This was a nice surprise, a fairly short and quick Donestic thriller that packs a punch and has a heart, Jake is hiding herself away after her husband has shacked up with her best friend, and exposed some awful comments online. Mabel is determined not to let her new neighbour hide, and lures her out with cake and friendship. The pair get up to some really ridiculous antics that I found amusing, think nursery age humour. Meanwhile across the street from Jake is little Billy and his mom, she flips on a coin, adores him one minute and abuses him the next, at the other end of the street are new kids Wendell and Delilah, Wendell and Delilah have a horrific backstory, and as the story plays out all of the characters knit together beautifully.

Trigger warnings apply for Domestic violence, child abuse and child loss.

A first read for me from the author, her skills in writing children’s books shine through in the writing of the kids in the story.

Great narration.

Huge thanks to Blackstone Publishing-Audiobooks via NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ALC🎧