12/30/2023 0 Comments Marsha may family secretsLily met Edward when he hired her to tutor young Noah at home. Lily’s husband is a charming widower who has always been a little vague about his first wife’s passing from an allergic reaction to nuts. Lily, like most domestic thriller heroines, thinks she has just recently married the perfect man, and he has an adorable little son, Noah. This domestic thriller/mystery by Jess Ryder was a nice surprise! Ably written, well-narrated, and nicely characterized, this audiobook delivers the domestic thrills from a fresh point of view. Thanks to Netgalley, Jess Ryder, and Bookouture for a copy of the book. Lily's (somewhat) gullible attitude aside, this is a thriller that would appeal to many fans of the genre. I can tell Jess Ryder tried hard to make Lily's actions seem brave and sensible, but (for me) she didn't completely succeed. In fact Lily DOES have some backbone, and continues her inquiries about Edward and his late wife, but she's too naïve for my taste. Even after Edward exhibits more shady behavior, Lily seems to brush it off. Though Lily has proof Edward lied about something very important, and her friend Marsha advises Lily to get out, Lily decides she has to give her marriage a chance. Lily learns that Edward has lied to her about many things, and that he may not be the man she thought she married.įor me, Lily is one of those fictional protagonists who are much too compliant with manipulative deceptive controlling men. Lily HAS been concerned about Noah being purposely isolated at home, and - with the help of her best friend Marsha - secretly investigates Edward. Noah goes on to say that his mother is alive and will be coming to get him. Noah secretly tells Lily he 'remembers everything' and that his father and sisters have been lying. Lily is just starting to enjoy her newlywed bliss when young Noah makes a shocking confession. though Edward's grown daughters, Tara and Georgia, are cool toward the idea. The couple get married just months after they meet. Lily also gets romantically involved with Edward, a charming 45-year-old man who claims he fell in love with Lily at first sight. Lily enjoys tutoring Noah, a lonely boy who's almost completely insulated from the outside world at Edward's instructions. So Lily interviews with Edward Morgan, a rich widower looking for a private teacher for his 8-year-old son Noah.Įdward explains that Noah is still traumatized by the loss of his mother several years ago, and warns Lily she can NEVER mention Noah's mum as it will cause a panic attack. Thirty-year-old primary school teacher Lily Baxendale, recently out of a long relationship, needs a new challenge. With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Bookouture for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review. Overall, this is an enjoyable, well paced, easy read. There’s plenty of tension and uncertainty which builds well towards the ending which is maybe a bit neat for my taste. The dynamics between the various characters is very good and the scenes with the daughters are often intense especially with Tara who has a sharp tongue to say the least. However, I’m not quite so keen on how she deals with some of her investigating via Noah, it seems a bit relentless for the poor kid. ![]() One very positive feature of the novel is the character of Lily who is no shrinking violet, this is an intelligent woman driven by logic, her trail to the truth is well reasoned common sense. There are so many off notes right from the start sometimes clamouring like an inebriated orchestra and it’s entertaining seeing how Lily deals with it or ignores it. Is Lily naively going into the marriage in a blinkered fashion, her love for Edward blinding her to potential issues? Why does she feel like the first wife Clare is a ghost at the wedding feast? Is she a benign presence or the opposite? It soon emerges that things are not entirely as they seem as Lily digs beneath the surface charm.Īt first it seems as it will a path well trodden towards predictability but pleasingly the plot journey takes plenty of twisty detours through thought dead ends and quite a few U-turns in beliefs and suspicion. Edward has two older daughters, Tara and Georgia whose reaction to the second marriage can best be described as luke warm. ![]() He’s fifteen years older than her, they meet when he hires her to home school his eight year old son Noah over whom Edward is extremely protective, maybe overly so. Lily Baxendale accepts a marriage proposal from Edward Morgan even though she’s only known him a few months.
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