The Child at My Door – Blog Tour Book Review

Title:- The Child At My Door

Author:- Sam Vickery

Date published:- 23rd January 2023

No. of pages:- 326 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 5/5

Writing:- 5/5

Overall rating:- 5/5

There’s a child at my door. I’ve never seen him before. He says he’s my grandson, but that’s impossible… how much of my life is a lie? What else don’t I know?

I’ve lived on this quiet street for years, in the same house I once shared with my husband and our beloved daughter, Chloe. Now they’re both gone and my home, that used to be filled with laughter, is too quiet, too still.

When a little boy I don’t recognise knocks at my door, without a parent in sight, I’m shocked. He trembles with nerves, and I tell him I can help find his mother. But I’m not prepared for what he says next. I’m left frozen, heart pounding in my chest.

‘My mummy’s called Chloe. You’re my grandma.’

My blood runs cold. It can’t be true. The curly-haired boy looking up at me is no older than five and my daughter died fifteen years ago. Didn’t she?

If she’s alive, then what really happened on the day I lost my daughter? And where is she now?

This was a fast paced thriller that will keep you on the edge of the seat!

The story is about a woman named Clarissa when she comes across a boy who is standing at her doorstep. He says that his name was Tommy and that he was sent to him by his mother Chloe. He also says that Clarissa is his grandmother. But Clarissa believed that it was impossible–her daughter Chloe died some fifteen years ago. Who is this woman who is Chloe and what exactly happened?

The plot was intriguing and unique, which makes the whole story unique as well. A daughter who is supposed to be dead yet many years later, her child turns up at the door of her mother’s house. The story divides between Clarissa and Chloe’s POV. The abuse, trauma as well as maternal love was all discussed in detail in this book. What makes it more interesting is when Chloe meets a man who looked a lot like her brother, whom according to her mother, she had killed him many years ago. The presence of a hidden story was fascinating to me.

Although the book started out slow, it became more fast paced and interesting towards the middle of the book that you really want to know what is going to happen next in the book. I like how the author managed to keep the reader on the edge. The ending was literally unexpected and this book is filled with many twists and turns that you wouldn’t expect. Worth five stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. Many thanks to Bookouture for making me a part of the blog tour. The review is based on my honest opinion only.