The story starts with the tragic death of a young boy and then it goes backwards to half an hour before, with Anni and her young son Toby and Carl sitting in a pub with his mistress Jo, then it goes to ten mins before and five minutes before and then impact. Anni is walking home with her 7 year old son Tobi, when he runs ahead of her to catch his balloon. Anni rounds the corner to find her son lying on the ground, having been hit by a car and the man responsible standing with his head in his hands.

The story then jumps forward six months after this tragedy, to Carl in prison and Anni devastated but returning to work in a primary school, the same one that Jo surprisingly finds herself newly employed in.
As a reader we have the full details behind the car accident and what really happened, the only one that doesn't know is Anni and Jo and Carl are determined that she never finds out.

What follows is at times over the top, the lengths Jo goes to keep this secret but at the same time using Anni to help her and keeping her close as a friend. Only someone really twisted would actually do that to someone they know they have hurt beyond repair.
I hated the response of her boss who should have been on Anni's side, when she said what she said to the reporter about her sons killer. Yes she has to think about the students and the school but realistically how does she expect a mother to feel about the man who killed her son! If a teacher at my kids school said something like that, I wouldn't think they were justifying violence and be worried about what they are teaching my child, I would be sympathetic to the hell this mother has been through and think she's totally justified in saying whatever she wants about the man who killed her seven year old child, by getting behind the wheel of his car whilst drunk!

So this book has many emotions, good and bad and based on three characters, it was more than enough to tell the story and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for the ARC in return for an honest review.

📚📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖📚

📖 Book -The Accident
✍️Author-Daniel Hurst
📕 Publisher - Inkubator Books
🗓 Publication Date - 3rd July 2022
Anni is a single mum, to her 7 year old son. After leaving a party, Anni is on the phone to her ex-husband, trying to sort out visits. Just for a second - her son managed to let go of her hand to catch his balloon. Wheat she see’s when she runs round the corner after him, will forever stay in her mind and change her life! The story then goes to 6 months later. We also hear the story from the driver. 📕 I really enjoyed this book. Having not read this author before, I was hoping I would like it. It did not disappoint!! Loved the way we heard the story from several characters in the book. It was written in a way that there was no confusion for me (I suffer badly with brain fog!). You will get a pleasant surprise with this book! It will keep you on your toes. Ending was a bit like ….. oh right, I didn’t think the ending was quite yet lol!! Thank you for allowing me to read this ARC.
#danielhurst #theaccident #inkubatorbooks #netgalley

A mom loses her only child.
A man and women in love.
A few drinks to many.
A man does anything for the one he loves.
Promises are not kept



Great book I enjoyed it.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this Netgalley ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow!!! I devoured this book in one sitting. Just read it....you will love it. This Author writes amazing books and I recommend you read them all.

What a great book with a truly unique story! I'm so glad I recently discovered Daniel Hurst. A sweet little boy is hit by a car and killed. But who was driving the car, and what caused the accident? These are questions you will enjoy finding the answers to as you read. I spent the good part of yesterday in bed with my Kindle, because I just couldn't quit reading it.

And I can safely promise that you won't see the end coming.

Speaking of the end, there was a preview of Mr. Hurst's next book, "The Passenger", and I am so eager to read it, too.

This book was extremely predictable until the last 2 chapters. And then the plot twist came out of nowhere and made the entire read worth it! Stick with it, it gets good!

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Accident is a mesmerizing read. The story begins with Carl and Jo at a pub. They met by chance and he has been having an affair with her since. Promising to leave his wife for her, Jo gets impatient and presses Carl to tell his wife he is leaving her today. Carl and Jo have been drinking but Carl has had to much being forced to talk to his wife before he is ready. Jo says that Carl has had to much to drink and forces him to let her drive. Anni and Tobi are walking home from a birthday party. She lets go of Tobi's hand and he darts into the street. As luck would have it Jo can't stop the car in time and the child dies.

