This book was an absolute delight. I have always loved the witty way in which Claudia Carroll writes. She creates these funny women who are easy to love and puts them into settings we can recognise, but throws so much at them. We get to see how they handle everything that is thrown at them and then some.

I expected this book to be a typical saga about women whose lives are interconnected and various things that happen to them, but this book was so much darker than I was expecting it to be (serves me right for not reading the synopsis!) Let me tell you though, Claudia Carroll can definitely do darker. She weaves some serious webs of deceit and intrigue in this novel and it was a joy to watch the characters try and unravel them.

Sarah is a great character to read about. She is the kind of person we all want to be. She is good at what she does, she has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband and her daughter loves her. She is also the kind of person who will go out of her way to help people, even if that means putting herself out. Obviously we get to see her suffer the consequences of that in this novel. Daughter Darcy is also a really interesting character to read about. She is at that stage where not everybody takes things she says seriously and she is stuck in a kind of middle ground because of that. She is a very impressionable character and it was a joy to watch her develop in this novel!

And then of course we have Lauren, the girl with more sides to her than we can possibly imagine. I loved reading about the many facets of this character and she really does add so much intrigue to this story and ties the whole thing together.

Every moment of this novel was believable and it was refreshing to have something a little darker that still has a family at heart and the humour that we have come to expect from this author.

I listened to the audiobook of this novel and it was very well narrated, I highly recommend that format!

This book had me hooked from the very first page. It has twists and turns throughout and totally keeps the reader on a rollercoaster of emotions. I have to say, i did not see this ending to the book. I was lucky to read this book on netgalley and am voluntarily reviewing it on netgalley and goodreads.

I enjoyed every minute of this story wherein an unassuming doe eyed, young woman turns out to be sociopath. A refreshing book perfect for when you want something with drama, twists and surprising in a story.

Sarah Keyes is a busy Solicitor whose marriage has broken down, she is dealing with her bolshy teenage daughter Darcy and trying to keep all aspects of her life balanced.
When Sarah meets Lauren a law graduate down on her luck she decides to help her. She encourages Lauren to apply for a job at her firm and invites her into her home. When Darcy gets herself in trouble. Lauren is on hand to help but she has a condition, it will be their little secret and Lauren might call in the favour one day.
The story follows as Lauren imposes herself into all aspects of Sarah’s life without Sarah realising what she is doing. Once Sarah finally realises what is happening she then needs to find a way to stop Lauren in her tracks.
A good book with mostly likeable characters which was an enjoyable read.