I whizzed through this in a matter of hours! Two friends, Charlotte and Harriet, are at the fête at their children's' school. The weather is hot, and people are in good spirits and having fun. Then, one of the children goes missing.....

Told in alternate points of view set both before and after the event, the story plays out in a series of plot twists and turns as This is the first book I have ever listened to by Heidi Perks, and her writing is flawless, It took me back to fêtes at my own school, tugging at my memories of happy moments during childhood one minute and shocking me the next.

Heidi takes us deep into the bodies and minds of the characters. We feel their pain. worry and fear. We see their happiness. Now You See Her is a harrowing, emotionally-charged thriller, and poses the questions who can we really trust? How much can we really know and rely on friends? It begs the question: how would you cope if the unimaginable happened?

The plot is very realistic, after all, who hasn't been to an event in a public place with young children? Yes, the idea is a simple one, but what made the difference between this and other thrillers for me was that Heidi Perks has taken a setting and experience we are all aware could. and does. happen and put her heart and soul into the representation of that scene and everything that came before and after the
moment that ripped one mother's world apart and made her question everything and everyone she knew, including her close friend.

I was absolutely riveted by this book! I didm't want it to end. The book deserves more than 5 stars. Huge thanks to Heidi Perks and Penguin Random House for my ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. I was also privileged to see 2 cover designs for this book, both of which were eye-catching given the book's plot and title. These grabbed my attention immediately, and they really compliment this must-read title. If you do not read another thriller this year, read this- you won't regret it!

The only thing worse than losing someone else’s child is losing your own child. You already have the burden of responsibility of your own child, but having the extra pressure of keeping someone else’s child safe is a whole different level of responsibility.

Charlotte is Harriet’s only friend, she is isolated and reclusive. She has also never left her daughter Alice alone with anyone before, which makes it even more tragic when Alice vanishes into thin air at a school fete.

Charlotte is faced with the negative opinions of her circle of friends and strangers. She was distracted, she wasn’t paying attention and Alice did disappear on her watch. So the blame is being placed firmly on her shoulders. Now her so-called friends don’t want to entrust their children to her care in case something happens, again.

Perks takes an awful scenario and turns it into something more insidious. Can one justify doing the worst possible thing to try and protect a loved one? All whilst dragging someone else under the mud and watching them suffocate, as you try and achieve your own goal.

Now You See Her might make you question your sympathy for the main characters, which is the essence of this premise. Perks asks her readers to think about crossing lines and being ruthless. When is it too much and when is an attempt to save your child unforgivable? You might be surprised by this premise and the conclusion you come to. Personally I’m not sure I would have been so forgiving.

I am in two minds about this book and recommend readers to stick with it. In the first part,I was put off by the storyline of a missing child that is hardly original. Then it began to be more intriguing as the mother's controlling husband took a more important role in the story. Then there are unexpected twists which are good to read even if they are hard to believe. The whole book also takes a bit longer to tell than is sustainable.

This is the first novel I have read by Heidi Perks and it was excellent.

A ‘friendship’ between Charlotte and Harriet is the theme throughout the novel although most of the time they are not friends because Charlotte manages to let Harriet’s daughter, Alice, out of her sight at a local fete and she disappears.

Charlotte is riddled with guilt and to make matters worse most of her so-called friends start to ignore her and almost accuse her of being at fault when it comes to light she had been posting on Facebook at the time of the disappearance.

Cleverly plotted with several twists and turns, the reader can see how Harriet’s husband is manipulating her to the extent she almost believes she is losing her mind herself.

The story unfolds through the police interviews and the individual stories to the conclusion, which was realistically written without pulling any punches.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone Century and Heidi Perks for my free copy in return for my honest review.

Brilliant Read. Highly recommended.

When read about this book I saw it was billed as the ‘Book of the Summer’, I raised an eyebrow at this but,quite simply it should and think will be!
It is a story of two friends, one looks after the others 4 year old girl for the day and takes her with her family to the village fete....the child disappears.....and that is as much of the story as will ‘go into’ to do more would be to give the story away....you are left with the 2 friends, Charlotte and Harriett and you will take a side, sympathise with one and blame the other...then you will change your mind.....and change it again!!!!!
It is a fascinating book, superbly written and compulsive, I finished it within 24 hours, the need to find out the actual truth was great, and when I did and it became apparent just what had ‘ gone on’ it was a shock, a real shock, the ‘twist’ is a 10/10 and I hadn’t even considered it
There are some humorous moments within this largely dark and at times terrifying book and your emotions will run high reading it
As we saw ‘if you like Girl on the Train then you will love this’ on many books I expect to see ‘If you loved Now You See Her’ on many books after this is released and raved about
I could go on and on but wont 😃 but it truly is a wonderful book
10/10 5 stars

I would like to thank Penguin Random House UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Now You See Her’ by Heidi Perks in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Charlotte lives with her children Jack, Molly and Evie in the sleepy Dorset village of Chiddenford. When her best friend Harriet asks her to look after four-year-old Alice while she attends an accountancy training class Charlotte is happy to help and takes all four children to the local school fete. Charlotte waits while Jack, Molly and Alice are on the ‘Jungle Run’ and takes a quick look at her phone. but although her own two children return Alice has disappeared. Charlotte starts searching but Alice is nowhere to be found.
‘Now You See Her’ is an exceptionally well-written psychological thriller, tense, dramatic and full of suspense, with a clever plot that’s every mother’s nightmare. It has believable characters, lots of action and so many unexpected twists that I didn’t dare stop reading for fear of missing a clue. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will certainly look out for Heidi’s first novel.

