I was interested in the premise of this novel but just didn't engage with any of the characters. I felt that it had too many threads and wasn't very believable. Sorry.

Thrillers and domestic dramas tend to be my go-to genre for reading, and so I was delighted to have the chance to read The Fallout.

A story of human error and driven by the lies told after a young child's accident, Thornton's engaging writing style and brilliant characterisation leave the reader wondering: how well do we really know those people around us?

Each of the main characters are so well rounded and realistic - really, the sort of people that we've all encountered at some point or another.

The Fallout is definitely one that I would recommend to readers who love books about motherhood and about female friendships - mixed with a good dose of drama, too.

Found this difficult to get into and then didn’t find it particularly enjoyable. The idea and plot were good but somehow the characters didn’t ring true and I found myself distracted from the story line. Sorry

Great characters and a well written story. The plot was well thought out, touching on sensitive subjects.in an understanding manner. A good read.
My thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. Unfortunately I didn’t finish this book. I didn’t like how it was written and too much going on all the time. Moreover I didn’t identify with, or believe, any of the storyline.

I never usually do it but I gave up reading half way through.
Good idea for a book but the plot does not take me anywhere. I was looking forward to enjoy it more, faster action and less repetitions

A contemporary setting with so many of the issues of our time woven into the story. Almost frustratingly tense at times, the fragility and insecurities of the characters are starkly portrayed. And at the end, although there are positive messages for a future, the sense of continuing cycles of self- destruction are still present.

I just got so frustrated with the characters in this one that I ended up skimming. I think I spoilt it for myself but I couldn’t get into this one. Looks like I should have stuck with it: some thoughtful plot twists.

I thought this book was pretty poor to be honest - cliched characters who were so self obsessed I almost gave up several times. If this really is what family life is like then I am glad I dodged a bullet! Sorry was not for me.

What would you do if your five-year-old son fell and got injured on your watch. Your best friend tells you they checked on him before the accident happens. He was safe and happy. You would trust that, wouldn’t you? The Fallout examines the chain of events this accident triggers; they are catastrophic, and no one’s lives will ever be the same again. Friendships should be filled with trust and compassion to what ends will the threads that hold them together snap. The Fallout examines the confines and limits of friendships and the parenting circles of school age children. The two-faced sides of mothers that spend all their time professing kindness but are entirely judgemental at every turn.

I mulled over how to review The Fallout and generally how I felt about it. It was a premise that was topically relevant but in a lot of ways it fell a bit flat. You are fully aware that these things take place. The WhatsApp groups between parents, the snippy behaviour, the envious behaviour of parents that are placed on a pedestal and you can’t help but want their life. These things are going to take place in such a technologically advanced era.

The biggest flaw in The Fallout, for me wasn’t the really the story itself. The characters didn’t connect with me nor were they very nice people. Sarah, although been through an incredibly traumatic event some of her actions were dubious at best and damaging at worst. She seemed to be more concerned about her incredibly dangerous obsession with Ella and her life rather than the safety of a child. Her actions through-out the story just pushed the dominoes over and they kept catapulting to a dangerous climax. She was naive and seemed to be lost within herself.

Liza is a woman that is still in that new-born phase of losing themselves to being a mother to a fully demanding infant. It’s hard to juggle being attentive to the baby’s needs and also being fully present to a five-year-old. It’s a very difficult balance to have successfully. The part of Liza that I just couldn’t cope with was how she let her husband, Gav railroad her into parenting decisions. He has taken the decision to separate from her but refuses to move out of the marital home, WTF is all that about? The way he talks to her is abhorrent, claiming that he needs to keep an eye on her.

Ella is the woman that seems to have it all. She knew Sarah and Liza when they were all expecting their five-year olds at the NCT workshops. She then ghosted them all and has always been the object of Sarah’s obsession. Her money, her house, her beautiful children. What is she hiding and why has she now come into their lives again. Is everything as perfect as it seems?

The Fallout is told in Sarah and Eliza’s perspectives and the viciousness that can be yummy mummies. An accident that leads to Sarah telling a lie that leads to her subsequent guilt. The mummies and their children and their exclusive fitness club was anything but my cup of tea. They all seemed so far removed from the real world. The ending, in my opinion was more of an anti-climax. The story could have been great but the execution of it didn’t work.

I was looking forward to this book as I thought the title was intriguing, but I struggled with the plot, the characters and the bittiness of unfinished storylines and yet another parenting war and yummy mummy story.
Sorry, but impossible for me to finish.

Thanks for the advanced copy of the book The Fallout, I was very much looking forward to it based on the description I’d previously read.
I was expecting a quick read full of twists and turns following an incident involving Lizas five year old son, Jack. Instead I felt this was a slow burner of a book which I almost gave up on many a time. I read to the end expecting a final twist but the end was as I expected and quite predictable.
I also didn’t like any of the characters, and couldn’t connect with any despite being a mum of two young daughters.
Sorry, didn’t enjoy this one. Was hoping for so much more.

This title was intriguing, full of gossip and good intentions that end up in disaster! It was catchy and I was looking forward to seeing how the story was going to develop but the ending was not as I expected. Will definitely keep an eye open to see what the author publishes next!

This is the third thriller novel by Rebecca Thornton and it was enjoyable.

It's about a friendship of two women but one of them has a secret she isn't telling the other one.

It sounded interesting when I first requested this and it was. It went on about too long though.

It was a good read that will keep you busy for a couple of hours

Many thanks to Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review The Fallout. Two friends are in the midst of this tale when one of them is in charge of the others son and he has an accident while in her care. The book draws our attention to the world of social media and how little attention we all now pay the real world. Can Sarah andLisa's friendship survive. Do both women need to look a little closer at their priorities. A great book. One for a book club.

I didn't enjoy this book, i found it difficult to get into and didn't finish it. It wasn't a read for me unfortunately.

The Fallout was fascinating as you weaved your way through the network of mums and their cliques and the damage they can create. It all starts when Sarah forgets to check on her friends little boy and he ends up terribly injured and how that’s used to create a power play between friends, foes and mums. I didn’t put this book down!

I really wanted to like this book, particularly as I have been immersed in the SW London bubble for the last 15 years but I couldn't connect with the characters and the plot often lost its way. I failed to finish...

What a fascinating tale this was! Well written story interspersed with whatsapp groups and the vitriol that splintered groups can pour on others. To their faces these yummy mummies are supportive and friendly but within this group are the haves and the have mores and with that jealousy is rampant. Also there are the interviews that a journalist is amassing about the Club that has opened for these non-working mothers to bring their children to to play while they exercise or just sit and drink coffee and chat. However the owner of the newspaper he works for has his own agenda!
The whole book centres around a serious accident that four-year-old Jack has while playing in the playground, unsupervised by his mother. Sarah tells a lie which she struggles to live with. But everyone lies ... or do they just keep secrets?
Many thanks to Netgalley/Rebecca Thornton/Harper Collins UK for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

Truly a book of today! If nothing else this story shows how instead of taking time to actually talk to each other and to listen we spend far too much time on social networks using negative vitriol and thus destroying confidence and self worth. Some of the characters were not particularly attractive and at times extremely irritating . Others were remote and difficult to grasp. A clever tale revealing how one small lapse of concentration can lead to life changing injuries just as one little lie can grow into a very tangled web of deceit. I liked the use of the WhatsApp chapters and the interviews and will confess to not getting up as early as I should due to the fact I could not put this book down! Read it and learn!