Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: August 29th, 2023
Pages: 320 (9 Hr. 21 min.)
Publisher: Flatiron Books (Macmillan Audio)
My Rating: ⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth.
Edith may have been tricked into a nursing home, but at eighty-years-young, she’s planning her escape. Patience works there, cleaning messes and bonding with Edith, a kindred spirit. But Patience is lying to Edith about almost everything.
Edith’s own daughter, Clio, won’t speak to her. And someone new is about to knock on Clio’s door…and their intentions aren’t good.
With every reason to distrust each other, the women must solve a mystery with three suspects, two murders, and one victim. If they do, they might just find out what happened to the baby who disappeared, the mother who lost her, and the connections that bind them.”
My Review:
I am so devastatingly disappointed that I didn’t love this. This was one of my top most-anticipated releases for this year. I have absolutely devoured her previous books. But this one… oh my, what a flop. It fell so flat for me.
I didn’t find any of the characters particularly endearing. I didn’t hate them, I just didn’t care enough. There were so many plot lines (none of which were very thrilling) happening simultaneously that I got a little lost at times. And, honestly, I was just bored the entire time. I was not at all invested in anyone or anything.
This lacked all of the spark, mystery, suspense, tension, and propulsive reading experience that I expect from this author. I really don’t know what happened here but it didn’t work for me. Better luck next year, hopefully?
I definitely struggled with the audiobook version. There are many perspectives and it switches often. I love this writing style normally but the audio and voice of the characters were hard to differentiate between.
I’m still going to recommend to anyone who loves this author to give this book a shot. It wasn’t terrible but it was just a major let down from some of her other books. I absolutely hate giving this a low rating but I have to be fair and honest with it.
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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