Six stars. Couldn't put it down. Plenty of good twists and a real play on the "cheating husband" that just kept you rolling. Literally didn't know what was coming next. Loved it and can highly recommend. Any time you think you know what's going on, you don't. There's some which you might get suspicious about, but you really don't know. The opposite of predictable. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in ages.

This latest entry in the missing husband genre didn't float my boat, in part because while I tried, I couldn't pull up much sympathy for Veronica. AND, while I liked the concept of the imaginary friend, Bella is written much too old for three year old. Too many threads and not enough attention to detail made this a satisfactory but not engaging read for me. This is a classic case of an author who would have benefited from a critical reader to pare some away. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the advanced read in exchange for this review.

Veronica is going through a struggle at the moment. She's currently undergoing fertility treatments, and they are not working. Her 3 year old daughter has an imaginary friend. When her husband doesn't return from a business trip, her 3 year old daughter's imaginary friend says that it is because he is dead. Veronica is questioning everything and worried that someone is after her and her daughter.

Lots of twists and turns in this one. I didn't know where the story was going until it unfolded. I really liked Veronica and her strength as she fought with everything against her. I won't give away the twists, but many of them were unexpected.


One thing, the editing should be given another look. Elizabeth (her daughter) has many nicknames, and they are all used in the same sentence! This should be corrected for the final print as it's confusing..

When a book compels me to steal away a few pages at every opportunity, I know it’s a good’un. In a good way (honestly!), it’s a paint by numbers crime drama, which I could easily imagine being turned into an ITV series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the opening was intriguing. A little girl with an imaginary friend, a seemingly happy husband goes missing, and a wife that discovers lie upon lie. What is the real truth? Was her husband the man she thought he was? This seems to be a debut novel, and I loved that it felt like a true mystery. I was compelled to keep reading, and I really enjoyed it so much that I read until 2:30AM...on the worst night of my year....spring forward on the time! So, tired today, but highly recommend this book.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to preview Trespassing by Brandi Reeds.
A happily married woman, Veronica, is trying to get pregant thru IVF with her "wonderful" husband, Micah. . Veronica has had a tough childhood - her mother was mentally ill. Veronica meets Micah in college and takes him away from her roommate, Natasha. They are married and all is well except the fact that Veronica can't get pregnant. She has one child but yearns for more.
Micah is a pilot and he travels alot - one day he is off to work, but he doesn't return. Veronica is left wondering where he is and the police are now involved. They are starting to think Veronica may have something to do with Micah's disappearance. Bella her daughter has an imaginary friend, Nini. And Bella tells Veronica that Nini has told her that her Daddy is in God Land. Veronica discovers money, and other documents in a safety deposit box. She sees that she is the owner of a home in Florida. Desperate to find out what is going on, Veronica flees to Florida with her child. She hopes she may find the answers to what is going on and maybe even find her husband. But Veronica finds more that she bargains for and this leads to more questions - what was her husband up to all these years because he has alot of secrets. Is he alive - because there has been a plane crash and there are three bodies found - but his is not one of them.
I liked the book in the beginning, but did find it wordy, with alot of information that confused the storyline. Not sure about the ending. I must say I was somewhat disappointed, but kept reading. Just ok for me.