False Hope

Sorry to say I am 1/4 of the way through this book and I just cannot finish it. The writing style and wording of the story just isn’t for me. At times I even had to go back and reread sentences. The plot also didn’t really hold my interest and characters were just blah. Sorry to give a bad review.

She made a big promise. Did she also make a big mistake?

So I enjoyed this book by Lynne Lee.
Her writing is so good. It grabs you and holds you until the end.
I liked the characters. I enjoyed the setting revolving around what is taking place.
This was my first book by Lynne and she did not disappoint.

Overall good book!

This was my first Lynne Lee book. When I first read a book by an author new to me, I like to keep an open mind. This was not one of favorites, but it wasn't disappointing either. It just seemed a little far-fetched for my liking.

Ten years ago, Grace made her dying sister a promise—that she would look after Hope’s baby son as her own. Now, the man whose son she is raising has turned up on Grace’s operating table, fighting for his life.

When an accusation of negligence follows, Grace is forced to confront not just the man who abandoned her sister, but also his mother, Norma—who blames Grace for taking everything she loves.

Based on what her sister told her, Grace is sure she did the right thing to keep that promise. But what if Hope didn’t tell her everything? Norma’s vicious attacks push Grace to investigate further and what she finds makes her question everything she thinks she knows, pointing to a very different past – and a devastating betrayal.

Thank you to Net Galley and Amazon Publishing UK for a digital advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review. Hope and Grace. Two sisters living very different lives, when Hope develops a brain tumor. Hope makes it her last wish that her sister welcome her young son into her own family. Things change when Grace, an orthopedic surgeon, finds Dillon's biological father in her operating room. She starts to wonder if she knew the full story of why Dillon's dad wasn't in his life, and she has to wonder how in the world she can protect Dillon from a vindictive grandma. I felt some of the characters weren't as well developed as I'd like to see (read as: I didn't care about them either way), and that's the reason for the 3 stars. I did enjoy the book; however, and I thank the publisher for the copy.

Got into it at the beginning. Then it just lost speed. No chemistry between the husband and wife, some anger between others and that's about it. I skimmed through the last half. Nothing with nothing

Thank you Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC.
This story of the reverberations of the past is great, I really enjoyed it.
Grace and her husband adopted Grace's sister's (Hope) baby son when Hope died of a brain tumor, thus adding a new baby brother for their son. This was Hope's dying wish and the family of four is happy, busy and getting used to their move from London to Brighton ten years later.
Everything changes, though, when Grace, in hospital theater, amputates the arm of a severely wounded car accident victim ... who turns out to be the father of their adopted son.
Their lives are upended by the frightening behaviour of the paternal grandmother, as well as the gradual disintegration of Grace's mother's dementia.
I found this to be a sensitive and poignant book and had a hard time putting it down. I really liked Grace as a character and highly recommend this read.

"False Hope" is a breakneck fast read - filled with twists; turns; and beautiful honesty.

I finished the book almost winded - but truly loved where the race took me.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to enjoy this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this book early. I really enjoyed this book. Grace in an amazing character. I almost felt every emotion while reading this.

This book started well but then I lost interest and didn't finish it. Sorry but this one isn't for me !

I'm giving this 2 Stars as i was unable to finish the book. Unfortunately the pace set was not speedy enough and I felt it dragged on and on. I'm so sorry!

I'm afraid this wasn't for me. It's an OK read about an orthopaedic surgeon who, late one night, is called to operate on a man involved in a road traffic accident and who has been drinking and taking drugs. Grace (the surgeon) quickly realises that the man involved is the father of her Sister's little boy - her sister having died and Grace is now raising the child.
What follows is the story of how Grace copes with this news and in particular the vicious paternal grandmother as well as her own mother's slide into dementia.
It's a sensitively told and poignant read.
For me a 2* OK.

