Thank you to Net Galley and Bookoutre for an E-Arc of this title in exchange for my honest review. Take an upper class neighborhood where everyone looks curated and perfect on their social media platforms, but real life sometimes tells a messier, and more truthful story. It's interesting to watch each of these families and what they put out to their "friends" versus reality. There's something I love about books that incorporate social media and/or emails into the plot. One characters husband garnered a LOT of anger from me, but I'll say that it is a tribute to the author that she was able to have me feel that way about a fictional character. It was very well done, and I highly recommend this title.

A bit out of my comfort zone but I did thoroughly enjoy this book. It held my interest more or less all the time with characters that you can get on with and relate to.

To be honest I did lose a bit of interest halfway through but it did pick up and I got involved in the storyline again.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Wives and mothers have an inexplainable need to use social media to share cozy snapshots and smart hash-tags that give the sense of a bright and shiny life. Kerry Fisher writes an endearing story about what really happens outside of the photo frame for women who are dealing with the challenges life brings.
Three households in the same neighborhood with three distinctly different women. Kate, Gisele and Sally all have one thing in common, they are constantly measuring their own success against the seeming perfection of their neighbors. As the story unfolds these three women face very different struggles. Each comes to understand that the perfect Facebook photos do not always tell the real story. A wonderful read.

I was absolutely smitten with this book! I enjoyed it from the first page to the last. The irony of social media and truth is mind boggling. I give this one 5 stars because the writing is just fantastic.

Weirdly, this is my second book in a row featuring a gated community (after Jo Spain’s Dirty Little Secrets). The two stories don’t have much in common though, aside from the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed reading both. I’ve read several Kerry Fisher novels now so was expecting an engrossing and sometimes emotional read, and wasn’t disappointed.

The story focuses on three women who have just moved to the newly built estate: paramedic Kate, with her teenage daughter Daisy; stay at home mother Gisela; and Sally, who has a successful globetrotting career and child-free lifestyle with husband Chris. None of their lives, though, are quite how they appear from the outside. Kate is clearly hiding from something or someone. Gisela’s husband and children all have less than welcome surprises in store. And Sally’s glamorous lifestyle belies her real feelings.

I’ll admit my heart sank a bit when all the Facebook stuff started, as I feel the whole “gulf between what people post on social media about their lives versus the actual reality of them” business has been a bit done to death by now. I’m not very interested in social media and am baffled by the desire to constantly post show-offy photos with irritating hashtags. That said, it’s handled effectively here and with a light touch.

Kerry Fisher really draws you into and makes you care about the lives of her characters, with some genuinely emotional moments. No spoilers! Kate’s secret, when revealed, is gut-wrenching, and I liked her the best of the three women. An excellent read.