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Hurry Home

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I loved the first book I read by Roz Nay and this one was great as well. Alex is living a good life with a great job as a CPS case worker and a fabulous live-in boyfriend. Her estranged sister Ruth shows up out of the blue, pregnant, with nowhere to go, and Alex lets her stay with them against her better instincts... The story unfold slowly and Alex, who is "the good sister" tries really hard to accept and help her troublemaker older sister who always causes drama. Secrets from the past slowly come out and the story is not as it first appears, as the the plot moves on. Nay is a great writer and slowly turns the story around as Alex and Ruth spend more time together and questions of their good/bad sister-bond are slowly answered. I really enjoyed this novel as Roz Nay is definitely becoming one of my favorite author of thrillers! Do not miss this intriguing deep-seeded mystery story between two sisters. Thank to NG for the ARC!!

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Alexandra Van Ness cares, for boyfriend Chase, her town, reputation and job saving at risk children from their less than capable parents. Her sister Ruth on the other hand, never amounted to anything, leaving home at 15 with her deadbeat boyfriend not reappearing until ten years later when she turns up unexpectedly on Alex and Chase's doorstep with danger not far behind her and the potential to ruin everything.

This is a book which works only in part. The main characters are easy to read and the hints and clues as to what has and will happen are far too easy to pick apart. The flashbacks are the best part for me and the final scene unfortunately left me feeling disappointedly thinking 'what does that mean'?

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys family dramas rather than psychological thrillers.

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I want to start off by saying thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, it was a very good read easy to follow along with storyline and characters. This was a new author for me but I very much enjoyed it, thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to reading more by this author again. I highly recommend this book to everybody.

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The opening of this one gave me chills and gripped me immediately. I had to know what happened to the baby that seemed to have been stolen, and the rest of the book introduced fantastic three-dimensional characters and slowly unwound the mystery. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to others.

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I really enjoyed this book, it kept me guessing at all possible outcomes of the sisters relationship .and where the story was going . The portrayal of all the characters were excellent and very real indeed. A great story about secrets and life events that make us who we are. Great book indeed.

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Fox Nay does it again!! I absolutely enjoyed the last book and cannot wait to read another.With this happy ending book you will be up late reading it as it is truly captivating

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Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Alex Van Ness is a social worker who dedicates her life to saving children. Living in the mountains with her model boyfriend, Chase, Alex prides herself on the fact that she has been able to start over, rebuilding her life after the tragic death of her brother as a child. When Alex’s sister, Ruth, shows up on her doorstep one day, desperate and pregnant, Alex is forced to face those horrifying memories once again. As the family secrets slowly reveal themselves, Alex and Ruth are forced to uncover the lies, memories and secrets of their past before one, or both, of their lives are destroyed forever.
“Hurry Home” is the first novel I’ve read by author Roz Nay. Her previous novel, “Our Little Secret” has been identified as a psychological suspense but I’m not sure if this one first this same mould. “Hurry Home” is more of a mystery, or family drama, full of family secrets and the consequences that come from keeping them hidden.
Right from the beginning, this novel leaves you guessing. When you are first introduced to Alex, there is an instant bond, and you root for her, happy that she has been able to start her life over again after the tragedy. When Ruth is introduced, doubts start springing up like roots through cement. Is Alex who she says she is? Could Ruth really be the person Alex has told everyone she is?
Although some parts of this novel are predictable if you are familiar with this genre (or just an over-zealous reader, like myself), the novel is a great read. The suspense picks up right at the beginning and doesn’t slow down. As the story unfolds, I wanted to know how it would end, even though I had a pretty good idea.
This novel is taut and high-paced, and it has definitely brought Roz Nay onto my radar.

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This definitely kept me guessing, and I read the majority of it in one day. If you like psychological suspense or domestic thrillers, you will love this.

