The story is based on complicated relationships, and the dynamic between characters was interesting. The ending was mostly satisfying to me, though I didn’t think the mini twist on the last page was necessary. I like the fact that some of the characters - notably Andee (and Jay) - recur from previous novels - it makes the network of connections feel authentic. She is also the author of Just One More Day and One Day at a Time, the moving memoirs of her childhood in Bristol during the 1960s.

After the reasoning behind Hanna and Jack's daughter, Cait, being a bratty adult child is revealed I liked her progression into a more mature adult. The majority of the story revolves around Hanna, with occasional interspersions from an unknown character who seems to know an awful lot about Hanna and her family.

There's a thread in the first half that I really didn't enjoy and I believe that a different vehicle could have been used to facilitate the storyline. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I was really looking forward to reading this book as it has been a while since I’ve read any of her books.

The mounting sense of a twist did keep me reading, but found this to be lacking in this author's normal high standards. I really didn't get involved in the storyline until the second half, and then I really did become involved. Susan Lewis is the internationally bestselling author of over forty books across the genres of family drama, thriller, suspense and crime.I found it soooo hard to get into the first half of the book had me so mad almost to the middle of the book that I either wanted to scream or throw it at the mirror in the bathroom, that being the only safe mirror because it can shatter into the basin! Yes, Riona does confide in me from time to time, and she was so upset about this that it all came tumbling out. The big twist, the big reveal I felt was obvious from very early in the story, partly cuz I've read that plot twist in several other books and partly cuz the "clues" were very obvious from the get-to. Maybe the slow start as the reader is introduced to the seemingly idyllic Hanna who's wealthy job and loving marriage seems perfect from the outset.

A well thought out and intruiging plot with several twists - I did however guess the main plot twist, but will give nothing away by saying anything further!The pacing is steady and everything builds to an exciting conclusion in this tale of family relationships. Wouldn’t rave about it like others have but I’m guessing that they must be die hard Susan Lewis Fans. The first half was slightly slow but I liked getting to know the characters and their dynamics - even though I didn’t find any of the characters super likeable! However, the family dynamic isn’t the most straightforward and there are lots of secrets being withheld.