By: Hayley Smith
Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of this book and the stop on the book tour!
ABOUT THE BOOK
I blink open my eyes, taking in bright lights and a white room. A man smiles warmly at me from the end of my bed. ‘Honey, I’ve been so worried,’ he says gently. ‘Do you remember me? I’m your husband.’ My blood runs cold. I don’t know where I am, or who I am. All I know is I’ve never seen this man before…
As he packs my things, the nurses tell me Freddie hasn’t left my bedside since the accident I was in days ago. They tell me I’m lucky. We seem like the perfect couple, and together we’ll figure out what happened. So I go home to a beautiful house with a fancy marble kitchen and manicured garden that is supposedly ours. But deep down I know something isn’t right. Even though my memories are gone, this doesn’t feel like my life.
Slowly, flashes of memory come back. First the accident – the pouring rain, a swerving car, a sudden scream. Somebody whispering, ‘I’ll love you forever’. But most heartbreaking of all are the haunting memories of a blue-eyed little girl. Is she my little girl? Was she in the accident too? Or is she in terrible danger?
Freddie is determined to keep me safe and hide me from the world. But I can’t shake the feeling that we aren’t the loving couple he wants us to be, and that beyond this house a precious child needs me now more than ever. So why am I here? What does Freddie want? And how far will I have to go, to discover the truth?
MY REVIEW
This book started off a little slow for me but then it quickly picks up. The first part is told only from Becka’s point of view. Then later on we also get points of view from other characters. I like that we got her point of view because we were able to learn more about the situation that Becka is in, how it happened, and why it happened. I honestly thought I had it all figured out, but there was something on more sinister than I thought!
I can’t even imagine waking up in a hospital bed and not remembering anything about myself. I think author did such a great job portraying Becka’s trials and tribulations with her memory. It was very believable.
I loved the way that the book ended. I thought the finals scenes were fantastic, full action, with each character getting what they deserved.
If you’d like to give this book a try, you can get your copy here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hayley Smith is married with three children and lives in a north Derbyshire village. She has worked as a graphic designer, youth worker and musician, and has been involved for many years in organising music festivals and gigs. She studied English Language and Creative Writing with the Open University and is an avid reader of psychological fiction. Having a penchant for all things alternative, she often dips into the counter-culture scene for writing inspiration, producing quirky rough-edged characters and dark, unpredictable twists, turns and moral dilemmas.
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