Lost You is a nightmare situation if there ever was one. A sketchy surrogacy situation goes off the rails, leaving the reader turning the pages wondering what's next to come.

Libby is on a much-needed vacation with her son when he is taken. The reader is transported back in time to when Libby and her then-husband tried and failed to get pregnant, and turned to surrogacy. Anna feels that carrying someone else's child is her only option, but finds she is getting attached.

The story comes to a head right at the beginning, and throughout the flashbacks, you're left wondering just how this situation is going to end.

Four twisty, compulsive, dramatic stars to Lost You!⁣
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Getting away to the beach is the refreshing break that single mom Libby needs. She escapes to the beach resort with her three year old son Ethan for some fun in the sun. This relaxing vacation has been just what the doctor ordered- until Ethan slips into the elevator and disappears before Libby can reach him. Hotel security footage shows a woman leading Ethan away by the hand. They find the woman in the hotel but she refuses to let Ethan go and says “I’m his mother.”⁣
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This is one wild ride! I read it in two sittings, its a fast moving story that leaves the reader quickly turning pages. Make no mistake, this is a twisted story that is heartbreaking for all involved. Major props to the author for invoking feelings of empathy for an incredibly unlikable character. For me, Lost You was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars. Thank you @crownpublishing for this advance reader in exchange for my honest review.⁣
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I enjoyed this book. I didn't love it and I'm not sure it was anything unique, but I read it in a day, which I take as a good sign. You know what happens from the first pages, so it's more about figuring out why it happens, and how, which I liked. Again, good read if not a great one.

I have many thoughts about this book.

First, the way the book is structured is very interesting. It begins at the end of the story, then goes back to the beginning. When I realized that we weren’t going back to the ‘end’, my patience with the story faltered a little bit. It just wasn’t quite what I was expecting.

I also found both the main characters, Libby and Anna, to be interesting. The author brings in a lot of moral grays about surrogacy, and within the characters themselves. Their emotional struggles were occasionally hard to connect with (especially Libby’s). In the end, I liked neither (which I believe was the point), which hindered my enjoyment of the book.

This is fast paced and addicting, but not satisfying.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book and it absolutely kept me reading up until the end. Lost You had a fabulous opener that immediately captured my interest. However, there were some main points to the story that had me puzzled and were never addressed. Overall, an enjoyable book.

've never read any of Stuart Neville's books, but this book was absolutely amazing and mind blowing. I've actually become such a fan of thrillers lately. This book takes you on a emotional rollercoaster that will have you asking what's going to happen next. Beck takes you into the lives of two women who fall into the dark world of motherhood, surrogacy, and a very shady agency. Libby longs for a baby, but her fertility issues are making that all impossible. She gets lost in the anticipation of receiving her baby and commits unspeakable acts to become the mother she always wanted. Anna is in desperate need of some money, and when she's presented with the opportunity to make some money by becoming a surrogate she immediately jumps at the opportunity. Even though she has signed a contract....she can't help but start having second thoughts....and her feelings start getting in the way. Throughout this story you will see a lot of going back and fourth, but it's so essential to the story.

Libby is a single mother whose marriage didn't work out. However, she has her little man Ethan by her side to make her happy. Life hasn't been easy, but now that her novel is going to get published, Libby will embark on a new journey as a published writer. So she takes a mini trip with Ethan to celebrate. Even though she's 's on this trip, libby is overly anxious and very protective of Ethan. Ethan, like every young child is curious and even though it was only a split second, he makes a mad dash for the elevator when Libby was distracted and before she has a chance to react...he vanished! The hotel security and police immediately begin a search for the boy and utilize their security surveillance system....and they come across something shocking. Libby is brought in and right before her eyes, she's sees a woman....her...taking Ethan.

Beck did an amazing job keeping me at the edge of my seat. When i thought I finally figured something out, he goes and does a total plot twist on you. Fast paced and in your face. I promise this will not disappoint.

Huge thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I definitely will be getting a physical copy.

Try as I might, I just could not get into this. However, I might give it another go later on due to all of the positive reviews. Thanks for the copy!

Woah! I did not know what to expect when I began reading g this book. the cover led me to believe that it might be a cute little love story. I went into this blond without reading the synopsis. complete cover read and I am so glad I read it. This suspense/thriller was so engaging since page 1! I could not put it down and I just needed to find out what was happening.

the writing was great and descriptive enough without becoming boring, it was a fast page burner that I recommend to everyone.

Haylen writes an amazing tale that had me glued to my kindle and trying to figure out how this was going to end, what is the story behind the relationship of this woman and child and what is going on

The book depicts a terrible situation but someone it’s hard to imagine it to be true. Both characters do bad things to each other and it somehow seems that they both got what they deserved. Not much of a thriller, interesting read all the same.

