The premise of the synopsis misled me completely. I was expecting something completely different. From the outset I was on completely the wrong track and it came as quite a shock when I realised that Holly comes from a completely different background to the one I suspected. She has indeed left her past behind her to some degree but it quickly becomes apparent that she is connected to criminal activity in the past. In a way even the title is misleading – the child abandoned in Holly’s car is a very small part of the text, may be integral but small – easily forgotten!

This reminds me of Martina Cole’s novels which I sometimes enjoy but if you like those you may well enjoy this. For me, it was OK but I wasn’t captivated.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

This book wasn’t what I was expecting. The synopsis wasn’t clear and made you believe it was about the identity of a child but this was a small part of the story. It was mainly about organised crime
The book has a lot of different characters. Some of which are evil.

This book wasn’t really for me but it was an ok read

DNF

This book is about everything besides a child, who i thought it will be the main plot of the story. Couldn't even continued, but maybe i'm just too harsh on newly thrillers.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc.

I really liked the blurb for this book but alas i was left feeling confused and didn't enjoy it,but i do thank netgalley and hq digital for the chance.

The summary of this story sounded so unique that I really hoped it was going to be an interesting mystery. The beginning of the story left me confused as it began with Holly leaving her home when her mother died, her brother is dead, and characters are mentioned but not really explained. Sometime later while driving home from work, the traffic was terrible, it was raining, someone was driving recklessly behind her car and when a deer ran in front of her car, she crashed. She and her son are both knocked unconscious and injured, but when she wakes up, there is an unknown child in her car. After this point, I never did feel as if I understood what was going on, who the characters were and the ending left me feeling unsatisfied. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

I very much enjoyed the beginning of the book where, after a car accident, a second child appears in the back of her car. The story was well written though I found the plot a little unbelievable and overcomplicated. I eoukd read further books in the series and enjoy seeing how the characters, and their relationships, develop. .

Definitely not what I was expecting! I didn’t have a clue the whole book would be about organized crime and the families involved. None of the characters were particularly likable, but I managed to make it through the entire book. There was very little about the child found in the car. Lots of plodding along and too much detail about things that didn’t pertain to the story. All in all, it wasn’t a terrible book, just not the type I normally read.

The description of this book and what this book actually is are two totally different things. Very misleading synopsis. Had I known this was about organized crime I wouldn't have requested this.

This book will keep you gripped right from start untill the end, so many twists and turns and you think you know, then you don't! Just goes to show what damage secrets and lies can do!, I couldn't put it down and read it within a few days.

I'm sorry to say I gave up on this novel half way through. Started off brilliantly but it got too confusing with too many characters and little clarification who everyone was. I would have liked a cast list at the start, as I was lost keeping track of all the families. Thank you #netgalley for allowing me to read this.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.
This one started out strong with an intriguing mystery and some suspense when a woman is driving on a dark road with her young son, another car is tailgating her which causes an accident, and, in the aftermath, she finds an additional passenger, an unknown child, in her car. That's the part that interested me and kept me reading. Unfortunately, the identity of the child takes a backseat (no pun intended) to the drama surrounding the woman's crime syndicate family and associates. There are many characters (mostly not likeable) and the plot gets confusing as it bounces around, with the child playing a minor role in most of the story. Not what I'd hoped or expected.

How would you feel if upon waking from a car crash you turn to check your child and find a strange child sat beside him, this is the sight that meets Holly Kendall

Although the story does answer the question there are a lot of other goings on that do keep you wondering

