I received an ARC from NetGalley. The below is my honest, unbiased opinion. Thank you, Lucy Dawson, the publisher, and NetGalley, for allowing me to read an early copy.

You lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. And now someone's determined to make you pay…
Seventeen years ago, something happened to Jess’s daughter Beth. The memory of it still makes her blood run cold. Jess has tried everything to make peace with that day, and the part she played in what happened. It was only a brief moment of desire… but she’ll pay for it with a lifetime of guilt.

To distance herself from the mistakes of the past, Jess has moved away and started over with her family. But when terrifying things begin happening in her new home, seemingly connected to what happened to Beth, Jess knows that her past has finally caught up with her. Somebody feels Jess hasn’t paid enough, and is determined to make her suffer for the secrets she’s kept all these years.

I really enjoyed this book. I'm fascinated by the human condition--something I explore in my own writing--and that definitely helped me when I sat down and read this in one sitting. I really loved how the writer exploits a desperate mistake's aftermath. I found the plot realistic and the character development well done. This book is INTENSE. Be prepared for one heck of a thrilling ride! 4.5 stars!

An excellent book that had me engrossed right from the very beginning. I loved it !

This book was a great easy read which is why it only took just over a day to read it, I didn’t want to stop! It starts off as very sad but you experience a myriad of emotions throughout the book including shock and surprise and makes you question things too. It was a surprising ending, not what I was expecting at all. A great psychological read.

The Daughter is the first book I’ve read by Lucy Dawson and I loved it!! I read it in around a day as I found the really hard to put down.

The book begins seventeen years ago when something horrible happens to Jess’s daughter Beth. Now, years later, the memory still makes Jess’s blood in cold. But terrifying things start happening in Jess’s new home - are they connected to what happened to Beth?

This book draws you in from the first page and has some excellent twists and turns. A fabulous read that I can highly recommend and would give 4.5 stars to.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the chance to review.

Omg this book was soooo good. I couldn't put it down. Such an easy and fast read. Definitely a five star read. It starts off with Jessica losing her young daughter and having to face the consequences of her past actions that led up to her daughter dying. Fast forward many many years later. Jessica has rebuilt her life and is now haunted by the past. Someone is trying to make her relive what happened sooo many years ago. I couldn't believe who it was trying to hurt her. I would've never guessed it in a million years. It was such a shocking twist at the end. All the revelations that came to light at the end were fantastic. This book had everything. Great characters, content and a shocking ending. What more do you want from a book???

Wow...I couldn’t put this book down, I really enjoyed all the shock, heartbreak, characters and twists and turns, although I did guess the culprit quite early on!

Oh MY, OHH MYY! WOOW, this was soo INTENSE!!

The Daughter kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. The first few chapters just tore at my heartstrings! This riveting story will definitely have you reading until the small hours. I read it in one sitting, literally the same day I got this ARC! haha

You really have to read this to experience it! I don't want to give spoilers at all! Let's just say, this book is the reason I lovee this genre! Ahh! This is the first book I've read by this author, and I'm so excited to read her other books! I'm really impressed!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publishers, Bookouture for this review copy, given in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Kim from Bookouture for organising the Blog Tour.

Seventeen years ago something terrible happened to Jess’s daughter, and for all those years Jess has carried the guilt of what happened that day to her daughter Beth. Time has now moved on, and Jess has remarried and has another child. Things begin to happen though that are connected to what happened to Beth. Who is determined to make Jess pay for what happened?

I have read another Lucy Dawson book, so was really excited to read this one as I loved ‘Everything You Told Me’. This book certainly did not disappoint! The book is told from two different times – present day and seventeen years before. The beginning of the book, seventeen years ago, is heart-breaking and makes you want to grab hold of your child and never let them go. There was no way of understanding how Jess and Ben were feeling and it was wonderfully written. I felt so sorry for Jess as she blamed herself and continued to, even though it was obviously a tragic accident. As the story moves on in time, it appears that whilst Jess has not forgotten or forgiven herself, she has moved on with her life and has a new husband and a young son.

It becomes deliciously creepy when strange things start to happen at Jess’s home, and it was definitely enough to give me the chills. Even though I had worked out quite early who I thought it was, the writing was clever enough for me to doubt and question myself so many times! There were a lot of characters that I didn’t like for one reason or another but mainly because nobody seemed to believe Jess when they should have. The story kept me on the edge of my seat, and to be honest awake most of the night reading it. It was full of suspense and had me biting my nails down to my knuckles!! A very cleverly written and well thought out book and it was that good I had it finished in just under a day!

This was a fantastic book, which I would highly recommend if you love a good thriller! You will certainly not be disappointed with this one!

I would like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Daughter’ by Lucy Dawson in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Seventeen years ago Jess is married to Ben and has a five-year-old daughter Beth, but Beth has an accident in her school playground and the events from that day affect Jess for the next seventeen years. Someone is carrying out a malicious campaign meant to traumatise Jess but who? - and why?
‘The Daughter’ is a scary psychological novel with an exceptionally well-written plot. The tension keeps increasing with each twist and turn and becomes increasingly chilling until the end which was completely unexpected and left me open-mouthed. Once started I couldn’t put it down and read it straight through in a day. This novel is compulsive reading and I can highly recommend it.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. A brilliant read with huge suspense! I was genuinely frightened at times which was fantastic. A brilliant twist at the end!! Highly recommend.

My first book by this Author. I read it in 24 hours, could not put it down. The sadness in the beginning gives way to shock at the events that happen over the next eighteen years. I could not have foreseen the ending in a million years. Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.