Grace a surgeon and her husband Matt, adopt her sister Hope's young son, Dillon when she tragically dies. Along with their son Daniel, the four of them are a happy family living a good life. Until the night Grace is called to surgery. A man has been seriously injured in a car crash, and Grace must amputate his right arm. He is covered in blood and it isn't until she visits his room that she realizes he is Aiden Kennedy, Dillon's biological father.
Soon Grace is facing a charge of negligence, Dillon's grandmother blames her for all her losses, and she begins to question what her sister told her. Add in the fact that Grace's mother is suffering from dementia, and you have a family under attack from every direction. While Grace struggles to understand the truth, can she keep her family safe?
My first read by Lynne Lee and though I thought it lost a little steam in the middle, it was still a good read.

I thought this was an interesting premise and I enjoyed the first half of the book. It was full of twists and turns but some of them felt a little unbelievable.

There was a good level of suspense throughout which keeps you reading and wanting to find out what happens.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Grace is a surgeon , who has recently moved to be closer to her mother who is suffering from Dementia. She is married to Matt and they have a biological son, Daniel and also care for their nephew, Dillon, since Grace's sister Hope died from a brain tumour..

When Grace is called out in the middle of the night, the patient;s arm is beyond repair and requires amputation. However, she soon realises the patient is Hope's partner and Dillon's dad- Aidan Kennedy.

There are several threads carefully woven throughout the novel.- secrets about Aidan and his mother, Norma are gradually revealed as the story progresses.

I enjoyed this read and felt it was carefully plotted and well written. However, I wanted it to be more gripping and would have liked a bit more of a climax at the end. That said, I would recommend this read and will look out for more books by the author.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC.

I just finished this book. It took me 2 days to read it because I couldn't put it down. I so enjoyed it. I didn't even realize initially that it was a thriller since there's a lot of background given on the main character, Grace. I have not previously read anything by Lynne Lee, but I really liked her writing style. There was a lot of twists in this book that were unexpected.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me an eArc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fast paced read which is exaclty what I was looking for and what I craved to read as this how I enjoy reading books of this genre anyway.

We follow an orthopaedic surgeon who, late one night, is called to operate someone involved in a road traffic accident who is under the influence of the bad combination of alcohol and drugs. The surgeon, Grace, quickly realises that the man involved is the father of her Sister's little boy whose sister has died and Grace is now raising the child.

The book contains a lot of twists and turns that keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way till the end. One can say it is an unputdownable book!

Great and entertaining read! It delivers!

A book with so many twists and turns, you really never see it coming. A real unique read that you won’t but down!

This is the first book i read provided by NetGalley and i could not be more satisfied with it. I want to thank NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a digital advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review
This story evolves around motherhood, work and personal relationships, as well as the importance of family and "never-to-break" promises. It slowly develops itself, providing us with background information and dark secrets this family posseses.
I loved the way the author wrote and how effectively used italics to emphatize words, in their right time and context. I found this reading very centered and mature, as in the topics that are treated in it. How far can a mother's love go to protect their child and how complicated things can get in order to guarantee that. The actions someone can take to prove a point and to have revenge for something a 'stranger" did.
With a perfect vocabulary, precise location description and an incredible form of expressing the characters feelings (i want to highlight this last statement because with this kind of book that makes a very big difference in the way you can percive things), i found this thriller glued to my hand, not being able to stop reading it

A thriller with lots of twists and turns. The story gets off to an intriguing start straight from the start. It was a little far fetched in places but the suspense was good.

I’ve really been in to “domestic thrillers” and False Hope is one of the best I’ve read in a while! I love the twists & turns and the way the author kept me entertained the entire time I was reading. What makes False Hope so memorable is the ending that I didn’t see coming.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this. Good characters and nicely flowing story line. It was not as gripping as I expected but it was a nice read.

I did not finish this book. I read about halfway through it and had not been drawn in enough to finish. It was interesting-ish but seemed to really drag.

