It is so cleverly plotted and things are definitely not what they seem. The book takes you on quite the emotional journey on that end, so just be aware if that is a trigger for you. I myself struggled with infertility, though I am many years removed, and yet reading this I felt like I was right back there – that’s how spot on and real these scenes are.

I will say that if you are sensitive to the fertility journey, this might be a tough read for you.

It takes the unreliable narrator and adds in so many other layers that you aren’t sure which way is up or who to trust.

I loved that every time I thought I knew where things were headed, a new twist would totally turn things upside down. This book kept me guessing all the way through. I just knew it was something I wanted to read and I’m so glad I did – it was exactly the type of psychological thriller I love! I had this book on my radar ever since I saw it being talked about when it was published last year in the UK. Magpie is a tense and twisting novel about mothers and children, envy and possession, and the dangers of getting everything you’ve ever dreamed of. Jake doesn’t know the half of what Marisa has created and what she stands to lose. In her quest to find out who Kate really is, Marisa might destroy everything she’s worked so hard to create: her perfect romance, her perfect family, and her perfect self. Who is this woman? Why does she seem to know everything about Marisa and Jake? To make matters worse, Kate’s boundary-pushing turns into an all-out obsession–with Jake, with Marisa, and with their future child. Kate will soon be gone, and it will just be her, Jake, and their future baby.Ĭonceiving a baby is easier said than done, though, and Jake and Marisa’s perfect relationship is put to the test through months of fertility treatments and false starts. Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly familiar with Jake, but Marisa doesn’t let it concern her. Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple, and Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate–and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for a baby. Single White Female meets The Perfect Nanny in this taut, psychological suspense novel about a perfect couple and their seemingly perfect roommate-that is until she threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard to create. Source: Print ARC Paperback via BookClub Favorites / ALC via Simon & Schuster Audio Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster Audio

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