How do I even start? This book was one of the best books I've ever read. The more pages I turned and the story unfolded, the more gripped I became and didn't want it to end. Heidi is a brilliant author who allows the reader to become very attached to both Charlotte and Harriet, and of course little Alice. By the same token Heidi also can make us have so much loathe for Brian. Highly highly recommend this book, I wish I could forget it and read it again.

With the style of writing being told in different voices and time frames, the author can afford to get to the point of event ie the abduction really early in the book. This captures you as a reader very quickly. I could then not stop reading and finished the book in less than a day. The pace is good, not wasting time or words to keep you on track with the characters through out. The twists in the story are great and the conclusion not sugary sweet. I highly recommend this book and can see it as a script for TV or film.

I agree with the subtitle that says, "You need to read this book"--absolutely true! I thought this was excellent, full of twists and characters you didn't know if you could trust or not. Fast paced and superb storytelling/characters!

This book had me hooked from the first page. I loved the twists and turns as the story unfolded. The plot was exciting at every turn. Highly recommended. Five stars from me. I loved it.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Heidi Perks for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

Now You See Her

Heidi Perks has delivered a first rate domestic thriller. Now You See Her is a taut, fast paced tale which keeps you guessing and is full of unexpected twists. The premise is simple. Harriet has a daughter who she leaves for the day in the care of her friend Charlotte. Then the worst possible nightmare, the child goes missing.

What makes this story interesting is not knowing whose narrative to trust. Harriet has a complex back story which is revealed slowly and Charlotte is her only friend. Heidi Perks explores themes of guilt and friendship with conviction. At a couple of points, the entire story turns completely and I really had no idea how it would ultimately play out. Both women have strengths and weaknesses and are totally plausible. I found the police questioning during their investigation very realistic. There's a real sense of urgency as the days go by and there's no sign of the child. The narrative switches between the two women, the event and the present. This keeps the tension high and I raced through the book in a couple of sittings. An excellent thriller, which I really enjoyed.

My thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley.

An excellent read for 2018! The main character, Harriet showed real guts and determination in order to keep herself and her daughter safe. Loved the way the book was written in the first person POV for each character as I enjoy this type of writing. The chapters were just the right length to keep you reading on without losing interest. A brilliant story from both a mother and wife's perspective.

Wow, what a book. Incredibly written. I’ve read this on less than 24 hours. Once you start you cannot put it down.

So well written, you feel all the emotion and turmoil Harriet goes through. And how much a true friend can support.

Truly heart wrenching, but also a story of love and loss. Covering a topic of mental abuse that is so very well written.

Exceptional book, fast paced and gripping.

I started this book full of hope of it being a new and exciting psychological thriller. There seems to have been a plethora of simple books over recent years which all arrived on the scene after the originals. All now seem to have a female main character who is rather less than strong emotional, has difficultites with her past, can't stand up for herself, allows herself to be controlled by a baddy, is generally weak physically and emotionally at crucial times in the book, does silly things due to these weaknesses and then panics when everything goes wrong, the list is endless. Nowadays this female stereotype appears to be common amongst numerous psychological thrillers, I've read so many with this same formula and been disappointed. . I started to read this book, hoping this didn't fit the same template until I got to the part where we hear that Harriet had not visited or seen a photo of her new house before moving in, which seems totally unrealistic in today's internet lifestyle, so sadly Harriet at this point started to become this same stereotype female as well, at which point I stopped reading. Having said all that, I will give it another go and hope that I am truly proved wrong and it turns out to be a fantastic read, that would be terrific..

Now You See Her was such an intense chilling read that kept me gripped throughout

A little girl goes missing during a school fete, but who has taken her? Who is telling the truth?

A really enjoyable read, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

4.5 star read - This story is narrated in current time from the points of view of Harriet and her best friend Charlotte, and by Harriet's flashbacks and diary entries, yet for the most is a fast-paced domestic noir novel with excellent characterisation that deals with the greatest moral dilemma a parent may face and ends on the right note.

I read this thriller almost entirely in one sitting! Stomach-churning and incredibly fast-paced. I couldn't bring myself to put it down.

Charlotte is looking after her best friend’s daughter the day she disappears. She thought the little girl was playing with her own children. She swears she only took her eyes off them for a second.
Now, Charlotte must do the unthinkable, tell her best friend Harriet that her only child is missing. The child she was meant to be watching.

This book is intense, you know that Harriet's child is going to go missing but when it actually happens in the book you feel physically sick. The characterisation is excellent and as you delve deeper and deeper in the minds and hearts of the characters surrounding this case there are as many twists and turns as you expect.

I would recommend this is any thriller fan.

Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't put this book down. Right from the very start you are gripped by events and the horror that a child has gone missing. As the story unfolds you realise that everything is not what it seems. Some clever twists and very chilling moments. This book was an excellent read. Now going to read her other books! Highly recommend

My first book by this writer. I was gripped. Transfixed. Loved it. Even got up early on Sunday morning to finish it. Highly recommended.

If you enjoy a book full of secrets and lies then this is the one for you.

Charlotte persuades her friend Harriet that her four yr old daughter Alice would be safe with her and her own children at the fete, but she took her eyes of them for a few minutes, only to look up and find she's missing. The police take both Charlotte and Alice's parents in for questioning. What was Charlotte doing? Where were the parents at the time of Alice's disappearance? As the story unfolds the lies and secrets start coming through. Despite an intensive search Alice appears to have vanished in to thin air. Can the police find her and those responsible?
I loved the twists in this thriller and found myself getting annoyed with one of the characters, but that made it all the more enjoyable.
I received this book via NetGalley and have no hesitation in recommending it. It gets a full five stars from me. This is my honest and unbiased review