This book is really brilliant. I have never read anything by this author and now I am hooked. This book was dark, twisted, non stop twists and turns and stuff that really kept you begging for more. This book was not what I expected and I was hooked within the first chapter. I didn't think a single moment of this could have played out how it did and wow it was amazing.

After seeing a threatening figure in her garden wearing a mask of her daughter's face, Lily wakes up trapped in an exact replica of her house, being held captive by an unknown man. I don't know what is worse - a suspense novel in which you can blatantly see the "twist" coming from the start or one, like this book, in which the ending is so off the wall and ridiculous that no one could ever guess it because there are no hints about anything of the sort through the entire book. This started off good but the ending of Lily and Maisie trying to escape was too drawn out, and then the conclusion was a disappointment. Two stars.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins UK (One More Chapter) for the Arc of this book ❤️

Also thank you to the author R.J Parker for writing such an beautiful book❤️

What would you do if... You woke up in a home you thought was yours but it wasn't... 😱😱😱

Suddenly a man at the bottom of the garden wearing a mask which resembles her daughter's face... So she phones the police.. but is challenged when she wakes us to find a replica of their home... The man takes them captive😩😱

They have been surrounded things in which was comfort to them but is now a fear.. Maisie and her mum Lily must stick together to survive this ordeal... Why is he doing this? Is he going to hurt them? Kill them? They must tight to survive..

This is a sensationally written and perfectly executed correctly and made you gripped from start to finish this could easily become a film it's that great

I definitely recommend ❤️
5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was such a good thriller that I highly “enjoyed” reading. For me, this one was definitely a page-turner and I found the plot to be very original. The plot had me captivated until the very end, and there were definitely some twists that I didn’t see coming. The reasons why this book had me in its grip was because I wanted to know what would happen next and whether they would survive or not. However, the main reason was because I wanted to know who was behind this all.
The writing style was good and I liked the short chapters. In the end, it didn’t give me the five-star feeling. I think I would’ve liked a bit more built up towards the big reveal. That felt a bit rushed and out of the blue.

Intriguing story idea. I definitely found myself hooked from the start, but then my interest began to wane. I just didn't care about the characters enough to find out what happened to them for the whole story. So, I skipped to the end. The surprise factor was there in the reveal, but that was about it. Overall, a book to be read in the waiting room not at the beach.

Quite an unique plot
think it could have had more suspense to it
by having a slow unfolding backstory
it was as if the author didn't want to give anything away
that's why I feel it didn't captive me as much as it should have
if you want an easy read this will probably work well for you
it is easy reading and the storyline is different

Thank you netgalley, R J Parker and HarperCollins UK for allowing me read and review this book.

This book had a great premise but fell a little flat for me. The book starts out with a bang, when Lily sees a man in her yard on her security camera wearing a mask of her daughter's face. Seriously creepy stuff, but the rest of the story went over the top. After seeing the man in the mask, Lily and her daughter Maisie wake up in what they think is their house, but turns out to be a replica, from which they cannot escape. This part was also creepy, but I had a lot of questions about how an exact replica, down to dishes, knick-knacks, clothes, and toys, could possibly be created. I have plenty of things in my house that I haven't been able to find again, so this seemed like a stretch to me.

The majority of the book after this point revolves around Lily trying to find a way to escape; there was definitely a creepy vibe, but not a whole lot of action here. A some other reviewers stated, I felt that the dialogue between Lily and Maisie was a little stilted, and they didn't feel all that authentic to me.

The end of the book is fast-paced but happens rather abruptly, and there wasn't enough back-story for it to really matter when you find out who the villain was and why they did what they did. Again, the premise was there but we didn't get enough detail to pull it all together.

All in all, this is a fast and somewhat creepy read, but missed the mark of what it could have been based on the plot. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4 Stars from me

This was the perfect bank holiday, lazing in the garden, no reason to move all day, thriller for me.

A huge amount of this book is 'heart in your mouth' stuff - I could virtually hear the 'clank, clank, clank' of the roller coaster chains as it pulls you ever tighter to the top of the enormous descent.

Then, suddenly, and I mean suddenly, you are in absolute and terrifying free-fall as you hurtle to the end of the book.

Like nothing I've read before, top-dollar creepy-as storyline.

Thank you so much to #NetGalley and Harpercollins Uk for the ARC In exchange for my honest review.

What an absolutely heart pounding story. R.J. Parker. This has always been one of my worst fears, seeing someone watching my daughter '

This book is intense, and will get your heart pounding.

Wow! Just WOW!
This is the story of Lily and her daughter who go to bed at home, like any other evening, and wake up to a nightmare. They are in a house identical to their own. Every last thing is the same and nothing is out of place. But how did they get there? And why? This was an engaging story and a quick read. I enjoyed it but felt the ending was wrapped up too quickly with not enough back story. The final twist at the end though - interesting! But again, with so few answered questions at the end, I'm not quite sure what to think. Maybe that was what the writer was aiming for? Regardless - this is a good story and a quick read. I'd definitely recommend it.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins UK for giving me an advance copy of this book.

This was an easy to read thriller that kept my attention all the way through! Lots of twists and surprises I didn't see coming. Very good, would recommend....go and pick this up!

Lily and her daughter Maisie wake up in a house that looks exactly like theirs - but it isn’t, and they’re trapped. It’s a interesting premise and the story has lots of potential but I wasn’t convinced about this book. The first half is quite engaging but the ending felt rushed and the kidnappers reason for doing so came completely out of the blue as left me feeling a bit unsatisfied. Thanks to netgalley for the advanced copy fro review

Lily is a newly divorced, single mother and is raising her daughter Maisie alone. At work one day her security cameras turn on and she sees a man in her garden, in Noy that man is wearing a mask featuring her daughters face.

