My review: 4⭐
What a tragic and heartbreaking story.
Dan and Lizzie are both barristers, with different concentrations. When Dan can’t get away from work, Lizzie goes on holiday with her two daughters, 15 year old Portia and 8 year old Becca without him. Portia is more of a daddy’s girl and frequently at odds with her mom. Becca has been called their sunbeam and the spitting image of Lizzie. On a rainy ride home they are involved in an accident and Lizzie has to make an impossible choice.
I was really feeling the chill when she kept diving into the cold lake.
Months later Lizzie is still suffering from amnesia and the cops are questioning if she is faking it in order to cover up how the accident really happened.
Dan was a real meany pants for a bit there, but Laura wrote his breakdown very well.
I loved Aidan as a supportive character.
I’m not sure I agree with Lizzie’s choices, but who knows what one would do if they were in the same circumstance.
Whenever I read a story about the loss of a child I always thank my lucky stars mine is alive and well. I know that’s not always the case for others, so be aware this might be a trigger for some.
This is my first time with this author and I’d for sure give her work a read again.
*Thanks to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and Laura Jarratt for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb: Release date ~ May 3, 2022
Two girls. One car accident. The most painful choice a mother could make.
When Lizzie’s car crashes with her two daughters inside, she faces a terrible choice—she has time to save one of her girls. Only one.
As she recovers from her injuries, Lizzie has to deal with not only the tragedy of her decision, but also a police investigation into it. Grieving, she and her family struggle to come to terms with the events of that night, and then things take an even darker turn. What exactly happened on that remote country road? Who is responsible? And can the family get through this together, or will the truth finally tear them apart?
