One hellllll of a ride ! Captivated start to finish. Beautifully written with all the twist and feels. Loved every second of this book and I truly think the execution was done beautifully on the plot development and characters !!!

I absolutely loved this Sally Hepworth book! It had me hooked on every page, often keeping me up late at night.

The story provides a powerful portrayal of the long-lasting impact of growing up with an abusive and narcissistic foster parent or parent. Miss Fairchild's character is brilliantly explored, highlighting her manipulative tendencies. I highly recommend this book for its abundant twists and turns.

I stayed up late reading it, and the ending was incredibly satisfying.

Huge thanks to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley, and the author for providing me with an ARC of this book.

The publication date is set for April 23, 2024.

Well written and intriguing. I loved the relationship between the 3 sisters and how they had each others’ backs no matter what. The repercussions of mental/emotional abuse once in adulthood I thought was very well portrayed and described, but the fact that they had this forever connection I thought was so important and vital to their survival.

While much of the foster situation was intentionally disturbing, it was very well written and really well done. Miss Fairchild was a fantastic villain - I couldn’t stand her her which was the whole point. Each situation felt realistic and had me wanting to know what was going to happen next. I wouldn’t say it was super thriller-ish but it did have some good mystery and great character development. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy do this book. All opinions are mine.

I haven't read a book this fast in such a long time. Another job well done by Sally Hepworth!
When three sisters get called back to the town of their former foster home, secrets are unraveled and the girls begin to question their recollection of their time in the foster home.
This story was incredible- told from multiple points of view, it goes back and forth between the past and present, building tension until the very end.
I would recommend looking up trigger warnings, especially about child abuse. There were a few scenes that, as a mother, kept me awake at night. With that said, the scenes added to my investment in the book.

I really enjoyed this book. It was face paced, kept me guessing, and was hard to put down. There were a handful of typos and spelling errors I noticed.

Sally Hepworth does not disappoint with her thrillers. I have been a fan since "The Good Sister" and have becoming a bigger fan after every new release. Darling Girls has so many twists and really makes you question the foster care system. I really enjoyed the bond the "sisters" had in this story and the depths they would go to take care of each other. Great book! Read it in a day because I could not put it down.

Thank you to Sally Hepworth, NetGalley, and St. Martin's Press for gifting me an ARC of this book.

Sally Hepworth is one of my favorite authors, so I had very high hopes for her new release, Darling Girls. This book DID NOT DISAPPOINT! I loved it from the second I started it and was sucked in until the end.

This book is about three sisters, a foster mother, and a dead body discovered beneath the house they grew up in. The past holds many shocking secrets that will test the bond of the sisters.

I fell in love with each of the three sisters and their different personalities. Hepworth did a fantastic job with character development and building their relationships. This book held my interest and revealed twist after twist until the end. This was a book that had me thinking about it days after. Sally Hepworth is a queen, and I cannot wait for her next book!

This book was GREAT! Character development was flawless, story line keeps you riveted, and the twist at the end was the icing on the cake. 5/5.

I was thrilled to get an advanced copy of Sally Hepworth’s upcoming book Darling Girls. I have become such a huge fan of hers in the past few years, and I was not at all disappointed.

Darling Girls is about three found sisters who lived in foster care together. Now adults, with varying degrees of functionality, they are still closer than anyone in their lives, watching out and protecting each other at all costs.

When the bones of a small child are found at their former home, the sisters are called in for questioning and we have a past and present story line where we learn what they went through as children. This is definitely dark, and sometimes hard to read, but it was excellent.

As usual for Sally Hepworth, there is a shocking and twisty ending, which made the book even better. Overall, this is another sure fire win for her.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this highly anticipated book, which comes out next year.

Wow!!!! That last twist, did NOT see coming 🤯. This book is dual timelines and multiple POVs but very easy to follow along with! It’s about three foster “sisters”, darling girls if you will. That escape their foster mother Miss Fairfield decades before. Once some bones are discovered underneath their old foster house, they are forced to face their past one last time. This book had me hooked from the very first page to the very last! Such a fun and disturbing ride! I highly suggest checking it out when it comes out on April 23rd, 2024.

I want to give a huge thanks to Netgalley, St Martin’s Press and Sally Hepworth for an ARC ebook in return for an honest review!

Thank you for a preview of this book by one of my favorite authors. It tells the story of 3 "sisters" who grew up together in a foster home under the care of Mrs Darlington. All was not as it seemed in this home and when a murder is discovered years later, secrets are revealed. I loved the closeness of these women, and the setting of this foster home was intriguing. I figured things out fairly quickly but still enjoyed this story and the twists along the way.

Wow! I absolutely loved reading about Jessica, Norah, and Alicia's time at Wild Meadows and how they united together to get through. Reading about them now and what comes out years later got me hooked and I loved every minute of this book. The twist at the end with Ms Fairchild left my jaw on the floor!

I want to thank Netgalley for a first shot at this book begore it comes out in April 2024.

Sally Hepworth did not disappoint from the beginning to the last page. The story is about Jessica, Norah and Alicia being raised in a foster home by the evil Mrs. Fairchild. They considered themselves sisters to the end although they weren’t biologically related. They stuck together like glue.
I couldn’t put this book down from beginning to end. I had to keep going to see how it ended. It was a big surprise on the very last page.
I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did

Jessica, Alicia, and Norah meet in foster care and develop a sister-like bond after being put through the unpredictable things their foster mother, Mrs Fairchild, would put them through.
As adults they are still working through their troubling past. When the police let them know that human bones were found under the foster home, they are forced to look into the past to help figure out who the bones belonged to.
Darling Girls had me hooked from the start. I enjoyed learning the stories of the girls as the narrative altered between both the past and present. The book kept me guessing and wanting to keep reading to find out the truth.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC!

I never pass up a Sally Hepworth book - and this one did not disappoint! It was definitely a page turner that I stayed up late into the night reading. I enjoyed the past and present narratives from multiple viewpoints and how everything was wrapped up in the end without any loose ends.

I think this was her best one yet, just when you think the story is done it throws a twist in there I did not see coming

The story of three foster kids that become sisters through the verbal and emotional abuse of their foster mom. Attention-grabbing and wonderfully written, Darling Girls is the mystery not only of how bones appeared under their old foster home, but who did the bones belong too? I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an emotional story within a thriller.

This book was amazing! The ongoing build of the stories of their pasts and how it applied to the current day situation was great! Knowing the POV of each character throughout the book and it was wonderfully written. So many twists that kept me guessing and towards the end when I thought it was done was the amazing ending that left me shocked again! Amazing book!! Loved the whole thing!

Omg!!
I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this! I have finished this in 2 hours and I couldn’t put it down. I’m definitely entering my thriller era as the weather is getting colder and this was the perfect book to keep me interested.
I knew i was gonna finish this in a day as soon as read the synopsis. And it was the perfect book for my 24hr read-a-thon.
Highly recommend as a light (kinda) thriller to start autumn with!

Another amazing thriller by Sally Hepworth! I couldn’t put this book and read it in one night! 3 grown up foster girls are taken back to their days together, growing up with an abusive foster mother. When the remains of a child are found under the house, the girls have to figure out who it was and if they were responsible for it. I gave this thriller 5/5 stars, I can’t wait for another book by Sally!