Thanks to netgalley and publishers for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

There are lots of tightly woven back stories within this book and I like that, we start with Grace who is a surgeon, she's married with a son she shares with her husband, Matt. She also cares for her nephew, Dillon, who was her late sister's son with an ex partner, who were introduced to when Grace is called out in the middle of the night to a patient who requires amputation after a serious accident.

The novel weaves in and out of secrets between Dillon`s dad, Aidan and his horrible mother, as another contender, Graces mother has dementia, the author does a good job of adding this into the story which is very sensitively told. Though the book is interesting, I wasn't gripped by the book or the characters.

I thought that this story was too unbelievable in places and that I didn’t like any of the characters enough to care what was happening. Sorry.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I have never seen such an apt title before, it fits perfect with the story inside. This book crossed several genres; it could qualify as a psychological thriller, suspense and especially a family drama.

This is an extremely absorbing story. I felt very drawn to most of the characters. I liked the relationship of the sisters, it felt real as not everyone in a family gets along, even if they love each other fiercely. I really like books where I bond quickly with the characters.

The element of suspense was well played. There were several questions and uncertainties but author, Lynne Lee, was in no hurry to reveal the answers. I spent a lot of time speculating, but was pretty off track. I love it when an author surprises me. The author has a very engaging style and I was reading as fast as I could to see what would happen next.

This story was a tangled web, was suspenseful and kept me interested. I was invested in these characters and had to keep reading until I found out their fates. I definitely enjoyed this twisted tale and will seek out more from this author in the future.

Sorry this book wasn't for me, I couldn't get into the story line and am sorry to say I didn't finish this book as it just didn't hold my attention and became boring.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

When Grace's younger sister Grace dies, she leaves Grace as Dillon's guardian. Eight years later, Dillon's father turns up on Grace's operating table, losing his arm as a result of a car crash. The accident sets of a chain of events that will upend Grace's life.

I'm not sure how to categorize this book. It isn't a thriller. It isn't suspense. It's not even really a drama. It just sort of plods along. I waited the entire book for a build up, but there never really was any. I can't even call it a slow swell to action, because the build up is barely a blip before what i guess the climax was supposed to be. It's all supposed to be connected to a secret Hope kept, one left on a memory stick, but the revelation isn't even that shocking, so I am not sure why the plot revolves around this one secret. Even then it takes until the last few pages of the book for there to be any real action or conflict, and then it's over.

The characters feel robotic. Grace is our narrator, and her every thought seems rote and without emotion. Even when something terrifying happens, there doesn't seem to be any thrill for the reader because Grace seems almost detached from it all. I wanted her to scream or kick or something to show that she had any feeling at all, but I never got it. By the middle of the book, I wasn't even invested anymore, I just wanted to finish reading it. It's not even that the characters were unlikeable so much as I was completely apathetic to them. There wasn't enough substance there to make me feel anything toward them.

This had me clutching at my heart, I cannot imagine how Grace would have felt seeing the man she brought up lying on her operating table. Trying to keep her feelings at bay not allowing it to interfere with her work and giving him the best chance at suriving.

Grace is a strong women to take on her sister's baby son but the backlash from Norma must be very hard for Grace to accept, knowing and thinking she has done the best she could.

Thank you Lynne for allowing me to read this ARC and to NetGalley!

DNF.
This was not a thriller and not a suspense so I had trouble to read it. Maybe is just not my cup of tea or maybe i'll grab it and read it some other time.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me this copy.

I enjoyed this book. It was not a page turner and sometimes I wondered what the story was that the author was telling. I would also have like to have read more of the story from the other characters point of view. With only Grace telling her story the other characters were not as developed and I also felt that there were some characters in the story that were not needed . It was well written and I would read other books from the same author.

3 for neutral. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into this book. Definitely don’t think it’s a thriller, mystery, or anything similar. Will update, if able to finish at a later date.

