Daisy and Simon are reasonably happily married, and they have a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Millie. Simon drinks too much sometimes, but Daisy understands and feels she can handle it. The trouble starts when Simon thinks they should have another child and they visit the fertility center. Daisy doesn’t really want this, but if it will help her relationship with Simon, she’ll try.
After the clinic visit, Simon’s drinking becomes worse. Daisy thinks she can handle it as usual until a terrible accident puts an end to their happy family, perhaps forever.
The story is told from the alternate viewpoints of Daisy and Simon. Considering the tissue of lies behind their relationship, I thought this was very effective. I didn’t really like either character, but using the two viewpoints gave a better understanding of the character’s motivations.
The book has a number of twists, but the ending is quite a shocker. The revelations keep coming. It’s almost too much. I though the plot was interesting, but it got rather dark after the accident. It’s a good thriller with character development, particularly on Simon’s part, and lots of themes like alcoholism, domestic abuse and friendship.
If you enjoy thrillers, this is a good one.
I received this book from Harlequin for this review.
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