I received an ARC of this book with thanks to Avon Books UK via NetGalley

This book was both hit and miss for me. I felt distracted at the beginning therefore found the first third of the book to be quite slow. Because I felt distracted I also was confused by characters and their names as the narrative is told from the perspective of a few different women so that added to the slow start for me.

The foundation of the story is good. I like that whilst in a similar vein of many mystery/thrillers popular within the past decade, it does try to forge it's own path and end with a stance of female empowerment after a past filled with shame and belittlement. However the ending is where the book fell flat for me. I felt that I was left with so many loose ends that could have left me with a greater sense of satisfaction for myself and vindication for a few of the characters if they had been obviously resolved. Whether this hints at a tease for a second book I'm not sure, but I hardly believe it to be necessary if this is the objective.