This book popped up as a recommendation on Storytel. The summary looked good and a cover with an empty swing and child in a title always give me chills.

I will give you one advice. Read this book on paper (or e reader), the editing of the audiobook production I listened to was annoying with long silences on new chapters which ruined my experience with the story. Reason two for reading it on paper, the amount of characters. I started mixing up some people.

The story has an interesting setting. Hollie grew up in a criminal and violent environment but tried to escape. Now she is confronted with all that again as strange things start to happen. A boy popping up in her car after an accident. People who were assumed to be dead are seen. Kidnapping, burglary and smashed cars, it all happened. There are a lot of possible suspects that have it out for Hollie making it an interesting puzzle to play along with.

Character wise it was a bit tricky for me. Hollie is a fierce character, that I liked, but she made some decisions that made me question her. I noticed I was not always rooting for her.
There are a few chapters from a kid his point of view and those were heartbreaking. Letters to his mum, how much they miss her. It made me curious about everything that was happening to him and making me want to read the whole story from his point of view.