Damn this book. So twisty and disturbing. I went into this book blind and couldn't stop listening. The narration was perfect. So many twists I didn't see coming. 5++ stars... Highly recommend for any psychological thriller fan!!

Might be some triggers so definitely check those first. I don't want to list any so I don't ruin the story.

Finished this in less than 24 hours, couldn’t put it down. Check trigger warnings before reading…

Read June 2023

I can always tell when books whose plots center around abused women and children are written by men. The handling of traumatic and sensitive topics feel forced and contrite. Flippant and used as a cheap literary tool. It was very apparent in this book that it made me stop and look up the writer. The writing was disjointed and the story had twists upon twists that did nothing but drag the story along. Overall, meh. It wrapped up too nicely and the ending was just too unbelievable and a little ghastly for my liking.

Good book

This is a 3.5 star read. The subject matter is heavy and a little graphic, which is fine when I’m reading about adults, kids not so much. Without spoiling anything I’ll just say I had to suspend belief in order to buy into the main plot, as in this day of social media, there is no way. Overall a good read.

Jenny was a 6-year-old girl who vanished whilst walking over to her friends. Despite attempts to find her, she could not be found, until one day 12 years later when she's seemingly found. The twist of course is that this isn't the real Jenny - it's a different girl who has had a hard life and spends her time impersonating missing children. But there seems to be more to the household she's placed herself in, especially related to that of Jenny's brother Ben.

Now this book was a heck of a rollercoaster ride, filled with twists and turns which kept me reading to the end. The particular high point was the first chapter, describing the fate of a missing poster in quite the elegant way. I also liked the reveal, which intially sets Ben up to have killed his own sister, albeit in self-defense only to reveal that he was actually trying to save her from her pedophile father. My only criticism of it is that I never really gelled with the main character, maybe because her past was too patchy at times.

Still, a good read.