Apple of My Eye by Claire Allan

Apple of My Eye

Just how far is a mother willing to go?

When a mysterious note arrives for seven months pregnant nurse Eliana Hughes, she begins to doubt every aspect of her life – from her mixed feelings about motherhood to her marriage to Martin, who has become distant in recent months.

As the person behind the note escalates their campaign to out Eli’s husband as a cheat, she finds herself unable to trust even her own instincts, and as pressure builds, she makes a mistake that jeopardises her entire future.

Elsewhere, someone is watching. Someone who desperately wants a baby to call their own and will go to any lengths to become a mother – and stay a mother…

My Review

Apple of My Eye by Claire Allan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I've read by Claire Allan, although I've had Her Name was Rose sitting on my kindle for a little while, I haven't had a chance to read it yet. When I saw that Apple of my eye was available on Netgalley, I jumped at the chance to read and review.
The difficulty with reviewing a thriller is that I don't really want to give anything away. I'll try to stick to what I can talk about.
There isn't a huge cast in this story, not that it really needs it. Most of the action takes place with either Eli, her husband Martin and her mother Angela. There are a couple of friends who take small roles and then some secondary characters that have very small roles in the story. There are also a number of people who don't really appear in their own right but are perhaps just as important as the other people in the book. This small cast makes for a tightly plotted book, with just about every tiny little incident being important in the whole story.
The book moved at a really good pace, I found myself sucked into the story and couldn't put it down. Like all good thrillers, I was willing everything to be ok and for things to work out while worrying for Eli and what was going to happen. I did guess what the twist was going to be, a little while before it was revealed, but it wasn't obvious right from the beginning.
If you're looking for a well written, exciting, thriller that sucks you in and makes you want to read on quickly to find out what's going to happen, then I really don't think that you can go far wrong with Apple Of My Eye. Highly recommended.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.


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