OUR HOUSE

Author:  Louise Candlish

Genre:  Thriller, Standalone

Published:  2018

Personal Rating:  4/5 (very good)

Format:  eBook

Yearly Count:  21

From NetGalley:

There's nothing unusual about a new family moving in at 91 Trinity Avenue. Except it's her house. And she didn't sell it.

When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern coparenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.

Now Bram has disappeared and so have Fiona's children. As events spiral well beyond her control, Fiona will discover just how many lies her husband was weaving and how little they truly knew each other. But Bram's not the only one with things to hide, and some secrets are best kept to oneself, safe as houses.

Oh my.  I have such mixed feelings about this book.  I'm sticking with a "very good" rating due to its intrigue.  I looked forward to my evening read and was engaged all along the way.  The mixed feelings are based on the ending.  It's two-fold, though.  I loved a portion of it, but hated another.  I'm so tempted to give it a higher rating because it has had me thinking about it since I finished it.  But, NO.  The 4/5 remains.  I'm curious as to what others think.  Now, I'm off to see what other books this author wrote.

Thoughts of Joy

My thanks go to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with this eGalley.