SYNOPSIS
Rachel has made poor decisions in the past, but she has always tried her best for her daughter. When Vivian needed a fresh start, Rachel didn't hesitate to move them far from London. She just wishes she could shake the nagging doubt that Vivian is hiding something.
Vivian isn't like other teenagers. On the surface she seems the same as her friends, but she knows she is different. When enigmatic Alex takes an interest in her, Vivian's cool demeanour hides an intensity of feeling she has never known before. His touch sets her skin on fire.
Mother and daughter are both keeping secrets. But just how dangerous are they? As lust and anger give way to violence Rachel will have to decide: is she prepared to give up everything for her child? Even her own life?
Title: All the little things
Author: Sarah Lawton
Publisher: Canelo
Publication date: March 25, 2021
REVIEW
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
Talk about toxic relationships! "All the little things" must be one of the most disturbing books I've read lately. But "good" disturbing as it kept me glued to my Kindle.
Rachel and her daughter Vivian moved away from London 6 years ago in need of a fresh start, but why? What motivated the sudden move? When a young guy takes an interest in both mum and daughter all their secrets threaten to come to light.
This was certainly more of a character's story than a plot driven one. It's not full of twists and turns but more of a slow burn drama of a really toxic mother/daughter relationship. Although I guessed the reveal quite early on, the fantastic depiction of both main characters kept me in suspense until the explosive ending. Soon it becomes clear that their relationship is like a train waiting to derail, so you can't help being in tension the whole time, cause when it derails you know it's gonna be in a spectacular fashion.
I had a bit of a hard time trying to understand Rachel's carefree approach to parenting. I could not understand her blasé attitude towards Vivian even when there was hard evidence that she was going through something.
Hell hath no fury like a teenage scorned...and there are some pretty devious ones here! It might be that my teenage years are already far away and a bit fuzzy, but I don't remember teens playing that kind of mind games with each other. I don't like teenagers or teens' stories but these ones made an unnerving read for sure.
As the story went on it kept getting darker and more twisted. Vivian is a character I will not forget in a really long time!
This was Sarah Lawton's debut, and a fantastic one at that. Is it just me or 2021 is being a phenomenal year for new authors in the suspense genre?
Thanks to NetGalley and Canelo for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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