Published by Harper Perennial Genres: Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Color me confused. That is how I felt for most of this book. I thought this book would be a slam dunk 5 star read for me as I enjoyed the author’s previous book, The Woman on the Ledge. This book goes back and forth in time to tell the story of two women who both have a son named Sam. Lauren has a two-year-old son, named Sam. She has been living in Spain with him and is approached by police who question if she is Sam’s real mother. They state a woman has reported her son, also named Sam, has gone missing from her home. But Lauren has a birth certificate and passport for her Sam….
Hope and Drew had a son named Sam who went missing from their home. The police inform them that they may have found their son but wonder why it took so long for Hope to report that her son is missing…
As I mentioned this book goes back and forth in time and gives readers the POV of several characters. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the back and forth in time. I found it to be a little confusing. But I was intrigued enough to keep reading and found myself feeling for both Lauren and Hope. I kept thinking of how I would feel in each of their shoes. My biggest source of confusion was who is Sam’s mother?
The premise of this book was intriguing, but the back and forth in time didn’t quite work for me. I don’t typically get confused with books which go back and forth in time, but this one was a bit confusing. There are a few twists and turns along the way which kept me engaged and wanting to know more. I wanted to get to the bottom of things and then BAM there is one shocker of a reveal at the end which had me going ‘aha’ now I get it but that couldn’t fully save this book for me.
3.5 stars
Thank you to Harper Perennial 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.