This book was misleading with title and description as it was more centralized around organized crime and not as much on the child. It was ok but the organized crime took over and took away from what the plot should have been. If you are into the crime family type books, this is definitely for you but that is not an interest of mine.
Holly is dealing with being a single mother after leaving her cheating husband. She is also dealing with her past coming back to her with her estranged family and their illegal activities. She is driving home one rainy night with her son Milo when she notices a car following very close behind. The car hits her bumper causing her to lose control of her vehicle and roll down a hill, causing her and Milo to lose consciousness. When she finally wakes and is able to pry the back door open, she finds not only Milo but another unconscious boy who Holly has never seen before. She feels an unexpected connection to this child and is determined to help him, even as he wakes up and refuses to speak. Once the child’s identity is revealed, Holly has to decide what the appearance of this child means, why he was in her vehicle and who placed him there.
Finding out the truth behind his appearance leads her back to her estranged criminal father and his competition. She soon finds out that there are more people involved in what happened over tens years ago and how it is connected to the sudden appearance of this child.
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Holly is going through a nasty divorce from a cheating husband who wants to fight her for custody of their son Milo. Extremely stressed, working as much as possible in order to financially keep her house, dealing with the nasty threatening texts that her soon to be ex has been sending her and taking care of young Milo. Driving home late one afternoon fighting traffic and the rain she takes as alternate route on a twisty unlit road. It seems a car is following her. Fear is gripping her. Holly has to swerve in the road and crashes. Upon waking she discovers her son unconscious in the back seat and he is not alone! Another child is next to Milo also unconscious and bleeding. Both Holly and Milo are recovering but the mysterious child is in intensive care. Holly escaped a family and neighborhood of drug lords and human traffickers. However, she knows you can never be totally free. When Milo is abducted, taken right out of his bed, her life becomes a desperate search. Who took Milo and why. Her ex, someone from her past? Can she really rely on the police who were never on the same side of the law as her past family. Also who is this boy who was left in her car? Each day her son is gone is agony. Who is friend and who is not. Who is this boy left in her car? Was someone purposely trying to run her off the road?
The story keeps you interested and if you can accept the language you will find a story that is different. Thank you NetGalley D. E. White and the publishers for allowing me to read this ARC. This is my honest review. I'm not a fan of the language but it's well written.

The book started well but then seemed to drift off. The blurb was very good but sadly the book didn't live up to it. I didn't finish it .

3.5-4 stars

I enjoyed this book for the most part, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. Based on the synopsis, I thought the majority of the book would focus on the child who mysteriously appears in Holly’s car after she spirals off the road one night during a storm. The title alone, The Forgotten Child, also seems to allude to this. But there was so much more to the story, especially in regard to Holly’s painful past.

From drugs to sex trafficking to kidnapping to murder, this book was chock-full of surprises. However, throughout the entirety of the story, I really just wanted to know more about the little boy, and it turns out he’s hardly even in the book except in the beginning and the end. I do think it was a very well-written and intriguing storyline that kept my attention, and I look forward to reading more from this author.

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I enjoyed this book at the beginning and I really got involved with it but as the story progressed it seemed to change, and I lost interest and ended up doing a bit of skim reading.

Based on this I would be reluctant to recommend this to my friends and Book Groups but thank you to Netgalley and HQ Digital for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I’m torn on this one. The premise made if sound really interesting however it just didn’t live up to the blurb, parts of her book are well written but others seem lacking. Unfortunately I didn’t finish it.

I had the opportunity to read an advanced copy of The Forgotten Child by D.E.White. Right from the start I was hooked.
Holly Kendall, a recently divorced mom to her only son Milo were driving home on a terribly dark raining night. A car came out of nowhere and road rage ensued behind her. There was no place to pull over sand Molly careened off the side of a mountain. She blacked out and when she came too she frantically started looking for Milo, but she saw someone else next to him, a little boy, she had no idea where he came from.
While in the hospital the police come to interview her and we come to learn she has a past with one of the officers. I liked how the author didn’t play out their encounter and we learned a little about Molly’s past, her family, her hometown and the cast of characters she grew up with.
This book had me at the edge of my seat throughout. Organized crime, police presence and the twists and turns trying to figure out who the little boy is made for an unputdownable book.
3.5-4 stars

The title and description were so intriguing. Unfortunately the book did not live up to either. It really didn't focus on the child but was about the seedier side and organized crime. Writing was choppy and hard to follow. Not a good fit for me.