Cuckoo

Firstly, I was captivated by the book's cover - it's very appealing! The story introduces us to Claire, who appears to have a happy life with her new fiancé, Noah. However, her world is upended when she visits Noah's workplace to deliver his lunch, only to discover he hasn't been employed there for months. Confused, Claire seeks answers, especially when Noah won't acknowledge or explain the situation.

The narrative alternates between the present and Claire's past, smoothly transitioning and offering a glimpse into her strained relationship with her mother. The beginning of the book was as bewildering for me as it was for Claire, leaving me puzzled about Noah's actions. As the plot progresses, it raises more questions than it answers, keeping the reader in suspense. Claire is a compelling character, and while I shared her desire for answers, I questioned her methods at times. Nonetheless, her friend Sukhi was a character I admired for her steadfast support of Claire.

The book took an unexpected direction, but it was a thrilling and suspenseful read! Filled with unforeseen twists and turns, it captured my attention all the way to its conclusion. I would recommend it.

A new author to me, but really enjoyed this book. A page turning thriller with lots of unexpected twists. Definitely recommend

Wow! This is a rollercoaster of a book! Twists and turns and just having no idea what will come next. I’ll admit. , The writing is fantastic, and you really don’t know just what will happen from start to finish. I liked most of the characters, one is absolutely horrible, but really ties in with everything happening in this book. Thank you for the opportunity to red nd rate. I look forward to the author’s next book.

A great read …. We are introduced to Claire who is engaged to the love of her life Noah, on the day of their anniversary Claire turns up at Noah’s work only to find he no longer works there … the life that she thought she was living is not so for many reasons . I loved the way this book was written a mixture of dusty entries from Claire which gives the reader background around her troubled upbringing and toxic relationship with her mother as well as telling the love story of her and Noah. We then get real time that unfolds a great story that captures the reader

4* Not what I thought, in a pretty shocking way. Sad, creepy, shocking and what a twist.

Well, this tale starts off with a seemingly happy engaged couple, before he does the dirty on her and she discovers his litany of lies, and goes on a mission to track him down and make him admit he's done her wrong, and try to win him back, though he's no prize. Right? Wrong!! To say more would give the tale away. I didn't suspect the outcome, thinking a scorned woman whose actions resulted in something very sad would actually get a decent outcome (desperately trying not to Spoiler here) but the author turned the tables pretty much at 95% of the tale gone. Totally did not see that coming. Uhuh.

I was attracted to the premise of this book, although it ended up being slightly different from what I expected -in a good way! I read this book twice and edited my review on second read.

The book is told via the POV of Claire's journal and her present storyline around her issues with her Mother. She is living a happy life with her fiancé Noah, but when she goes to visit him at work with her coworker Shuki, she is told he hasn't worked there for almost a year.

The book is worth 5 stars in my opinion. I read it twice and got better the second time. I honestly believe this book is going to be huge on booktok.

This was a really engrossing read which I got into very quickly however there was a constant feeling of unease as I was trying to figure out what was going on and was never quite sure of the reliability of the protagonist. The details of her childhood were painful and the impact on her very apparent. I like how this was split into two parts, that worked really well in explaining the relationship and the ending was in parts expected yet in other ways shocking. Overall though I found this a real page turner with an intriguing protagonist especially as her life gradually disintegrated as she tried to find out the truth about her fiancé resulting in her taking increasingly desperate actions.

I enjoyed this book. I read it very quickly and found it easy to get into. The “Mother” character I absolutely detested - so well done to the author for creating such a challenging person. The plot revolves around Claire discovering her fiancé having another life she knows nothing about and it spurs Claire on to try and find out what happened. I didn’t see the plot twist coming at the end. I liked the book’s take on the psychological aspects very much. Will recommend to others to read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance reading copy.

I absolutely flew through this book! I enjoyed it so much! An absolutely stonking debut! Just brilliant! Think everyone will be talking about this one when it releases next year. Feel very privileged to have read it so early so thank you for the advanced copy!