As she watches the security footage, the intruder, being rather unintimidated, waves at the camera and knowing she is watching. Lily, with advice from her colleagues immediately calls the police who agree the intruder is disturbing but there isn’t much they can do except keep watch and promise to send a patrol car round to check they are okay.

The following morning when Lily and Maisie wake up, they aren’t in their home at all, they’re in a replica of their home but it’s a prison, there is no escape and worse still they are being watched. Confused and afraid, Lily has no idea how this happened but vows to find out why, even questioning whether her ex-husband is the main culprit.

This is one creepy story which keeps you on the edge of your seat. I needed to know why Lily and Maisie had been taken, but annoyingly the ending was so rush there are huge gaps left in the story and it didn’t fulfil my curiosity sadly. A good read but could have been amazing!

What would you do if you woke up in your home… but it wasn't your home at all?
Surrounded by the rooms and things that once provided comfort and now only promote fear, Lily and Maisie must fight to survive. Because when no one knows where you are, you are your only hope.

I can't say that I liked this book, I try but it just didn't click with me.
The general idea was interesting and promising, but the way it was putted together it left holes and unanswered questions. It was little flat, haracters without interest and dialogue were just a bit off. I felt like the daughter were saying things and speaking in ways that did not sound normal especially for a small child.
No tension, no suspense, an ending that came out just okay.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Note: The chapters in my netgalley version of this book didn't seem to follow e.g. they jumped from chapter 1 to chapter 8. Nonetheless the story still seemed to flow and so I don't think that anything was missing - I just want to highlight this and premise my review with this in case!

Unfortunately I was really disappointed with this book. I loved the sound of the plot - Lily and her daughter Maisie wake up in their own home... but it's not their home at all - but that was pretty much the whole story and I was expecting a lot more. For me there were a lot of words and a lot of telling for not much actually happening. Lily and Maisie are stuck in this alternate home for most of the story and although I was intrigued and wanted to know why they were there and who put them there, I was otherwise bored. I found myself skim reading over the middle 60% of this book until the very end, and even the ending was quite disappointing as it was wrapped up so quickly and came quite out of the blue. There were no clues along the way as to why they were taken and who could have taken them; I felt that the reader had no challenge in working out what was going on because we weren't being given anything to go by!

Lily and Maisie were also fairly shallow characters; we don't learn too much about them and their relationship comes across as very stilted despite them being mother and daughter. There was a lot of dialogue between them which was dull and I've seen a lot of people comment that Maisie is too advanced for a young child, which I have to agree with. I didn't find their relationship very believable or care for them much at all and so I didn't feel very engaged with the story as a result.

I think that Parker actually picked a fairly hard plot to tackle. I can imagine that it's difficult to write about two people stuck in the same place and for it not to end up repetitive and stilted. Unfortunately I just didn't find this a very successful attempt and I do feel really sad about it as I wanted to love it.

Thanks to Netgalley and One More Chapter for a free copy of this e-book.

I was quite intrigued with the blurb and excited to read this, but sadly it fell flat for me. I was expecting some suspense and excitement. The characters were well developed as I felt for the mother and child. Thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for an ebook ARC. This is my honest review.

I enjoyed this book, it seems to have produced a marmite like response you either love it or hate it looking at the other reviews.I loved it you have to suspend your disbelief in some places, but then I read vampire books, Sci Fi and other genres that I have to be able to do that with so why should this be any different.I was kept guessing until all was revealed at the end and I stayed up way too late to finish it as I was intrigued and wanted to find out what was going to happen.I really did like reading it.

2 stars

For me, a good thriller has a character I can get behind, an interesting twist or two, and pacing that makes me feel like (1) I can't stop and (2) I don't want to stop. Unfortunately, this novel does not produce in any of these areas.

The novel begins with a promising premise, but there are so many ways in which the narrative falls apart after that. At the start, the m.c., Lily, sees footage of an intruder in her yard. That's creepy enough, but what sends it to the next level - and provides all the potential - is that he is wearing a mask of...HER DAUGHTER'S FACE! This is scary and creative. After that, I did not find myself scared at all. I kept going hoping that there would be some level of suspense or intrigue, but honestly, it was so hard to root for the characters. Lily is flat, and her daughter, understandably, is scared and whines a good amount. I didn't wish bad things for them, but I also didn't care enough about their success. Throughout most of the novel, I found myself somewhat bored. By the end, the resolution is so random and over-the-top, that I found myself audibly laughing at the revelations. Oh, and the very end? No. I expect readers are intended to find this creepy. I found it, again, laughable and inexplicable, and it made me turn the corner on Lily from apathy to dislike. If she has these questions, why has she made these choices?

That mask deserved a better outcome, and so do readers. I don't often find myself feeling this down about a novel, but this was a rough one.

A suspenseful read. I started it and got through the main first chapters but did not want to continue reading about possible harm to children. Not a good review knowing the subject manner but personal decision to shy away from suspense crime novels that use children to create fear. Will try it again in happier times.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

This book has a very unique and interesting concept...Lily and Maise (mom and young daughter) live alone in a very secure house. Lily is very concerned with safety and has taken extreme measures to protect her home with multiple locks and safety checks. When Lily spots a man in her backyard wearing a mask of her daughter, she instantly becomes concerned and calls the police. Then the next day, they wake up in a home that looks and feels like their home, yet they soon realize it is not their home, it is another version....hence while you slept....the novel follows Lily and Maise in their new locked down home being monitored by a mysterious man on a phone...