Author: Alex Lake
Format reviewed: Paperback
Source: Felicity Denham at Harper Collins
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: 10th October 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
A race against time to save her child…
In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… she loses her child.
For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement. Abducted aged fifteen, she gave birth to two sons before Max, and on their third birthdays her captor came and took them from her.
She cannot let it happen again. But she has no idea how to stop it. And the clock is ticking…
In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… she loses her child.
For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement. Abducted aged fifteen, she gave birth to two sons before Max, and on their third birthdays her captor came and took them from her.
She cannot let it happen again. But she has no idea how to stop it. And the clock is ticking…
OMG - WOW!!! I have no other words...
.... go buy and read this book now, it is that AMAZING!
I've literally just sat in my garden for two hours and have devoured every last word of this book - there is great amounts of tension and the question that keeps driving the story forward is, will Maggie be able to save her son in 7 days time, and if so how.
She was kidnapped and imprisoned 12 years before that and the man who took her, has fathered three children with her, and each one was taken away on their third birthday, never to be seen again. Maggie is determined that it won't happen again this time, but equally she has no idea just what will work as she has tried to escape over the years.
From the readers point of view we see the present day situation with Maggie, in addition to sections from her family members and police, all in incredibly short and more-ish chapters. All the time lines are introduced clearly so you always know where you are in the story and who the current focus is on.
I think the very short chapters work really well in this book as they create as sense of urgency, and I wouldn't have been able to put this book down if you had asked.
I've read most of Alex Lake's books and without a doubt this is an author who started off with fabulous books and is improving and writing even better, more addictive stories each time. This must be her best yet.
From our viewpoint, we knew how had taken Maggie, but I just couldn't quite reach inside the pages and tell the police what was going on.
Maggie's experiences are horrifying, I would hate to ever be in a similar situation but we also see how her being missing has affected the entire family.
Simply put this is one fantabulous book, which hooked me in really quickly, from the prologue and didn't let me go until the last page.
Thank you to Felicity Denham for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
.... go buy and read this book now, it is that AMAZING!
I've literally just sat in my garden for two hours and have devoured every last word of this book - there is great amounts of tension and the question that keeps driving the story forward is, will Maggie be able to save her son in 7 days time, and if so how.
She was kidnapped and imprisoned 12 years before that and the man who took her, has fathered three children with her, and each one was taken away on their third birthday, never to be seen again. Maggie is determined that it won't happen again this time, but equally she has no idea just what will work as she has tried to escape over the years.
From the readers point of view we see the present day situation with Maggie, in addition to sections from her family members and police, all in incredibly short and more-ish chapters. All the time lines are introduced clearly so you always know where you are in the story and who the current focus is on.
I think the very short chapters work really well in this book as they create as sense of urgency, and I wouldn't have been able to put this book down if you had asked.
I've read most of Alex Lake's books and without a doubt this is an author who started off with fabulous books and is improving and writing even better, more addictive stories each time. This must be her best yet.
From our viewpoint, we knew how had taken Maggie, but I just couldn't quite reach inside the pages and tell the police what was going on.
Maggie's experiences are horrifying, I would hate to ever be in a similar situation but we also see how her being missing has affected the entire family.
Simply put this is one fantabulous book, which hooked me in really quickly, from the prologue and didn't let me go until the last page.
Thank you to Felicity Denham for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
