I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Alice befriends the glamorous, wealthy Kat, she feels like she’s finally found that best friend that she never seemed to have when she was younger. Three years later, Alice finds herself being questioned over the death of Kat’s husband and suddenly starts to question how much she really knows about her best friend.

This is a domestic suspense thriller (I think?) so it doesn’t seem like a lot happens, or at least there’s not a load of pulse-racing action in it. However, I think the story flowed really nicely and, for me, read at a really quick pace.

I loved the set-up to the story. Straightaway in the first chapter we are seeing the reality of Alice’s home life as a stay-at-home mother. She’s getting the kids ready for school, making breakfast and trying to keep everything together. I feel like it’s a scene literally everyone can relate to - whether you’re a slightly stressed-out mother yourself, or if you were once the kid running around in your underwear because you couldn’t find your uniform. I definitely warmed up to Alice really quickly, while Kat was definitely kept firmly at a distance. It probably didn’t help that I kept picturing Kat as Revenge’s Victoria Grayson, where Alice was more of a Debra Messing-type character.

The ending was really wow oh wow for me, and I was left in a little bit of shock but I was so impressed.