We pick up the story after Carl has served six months of his sentence in prison with Jo making visits to him. Carl took the blame for driving drunk and is serving his time. Jo gets a new job working at a school, but unfortunately Anni is working there also. Try as she might to avoid Anni, fate keeps throwing her in Anni's path. Jo lies to Anni about not being able to drive, her boyfriend and other things. But Anni trying to be friendly won't leave Jo alone.

Carl gets beat up badly several times ending up in the hospital, and finally gets transferred to another prison. Anni take Jo there so she can see her boyfriend. A reporter lets it slip that Carl is at the same prison she brought her friend to. But he also discloses that Jo is Carl's lady friend.

The story takes a surprising turn but which of the three of them will find the peace they long for.

This was a quick afternoon read. This was a train wreck I couldn't stop watching. With each chapter I kept thinking it can't be happening. The shocking ending took me by surprise as the twist was something I didn't see coming.

The Accident is about a little boy Tobi who gets hit by a drunk driver while walking home from a birthday party with his mom Anni. The driver, Carl, is sent to prison for 5 years. While Anni is struggling with her grief she finally returns to work and befriends the new substitute teacher Jo. Jo just happens to have been Carl's mistress and also has a greater secret connected to the death of Anni's son. Jo knows who Anni is from the moment she lays eyes on her and struggles with keeping her secrets from her. Throughout the novel told by Anni, Carl, and Jo there are twists and turns to find out what each person is hiding.

This was a good quick read however, I do not personally feel like it was much of a psychological thriller. I felt like there were not many turns and the end was pretty predictable. However, the book did keep my attention from beginning to end and I would recommend for an easy read!

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.

Single mum Anni would do anything for her little boy, Tobi, he is the centre of her world. So she is utterly devastated when Tobi is run over and killed by drunk driver Carl. Anni hates Carl for what he's done and takes some comfort from the lengthy prison sentence he's serving. Anni returns to work and tries to move on with her life. she makes a new friend in Jo. But Jo has a secret. She is connected to the fatal accident in a way that Anni never suspects.

Each chapter is told from one of the characters perspectives in an alternating sequence. We read what could happen if the victim and the perpetrator met each other. I was invested in the storyline even though it seemed to take a bit of a dip in the middle. The ending, I never really seen it coming until it was about to unfold. This was my first read by the author but it won't be my last.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #InkubatorBooks and the author #DanielHurst for my ARC of #TheAccident in exchange for an honest review.

I have read several of Daniel's books and enjoyed them all and this was no exception. Although a tough storyline involving the death of a child it was very well written and I certainly didn't expect the ending. I highly recommend this book and author.

Anni had spent the afternoon at a party with her son Tobi. Walking home she is distracted by a phone call. for a split second she lets go of Tobi. Then suddenly he's gone. A tragic accident and her precious little boy is dead.

Carl has been in the pub. He's now serving a sentence for killing Tobi while under the influence.

As Anni starts to rebuild her life she goes back to her old job. Here she befriends the new woman Jo. A perfect friend. Someone who doesn't know her past so won't pity her. However, Jo has her own secrets and is shocked to find herself working with Anni. How will Anni cope when she discovers who Jo is!

This book gripped me. How, one choice destroyed the lives of all involved. How, the death of a child impacts everyone.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to see an ARC

📖My thoughts:📖

This was a very quick and easy read, though the main subject in the story is a rough one. Reading a book about a person who loses their child isn’t easy by any means, and I commend the author for taking on such a strong topic and running with it. I can’t imagine it was easy to write about this. That aside, I really enjoyed seeing the growth and the development of the characters throughout the book. There were a few instances in the book where I got a little angry seeing how Anni was treated while she was grieving her child. The ending was definitely not one I expected at all, but in my opinion, it worked. I do not feel as though this book should be listed as a psychological thriller, as it doesn’t seem to fit the standard image. Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it. Thank you Netgalley, Daniel Hurst and Inkubator Books for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Anni is walking back from a birthday party with her son Tobi, and Tobi's balloon gets away from him and he chases after it.

