Shane Spyre's "Which Child" initially grabbed me in the beginning chapters and drew me into the world of Sarah, the mom of 4 identical girls. The story kicks off with a strong premise, compelling characters, and a sense of tension that keeps the pages turning.

In the first half of the book the plot unfolds effortlessly, each revelation adding intrigue to the storyline. My curiosity built with each passing twist and it left me eagerly anticipating what would happen next!

However, the momentum of "Which Child" is unfortunately derailed halfway through the book.
Spyre seems to lose focus, introducing a multitude of new information from different prospective. Each chapter added confusion until what was once an intriguing page turner, began to unravel, leaving me struggling to keep up with the increasingly convoluted storyline.

In conclusion, "Which Child" by Shane Spyre starts with a bang but ultimately fizzles out due to the author’s attempt at keeping the readers guessing.

I am giving this novel 3 stars because I truly was so taken by the first half, that I absolutely could not put it down.

A huge thanks to NetGalley and The Book Folks for the ARC

This is a really clever and interesting concept for a thriller. It worked well on the whole, thought I did have to concentrate to work out who was who.

I really enjoyed the overall concept of this book, it had a strong psychological thriller going on. The characters worked well in this universe and had that tense atmosphere that I wanted based on this book. I thought it was a strong concept with 4 sisters and one's missing and one is a murderer. Shane Spyre has a great way of telling the story and I was hooked from the first page.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book ahead of time in exchange for a review. You should read it!

A convoluted and difficult book to read. The jumping about added nothing and I’m amazed I ever got to the end.

I’m so sorry to say it but I didn’t enjoy this book in the slightest. It was such a confusing and convoluted plot that it was impossible to follow and the happenings were just completely bizarre. Add that to characters that weren’t even vaguely realistic and you get an almost unreadable novel.

I apologise for the negative review, but thanks to the author and publisher for granting me access to this ARC in return for an honest review.

This book is difficult to review - mainly because its a book of two halves.
I immediately got engrossed into this book. Super interesting, and super intriguing. I was hooked and wanted to know what on earth was going on. However - a little over the half way point, this book took a weird turn!! It became even more far fetched than it already was. I could handle a little bit of nuttiness - but it just turned weird.
Plus, with all the different plot twists and the girls 'swapping identities' constantly, it was a all a bit too confusing.

This book started off being a 5* - but the more it went on, the more it just lost the plot, literally!

" Four Identical Sisters. One is missing. One is a Killer."
5 ⭐ Wow!!! This book was so good!! I am still in shock and will likely be thinking about this book for years to come. This book has twists on twists, unreliable characters, sinister/creepy children, messed up adults, and so many lies/secrets.
This book follows the lives of 3 identical sister's (Violet, Rose, and Poppy) and there lives after their other sister, Daisy, was taken. We then learn one is a killer, but which one.
There were so many turns to this book that kept me guessing the whole time and really engaged. There are some trigger warnings. that I don't want to divulge because it may give away some spoilers, but please look them up prior to reading if they will bother you.
Overall, I really liked this book and will be reading more from this author to come!!!

Wow what a ride!!! This cover says it all!

Was full of twists and turns and every chapter left you like 😱😱😱😱

If you like creepy and just hell of a ride add this to yout TBR! you won't be disappointed!

Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review

This stunning debut psychological thriller is an absolute belter. It amply compliments the recent boom in top notch Australian noir. I envisage it finding a place on lots of 'best reads of 2024' lists.
Every so often a writer comes along who completely rejuvenates a tired or over crowded genre. Colin Dexter did it with the Inspector Morse novels. More recently M.W. Craven did it with Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. Now, Shane Spyre gives us the most original and compelling psychological thriller in living memory.
The characterisation is clever and crafty, and the plot twists and turns at a relentless pace of shock and reveal.
What an amazing curtain raiser for a literary career. I can't wait for Shane's next book.

Okay, this was twisted as hell. Not only each chapter reveals something, but also every character is interesting and suspicious as well. Not to mention the triplets, quadruplets? quintuplets? Well, a real whirlwind. Highly recommended!