Lost You sounded amazing, but it failed to grab me, and for a psychological suspense/thriller, I found it both too familiar to be suspenseful or thrilling, and the characters too cliched to be compelling. Dnf at 62%

I read an advanced release copy of Lost You this week. Libby loses her 4 year old son Ethan in a hotel - he runs into the elevator, pushes buttons and the doors close before she can stop him. When the cops interview her, Libby seems to be hiding something. When they track down Ethan, he’s with another woman... who claims to be his mother.

Great thriller! I’d give it a 4/5! Lost You will hit the shelves on August 6th this year.

Thank you to @netgalley and @crownpublishing for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

(Before reading any further, please be aware that this review may contain spoilers)

I thought Lost You was a very sad story. Not emotional, but I felt very sad for the two main characters. I'm sure I couldn't connect emotionally because I don't have children of my own and don't have a yearning for one at this point in my life, but I could empathize with both characters and what they were going through.

Libby wanted a child so bad and couldn't have one of her own, so she paid thousands of dollars and destroyed her marriage to have a surrogate carry one for her....even then it wasn't genetically hers.

Anna was a poor, recently jobless woman who needed to make some money, so accepted the role as surrogate only to find that she fell in love with her unborn child and decided not to give him up.

Both women did something terrible to each other and they end up paying the price for it. They both did it because of the love they had for the baby. They would both do anything to have him.

Overall, I enjoyed the book, but it wasn't as suspenseful as I thought it might be. I wasn't at the edge of my seat and I figured the character's paths were going to end badly. I'd characterize this book more as women's fiction than a suspense or a thriller.

Libby has desperately wanted a child for over ten years. She and her husband Mason have been on the waiting list for adoption for four years, having exhausted all medical options, with no end in sight. But Libby believes her prayers are answered when she finds a surrogacy agency.....an agency who have found a woman who could be Libby’s younger self.
Anna is poor and always has been, and has just lost her job when a friend makes a fateful call in response to a mysterious ad. Not quite trusting but out of options, Anna agrees to become a surrogate. She didn’t count on how attached she would become to the child inside her.
What follows is a sad and heartbreaking series of events......all for the love of a child. Any mother reading will feel the pain and anguish that both Libby and Anna go through in pursuit of their child. Fast paced and tauntly written.

This is one of those books that is hard to put down and then as you read more, it’s hard to believe. When I started reading it, I was quickly drawn into the story of Libby, a young mother and writer who is on vacation at a resort with her young son Ethan. Libby is all alone since her husband left her shortly after Ethan’s birth, and of course, she wants to have a good time on her vacation. But taking care of Ethan seems to be challenging at times since he continues to escape her and run to the elevators. That’s where the story becomes really strange since Ethan runs to the elevator and disappears, only to be found on cameras later with a hooded figure. When Ethan is finally found, the “kidnapper” refuses to give him up since she says that she is Ethan’s mother. Thus begins the story’s entry into an ethics dilemma involving legality of surrogacy. I enjoyed the story of Ethan and read with bated breath what would happen to him in the end. The twists and turns did not allow me to guess what would happen, but there were many parts that I said to myself that the action was not believable at all, yet the book was compelling enough to keep me reading. I did not guess the ending at all because it was the most twisted part of all. Readers of psychological suspense will enjoy this book, the story of a young boy caught between two mothers.

I found this book to be okay, but quite predictable. When I read psychological thrillers (some of go-to reads), I like to be surprised. Keep me guessing! Sadly, I didn't find that with this book.

This book was very good. I found the plot to be interesting and relatable. I did not have it all mapped out from the beginning like I tend to with books, so it came as a nice surprise. Perhaps a little more insight into Anna and Libby’s history would have been more beneficial.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Thanks NetGalley!

Holy hell, what a book. I mean let's face it... isn't a kidnapping every mom's worst nightmare? But the twist attached to this kidnapping is intense. I will admit that at times it was incredibly predictable. The ending could have been a bit better, but I imagine it would be hard to come up with an ending that pleased everyone.

The suspense is there, interesting characters, and easy read.

Such an amazing book!! Makes me question all my previous 5 ⭐️ reads!

At different points in the story, I felt compassion and understanding for these two women. But never at the same time! They were complete opposites, focused only on themselves and a child. I never guessed the final revelations and they made for a compelling, tightly woven story.

I highly recommend Lost You to all readers who enjoy mysteries and psychological thrillers.

*Many thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

An interesting twist to an otherwise seemingly predictable plot. Without giving anything away, I did find my loyalties and empathy switching for the first half of the novel. As the story line became clearer, though, I stayed up to see the story’s climax and conclusion. Not the best ending but it was probably challenging to come up with a suitable ending that would satisfy all readers.