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

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Ruth and Alex could not be more different as sisters. Their past is troubled, full of lies and deceit, and when Ruth shows up at Alex’s door after years of silence, Alex is unsure if she can trust her long-lost sister. But the longer Ruth stays, the more secrets that come out. And the more you start to question, are either of them telling the truth? “Hurry Home” unravels a web of lies that have been 15 years in the making, and you won’t be ready for the last lines and what they reveal.

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This was a new-to-me author, and I really enjoyed the book. There were a few times I had to suspend disbelief, but it's a work of fiction, so that's okay. There were enough twists and turns to keep me wondering what was going to happen next.

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Roz Nay hit it out of the park on this one!
Alex and Ruth and Pim have a childhood of good and bad times. Loving and caring parents.
Alex and Ruth went their separate ways as they grew up. Alex has chosen a life of helping children and is pretty settled in her life until her sister, Ruth, turns up on her doorstep after leaving their childhood home years before and never being heard from til now.
What happens after her return that day is a sequence of events that will leave you speechless in the end.
Nothing is never exactly what it appears to be.

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A story of two sisters with a hidden past, and you don’t know who to believe. A bit predictable when the Floyd family was introduced, but overall a fast-paced read. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

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Really liked this book. Fresh reading and angle about the friction and love in the sister bond. Kept me engaged to the point of not wanting to set this one down. I found nothing in this story to dislike. It was well written with good characters and nice thick plot. Good read for sisters.

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This is my first novel by Roz Nay and I really enjoyed it. A great thriller with a storyline centred around two estranged sisters, one of whom is living an idyllic existence in a resort town, the other whom has been doing it tough for longer then sh’d care to remember. That’s all I’ll say as I don’t want to reveal the plot but do your self a favour and read this book, it’s really enjoyable. Thanks so much to the publisher and netgalley for the arc.

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Sisters Alex and Ruth meet up again after 10 years and that is when we find out about their many secrets. Could this happen? An eye opener and a must read.

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Hurry Home, by Roz Nay
My thanks to #NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review. Alex Van Ness seems to be living her best life. Living in an upscale loft with her boyfriend, a champion skier turned model, her (seemingly) perfect world is turned upside down when her pregnant sister turns up needing help. As a social worker, Alex is torn between wanting to help her sister and protecting the perfect world she has built for herself – and protecting the lies of her past? Will Alex and Ruth be able keep the past in the past or will her sister betray Alex and tear apart everything she’s worked so hard to construct? This was an interesting book. A tight psychological look into the world of Child Protective Services and the disturbing world of family conflict.

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Every story has two sides.

It starts off simple but is anything ever really simple?
Alex is a family service worker who seems to be trying to protect the children, when her sister comes back into her life it brings up the past which she had carefully kept to herself only sharing bits and pieces with her boyfriend Chase.
Ruth comes bring trouble hot on her heels, Alex forbids her to talk about the past but as everyone knows its impossible to tell a story without revealing a small part of your past. A suspense until the very end. Its brilliant and I cant wait to read others by Roy.
Sisters bonds for right or wrong.
Thank you to Netgalley/ Roy Naz/ Crooked Lane Books for The ARC in exchange for an honest Review.

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Hurry Home kept me on the edge of my seat right through to the ending.
Alex Van Ness is living her bets life. She is a successful child protection officer, living with the man of her dreams, and is happy! Then one day her trouble-maker long-loss sister shows up pregnant and Alex’s life begins to unravel.
High,y recommended for all.

*I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Yes, this book creeped me out!! I mean how could it not with a title like that? Honestly though this was one of those books where you are constantly questioning what is going to happen next. Which is exactly the kind of book I enjoy reading!

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Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for this ARC.

Holy. Wow. I really want to curse but I won’t. This book...wow. It felt cheesy at times, but I literally inhaled it in two sittings. It was addicting. It was SO GOOD. It was twisty and turny, and I felt like I couldn’t grasp what was going to come next. This was a wild ride and I absolutely LOVED it. I highly, highly recommend this.

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