Published by Penguin Group, Viking Genres: Adult Fiction, Contempory, Fiction, Mystery, suspense
Format: ARC, eBook
The last sentence in this book was everything! I loved it!
Four families were enjoying a party in Whitney and Jacob Loverly’s back yard. Everyone was having a good time until Whitney could be heard screaming at the top of her lungs at her son, Xavier, through his bedroom window. It’s an uncomfortable moment as everyone has just witnessed her losing her cool and her mind on her young son.
Months have passed and people have moved on but have not forgotten. Rebecca was one of the neighbors at the party that night and she is one duty the Wednesday night that Xavier was brought into the emergency room when he fell out of his bedroom window. Rebecca won’t leave his side as things do not look promising.
Everyone in the neighborhood is worried and concerned. They also can’t help remembering that evening months ago when Whitney yelled at her son and began to wonder what really happened.
Blair, another neighbor at the party, rushes to Whitney’s side. As well as being concerned about Xavier, Blair has her own concerns that hit close to home. Rebecca, the doctor on duty when Xavier comes in, has a secret, and worries about her husband Brad’s reaction to it.
Mara is an elderly neighbor that sees all but is invisible to those in her neighborhood. She has her own secrets as well.
This book was juicy and gripping. What a tangled web they have weaved in this neighborhood. Everyone has a secret; some have secrets bigger than others and I was on the edge of my seat wondering if the secrets would be exposed.
There is a lot of food for thought in this book. This touches on motherhood, putting yourself before your child, jealousy, deception, and miscarriage to name a few. There were characters that I liked and those I loathed.
This was my first book by Ashley Audrain and I can’t wait to read more of her books! The Whispers was well written, well thought out and perfectly paced.
Gripping, shocking, intense, and hard to put down!
**Trigger warnings for miscarriage, infidelity, child in hospital
Highly Recommend!
Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Viking, Pamela Dorman 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.