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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