One Big Happy Family – Book Review Blog Tour

Watching my beautiful rosy-cheeked baby Ava play in the sand, I can’t believe how much joy she’s brought me. I look at the gentle waves of the ocean sparkling in the sun. But when I turn back, Ava is gone…

Everyone rushes to the beach to help search for Ava, but there’s no trace of her anywhere nearby. My ex-husband Jimmy is just as terrified as I am. But I get an odd feeling from his new girlfriend, Leah. As she cradles my other two children, she doesn’t seem as panicked as Jimmy and me. How can she be so calm?

Then they show me footage of Ava on a bus, held tightly by an elderly woman who looks just like Leah’s mother. Leah couldn’t have anything to do with Ava’s disappearance, could she?

I’ve seen the way Leah clings tightly to Jimmy, how she has moulded herself into the perfect housewife, never letting him lift a finger and cooking my children’s favourite meals every day.

Then the police officer in charge fixes me with a cold stare as he asks me why I wasn’t paying attention to my daughter. Suggesting it’s my fault she’s gone… That my older two would be safer in Leah’s care.

Should I share my suspicions? What if the police are looking in the wrong place? Time is running out to find Ava, and I’ll do whatever it takes to get her back, but are my accusations about to tear my whole family apart?

Fans of Liane Moriarty, Jodi Picoult and Linda Green will be completely gripped by this jaw-dropping page-turner filled with heart-stopping, emotional twists.

If you are fan of Jodi Piccoult or Kate Hewitt, then you need to check this book out.

Carrie Gold takes her three children to the beach before sending the children off to live with their father. While at the beach, Carrie’s youngest Ava mysteriously disappears. Panicking, Carrie looks around and her middle daughter Maisie is traumatized by the whole situation that she remains silent. The next part goes on talking about how Carrie’s ex-husband Jimmy and his new girlfriend Leah believes that Carrie has something to do with Ava’s disappearance while Carrie believes that Leah maybe be responsible for Ava’s disappearance.

You have POVs of two women Carrie and Leah who each tell their own version of the story. Carrie is a doctor but her divorce to Jimmy is traumatizing to her causing her to be almost unstable. Leah on the other hand believes that she would make a better mother than Carrie to the children. It’s interesting how everyone pinpoints the blame particularly towards Carrie on Ava’s disappearance. The writing was really great and I love how the author made the reader feel like they are a part of the story. I also like how people seem to be embroiled in the drama between Carrie and Jimmy. Carrie is trying to be a good mother to her children, even though her own children including her son Tommy believes she is not while Leah is determined to be a better mother than Carrie by making homemade muffins and dinner. The whole story seemed to be so realistic as if these things do happen in real lives. However, I actually liked the ending and the twist at th end was completely unexpected. And the ending went really well.

Overall I give this book a five star rating.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Sam Vickery is an English author who loves gritty, emotional stories that can make you sob. As a child, she was forever getting in trouble for being caught with her nose in a book, and these days are no different. She lives on the south coast of England with her husband, two children and a cat that thinks it’s a dog.

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