Sorry but this book wasn't for me, couldn't get into the storyline so I gave up about a quarter of the way through.

This was fantastic!!!
Maureen Joyce Connolly is an author to watch out for!
Characters were so beautifully written, you felt you knew them...esspecially Claire and Andrea....even Jay...Add a dog into the mix like Gretchie and I’m a fan for life!

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

Average-level women’s melodrama. You feel for the main character but she never feels entirely three dimensional. You’re also supposed to relate and like the antogonists and you kind of do but not really enough.
It’s meh.

Wow! This book sucks you in right from the beginning! The novel follows the story of Claire, her children, her huisband, and her new friend. The book shares the struggles parents deal with after the abduction of their children and how life moves on. I enjoyed learning each characters perspectives and how they all tied together nicely through the chapters and year progressions. There are some dark points in the book, but it helps show that these characters are experiencing real emotions! I enjoyed this book and look forward to more from Joyce Connolly!

Thank you Netgalley!

Lovely Little Things is an amazing and emotional book, from the moment I picked it up it tugged at my heartstrings. 
Maureen Joyce Connolly does an amazing job at pulling you into the story of Glen and Claire Rawlings, two parents who are forced to face an unimaginable loss when their two daughters are abducted. This is one book you will not want to put down!

I downloaded this yesterday morning and thought I'd read a page or two and then go back to my other book since this one isn't out until April 2019. That plan failed miserably as I couldn't put it down until I found out how the Rawlings family story ended. I instantly related to Claire, the wife and mother, medical resident, and the stress she was under to keep everything going. I remembered many a morning I have dragged myself out of bed and into work even when I didn't feel 100%. Luckily I was never faced with the horrible outcome that Claire faced when overcome on the morning commute, she has to stop becuz she was too sick to drive. A heartbreaking decision to leave her 2 girls in the car while she rushed to the bathroom turns her life inside out when she returns to find her car and girls gone. The story takes the reader through all the emotions for Claire, her husband Glen, and their relationship through the search and the next several years. We meet Jay, an innocent witness who factors into the story in unexpected ways. It was a bonus he was from my home state, which the author depicted the culture and background very well.
We also hear the story from the standpoint of the abductor Eamon and Moira, whom while I never grew to like, did have their story well told and I felt I understood how choices made, some of which they couldn't control, led them to the path of this story. If you want a fast addictive page-turning read, you definitely need to read this book.

This book grabbed my heart and didn’t let go for one moment. Thank you to nergalley and the publisher for the arc ebook. I absolutely loved this book. It was heart wrenching and made me cry but also made me not want to put it down. What do you do in the face of unimaginable loss? Glen and Claire have to face this question after their daughters are taken in broad daylight and no clues for the police. I loved this book and hope the author continues to write more spectacular books.

So so well written ,a debut novelist to follow .Inwas drawn right into the story the characters .This would be perfect for book clubs. #netgalley #littlelovelything,#sourcebook

Wow!!! After reading the description for Little Lovely Things, I knew it was a book I HAD to read! The storyline was fast-paced and absolutely addictive, I literally couldn’t put my kindle down! The characters were well developed, so much so that you feel as if you actually know them. This book will pull on your heartstrings (def grab your tissues)! Little Lovely Things is a 5 star read that would make a fantastic book club selection. I was shocked to learn this is Maureen Joyce Connolly’s debut novel—talk about knocking it out of the park on your first try! I am already looking forward to reading what she comes out with next!

Little Lovely Things by author Maureen Joyce Connolly is a heartfelt women’s fiction that dives deep into its amazing plot and holds you in. A great book!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of Little Lovely Things in exchange for an honest review.