When we are young we often do silly things and don’t expect them to come back to haunt us when we are all grown up and now have a responsible job and a loving family. When a sex tape is sent to everyone Scarlett knows apart from her new friends at baby group her life starts to fall apart and as things spiral she starts to wonder if someone closer to home is out to destroy her and if they are who is it and why? This is a very twisted tale and it made me distrust everyone involved all the way through the book.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.* Sometimes your past can come back to haunt you. Scarlett seems to have the perfect life - life in an idyllic village, a husband, baby and a rewarding job. All of this comes crumbling around her when a secret from her misspent youth is revealed, leaving Scarlett adrift and not knowing who she can trust. I really enjoyed the multiple layers of this story - the struggles of being a working mother, shifting relationships, family dynamics and the power of the internet. An enjoyable and intriguing domestic thriller with an action-packed climax.

I really loved this book. It was a hard to put down mystery for sure but I would not classify it as a thriller. I could really relate to these characters because I was a young mother once and I did participate in "baby groups" although my groups did not have this much drama! The characters were interesting and the book was well written. I could not figure out who the bad guy was which is often easy to do. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy a good mystery.

Scarlett is a rich and successful mom to a 11-month old girl. She is on maternity leave from her amazing Digital Marketing job and runs a successful online blog called Cheshire Mama. Cheshire is the name of the village where she lives, some 1 hour away from the hubbub of the city, in a huge listed home on a private road. She's friendly, outgoing, ever ready to click a picture and post it on her Instagram feed.
Her friends from NCT - outgoing and brash Cora, quiet and apologetic Emma, and small cleanliness freak Asha - are her 3 am friends now, now that she doesn't have any "old" friends to fall back on after becoming a mother.

Eventually, she joins back to work, and the day she does, she has a huge shock in store.

Someone has mailed her boss and her co-workers a sex tape in which she is with two people - both males. The video is sent to her husband, her friends from work, and her father as well.
Everyone, except her NCT friends. And Scarlett has no idea who did this or why.

As the world around her slowly disintegrates, she tries to keep her NCT friends from knowing this terrible secret, which in turn, would open a can of worms that no one can contain.

What I liked:
The language was fluid and it was a quick read - always a plus for me as I'm strapped of time ALWAYS!

The characters were well fleshed out. Scarlett's NCT friends, Ollie, Mitch, and Ed were all people with their own struggles and battles. I LOVE well-defined characters.

The ending was good. It tied up loose ends. Gave valid explanations for everything.

What I didn't like:
Why did Scarlett have to find evidence of who sent the video (as suggested by her lawyer)? Isn't it the work of the police?

Some situations seem improbable. Like the one where Scarlett breaks down in front of Ed and then all the four of the NCTs go to the bar and drink themselves senseless. Hello? What about your babies?


Anyway, these points apart, the book was good. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you're looking for a quick mystery read, this book is the one for you.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC copy.

Scarlett is a rich and successful mom to a 11-month old girl. She is on maternity leave from her amazing Digital Marketing job and runs a successful online blog called Cheshire Mama. Cheshire is the name of the village where she lives, some 1 hour away from the hubbub of the city, in a huge listed home on a private road. She's friendly, outgoing, ever ready to click a picture and post it on her Instagram feed.
Her friends from NCT - outgoing and brash Cora, quiet and apologetic Emma, and small cleanliness freak Asha - are her 3 am friends now, now that she doesn't have any "old" friends to fall back on after becoming a mother.

Eventually, she joins back to work, and the day she does, she has a huge shock in store.

Someone has mailed her boss and her co-workers a sex tape in which she is with two people - both males. The video is sent to her husband, her friends from work, and her father as well.
Everyone, except her NCT friends. And Scarlett has no idea who did this or why.

As the world around her slowly disintegrates, she tries to keep her NCT friends from knowing this terrible secret, which in turn, would open a can of worms that no one can contain.

What I liked:
The language was fluid and it was a quick read - always a plus for me as I'm strapped of time ALWAYS!

The characters were well fleshed out. Scarlett's NCT friends, Ollie, Mitch, and Ed were all people with their own struggles and battles. I LOVE well-defined characters.

The ending was good. It tied up loose ends. Gave valid explanations for everything.

What I didn't like:
Why did Scarlett have to find evidence of who sent the video (as suggested by her lawyer)? Isn't it the work of the police?

Some situations seem improbable. Like the one where Scarlett breaks down in front of Ed and then all the four of the NCTs go to the bar and drink themselves senseless. Hello? What about your babies?


Anyway, these points apart, the book was good. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you're looking for a quick mystery read, this book is the one for you.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC copy.

Review to follow!