*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

This is a psychological thriller. It felt very repetitive in places. It was also quite slow paced. The twists were so obvious. However, I did enjoy the ending and liked the main character

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the arc of this book by Jenna Kernan.

5 stars- amazing quick read as read so fast was gripping from first page- highly recommend to all who loves this genre!

I absolutely loved everything about this novel, but did find it a bit of a difficult read at times, due to the subject matter personally...

I would definitely read another by this author.

Great book that I couldn't out down and kept me wanting to keep reading, I've never read any books by this author before will definitely read more.

Gosh this was a good book, couldn’t put it down, I didn’t guess the twist and I usually do 😂 so that’s a bonus for me, great crew of characters and a great read, more please

Definitely took me a while to get into this one as it really started off slow. The second half was much more of a thriller and was good overall

Some brilliant twists in this one to keep you guessing and it makes for such a gripping read. I believe this is my first read from the author but I will definitely be looking out for more.

I would call The Adoption one of those slow starter psychological thrillers that gain traction and then goes full pelt! In the first half you get to know Dani and the guilt she has for not being able to have children due to an accident. Towards the second half, it’s a non-stop twisty roller coaster ride that you won’t be able to put down! My kinda book! You always want to guess what’s happening and whodunnit in a good thriller, it is natural. But The Adoption will lead you somewhere else! I can’t wait to dig out more of the author’s other books!

A highly recommended read from me. Perfect holiday reading!

That was so good! Everything I could ever ask for in a Thriller! Omg. I picked the right book to read.
Cheers to Netgalley for the copy!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my review. This novel was released on May 11, 2022.

The story starts off slow and about 1/2 way through it really kicks off. It was repetitive in some areas. I still really enjoyed reading it. The ending made the book for me . The characters were also well written.

Unfortunately, I have been locked out of my netgalley account for a few months and was not able to see which books I had on my list, in order to properly read and review. I do apologize and am doing a 3 for neutral. Will update once I’m able to obtain a copy and read!

This story had me not wanting to put my Kindle down. Highly recommend. The story line and plot railed me in from the beginning to the end. This is my first book by this author I cannot wait to read more in the future.

Dani is released from a psychiatric ward after a 6 month stay due to a traumatic car accident leaving her face blind and her twin sister paralysed. Her husband Tate surprises her with a baby upon her homecoming, the baby they always wanted but failed to conceive naturally. So when she started believing someone is after her new daughter and no one believes her apart from her sister Dani thinks her judge husband may have done something illegal to push the adoption through.


As a fan of Jenna Kernsn i was excited to get stuck in and i honestly enjoyed this book, I was intrigued to find out if I had guessed the twists correct and how the author got us to them. I ofcourse got them correct but this didn't distract from the enjoyable ride of the story itself.
I found Dani's character to be quite a sympathetic one, not only can she no longer see faces, she has all this guilt built up around paralysing her sister. But their relationship during the book is one of the strongest throughout. She is clearly traumatised and needs support. Her husband on the other hand Tate is not a likable character even him presenting Dani with a baby just seemed suspicious early on and kind of rediculous also. He seems to not trust Dani's ability to trust fact from fiction which brings into question why the heck he would of brought this child home anyway especially as he's campaigning to be a supreme judge.

I found myself questioning the validity of Dani's claims if they are true everyone is hiding something and if they are not true then thsts just terrible. But what I will say is adding in a face blindness storyline really pulled this mystery together, because who believes a woman from a psych ward who can't see face? 🤔 This aspect elevated the storyline as a reader as we also can't see anyone's face and don't know what we can see either.

All in all the adoption is a good book. The concept of the adoption itself is ludicrous but for the purpose of this storyline really gives it weight. I love thst we read from Dani's pov and therefore have all the information she has. The twists I had guessed extremely early on so were a bit of a let down I wss hoping for more. This is one of those books that has you not putting it down until it's finished which is why I was hooked!!!! 3 stars 🌟

Thanks to Netgalley, Jenna Kernan and bookouture for the digital ARC of the Adoption in exchange for my fair and honest opinions.

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I had a difficult time reading this book, I felt it to be slow and I had a hard time connecting to the characters. I wasn’t a fan, which sucks, I wanted to like it.

Wow. Heartbreaking and poignant and thrilling, this was such a beautiful, brilliant read. A strand out book, one of my absolute favourites of 2022.
Do read this one. Just wow .

Excellent read, always go to author. This book kept me gripped throughout, looking forward to more from this author

This was a good read but I found it a little slow, nothing much happens until half way through. After that it’s enjoyable, the ending was unexpected which keeps you hooked. Characters were good, the plot was interesting and the style of writing was perfect. This is the first book I have read by this author and I’ll be keeping my eye out for more in the future.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

This was a really enjoyable story and Jenna Kernan is another author who is going on my favourites list.

All Dani Sutton has known for the last 6 months is the Windwood Psychiatric Hospital after a car accident left her and her twin sister, Shelby, with life changing injuries. Dani suffered a brain injury which left her with Prosopagnosia- face blindness, meaning she can’t recognise people and therefore she has been learning strategies to help her cope with the condition and also how to deal with her guilt that the accident has left her twin in a wheelchair. Her husband Tate is determined to bring her home and although Dani is apprehensive to go home, she feels with his support and the support of her psychiatrist, Dr Allen, that she is ready to return to normal life. However, she didn’t realise how strange things would be, from the house that is supposed to be home but doesn’t feel like it, to the neighbours she used to know but now struggles to recognise. She has always yearned for a baby, but the accident also left her unable to have a child due to her injuries. Soon after she returns home Tate suddenly declares that they been accepted by an adoption agency and a new-born baby is waiting for them. Dani knows that with her psychiatric history this adoption seems very irregular, but she is so desperate to become a mother she over looks it, trusts Tate, and throws herself into motherhood. When a strange woman starts appearing to Dani, first at her home and then at her doctor’s office, and demanding that Willow, the baby is hers, Tate’s story about the adoption suddenly changes, Dani doesn’t know who to trust and starts to wonder if she has come home too soon and would be better back at Windwood where she feels safe. She feels she can’t trust Tate and also can’t figure out who this woman is that is claiming Willow is hers.

This was a good story and it definitely kept me on my toes! There were a lot of twist and turns and the ultimate twist did come as a surprise to me even though I had noticed a clue that had been dropped earlier on, I just thought I hadn’t understood, and then later I realised it had been a clue. Very good writing and I thought that the author portrayed Dani’s confusion very well, in fact I often felt I was as confused as Dani when reading. I’ve never heard of face blindness before, so it was interesting to learn about it and also learn about the different strategies that sufferers have to employ for everyday living. We definitely take it for granted that our brain recognises people unconsciously and we don’t have to put any effort or thought into it.

All in all, I would highly recommend this book and anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers or domestic dramas will enjoy this. It was a good read; I was impressed by Jenna Kernan and I have already requested her next book “The Ex Wives” from NetGalley.

Thank you to NetGalley, Jenna Kernan and Bookouture books for my advanced reading copy. Out now.