Trite, uninteresting story. No sense of tension, full of red herrings.Poorly written and a few grammatical errors.

This was the book that won the vote for the pick of the month of May for The Wine & Crime Book Club I host on The Nerdy Narrative on YouTube. There is nothing better than a thriller that has a main character scared of something you yourself have struggled with. Emma is within days of turning 40 - the age where her mother finally snapped and went insane. Emma's mother always told her she would be just like her and now that 40 is knocking, Emma is feeling very anxious - enough to find herself unable to sleep. Insomnia becomes the least of her worries as events are set into motion that sends Emma into a spiral. Some might read this and think that it's just not plausible for one person's life to get so out of control so fast. I'm telling you it is absolutely believable - come let me tell you about MY life sometime. LOL Which is probably why this book had me chewing my nails and turning page after page after page. While I was reading it, I unfortunately got really sick and was placed on steroids, which kept ME from sleeping, so I really related to Emma's suffering from insomnia. The exhaustion, the brain fog, not being able to remember what you did - I was right there with her. Now, I will say I do wish the author had taken a different route as far as the big mystery of what all was happening (or not happening). The nature of it, now that IS something I love usually, but I feel if it had not been used in this one, it would have been better. That's just my personal opinion - I still really enjoyed the book and will definitely get my hands on more Sarah Pinborough!

The twist was so clever. Loved this book!

It kept me reading it and I finished it so that says something. The ending was unexpected and yet unsatisfying if that makes sense! Behind her eyes was much better!!