An interesting read that I'm glad to have discovered. I'll definitely be seeking out more by this author.

I'm not much of a thriller reader these days, but I really enjoyed this book, twisty book, a story that picked away at me, and I loved the ending! It could have been slightly quicker paced, which is the only reason that it's not a 5 star,

A great book that had me hooked! Well worth picking up as it is definitely worth a read. Great storyline and interesting characters!

This was a good read, professionally written, believable characters.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I thought this would be more thrilling than it was. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. Also, I didn't like the writing style too much.

First of all the synopsis got me hook , line and sinker. It had me experiencing all different kinds of emotions. I couldnt get enought of it. It talks about the impact one can have on another ones life. The characters were believeable and I found them easy to connect to.

A heartbreaking read that really gets under your skin and captivates you from the start. It is every parents worst nightmare!.
The Author's unique writing style really brought the story to life. The characters were fascinating, each having their own traits, and seeing how these differences impacted upon the story was brilliant.
The twists thrown into the story kept me engrossed right to the very end.
An absolute page turner, this book was fantastic!.

The main character is a teenager in the 1960s, as I was, and it was the book’s vivid description of those carefree years which first hooked me. So I was a bit unprepared for what followed, which was a brilliant exploration of the human psyche and how childhood experiences can profoundly affect the rest of one’s life. The author authentically captures the emotions of true love for a soulmate and for one’s child, at least in my experience, and these sections of the book were really uplifting. I found other sections of the book a difficult read because her portrayal of despair, bordering on insanity, when things go wrong was very disturbing, as it was so real and well written. Her use of language is remarkable. Many of these were set in beautiful Scottish landscape which are wonderfully depicted and added greatly to the atmosphere.

I found the whole book haunting and could not stop thinking about it for days after finishing it. Yes, it is disturbing in parts, but hope and love endure in the end.

TW - Child loss, rape

The story follows Alice, a librarian living in London. At the age of 37 she meets Jake and a few years later they welcome a son; Adam.
On Adam's 6th birthday he is tragically killed in an accident but Alice doesn't see it that way. And she will stop at nothing to get her revenge.

Okay, so the premise actually sounded really good. But honestly, the book fell flat for me. I feel like it could have been so much better.
As for the writing, I found the short, sharp sentences annoying. I really struggled to get into the book and it's taken me 2 weeks to finally finish it. Feeling like I should have marked it as DNF to be honest.

Heartbreaking. The main character goes through every parents worst nightmare. I loved the style in which this book was written and I found myself relating to many parts of it. 10 out of 10.

Really well written and so sad. This is a thought provoking memorable read.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

3-4 stars, while I do think it was really well written, this book was just not fast enough for me. It took me a few tries to finally finish, but I did enjoy it as I read. I like a bit more dark, disturbing, and thrilling reads, but overall felt this was a decent read which will provide a couple of the above mentioned. If you don’t like really dark, disturbing, but instead enjoy the slow burn style, which provides a few thrills and chills, but really sets the atmosphere, I highly recommend this book! I think even the most faithful thrill seekers, will get a couple shocks in this one, as well as enjoy the beautiful writing the author provides!

This book is beautifully written, at first it almost felt like it was set in an older time period than the actual date it is set. The descriptive passages and small details really set the scene.

I enjoyed this book but I found it a slow-burner and felt it dragged a little. I really started to enjoy it about half way through. Overall, I did enjoy it but it wasn't for me.

Thank you to Netgalley, Troubador Publishing Ltd and Sandy Hogarth for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This book had me questioning everything and I loved every minute of it, You don't want to miss this awesome read.

I would like to thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Overall I enjoyed this story, although I didn't feel that it was the mystery/thriller it was categorized as. This was a very slow burn type of book, and I did loose interest a few times in reading. while the character and setting descriptions were done well, there was almost too much, overall, for me. This was my first book by the author, though, and I will look out for others by her.

A tale that shows what can happen when a mother’s worst nightmare comes true. While some aspects of this novel resonated with me (anger, despair), the malice was hard to absorb. A good novel with valid emotion, but hard to swallow.

Alice has lost everything and Sandy Hogarth very cleverly details her grief, her anger and eventually forgiveness through the plot of the story. Its an emotional read, but felt a little slow to begin with. The ending however was enjoyable.
I enjoyed the characters Alice met whilst inside, and felt that their stories added a warmth to the plot. It felt as if Alice needed their voices to be able to forgive herself.

I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book. It is extremely well written but I did struggle once or twice as it is quite slow paced.

The reading was hard to follow and the characters were not fully developed. Poor writing quality and the plot was hard to follow.