The Betrayals is a mystery about families and the devastating consequences an affair can have. Lives are touched and changed dramatically by the affair between two family friends and families split up. As a reader I did not become invested emotionally in the characters and was disappointed in the ending.

Struggled to gwt through this book and when I did found a disappointing ending!
All the characters seemed a bit bizarre and couldn't relate to any of them. Very odd!

I have mixed feelings about this book. The blurb caught my attention . There are a lot of themes within this storyline and as the title suggests many betrayals in varying forms to the main characters. Rosie and Lisa were friends from childhood and remained so with their respective families until Lisa and Rosie’s Husband had an affair that started on holiday and ended up in separation of the couples and their families. The book looks at the effects on family members and four of the characters tell their version of events- non of which totally concur.
I did struggle with the book at times but did persevere to the end. The portrayal of the daughters OCD had authenticity and was obviously well researched. . A tale about the ebbing and flowing off life, friendship and marriages with the following on consequences

A tale of love and betrayal when two families are torn apart by an affair.

The story is told from four different perspectives and features a cast of dysfunctional characters making for an entertaining and unpredictable read..

Throughout the book, the excessive OCD of one of the characters features prominently giving a delightful twist to the story development.

Unfortunately the ending leaves a little to be desired but overall an enjoyable read.

The most recent fictional offering from Fiona Neill follows siblings Daisy and Max who are the productof divorced parents. The novel opens with Daisy intercepting a letter addressed to her mum from her former best friend; the woman their dad left for.

To be honest, this was boring. The plot was slow moving and revelations weren't as explosive as I was expecting.

The Betrayals is definitely a beach read as it didn't take too much concentration and could be read in a couple of days. I however found it disappointing and bland.

I found it a little difficult to follow the story line at first. I soon got used to the format. A real family crisis. How you can ever forgive your best friend after what she did must be difficult. I enjoyed the twists and turns of all the chracters and found the twist at the end intriguing. I really enjoyed this book and will read others by the same author.

loved Fiona's writing style, the story had the right amount of suspense and intrigue as I was itching to find out how it would pan out. The characters are believable (for me) as they ALL have baggage - just like real life. I gained a real insight into OCD and was exhausted for Daisy.

The ending left me with more questions than answers and for this reason only I have dropped a star. I felt the end was rushed and too much was left unanswered or at least I needed some of the characters to get their comeuppance which didn't happen! I have that lost feeling when you read a great book but there is no closure and so you are left feeling that you can't put the characters to bed and start your next book.

Two families torn apart when an affair is discovered and friendships broken. An intriguing story, heartbreak, serious illness and OCD make this story more complex than ever. Does everyone look back and see things differently. Well worth a read!

Intriguing tale of modern living - I couldn't put it down. Nick was a bit unloveable but perhaps typical of some modern men and his actions had a devastating effect on his family, especially his daughter. The characters were well drawn and believable. This is the first book I have read by Fiona Neill - I shall look out for some more.

Well how many topics can you cover in one book, quite a few if this novel is anything to go by, I must admit they were all covered sensitively but did feel there was so much angst etc going on.

The book is told through four people's point of view, mum, dad, son and daughter which is really interesting, especially with how they deal with the after effects of an affair and the consequences it brings on the family dealing with a break up.

I think I was hampered by the fact that I didn't engage with the characters and so to be honest didn't really care what happened to them, perhaps they were too believable??

Ending was ambiguous, but then again so can life be.

I struggled with this at first, I knew it could be so much better and I initially felt pulled around reading the storyline, but then I had a moment of clarity and it just seemed to flow from then on.
This will stay with me, always a sign it's a good one, I know because when I'm not reading it, I'm thinking about it. It covers sensitive subject matter, OCD and cancer, both of which I've unfortunately had to deal with firsthand. Well worth reading!

This book jumped around too much for me so I found it very hard to get into this

An amazing family tale spanning ten years of a dysfunctional family and the ties that bind them. Easy to like characters and a really interesting tale. One of the best books of the year

This is a story about two families coping with the fallout after the husband of Rosie has an affair with Rosie's very close friend Lisa and leaves Rosie and their two children. Fiona Neill weaves a very good story line using family members to tell the story. I felt many different emotions whilst reading this and found the narrative about how memories are perceived very interesting. Ultimately I did not sympathise with any of the characters to any great extent but liked the ending.

Did Not Finish - Reading it started to feel like a slog. I was losing interest in the characters, and while there were lots of underlying themes - cancer, ocd, divorce, adultery - I felt like nothing is happening.

I'm disappointed as I started off loving the writing and the 4 points of view. But I lost my excitement, and came to the conclusion that this just wasn't a book for me.

None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk coast. Best friends Rosie and Lisa's families had always been inseparable. But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie's husband Nick. And now, after years of silence, she sends Rosie a letter begging for help. A letter which exposes dark secrets. Daughter Daisy's fragile hold on reality begins to unravel. Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer. And Nick must confront his own version of events. There are four sides to this story. Who will you believe?
This is a believable and interesting story of family life in crisis, and which also explores how the mental illness of one person in the family affects not only the person herself but ripples out to the rest of the family. Having dealt with her OCD once, Daisy finds herself falling more and more in its thrall. In her warped determination to shield her mother from upset, she inadvertently provides the catalyst for everyone having to face up to what they saw during that holiday, or didn’t see, as the case may be.

The story is told from the perspective of the 4 main characters - remembering back to the same time 8 years before. It's a weird read, not really gripping but certainly compelling. It's quite a sad and serious novel. Not something I would usually go for because I like a story to take me away from reality and this was a story too close to home for me. However, very well written and researched.

This book looks at the consequences of our actions and how it affects the people in our lives. It is told from four points of view which made the book interesting. The OCD was revealed in a compelling and gritty manner and I could really emphasise with how hard the illness must be. The Dad reveals himself to be a selfish character who is only concerned with his own happiness. The book made me think and I couldn't wait to see what happened. Max seemed the most functional character, right until the end of the book and that's what makes the ending gripping but also disappointing, in the fact, that even poor Max can't escape the demons from the past. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to review this book.

This is an intense family drama, where the title does really say it all. The parents are far to wrapped up in their own lives to see the impact their behaviour has on their children. Generally the characters are well drawn, particularly Max and Lisa. My only criticism would be that it would seem unlikely that a medical xonsultant would risk her career and reputation by using Tinder,

An interesting book with some good insight into OCD. However, I felt that the author tried to include too many themes in the story and I didn't find the characters terribly likeable.