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It is a day like any other when Sarah arrives at the school gate to pick up her two stepchildren, Izzy and Patrick.
But when the twins don't run out to meet her like normal, Sarah knows something must be wrong.
Sarah can't believe what she's hearing when the teacher informs her that their father, Mike, removed them from school earlier in the day. All of Sarah's calls to Mike go to voicemail.
Worse is to come when Sarah is told by police that as she and Mike are not legally married, and he is the children's father, there is nothing they or Sarah can do.
Then she receives a text message from Mike: Don't go home. It's not safe.
What has Mike been hiding? Where are their children? How can Sarah get her family back? Before it's too late...
But when the twins don't run out to meet her like normal, Sarah knows something must be wrong.
Sarah can't believe what she's hearing when the teacher informs her that their father, Mike, removed them from school earlier in the day. All of Sarah's calls to Mike go to voicemail.
Worse is to come when Sarah is told by police that as she and Mike are not legally married, and he is the children's father, there is nothing they or Sarah can do.
Then she receives a text message from Mike: Don't go home. It's not safe.
What has Mike been hiding? Where are their children? How can Sarah get her family back? Before it's too late...
My opinion:
ARC Review
The Stepmother by Sheila Bugler
Sarah believed she had a wonderful life with her partner and his two children, raising the twins as if they were her own. She loved them all deeply. Then, one day, her life shattered. Mike picked the twins up from school and disappeared without a trace. Terrified and desperate, Sarah searched for them, but no one seemed to know what had happened. The deeper she dug, the more danger she found herself in, and the secrets that slowly came to light shocked her to the core. Would she ever see the children again?
This was an incredible psychological thriller that hooked me from the very first page. The story is fast-paced yet well written, filled with twists that left me speechless. I kept turning the pages, eager to discover what would happen next. So many secrets were revealed along the way, and the characters developed significantly by the end of the novel.
I especially loved Sarah. She was fierce, determined, and willing to fight for the children no matter the cost. The secondary characters also played strong and important roles in shaping the story. Although the ending wasn't exactly what I expected, it fit the plot perfectly.
If you enjoy psychological thrillers packed with suspense and shocking revelations, this is definitely a book worth picking up.
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