Grace knew she'd choose some medical career since forever. When her time arrived, she worked hard to be a surgeon. As she expected.
But what she wasn'tt expecting was her sister Hope's passing at such young age, and her asking Grace to adopt Dillon, her beloved three years old boy. Hope and Aidan; Matt and Grace; Dillon and Daniel; they will be bonded for life. But it will not be an easy ride.
One day when Grace is on call, Aidan is the man on the operation table, without her knowing.
And the past came back to remind her that nothing is to be granted when she thought she had everything sorted out,
I liked this book very much. The characters are strong, the pace is good and the plot is very well developed.
I'll have to read more from this author. She's good!
Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

SO many lies and secrets in this tale of a woman who wanted to do the right thing. Grace took in her sister Hope's little boy Dillon when Hope died of a brain tumor chiefly because of what Hope told her about Aidan. Now, years later, Grace and her family are living happily, albeit having moved to help her mother, who has dementia. Grace, a physician, is shocked when she discovers that the man whose arm she amputated after an accident, is Aiden. This sets off a series of events that she could not have predicted (although you might). Grace narrates and she guesses a lot about others. That said, she's an interesting character and one you'd like to protect from Aidan's hateful mother in particular. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. It's a bit slow in spots but still a good read.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Ten years ago, Grace made her dying sister a promise that she would look after Hope's baby son as her own. Now, the man whose son she is raising has turned up on Grace's operating table, fighting for hislife. But when an accuasion of negligence follows, Grace is forced to confront not just the man who abandoned her sister, but also his mother, Norma.

There's a good level of suspense throughout this book that makes you keep reading. The story is told from Grace's point of view. Things change for Gracewhen she finds Dillon's biological dad in her operating theatre. There's a few back stories to the characters. he oace is steady and there's plenty of twists but the revelation didn't shock me.I wasn't keen on any of the characters. I would say this is more family drama than a thriller.

I wouldlike to thank, #NetGalley, #AmazonPublishingUK and the author #LynneLee for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ten years ago, Grace made her dying sister a promise—that she would look after Hope’s baby son as her own. Now, the man whose son she is raising has turned up on Grace’s operating table, fighting for his life.

The title fits the content of this book 100%. The story is full of suspense, the author kept me gripped throughout. It has amazing character development and the authors use of italics to highlight key segments really stood out to me. I will definitely be telling others about this and recommending!

Unfortunately this book wasn't really for me. A psychological thriller they say it is. It isn't.
More a family drama, and quite a long drawn out one at that. And while you really wouldn't want the drama that enfolded happen in your own life, it wasn't much too read about in book form I'm sorry to say.
Not speedy enough, gritty enough or twisty enough for me to get my teeth into. Actually don't expect any twist, there isn't really a twist either.
The writing however was good, it was easy to read but I don't think I'll be seeking out another novel by Lynne Lee.

I received an ARC copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. I honestly could not finish it. I found it boring and just did not relate to characters.

Thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for the the ARC, which I received in exchange for my honest review. False Hope is a difficult book to categorize. I expected a thriller, but the novel is really more of a domestic drama. The story is narrated by Grace, a surgeon who had adopted her sister's son upon her sister's untimely death. Life is going smoothly for the family until Grace is faced with her adopted child's father on her operating table. Grace faces an ethical dilemma as to whether to save this man because doing so will upend the life she has spent years building.

There are some very serious topics covered in the novel and it is not an easy read. Overall, I would say that while this book is well written, it is not for everyone.

If you enjoy novels that are heavy on the drama and light on suspense, False Hope may be for you.

Definitely a page turner. Couldn't wait to find out what had been going on. A tale of family secrets.

Thanks to Amazon Publishing and Netgalley for a copy of this book in return for my review. I read this book quickly as I got lost in the text. Grace is an interesting character who I found intriguing to read about. My first book by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Quite difficult to read at times and very thought evoking. I recommend this book for a good reading experience.

Unfortunately this was a DNF for me. I couldn't really relate to the characters and it just wasn't a pick me up or page Turner for myself.

