Like A Mother⭐⭐⭐⭐

Author: Mina Hardy

THRILLERSUSPENSECRIME/ MYSTERY

7/1/20232 min read

Blurb: Writing as Mina Hardy, New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart delivers a nail-biting psychological suspense about the bonds of family, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Jeneva Rose.

Sarah and Adam Morgan had the perfect suburban a beautiful house, an adorable daughter, a baby on the way, and a once-in-a-lifetime love. They were the couple everyone envied–until Adam died.

In the wake of his death, Adam’s secrets begin to emerge. The first comes out when a woman named Candace introduces herself to Sarah as Adam’s mother. Adam had always said his mother was dead, so either Adam was lying to her, or this woman is not who she says she is.

Candace proves that Adam was her son, but she admits that her relationship with her son was strained. But she’s still Sarah’s mother-in-law, and she’s here to help. Struggling with finances after Adam’s death, Sarah agrees to move in with Candace and to accept her help with her toddler and her pregnancy.

Living in Adam’s childhood home, Sarah begins to understand the life he had before they met–the life he buried along with his relationship with his mother. When Sarah notices Candace’s strange obsession with her pregnancy, and the house begins to feel less like salvation and more like a cage, she realizes that Candace might not be the caring mother-in-law she seems. Maybe Adam had good reason to pretend that his mother was dead.

Review: I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was a nice Thriller and an easy read. It's a fast-paced thriller about Sarah who suddenly loses her husband Adam and is left alone with a toddler and a baby on the way. After Adams's death, his secrets come to light. Struggling Sarah agrees to move in with her Monther-in-law, whom she thought was dead. That's just the beginning for poor Sarah.

I enjoyed the book and liked the twists. It was easy to relate to Sarah and feel for her. The insight into the Jewish Faith was a big plus and I liked learning more about it. It was a real page-turner and kept me on my toes…I wanted to know more. I liked Mina her writing style and didn't have any issues with her using 3rd Person's POV, to be honest, it was refreshing as (for some reason) it is not used a lot anymore. I love it. The only part (and the most important part) that didn't work for me was the end. This could be an easy 4-star read, but the end was somewhat disappointing. I still had too many questions that stayed unanswered and I hate that. Which will make rating this book harder for me. Overall I really enjoyed the story, the twists, the emotions and the storytelling, but the many questions I still had brought the rating down to 3.5.