Thank you to Thomas and Mercer and @netgalley for my review copy.

Thoughts: She has done it again, another book by Lucinda Berry I just wasn’t able to put down. I devoured it in less then 24 hrs! Off The Deep is End is the perfect title for this rollercoaster ride of a story! So much is happening that you question your feelings and what we really know.
The characters were all a little unlikeable for me, you could just feel that lots of things weren’t right. That had me sucked into find out their secrets.I love trying to sift through the psychological parts to try to piece it all together.
4.5☠️

Lucinda Berry is the queen of domestic dramas, I'm convinced. This book had its hooks in me from the first page, with everyone seemingly being an unreliable narrator for various, completely understandable reasons. I didn't see where this was going until it went there and the entire time, as a mother, you just keep thinking to yourself, no, please no. Everything about this book is a parent's worst nightmare but where I usually can't read those types of books, Berry makes it easy. Just something about the way she writes I think. As always, highly recommend!

Well, this did not go as I planned , but not in the way I like in a thriller. The characters were not good and made me uncomfortable even. Well the adults at least. I had very little interest in figuring out if Isaac lives or dies. It didn’t seem essential to the plot and especially not the weirdo ending.

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# I have read one other Lucinda Berry novel, The Perfect Child, and Off The Deep End was just as messed up and wild as that one. AND IT WAS SO GOOD! I had no idea who to trust until the very very end, which is the BEST kind of thriller in my opinion

# There were a few flaws (some annoying character traits, small things like that) but overall, it was a great read that made it hard to put down!

Gripping from the very first page, Berry has brought us another tragic story that makes the reader not want to walk away. Her stories are always DARK and shocking and this one is not exception containing twist after twist until the very end. Thank you NetGalley, Thomas and Mercer Publishing and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book is available for purchase on January 24, 2023

When Jules Hart crashes her car into a frozen lake she suffers a terrible tragedy, her son and his friend were both in the car, she saves Issac, and goes back to save her son Gabe but is unable to. With Isaac and Jules suffering survivor guilt they are drawn together, until she suffers a nervous breakdown and is hospitalised. Isacc then goes missing, feared snatched by the Dog snatcher and the race is on to find him.
Told from the pov of Jules and Isacc's mother Amber this novel portrays grief and anger and a whole lot more. I wouldn't necessarily class it as a thriller more like a drama. Amber's character, I found particularly dislikeable, her son is missing but she seemed happy on occasions if she felt she was proved right. This is my first Lucinda Berry read and although I wasn't particularly enamoured by it, I would read another one.

Loved loved this one!! Gripping and exciting and as always a fab read and can't wait to see what this author does next :)

Holy Moly. this book was a wild ride and touched on so many current issues that teens and parents are dealing with.As a mom of teens myself it was especially eye opening and disturbing.

WoW!!! Lucinda Berry is one of my Top Authors. She is phenomenal. This book was no exception. Twist and turns. Unpredictable! I savor every word and was sad when I was done. You will want to quickly flip pages as you learn me.

It was great from the first page to the last. Highly recommend.

Absolutely love Lucinda Berry's books. Off The Deep End was no exception!! I loved how she told Jules story mixed with Issac and his family. It was a tangled web but all came together in the end. You never know what grief is going to make you do but is there something more troubling happening....check out this book for yourself! Thanks Netgalley for this ARC

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc. This review is wholly my own.

Jules wrecks her car into icy waters and her son and teenage friend are also along for the ride. Jules can only save one - the wrong one. And now she cannot cope with the loss of her son and that she could not save him. She literally goes "Off the Deep End." Jules then begins grooming the surviver, Isaac (she has gone mental at this point).

It was not what I expected from this story and was a bit odd. Not my cup of tea. Others may enjoy it. Lucinda Berry is a well-loved and established author so this one may just be a fluke, but I did not love it.

Wow, there was a lot happening in this book. Tragic freak car accident, psychiatric breakdown, possible serial abductor and murderer, and more (no spoilers!) — like a LOT.

Any one of these could have made up an entire plot line but the combination of them all in one story made it feel slightly chaotic. I did like how the story was told between the POVs of the two mothers — Jules, who’s son died in the accident, and Amber who’s son survived and is now missing.

Overall a fast paced and quick read.

I loved this book! I’ve read books from this author before but this one was so good. It kept me guessing the entire time and flowed very nicely.

I just couldn't do it. The two main characters, Amber & Jules, just agitated me. Amber was a trainwreck (understandable at times) but constantly accused Jules of having something to do with the disappearance of Isaac. Okay, we get it. You don't have to keep repeating it. And Jules. Just a flat-out boring character who just pissed me off.

Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was wrong in so many ways...I am surprised I finished reading it. I won't go into details here. I will simply say that it is full of trigger warnings for people: abduction, child abuse, drownings, suicidal attempts and school shootings, to list just a few.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.
I have enjoy previous work by Lucinda and this one did not disappoint either.
Great writing and awesome job keeping the reader continually interested. Another great book.

Firstly, thank you so much to @NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Lucinda Berry is one of my favorite authors, and this book definitely didn’t disappoint!! Off The Deep End is a story about a woman named Jules who experiences a horrible tragedy, and a woman named Amber who is going through something horrible as well. Their lives become intertwined unwillingly, and the way that this story played out had me shocked! I wasn’t expecting that ending at all, and I have to say that I really enjoyed this book a lot. 4/5 ⭐️s.

Another great thriller! If you like twisty turn thrillers, this is the book for you. Highly recommend

So this book is certainly off the deep end like many of the characters in it! There is A LOT going on here and trigger warnings or suicide, sexual abuse and violence seem very appropriate. Jules, her son and family friend were in and accident and when Jules son dies and Isaac survives both she and Isaac have a tremendous amount of survivors guilt. They both have seemingly lost the will to live and are clinging to each other. From there things get strange and certainly not for the faint of heart but they psychological information, from the point of an expert like the author, is very interesting. The changes in personality than can be caused by traumatic brain injury and how loss and grief can cause physical pain. It was certainly a dark but interesting read.

How to start this review…I cannot say this story went in the direction I was thinking.

First off I really did not relate to or took state in any of the people in this book. All the adults were keeping secrets from each other and some of the actions I believe were not needed or gave anything to the story. Jules was a psycho and did not see her intentions but left you feeling creeped out at her actions. Amber as much as I wanted to sympathize with her and truly believe she wanted her son back it felt she was grasping at anything including reason.

I just don’t feel this was the best thriller for me as the ending I thought was totally crazy and didn’t feel so thriller like.