Oh Holy Moses! Miranda Rijks knocks this one clean out of the park! So many fascinating levels in the story. The characters were so well done, I loved or love to hate each one of them. Packed with tension, twists and fabulous reveals. I’m just so disappointed the book had to end. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars. Do not let this gem pass you by.
Thank you NetGalley and Miranda Rijks for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Has her husband really left her? Or is someone playing a deadly game? When Eva’s husband Samuel doesn’t come home from a boys’ night out, she thinks he’s sleeping off his hangover at a friend’s house. So she waits. And waits... Eventually, he sends her a text , he’s met someone else and needs a few days to get his head together. Eva is devastated. How could he do this? How could he do it to their children? She’d thought her marriage was rock solid. She tries to go on with her life as best she can. But then things take a truly bizarre turn! Good book!! When I saw this author I was like heck yeah!! This book was definitely worth reading! It had suspense, intrigue, murder, mystery, revenge, a crazy who done it and a few twists and turns! I was confused a bit with a character at times was it a girl or a boy??!! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I have read several novels by Rijks, and loved them, BUT this is her best yet.

Eva’s family is tested when she gets a text message. Her husband Samuel went out late last night and did not show up by morning. This is very unusual for him. The message appears to be from a kidnapper and wants her to complete a bucket list to save her husband and children.

I love how this novel has alternating chapters with The Wife & The Lover. So many possibilities for the reasoning behind the kidnapping. After all, Eva is rich and her husband business is thriving.

The bucket list is very strange. It’s not your typical bucket list, which of course had me mind spinning at that the bizarre request.

This one will have you guessing the motives behind the abduction down to the last chapter.

If you looking for a crazy plot which will have you reading late past bedtime, THIS is the novel

Thank you Inkubator Books for the gifted eARC.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, the pacing was good, main character's increasing stress and disorientation was palpable, and the other POV chapters were pretty fascinating. Made me gag at one point, and a few gasps. Can't really think what more to say without spoilers. Will very definitely be checking out more by this author, always nice to find a new thriller writer I enjoy, with plenty of back catalogue!

You assume your life is perfect, until it isnt
This is the first book I have read by Miranda Rijks and will definitely NOT be my last! I was hooked from the very beginning. The story had characters I found very relatable. I really enjoyed the suspense and being on the edge of my seat! I was completely enthralled with tbis book and I highly recommended reading it.

When Eva's husband samuel disappears and is revealed to be kidnapped eva struggles between following the kidnappers demands or telling the police. The kidnapper sends a list of demands to eva called the bucket list with each new demand crazier than the one before. Eva does everything in the list with concerns for samuel and her children's lives.

There is a lot of suspense in this novel and twist and turns until about halfway through you realize who the kidnapper is but eva is still unaware. Everything builds up to a great ending