A very emotional book telling the story of how one seemingly happy family gets torn apart by lies and deceit how can they survive.The charactor Leigh has you wanting to hug and throttle her,Well worth 5*

Cassie is a beautiful 17 year old who seems to have everything – a nice house, professional hardworking parents, money and a great little sister, Erin. However at 17 she feels the need to discover who she is. Why was she adopted, why did her birth mother give her away? This sets the whole family on an emotional rollercoaster which could end in disaster.

This is an intensely emotional book which at times was hard to read. How loyal should you be to your adopted family if they lie to you? Does your loyalty lie with your birth family who are, after all, you blood relatives? Even if they seem on a self-destructive path which threatens to take you with them?

This is a well written book with an excellent plot which hung together well. Nothing that happened seemed outside the bounds of possibility & the author never took things to extremes. In many ways this made it harder to read as it was so believable.

The characters are excellent. Cassie is a teenager going through the standard teenage angst, discovering boys & freedom. She makes right decisions and wrong decisions. Her little sister, Erin, is lovely. A loyal sister but one who sometimes isn’t afraid to express her opinion but at only 13 she sometimes finds it all a bit much. I won’t say anything about the people Cassie meets on her search for her birth family but suffice to say they are complex and well written.

Did I enjoy this book? It is hard to say really as it was difficult to read in places. I am glad that I read it & I felt it was an excellent book. This was a good look at human nature and that is not always very pleasant.

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley.

#TheForgottenSister #NetGalley An emotional roller coaster of a book. A story of how a seemingly perfect family can be ripped apart by lies and dishonesty. Well written and easy to read with interesting characters. With Leah, I alternated between despising her and feeling desperately sorry for her and wondering how her life would have turned out if things had gone the other way. 'Enjoy' would seem to be the wrong word about the book but it has made a lasting impression on me.

Grace gets the phone call that every parent dreads, her adopted daughter Cassie is in A&E in the Royal Infirmary hospital. Her husband Tom and daughter Erin panic.

The story then goes back 4 months earlier when Cassie decides to find out more about her birth mother and discovers she has a sister called Leah.

This is a beautifully written emotional book that explores family life and the consequences of keeping secrets from you’re nearest and dearest. Should you’re loyalties lie with you’re adoptive parents who have lied to you or with you’re birth family, even though they seem to be on a journey of self destruction taking you along with them!!

This is a book that stays with you after reading it and makes you think what would you do if you were in Cassie’s shoes.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

A great story about family dynamics and the possible impact of adoption not to mention secrets. There are lots of bits to keep you going throughout and then a bit of a twist towards the end.

Don’t judge before you know all the facts. A mystery and a tear jerker. Why people do things and why they live the way they do., maybe if you were in their position you would take the same course in life. Without giving anything away this is a must read.