Wow what a rollercoaster of emotions! It all starts with a couple who are devastated not being able to have a baby, when an old friend appears and seems like she is the answer to their problem... But then things go crazy from there and you won't be able to put it down until you see how it ends! Brilliant!

Thank you Inkubator Books and NetGalley for an early copy of The Surrogate. To say this was a weird book is an understatement. I’m not quite sure what I just read. Eerie, weird, anxiousness, mind blowing!!! This story took the plot to another level, one I did NOT expect at all. I have to say I could NOT put this book down, I had to see what was happening. The ending was WHAT JUST HAPPENED? This will stay with me for a loooooong time. The choices the two main characters made were insane. Great read.

I loved this book. I will declare now that I am a big fan... a really gripping, fast-paced read. I found this difficult to put down and I didn't want it to end!

Wow! This book does not go the way I expected it to. This author is one of my favourites so I knew I would be in for a good story, but this is perhaps his best yet. The stupidest people in the world turn out to also be the most awful people in the world, but what an ending! Always concise and controlled in his dialogue and descriptions, Maitland lets nothing get in the way of this fast paced plot and it makes for a compelling reading experience.

Enjoyed every moment, just love this author.
The characters are either mad or bad......or sometimes both.
The storyline is fast and furious. One of those where i am shouting in my head at the characters. "Don't trust her, why would you do that" etc.
The whole thing was crazy, the ending bonkers and i was sad to have finished it.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.
Huge five stars from me.

This is a very suspenseful book that you will want to read quickly to find out what happens. Sophie and Matt have been trying for a baby for years exhausting themselves and their finances. Lucy an old friend of Sophie moves back home and their friendship resumes with Lucy even willing to be a surrogate for the couple.

Strange occurrence begin happening and Lucy's stories about her life don't add up. Because Matt and Sophie don't have any money to pay Lucy , she moves into their house and decides to get pregnant from Matt the regular way.

This is where I think the book veers off and becomes very strange and all the characters become horrible. Also I didn't care for the ending.
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Thank you to Inkubator Books, Iain Maitland, and NetGalley for this ARC!

It was a very quick read. The entire book was a little over 200 pages. The pacing was quick and there were no wasted time or pages. But the narrative style was more like someone's journal instead of an atmospheric thriller/mystery/suspense story. I didn't find the characters likable (but that is probably by design) and the ending felt a bit abrupt. I don't read very many thriller books, so I may not be too versed in this genre. Give this book a try if you're a suspense genre fan!