Another gripping thriller from the queen of the plot twist, Valerie Keogh!

This plot revolves around Sarah, who regrets her rebound marriage to the smothering Nick. When Nick suggests the couple try to conceive, Sarah is torn but ultimately her biological clock wins out. With a horrendous pregnancy and increasingly resentful feelings towards Nick, Sarah struggles to bond with baby, Kaya. Only a few weeks into Kaya's young life, the unthinkable happens and she is abducted. What follows is dark twisty and utterly readable!

While characters aren't exactly likeable, they are certainly interesting and this sets the novel up well - I was gripped from start to finish. 100% recommended reading!

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.0

Sarah becomes pregnant after doubts about her husband. Once baby Kaya is born, Sarah’s doubts get even worse until the unthinkable happens. In this novel, Sarah tries to find what happened to her daughter uncovering secrets from everyone in her life. The middle of this novel was repetitive with little originality on the standard course of “who did it.” The twist was expected but the character is hard to feel badly for. I would read another of this author’s work!

"The Mother" is a solid mystery/suspense read, and I chose it for the trope of the mother who who has a difficulty bonding with her newborn. The plot doesn't seem very complicated at first, but develops and has some enjoyable` twists and turns. Recommended for readers who enjoy domestic suspense novels. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
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Buckle up for this wild ride! This book was so good. I thought i had it all figured out a few times but I was so wrong.

The Mother starts out a little bit too slow for me but it does pick up a little bit.
Valerie Keogh does a nice job with all the twists and turns and it is very well written. Sarah, the main character, is very unlikeable in my opinion, but all of the characters are well written.

Although some of the protagonist's actions seemed unrealistic at times, this was a fantastic thriller with great twists and turns!
I loved Sarah's growth. Her character development surprised me. She's a character in the beginning and someone more mature with a different perspective on life by the end. Speaking of the it, what a great ending that was! I loved the twists and the risks Keogh took. The proganist came full circle and no questions were left unanswered.

I was interested in this book because I love the author. She never disappoints.

Sarah Westfield regrets marrying her perfect, doting husband, Nick. She met him as a rebound from a serious 3 year relationship, and now she can’t stand him. So surprisingly, when Nick suggests they try to have a baby, Sarah agrees. She struggles to bond with their baby, but when Kaya goes missing she realizes that maybe she did love her, after all.

This is a very well thought out book filled with twists and turns and a storyline I did not expect! Emotions run high, and trusts are forsaken in this brilliant twisted tale of unrequited love saturated in loss and betrayal.

Thank you #NetGalley and #BoldwoodBooks for the opportunity to read this arc!

Thanks Netgalley for my copy.

I enjoyed this story. It was a bit too slow to start with, it felt like it needed to plunge right into the action rather than scene build first. Anyway, overall, it was well written and liked the twists.

Looking forward to reading more by Keogh.

A brilliant thriller that kept me wanting to keep reading, loved the twist in the book, I haven't read many books by this author definitely looking forward to reading more.

Another crazy ride of a read from Keogh. I gobbled this up in one sitting. Sarah, as a harried doctor is carefully drawn and based I’m sure on a combination of medics Keogh has known over her long nursing career.. As a nurse too I know play hard party harder is a doctor’s mantra and so it is with Sarah until an obsession and baby skew the mix.

Valerie smashes it out of the park again. This book is definitely going to be another big hit for her.
Emotions run high when iffy Sarah and Nick's baby Kaya is stolen from under their noses.
Suspence, obsession, love,turmoil & twists a plenty.
A real page turner.

Great thriller based upon a respected GP and wife who becomes a mother but things don’t go according to plan. Their baby is kidnapped and the turmoil and lies that u fold makes this book difficult to put down great read

This was a who done it mystery, On the slow side.
The main character, Sarah, is very unlikeable. She is really off, I can’t picture her being a doctor.
The has a few twists in the end, very far fetched in my opinion.

Oh holy cow! Valerie Keogh knocks this one totally out of the park! Fantastic characters that kept me flipping pages long past my bedtime. Crazy great plot line that left me gobsmacked. Packed with action, secrets and lies. Another perfect storm! Totally loved it.
Thank you NetGalley, Valerie Keogh and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read and review this cracker of a book.

The mother was a great read and I breezed through it as I hardly wanted to put it down. This book illicits strong feelings about the characters and has several unexpected twists!!

Sarah and Nick are in a marriage rut and Sarah decides that she want out. But, Nick suggests that a baby would fix everything. At first Sarah is doubtful, but then she gives in.

Motherhood is much tougher than Sarah realized. Juggling her career as a surgeon and taking are of baby Kaya is a lot of work and Sarah grows to resent Nick.

Then Kaya goes missing and Sarah is a wreck. It was hard to get in to this one, but don’t give up.

Good Enough.

Thank you #NetGalley for the complimentary copy of #TheMother in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the premise and had high hopes since I love the author but I did have a few complaints.... as well written as the characters were, they were also incredibly annoying. Who thinks a baby will save a relationship in this day and age?! And who has a baby for that reason?! It's very character based and quite a slow burn but it kept me invested throughout and was quite an easy read

I enjoyed this book with the different twists and turns - the characters were believable and the story was easy to follow and had a great ending.

This was a good book, a bit slow for my taste, but I did read it in a few hours. I did not like one character, but that's not unusual for me. The storyline was interesting, even without liking the main character. It did pick up maybe half way through, and the twists were good, I didn't see that coming, my mind had a totally different twist.
I can't wait for more from this author!
Thanks to netgalley, the publisher and Valerie Keogh for the chance to read this advanced copy.

Not for me this one. I tried to read it twice..and just had to give up. Sorry. I usually enjoy books from Valerie Keogh.