a somewhat predictable, formulaic novel. not a bad read, but not on par with her previous novels.  dragged in places,  characters one-dimensional.

I received an advance review copy of The Family Next Door from the Great Thought's Ninja Review Team. All opinions are my own.

This was the first of Sally Hepworth's novels which I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!  This book read similar to a Laine Moriarty novel - as this book had a very large ensemble cast, and was set in Australia.  While it took me a bit to remember who was who in the book, once I put two and two together, it flowed much better for me.  The book has a few twists which I never saw coming (I did not read the back of the book before, so I knew nothing about the book before starting), and I appreciated them all, the twists actually help tie together some of the character's story lines.   I did feel a few of the characters were unnecessary to the main characters, and just took time away from possible further development of back stories.  
But honestly, all in all, I really enjoyed this novel and look forward to reading Sally's previous books!

I received an advanced review copy of this book from The Great Thoughts Ninja Review Team. All opinions are my own. Excellent book with a strong plot and believable characters. I really enjoyed this book. It has enough twists and turns to keep you reading and guessing. Definitely worth reading.

This Author never fails. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.  Very well written and suspenseful.

Motherhood is not the ideal that Essie dreamed it would be. Once, in a moment of frustration she left her newborn alone in a park. Luckily nothing happened and Essie got the help she needed, but the fear that she could slip again is jut below the surface. And now Essie is pregnant again. She takes her mind of her worries by getting to know her new neighbor, a single woman with no children, an oddity in a neighborhood where everyone is married with children. As Essie gets closer to Isabelle, it would seem that the newcomer’s choice of homes was anything but random. Readers will probably guess what’s happening, but Hepworth keeps the story alive and exciting with vibrant characters and snappy dialogue