are high as the narrative unfolds.

What I loved most about this thriller is how Jenkins masters the art of misdirection. Just when you think you have everything figured out, another layer of mystery is revealed. The author does an excellent job of crafting complex, well-developed characters who are both relatable and unpredictable. The relationships between them are strained, filled with tension and buried emotions that slowly surface as the plot progresses.

As a big fan of psychological thrillers, this book hit all the right notes for me. Jenkins' writing is sharp, her pacing perfect, and the twists are truly jaw-dropping. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you up at night, trying to piece together the clues, The Mother's Phone Call is a must-read.

The book’s addictive nature makes it nearly impossible to put down, and the conclusion will leave you stunned. A huge thank you to Bookouture for providing the ARC, a publisher I absolutely adore for consistently delivering gripping reads like this one.

Great characters in this story of twists and secrets. A book that I didnt want to put down until I knew how it was all going to end.
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC

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Review for 'The Mother's Phone Call' by Victoria Jenkins.

Well, Well, Well I did NOT expect those epic twists!!!

Wow!!! Yet another absolutely captivating, twisty page turner from the incredibly talented Victoria Jenkins!!! Fair play, Victoria manages to blow it out of the water each and every time and this book is no exception!! What a rollercoaster ride of a read!!! Fantastically written with vivid descriptions throughout making me feel like I was in the storyline. The synopsis, title and cover suited the plot perfectly.

This is yet another incredible read by the very talented Victoria!! She is one of those brilliant authors that can bring a book out and I will get it not even reading the synopsis as I just know it is going to be one gripping book!! I could not put this book down and absolutely devoured it in one sitting of a few hours!!! It is one of those books that each and every time I said one more chapter and then bed something happened so there was no chance I could put it down so I ended up walking around with my kindle glued to my hands until I had devoured it in one go!! Mind you, to be fair, I have come to expect nothing less from the extremely talented Victoria Jenkins!! I absolutely LOVED the fact that the storyline is a unique one that I have not come across before. I have read hundreds and hundreds of books so it is getting harder and harder for me to discover a completely different storyline but Victoria manages it hook, line and sinker!! The storyline was absolutely gripping and kept me up until the early hours of the morning as I could not put it down!! I absolutely love how intriguing, complex and multi-layered the storyline is with so much going on!!! I was sitting on the edge of my seat with a pounding heart and my jaw dropping as Victoria takes us on a psychological ride of suspense and tension!!! I was absolutely gobsmacked when everything was revealed, absolutely explosive twists which I was not expecting!!! A HUGE congratulations to Victoria on that as it is definitely getting harder and harder to shock me but you most definitely did that!!! There were points where my heart was in my throat and I was on the edge of my seat, and then the edge of my bed as I was not putting this book down until I finished!!! I loved that everything was tied up nicely at the end as a pet hate of mine is loose ends and having something mentioned in a book that the author seems to then forget about but absolutely everything was explained by the end of this one. It is rammed with secrets, friendship, family, twists, lies and absolutely everything you could ask for in an explosive psychological thriller! I was absolutely mind blown by some of the secrets that were coming out and just when I thought they had all been told BOOM another shocker!!! The ending was definitely the biggest twist and I would not have seen that one coming in a million years!! This book would make a fantastic movie!!

Clear your schedules before glancing into this absolutely addictive and explosive psychological thriller as once your hooked there's no letting go until the very end!!

The characters were all strong, realistic and very well developed. I was completely invested in each and every one of their stories. They all had such unique personalities and I felt different about each of them, liking them or not trusting them for different reasons. This is one of those storylines that contains a Mother's worse nightmare and it really does make you think about how you would react if you were in Jo's position and my heart went out to her. I love the fact that it wasn't just Jo's perspective that we got to see what was going on as Victoria also shows us how her daughter and Tony's twin sister Alice is thinking and feeling and weaves the chapters together perfectly as always. I will say that if you are a fan of Harlan Coben then you will absolutely love this addictive page turner!! Victoria brings each of the characters to life with her fantastic writing skills, again something she does in all her books, and between the characters and the plot you will be left absolutely gobsmacked!! Regardless of whether you love or hated the characters they all worked perfectly well to make this a page turning psychological thriller!!

I absolutely loved this book Victoria and congratulations on yet another HUGE success. I cannot wait to read more of what promises to be heart stopping reads. Here's to your next success 🥂.

Overall a thought provoking, multi-layered, page turning, edge of your seat psychological thriller filled with explosive twists that will keep you up late at night.

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BOOKWORMS REVIEW:
Can you even imagine being faced with such a scenario? A young girl dead in front of you...and your sons guilt is the only reasonable explanation for this! Mum of teenage twins Jo gets a call from her 18 yr old son Toby to come quick..and this is what shes met with. Jo makes a call to the police and things snowball from there. She cant think her son wouldve killed the neighbours daughter? Tobys twin Alice doesnt believe he did and starts trying to figure this out. This book definitely gets you thinking,what would any of us do in this situation? A little slow in parts,but overall a great read.
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My Rating... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book delivered much more than I was expecting. I thought the story would be fairly straight forward but like a gnarled tree, this plot has many branches.
Mothers will do a lot for their children but one of the mothers in this book was repugnant. The lies she told for one of her children even after a grievous wrong was done to her other child made my jaw drop.
You think people are your friends after years of living on the same street with each other but sometimes deep secrets are harbored.

This is one of those books that is very hard to describe without throwing spoilers onto the page. Two families, close neighbors, who have lived next to each for long enough to know each other's secrets and sins, are now on the opposite sides of a young woman's death. As one mother investigates, digging to save her son, the other mother plans on her daughter's funeral. Yet, when the truth starts slowly rising to the top, will it stir the family members to seek revenge or justice?