Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Morgan is standing on a subway platform, just waiting for the train.  Nicole steps in front of her, hands her a baby and addresses Morgan by name, telling her to take the baby and love her.  Nicole then steps off the platform, in front of the approaching train. Morgan’s life will be changed forever, by a woman she doesn’t even know.  Or does she? Morgan has a cloud hanging over her from some other issues that brought her in front of the police. Now, she is a suspect and must clear her name.

Honestly, it was a great start, and totally fizzled out from there.  The book was billed as pulse-pounding, heartrending, shocking and thrilling.  Nope. The story was formulaic, and I knew from the beginning who the villains were.  The story is told in dual timelines from both Morgan and Nicole’s perspectives, which works, but the storyline fell flat.  All along I knew how it would end, and the dangling suspense just wasn’t enough to hold my interest. The characters were developed, but totally unrelatable as well as unbelievable.  Nicole is a high-powered entrepreneur/executive, yet she is a weak character, even before any post-partum depression or gaslighting occurs. Morgan is full of woe is me and not very likable.  When the baby comes along, she pretty much goes off the deep end investigating Nicole, and does some really stupid things. The dialog is amateurish and along the lines of Holy Cow, Batman.

I'm usually so critical in my reviews.  I understand writing a book is hard work and you deserve something for the effort.  But this so totally misses the mark on so many levels.

P.S.  Did the author receive compensation for product placement?  Everything is described by its brand name: Sub-Zero refrigerator, Prada bag, Sharpie pen, Viking stove, etc.  Every single time they are mentioned.  

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This was the perfect twisty thriller to end the year. I liked the emphasis on PPD and how isolating it can feel. Told in dual perspectives, this book grabbed me from the first page and it was well executed.

I felt like a detective trying to solve this before the end and I have not been disappointed, every new turn surprised me and satisfied my questions. A great read, enjoy!

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this book, it kept me interested and kept me reading and I just wanted to keep reading! I don't think there were any bad words that I can remember and no sex scenes so it's a clean read but very fast paced and intriguing. It does goes back and forth from "before" to "after" but both story lines are interesting so I never feel disappointed when it goes from one to the other and it also fits the story really well to be told in that way. If you want a suspense, mystery type book to read the I would definitely recommend this one!

This book had an interesting premise... A woman, Morgan who is waiting on a train, suddenly has a baby thrust into her arms. Before she can even think the other woman, Nicole, jumps in front of the train. It is a great way to start a book! However, after that I had some issues, mainly with the main character and how the story unfolds from there. I figured out pretty early on who was responsible, so there was never that jaw dropping moment that makes you say "NO WAY!!" Then you have the main character who seems to form an attachment really quickly to this baby. I think the final "ugh" moment for me was the love story or attraction to someone that she had just met. It seemed to me that the author thought she needed to add that in, and she didn't. Overall 3⭐
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Thank you Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!

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Darum geht´s:

In diesem Buch von Samantha M. Bailey geht es um eine Protagonistin, die nach der Arbeit wie jeden Tag am Bahnsteig wartet, als auf einmal eine verwirrt aussehende Frau ihren Arm ergreift und sagt, dass sie ihr Baby nehmen solle. Nach einigem Hin und Her steht sie mit dem Baby auf dem Arm da und nur eine Sekunde später fährt die Bahn ein und die unbekannte Frau ist tot. Aufgrund ihrer Vergangenheit und der Tatsache, dass es keine Verbindung zwischen den beiden Frauen zu geben scheint, wird sie zur Hauptverdächtigen.

Mein Lesefazit:

Das Buch hat einen heftigen Einstieg und man wird direkt in das Geschehen hineingeworfen. Anschließend wird aus beiden Perspektiven die jeweilige Geschichte erzählt – einmal in der Gegenwart und einmal in der Vergangenheit, bis zur Szene zu Beginn des Buches. Man erfährt, wie beide Frauen einen Einschnitt in ihren Leben erfahren haben und welche Folgen das jeweils hatte. Es wurde deutlich, wie ein Ereignis der Vergangenheit, was Schuldgefühle in einem auslöst, einen nachhaltig auch Jahre später beeinträchtigen kann. Es wurde gezeigt, wie starke Frauen durch deren Lebensumstände eine vollständige Wandlung machen können. Das Buch war spannend und man wusste nie, wem man vertrauen kann – als Protagonistin und Leser.

Alles in Allem ein spannendes Buch, was ich fast an einem Stück durchgelesen habe. Es war interessant zu sehen, wie zwei Leben ganz unterschiedlich verändert werden können. Allerdings hatte ich irgendwann im Laufe des Buchs eine Ahnung, wer dahinterstecken könnte, was sich letztendlich bestätigt hat. Außerdem war mir das genannte Motiv nicht nachvollziehbar genug. Ein Buch für jeden, der Lust auf einen kurzen spannenden Thriller hat, mit Babythematik.

3.5 stars
This book started out with a bang and didn’t let up. It was a crazy train of a ride. It wasn’t perfect and I could see a lot of the twists or revelations ahead of time, but it was definitely entertaining.
It’s told by two women, Nicole and Morgan in the subway station. Before Nicole jumps in front of the train to her death, she acts like she knows Morgan and gives her baby to her, begging her to take of the baby. We get to see what Nicole’s life was like leading up to her death and the aftermath with Morgan. It is super fast-paced read and definitely held my attention.

Meh...this book had so much potential. It also has pretty high ratings which I don't get. I wanted to like it but I just didn't. Poorly written in my opinion.