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Amazon UK Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my impartial review.

This book falls under the categories of thriller/family drama. I love the way this book shows relationships. The accurate representation of sisters who love each other dearly but don’t get on is wonderful.

I started off loving this book. However, it started slowing down in pace and I started losing interest. It’s ties everything up nicely and the author keeps the answers secret for most of the book; it just ends up feeling like you’re waiting for something to happen and it doesn’t.

Well-rounded characters and a good plot. I didn’t guess the ending but by the time the ending came around, I’d given up caring a little.

Ten years ago, Grace made her dying sister a promise—that she would look after Hope’s baby son as her own. Now, the man whose son she is raising has turned up on Grace’s operating table, fighting for his life.

This story from the start was gripping and I was completely intrigued by Grace the main character. This is not so much a thriller but more of a suspenseful family drama. I felt it got a bit slow mid way through but there were plenty of twists and overall it kept me engaged!

False hope is centred around Grace and the troubles she encounters after performing an emergency amputation on a trauma patient, who she later discovered is her late sisters ex and the biological father her sisters son Dylan, who Grace and her husband have adopted. After the amputation a complaint is made. Grace starts to look into the past and what her sister Hope had told her about her relationship with Aden questioning what was fact and what was fiction.

The plot of this book sounded quite good and in all honesty it was but its by no means a psychological thriller. I don't know what genre I would put this book in, maybe mystery?
The whole novel is centred around Grace and her on going battle of trying to protect Dylan who she adopted as per her sisters dying wish. It's a very family focused story where we get to examine the dynamics between Grace and her family members. It's interesting and I espically liked the relationship she had with her boys Daniel and Dylan. Also the raw honesty around how she felt originally about adoption.

So the book is called false Hope and once you realise the sister is called Hope it kind of tells you what you need to know. One thing I have to point out is I've never ever read a book with the word hope used so much!
I enjoyed the chapters where we got to learn more about hope and the big reveal, however I think it would of been so much better if that story ran along side the present time, but either way we found out what we needed to. It was believable and it was understandable almost. Not particular shocking which I think could of been the purpose.

I wish the book looked at the situation from rhe other family members points of view aswell because I didn't like Grace as a lead protagonist. Grace as a push over and just a bore if I'm honest. I didn’t jel with her and that may be what let the book down for me. I also felt the story dragged on, even the final chapters and the shocking twist it all fell a bit flat.


All in all I thought this was an average book and I did enjoy the insight of the family but its no psychological thriller. It's an easy read so I would recommend it but go in reading with no genre in mind and I think that will lower you expectations I felt I was constantly waiting for the crazy to occur and it just didn't. The characters of both Grans are interesting and again would of loved their points of view aswell. I am rating 2.5 stars 🌟 rounding up to 3.


Thanks to netgalley the publisher and author for providing me with a digital advanced copy in exchange for my fair and honest review.

After her sister dies of a brain tumor, Grace adopts her young son Dillon. Now, years later, Grace, a successful surgeon, and her family of four (her husband Matt, biological son Daniel, and Dillon) have moved back to her hometown to be closer to her mother.
One night, Grace gets a call from the hospital that puts her face to face with Dillon's father. A web of lies and deception is uncovered and Grace has to deal with the consequences of the family secrets that are now been exposed.
Overall, an amazing thriller with a fantastic writing style. The story provides enough background information about the characters without giving out the plot, but it all wraps beautifully at the end of the book. The family dynamic is pretty realistic, and the characters are all flawed relatable human beings with good and bad traits. There are many plot twists that I did not see coming, but also made a lot of sense and were explained perfectly. Loved the book and the story and can't wait to read more stories from this author!

