Perfect Little Children

All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn't mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn't seen Flora for twelve years. She doesn't want to see her today--or ever again. But she can't resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car. Except . . . There's something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven't changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven't they grown? How is it possible that they haven't grown up?

Confession time.....I have never read a novel by Sophie Hannah (and there are plenty)! When I was sent this book from the publisher, I read the blurb and was immediately sucked in! A woman sees her former best friend (who she hasn’t seen in 12 years), and her two children appear exactly the same as the last time she saw them. WHAT? This book starts with that bombshell and never lets up. It is fast paced, highly addictive (I flew through it in two days) and will keep the super sleuths among you guessing at what is going on? One of the things that kept me so intrigued with this book is that the main character is just your typical suburban mom, and not a detective (I’m not a huge fan of detective stories). Does she do some uncharacteristic things, particularly toward the end? Well yes, but I was so far down the rabbit hole by that point, I just needed answers however I could get them! Well written with characters that jump off the page, this book took me by surprise, and I love when a book does that.

Carve out some extended reading time for this twisty and addictive read! Please excuse me while I go look up this author’s previous work.