Published by Macmillan audio, St. Martin's Press Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
It has always been Catherine and her mother, Ruth, against the world. Catherine knows her mother to be a quiet, serious, and hardworking woman. They have always been together but now Catherine wants to advance her career and doing so means moving.
Ruth will do anything to keep Catherine with her. She wasn’t expecting Catherine to want to move, to question things, or to dig into her past. What secrets will be uncovered?
How well do you really know someone? How well do you know your parent(s)?
This was a gripping and hard to put down book. I enjoyed how the book is told through the past and present timelines. As more is divulged, I found myself more immersed in the story. I felt for Catherine wanting to grow and move on with her life. She is an adult now and ready to spread her wings. Ruth is fearful and willing to do whatever it takes to keep Catherine close to her. I was intrigued with why she felt the need to keep her so close. As children, we only know our parents as parents, we don’t know everything about them, their pasts, their experiences, only what they choose to share with us. Ruth has not shared much at all.
This was a well written and thrilling book. I enjoyed the mounting suspense, especially in the last half of the book. There are secrets and then there are secrets!!! Wowza! So good! What an enjoyable thriller that built into a thrilling second half. I enjoyed Catherine and Ruth’s mother-daughter relationship, it’s an interesting dynamic. I also enjoyed the role of secrets in this book.
Sarah Pekkanen has written another thrilling book that kept me on my toes. I had both the kindle and audiobook versions of this book and found myself listening to most of the book via audiobook as the narration was so terrific.
Gripping, suspenseful, thought provoking and hard to put down!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Audio 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.