Jessica Green is accused of knowing what happened to four year Mia Edwards, but she’s refusing to talk. Mia disappeared while on a play-date with Zoe, Jessica’s daughter at her house. Why isn’t she talking?

Dr. Oscar de la Nuit begins treating Jessica. He identifies with her and is confident that he can help her. He is navigating through his own issues as he tries to put the pieces together of what happened to Mia.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the premise and the way it was written but I feel like it dragged on for so long. The storyline with Holly was strange and it was literally 70 something chapters of “Did you kill Mia?”, “What happened to Mia?” and Jessica saying “I can’t tell you”. By the end of the book it almost doesn’t matter what happened to Mia. As you turn the page and Mia’s fate is revealed it is simply disappointing.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

Let's be honest first attracted to this book because of the title and couldn't wait to read it. It had me hooked right away.

Jessica Green is a suburban journalist who suffers from anxiety over her daughter Zoe going to school. On the first day of school she meets Holly who instantly overshares about her life moving here to get away from abusive husband who she feared would hurt her daughter Mia. This instantly makes Jessica uncomfortable. Holly manages to worm her way in to going to morning coffee with Nicki(Jess's sister) Meg and Jess. Nicki instantly likes Holly and welcomes her to group.

Holly keeps telling each person a different story and Jessica wonders what is the truth and what is a lie. She can't talk to her sister about it because all she does is sing Holly's praises and they keep hanging out more and more.

Holly shows up one day to school with black eye and fat lip saying that Ray attacked her but she refuses to go to the police or make a report. Then one day Jessica spots Holly talking to Ray and hides to witness an envelope being exchanged. She comes out and then asks if he is Ray? They go to coffee and she listens to Ray's side of the story about how he didn't know he had a daughter. He hasn't been allowed to see her and how he longs to see her and is worried Holly will hurt her. Ray says Holly is a psychopath. Jess is beginning to believe Holly is a psychopath too.

Jessica is worried that Holly knows that she is talking to Ray and is worried about what she will do. Carl-Jess's husband get attacked in their home and ends up in the hospital. He tells police Jess did it but then later changes his mind but the seed has already been planted. Next day at school everyone is talking about Jess.

Later a play date with the kids is going on at Jess's house but Mia disappears during a game of hide and seek. Jess is arrested. Did Jess kill Mia? No one can find the body and Jess is refusing to talk. Jess wonders if this was all part of Holly's plan to frame her? Oscar becomes Jess's psychiatrist and believes he can help her. Will he or will he loose his job in the process? Did she kill Mia or know where she is?

The ending wasn't what I was expecting but great read.

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC of this book.