Wow! I don't even know if that's a good wow or a bad one hahaha. This book has soooo much going on it made my head spin! I loved the premise, it was so original and I was so intrigued to see how the story would play out. It's well written and certainly well plotted out. The twists and turns just keep on coming. This isn't a book you skim as you're multitasking, you really need to focus or you'll end up super confused but I was so invested that absolutely everything else could wait! It's just..... wow!!

A debut psychological thriller by Shane Spyre, telling the story of Sarah, her husband, and their four identical daughters. Rose, Daisy, Poppy and Violet wear coloured ribbons to tell them apart. When they are four years old, one of them is taken…. A few years later, one of them is a killer…. But which one?
I found the idea of this story very intriguing, and this was what kept me reading… unfortunately, the read wasn’t an easy one and I found parts of the book very confusing and muddled. The characters were also extremely unbelievable in the way they reacted to events.
I’m not saying this book was totally awful, as the story really did have potential and it was totally unique compared to anything I’ve read before… with this in mind, I certainly would be interested in trying another book by this author in the future.

Wow
I have no words
This book is crazy gripping intense and a little intense at times. I couldn’t put it down
I don’t want to ruin it with spoilers so let’s just say it’s a brilliant mystery full of twist with so much going on it will keep you interested till the very end

Thank you to NetGalley for the Arc (Advance Reader Copy) of Which Child by Shane Spyre. Well this was a surprise. The premise sounded really good but the book itself was very confusing and odd. It jumped around a lot and it was very hard to follow at times. I was ready to pack it in many times but I persevered. I really can't say that I would recommend this one to others. I don't like to give negative reviews but it was a very difficult read.

There was definitely a lot going on in this book but it built up to have so much suspense and tension that it kept me reading as I didn't want to put it down.

summary: this is a tale about four sisters. one of them is missing, and one of them is a murderer. can you figure out which one is which?

footnotes: this book is broken up into six sections, and has a multi pov style. the sisters are daisy, rose, violet and poppy. all of the sisters wear flowers in their hair to tell themselves apart, because otherwise they are identical. of course, the sisters can tell each other apart, right?

thoughts: I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. the plot was full of twists and turns, and i could never guess what was going to happen next. the process of reading this book quite literally consumed my entire being. as someone who can usually figure out the plot of thrillers, this book was absolutely shocking to me, i could not for the life of me figure out what happened. all of the sisters were extremely developed and had their own personality. each side character that was brought in felt like a main character because they were given time in the plot as well as major character development. i could relate to each and every character in some way or the other. the writing of the book overall flowed together really well, and it was super quick to get through. there were more nuanced and complex themes woven into the book, and the author did so with care, and real writing talent. the ending left me absolutely baffled, and i'm still trying to piece together what happened, days after reading it.

would 100% recommend to someone who wants a thriller that will keep them up at night, and has themes of family, and sisterhood woven in.

Mrs Greene and her husband have four young daughters who are identical. Daisy, Violet, Poppy and Rose can only be told apart by the ribbons their mother puts in their hair - so, whenever they decide to play around with the ribbons, it's anyone's guess which girl is which!

When one of the children, Daisy, is taken away by force from Mrs Greene - by a childless woman who has her heart set on having one - she feels she has little choice but to hope that the family can continue to move forward as best as it can without her.

But that is not the end of the story. Fast forward a few years and there is everything from children shoplifting, to going missing, to murder on Mrs Greene's complicated horizon. Only one thing remains constant - the difficulty in determining which of the girls committed which of these acts!

Shane Spyre's debut novel has an intriguing concept at its heart. But parts of the book are confusing, and not entirely credible. This is a book best read in a couple of sittings - and if that is done, then it does have some bizarre and exciting story elements to offer the thriller reader.

This was a very unique read, so many secrets and lies and filled with creepy characters. It was a really great debut psychological novel.I felt like I was on a rollercoaster, and boy, did I enjoy the journey.
I am looking forward to reading more from this exciting new author.
Thanks to Netgalley and The Book Folks for the ARC.

I really wasn’t sure how I felt about this especially at the beginning I thought what is going on. So glad I stuck with it cause it turned out to be a great read. It was rollercoaster of a read once it got going I thought it was written well with well developed characters and will definitely be encouraging people to read this. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.