Book Synopsis:
The accident.
The lie.
The fallout will be huge . . .
When Liza’s little boy has an accident at the local health club, it’s all anyone can talk about.
Was nobody watching him?
Where was his mother?
Who’s to blame?
The rumours, the finger-pointing, the whispers – they’re everywhere. And Liza’s best friend, Sarah, desperately needs it to stop.
Because Sarah was there when it happened. It was all her fault. And if she’s caught out on the lie, everything will fall apart . . .
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My Review:
I so enjoyed this gripping and thoroughly addictive read which had me reading long into the night.
Firstly I’ve always been a huge fan of books that involves groups of friends as it’s always fascinating to dig under the surface and see what secrets are hidden. This book does a great job of picking apart the dynamics of a friendship group and seeing what pressures or influences are there. Some of the groups problems could have easily been solved by just being honest with each other and I did find myself wishing I could go into the story and explain this to them at times.
I didn’t particularly warm to any of the mum’s as they seemed quite superficial and not people I would be friends with. I did have a lot of sympathy for Sarah as I know what it’s like to have someone else’s kid get hurt on your watch and how easy it is to try and tell a small white lie to make the situation better. Her story was especially interesting to follow as I wanted to see how she would sort everything out.
Overall I thought this was a very enjoyable, gripping read which I flew through in a few days. It was quite a moving book at times too which I wasn’t expecting. The different threads in the book compliment each other well and come together for a very satisfying ending.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Jen Harlow for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Rebecca Thornton is an alumna of the Faber Academy Writing A Novel course, where she was tutored by Esther Freud and Tim Lott. Her writing has been published in The Guardian, You Magazine, Daily Mail, Prospect Magazine and The Sunday People amongst others. She has reported from the Middle East, Kosovo and the UK. She now lives in West London with her husband and two children.
The Fallout is her third novel.
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Thanks for the blog tour support Jo, so sorry that I can’t share on Twitter x
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