Author: Katherine Faulkner
Series: None
Publication Date: January 25, 2022
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages: 383
Obtained: publisher via NetGalley
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Rating: 5/5
Bottom Line: Best final paragraph I've read in a long time
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Summary: Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after years of trying)—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. And to be honest, Helen’s a bit lonely herself. At least Rachel is fun to be with. She makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears. But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen’s not the only one who’s noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are more than a few secrets laying beneath the broad-leaved trees and warm lamplight of Greenwich Park. ~amazon.com
Review: What a freaking ride. I'll be honest and tell you that there will be times when Helen grates on your nerves and you want to shake her but then there are times when you feel incredibly horrible for her. She might be married and expecting a baby, but you get the feeling that she's really alone. Unfortunately, that makes her easy to befriend and its exactly what Rachel does. You know she's not genuine by her actions, but Helen is so naïve she believes they are all just coincidences.
Frankly, beside Helen, Katie is the only other character that I feel is on the up and up. The rest are all just a little suspect for me. The way Helen's husband treats her isn't awful but he's also not doting or concerned like an expectant father typically is. Then her seeming best friend doesn't have a single picture of the 2 of them together around her house, which just doesn't seem right. Helen's two brothers have sketchy passes as well.
This is a fast-paced thriller that has you guessing around every turn and just when you think you have it all figured out, another shoe drops taking you in yet another direction.
That last page of the book will leave you shell shocked. I can't recommend this enough!
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