Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: April 23rd, 2024
Pages: 352
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance at a happy family life.
But their childhood wasn’t the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild and thought they were free. Even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects?”
My Review:
This is my favorite Hepworth book to date!
I don’t even have words to describe just how good this was. I was absolutely hooked into the story, these characters, and the plot unfolding. I even tabbed/annotated while reading.
It deals with some heavy, emotional stuff (trigger warnings for child abuse/neglect). But, wow, did it make me feel everything.
It made me think very deeply about the foster care system, and what those kids have to go through.
I loved the structure of the story, getting the past and present timelines, as well as the multiple POVs.
The building suspense was gripping, with a mystery at its core that kept me guessing.
The girls felt so real to me – I wanted to reach through the pages and save them.
I can’t recommend it highly enough! Going to be a favorite thriller of the year for me.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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