This book was sent to me as an ARC from NetGalley. However, this book was unfortunately archived before I could read it.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

The cover of this book is beautiful. The title grabbed my attention as well.
The characters are well-developed and easy to relate to and/or like.
The storyline was easy to follow and pretty unique. I personally have never read something like it.
BUT the writing style was slightly off for me. I can't put my finger on what it is about it, but it just didn't keep my attention as much as I had hoped. I really wanted to love this book though. ;/


I'd definitely purchase a copy and check out other books by the author.

Sorry, I can’t rate this book. It would not show up on my Kindle App or my NetGalley App. I do not know why. This has happened a couple of times before, but usually the books go right through. I have an iPad, so it did an update and have had some glitches with the new system.

Anyway, just wanted to update you, as I would have liked to read the book.

To me, this is a suspenseful story of motherly love…….

A dying mother’s wish for her son to grow up in a loving, safe home.

A mother’s love to protect both her birth son and her adopted son who was formerly her nephew.

A mother’s unconditional love for her troubled son and her need to continue to be a grandmother to his child.

And a mother’s love for her daughters and grandsons, wanting to ensure that her daughter that has died is not forgotten.

The question is, how far would you go to love and protect the ones you love? Whose recollection of the past do you believe to ensure you are making the right choices for their future?

Although I would occasionally become annoyed with the authors use of very long sentences throughout the book, I enjoyed the storyline and characters and felt the past and present were well entwined to make it flow well. It was a page turner as well so that was a nice bonus. I would definitely recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an electronic copy of this book in return for an honest review.

False Hope could have been a gripping read however for me there were too many themes that could have been better explored.
Grace has the juggling act of a young family, a demanding career as a trauma surgeon and the responsibility of being the only living child of a parent with dementia. She has adopted her late sister Hope's son and completely cut off his father and paternal grandmother. An action she believes is the only way forward for them all.

When Hope's ex-husband turns up on the operating table after a serious accident leaves his life in the balance Grace has to act fast and preforms the operation that she knows will save his life. There is much bad blood between the families and a malpractice claim ensues. This on its own could have created a great story but it never fully evolved.

There were lots of little plot lines running through the story and just when I thought I knew where the story was heading it would change direction.
Grace was selfish, self centred and over possessive and as the story was narrated in first person it seemed that it was all about Grace; how hard she worked, how her mother was a burden, how she never understood her sister. Grace's thoughts and actions certainly didn't endear me to her. I continually questioned her actions and even after the big reveal I still felt her actions were self motivated.

False Hope was an okay read. None of the characters really gelled with me but it certainly held my interest and I was eager to get to the end to see how it would all wrap up.

False Hope by Lynne Lee is a family drama about two sisters, Hope and Grace. Grace is a married surgeon with two young boys. Hope was the younger sister who passed away after battling a brain tumour. Before her death, she made sure that Grace would be the caregiver of her young son, after his father abandoned Hope and the child after learning about her illness. Into the mix are also the mother of Hope and Grace and Hope’s mother-in-law. When Hope’s ex turns up on Grace’s operating table, the story begins to unravel and many secrets come to the surface. This is a tense drama with interesting and troubled characters and the storyline is original and keeps the reader engaged. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy family drama with a difference. Thank you to Amazon Publishing UK, NetGalley and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ten years ago Grace made a promise to her dying sister Hope that she would adopt her infant son and cut off any contact with his father and paternal grandmother.

Now the father turned up on Grace's operating table fighting for his life. And Grace's life turns into a nightmare.

The book gripped me at the beginning but started to lagged by the middle.

The book can be described more as a suspenseful psychological drama of a very dysfunctional family than a thriller.

Thank you NetGalley for the copy of the book in exchange of an honest review.

This was a well written story of family drama and secrets. The plot was clever and kept me interested. There was mystery as well as suspense and I had a few surprises throughout.
Many thanks to Amazon Publishing UK and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

A well written story of family secrets that had me engaged from the start. An interesting plot with well thought out characters. Plenty of twists and turns, some I felt a bit far-fetched but the mystery and suspense keeps you reading.

