The Homemaker by Shari J. RyanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
4⭐
Genre ~ psychological thriller
Publication date ~ June 12, 2023
Page Count ~ 344
Audio length ~ 9 hours 12 minutes
Narrator ~ Stephanie Cannon
POV ~ multiple 1st
Featuring ~ dual timeline (now & last year), pregnancy, infertility, postpartum, secrets, lies, assault
Our main characters are all neighbors: Ginger, Peyton & Lincoln & Jenna & Oliver (who are new to the hood).
We’ve got some unreliableness going on:
~ Jenna because she thinks she had her baby, River, but Oliver and the doctors are telling her he was stillborn.
~ Ginger because her husband is missing and she’s doorbell camera happy.
~ Peyton because she is a serial door knocker for an ingredient she just happened to forgot at the store she was just at.
Overall, it was really fast paced and I enjoyed it even though I had a bit of it, but not all of it, worked out.
Narration notes ~ while the narrator did a fine job I think 3 different narrators would have been best, especially since it’s 1st person storytelling.
*Thanks to the author, Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for the audio copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
I pull back the blanket to take another peek at my beautiful baby boy. My heart flatlines. He isn’t there. “Where is he?” I cry, my whole body trembling. But my husband just shakes his head. “Darling… we don’t have a baby.”
What is he talking about? Stumbling to my feet, I look frantically at the highchair, the playmat in the corner, the sofa. I need to find my little boy.
Limbs like ice, I rush toward the stairs, shouting my son’s name. But my husband grabs my arms and gently reminds me there is no baby here.
I can’t listen. I don’t understand how our child isn’t in our home. I don’t know who could have taken him. I just know I have to find him.
Climbing the stairs two at a time, my hand is already stretching toward the nursery door, but my husband overtakes, blocking my way.
He forces me to face him. I think I can hear the baby mobile over the crib. I can practically smell the newborn smell. But my husband sighs and shakes his head.
He says it again, firmly this time, as a tear tracks down my cheek: “We don’t have a baby.”
I blink rapidly, my breathing ragged. I think he expects me to agree. But I know that my son is real. I can feel his weight in my arms. And I will stop at nothing to get him back…
An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will have your heart racing. Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping, mind-blowing twists! Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs.
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Oh, I love that cover! But I don’t think I’d ever actually herd of the book. It’s always fun to find something new.
I love discovering new authors! Thanks for stopping by, Sadie!