The perfect picture hides the darkest lies. A new home can be a happy ending. Or a fresh start. Or a hiding place... Kate Jones is running away. She has left her old life behind, changing both her own name and her daughter’s. No-one must ever connect Kate with the mistake that destroyed her life. Starting afresh on Parkview Road – a brand new street full of newly built houses – Kate looks at the other women on the street with envy. They seem to have it all: Gisela with her busy life, full house and successful children, Sally with her exciting spontaneous marriage, her glamorous holidays, her high-flying career. The pictures that Kate's new friends post online confirm their seemingly perfect existence, whilst Kate hides from the world at all costs. Until one day, everything changes. Kate is called to the scene of a devastating accident, which is about to test everything the women thought they knew about each other, and themselves.
My Review:
Rating: 3.5/5 stars.
Thank you NetGalley for giving me a chance to review this book by Kerry Fisher. The first half of this book I really didn't enjoy. I was really struggling to get through it but didn't want to give up because I hate DNF books. I really didn't like the characters and thought they were really annoying and obsessive about other people's opinions of them. I found the Instagram posts at the end of most of the chapters quite strange and couldn't believe grown adults let social media control there lives. I am really glad the book started to improve by the end and was really proud of the characters development and acceptance of an imperfect life. Kate, Sally, and Gisela really came together and supported each other through there troubles once they had accepted they weren't perfect either. Kate's story was really heart breaking and she had let it control her life. It really hit home to me that other people are allowed to help you without you feeling weak. Sally went through something many women go through and I really felt for her when everything came out. She really grew by the end and I ended up liking her. Secrets don't make your life perfect but just make it harder to live. All the characters were real and flawed and that's what I loved about this book. I'm glad I read this book to the end and recommend it to everyone who is obsessed with social media because it's a real eye opener. Amy x
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