The British terms and phrases made reading this story a little more difficult at the beginning, but I got used to the different words. It became easier to read and understand the further I got into the book. The storyline and plot were unique to me. A doctor in the emergency room operates on a person badly mangled in an accident, not realizing it is someone from her past, technically from her sister’s past, until after she has amputated the patient’s arm.
The resulting complications and repercussions from the patient’s family, mainly his mother, make for an interesting story with some twists and turns that certainly kept me turning the pages. I would like to have read more character development on the doctor’s husband and the 2 young boys.
I think the middle of the book got bogged down with repetitious internal thoughts particularly from the main character, the doctor, Grace.
I don’t think I would call it a psychological thriller, but more of a saga of a dysfunctional family, really a few dysfunctional families who became interconnected through marriage. I thought the author did a good job expressing the feelings of the various characters and how their feelings contributed to their overall dysfunctional actions. The “thriller” aspect of the book only seemed to take place in about the last few chapters of the book. The unique storyline and far out, but believable, circumstances are what kept me reading to the end. It isn’t a happily ever-after ending, or one all tied up in a bow, but is a satisfying ending considering the number of complications/awful things that happened throughout the book.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of False Hope in exchange for an honest review.

Loved this read! Couldn't put it down and decided to read it all in one sitting, definatly did not disapoint! Thankyou author!

I really enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and follow the plot line. I enjoyed the characters. Would recommend.

You mention family secrets and a dark past in the description and False Hope became a must read for me! Crazy good story and excellent writing. Will be purchasing for the library's collection.

The blurb caught my eye, the story too was intriguing, to begin with. The midsection became slightly slow, but it picked up as repercussions and emotions of a surgery.
Tensions heightened slowly in this family drama and kept me hooked to the book.
Overall, a different read

A fascinating premise and one fraught with family drama! I found the pace a bit uneven and the characters could have been a bit more developed, but generally a good book for people looking for a drama filled read focused on family relationships and how challenging these can be.

I really enjoyed the writing style in this book. The twists and turns kept my attention throughout. I will definitely be checking out other books by this author and I would recommend this book to friends and family.

You’d trust your dying sister , no questions…. Wouldn’t you??
Imagine finding out years later that all was not as you thought.
This is the story of how lies unravel with alarming consequences

I really struggled with this book. It started well for me and I was enjoying it. Then, out of nowhere it was dragging and it was hard for me to be interested in it. I finished the book finally and while it's neither bad or good (my opinion), it wasn't for me.

Sorry gave up 1/4 way through not the book just me didn't like the writing style, didn't like the characters and story was not for me - for me no hope

This book captivated me from the very first chapter. The characters were very well developed and realistic. I formed a connecting to the story and characters easily.
Even if I was intrigued and connected to the story, I somehow kind of felt let down in the second half. Maybe it was because I was expecting more of a thriller, but I had to reset my expectations while reading that second half. However, when I didn't expect anything and decided to just go with whatever was coming my way, I really enjoyed it.
It is a gripping story. More of a physiological suspense than a thriller to be, but overall such a good story thats told beautifully.

Like I said, the characters are unlike any other I've came across in books so far, the writing was gripping in it's own way, and the pace of the plot was just right.

I'd say expect nothing from this one. Don't even read the synopsis. Go in blind. You'll enjoy it.

I was intrigued by this book by the blurb and expected to be hooked in but for me I wanted more. Some of the characters were not likeable. Overall 3 stars from me.

#False Hope by # Lynne Lee is her second psychological thriller. Her first was # Can You See Me. In #False Hope Grace made her dying sister a promise. Did she also make a big mistake?.......
Thank you for the advance copy,
Netgalley, # Lynne Lee, and # Amazon Publishing UK

DNF

I could not connect to the characters no mater how hard I tried, I think the writing style was too simple for me and I couldn't find the depth that I was looking for

This wasn’t for me unfortunately and I didn’t really connect with it, I didn’t find the plot particularly engaging and couldn’t connect with the characters