Published by Gallery Books Genres: Adult Fiction, Contempory, Crime, Fiction, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
How far will one woman go to save her child? How far would you go?
Emma is a happily married doctor with a young son. She has everything she wants in life. She is happy, she has a good job and loves being a mother. But then her son, Josh gets sick and is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Insurance is great when it pays. But first here are deductibles, co-pays and procedures that insurance may or may not pay for. Stress upon stress is the last thing parents need when a child is ill. This aspect of the book reminded me of the movie, John Q. Same premise of a parent going to extremes to save a child.
Desiring desperately to save her son’s life, Emma decides to do something illegal (sell opioids) to make money. She cannot tell her husband, a police detective, what she is doing to make money. What would you do in her shoes? What choices would you make?
This book becomes a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high. Christina McDonald has created a gripping and moving book that touches on medial issues, motherhood, right vs. wrong, doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, moral and ethical issues, addiction, opioids, secrets, deception, family and marriage.
Once I started reading, I found that it was hard to put this book down. The second part of the book flew by fast as I had to know just how things were going to turn out.
Riveting, thought provoking, and evoking emotion.
A Buddy read with Brenda.
Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.