Sadly, Tobi is knocked over and killed by a speeding car. Carl, the owner of the car is sent to prison.

Anni is understandably devastated and eventually after six months, returns to work as a teacher.

Carl's partner, Jo, applies for work at the same school as Anni, and does her best to avoid Anni's attempts to become friends.

Anni realises something is amiss when she finds out that Jo has been lying to her, and starts investigating why.

The story is told from three points of view, Carl, Jo and Anni, and there are no great twists, because the reader is told exactly what happened, it was only Anni who was in the dark about the truth.

As books go, I did enjoy this, and there was a good ending which I did not expect.

I did not feel that there was much remorse from the guilty parties, for what they had done, leaving a Mother bereft and grieving.

However, this was a quick and easy read.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I enjoyed reading about the dilemma of one of the main characters in this psychological thriller, of whether or not to reveal the truth behind the car accident that killed a young boy. Jo's interaction with Anni, the mother of the boy killed, is one of the suspenseful aspects of the novel.

However, I had mixed feelings about the ending, although it revealed the true emotions of a character that found strength in the unusual.

What a great read, a convincing story told very well, an interesting set of charecters and an ending I didn't see coming at all

Great book, tough subject choice. I did enjoy it however harrowing the storyline.
I've read this author before and she did not disappoint this time.

Thanks for the arc

Anni has lost her husband to another woman. The only thing that matters in her life is her son Tobi. And in a matter of seconds she loses everything that matters. The story is about grief and coming to terms with the punishment of the person who took her son's life. Punishment and grief and a twist for those emotions. I didn't expect the ending and was a little disappointed but now realize there could be no other way.

Although I'm usually a fan of Hurst's books, this one fell a little flat for me. It might have also been because it touched on a subject that was hard to read about, the loss of a child. Others may like how the story unfolds, though.

There was a great premise - what would happen if a victim of a crime unknowingly met (and liked) the perpetrator?

Anni is a likeable character who is trying to move on after the death of her son by a hit and run. She's trying to forgive the driver of the car, and takes on some guilt for accidentally letting go of Tobi's hand.

I also couldn't help feeling sorry for Jo, even though she made a terrible mistake, and is still loyal to Carl, visiting him in prison despite his crime and the hardship for her to get there without a car.

The story escalates as the lives of these characters collide in this quick read from Daniel Hurst.

Thank you to NetGalley, Inkubator Books and Booksprout for an advance reader's copy for review.

I received an ARC of, The Accident by Daniel Hurst. This book is a little disturbing, an eye for an eye, leaves the whole world blind. Losing her precious son, can she move on from that?

Character driven short novel about the repercussions of an accident where a young boy is killed; this story is told by three people: Anni, the mother of the seven year old killed when a car hit him, Carl, a man involved in the accident and Jo, his mistress. I thought the accident was handled in a sensitive manor and I felt a great deal of sympathy for Anni who was already mourning the break-up of her marriage due to her husband falling in love with someone else. Anni and her son Tobi were walking home from a party when he ran away from her to chase a balloon and went into the street.

The novel picks up six months later when Anni returns to her job as a teacher and Carl is serving a four year prison term. Jo who is also a teacher, finds a substitute teacher job that happens to be at Anni's school and when the women meet she needs to do everything she can to hide her secret. We are told almost everything at the very beginning so there are no major surprises as to the accident itself but there is a twist at the end. I really felt sorry for Anni who seemed so alone in the world and I also felt sorry for Carl who was trying to be introspective about his jail time and to simply survive. I didn't care for Jo as she seemed like a user to me, she wanted Anni to help her live her best life without caring how Anni was grieving for her son. I did wish for either more thriller elements or more about the backgrounds of the characters as something seemed kind of missing from the story. Thank you to NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for a review.