I received this book from Grand Central Publishing for an honest review.

Emily is a broken person. She works at a marketing firm and is a functional alcoholic. Her parents are deceased and left her a fortune. The money enables her to live in beautiful apartment with excellent security. Her favorite place is a local bar called Ted’s. She drops in after a couple drinks at her favorite dive bar. After her favorite peach daquiri, she realizes that she hasn’t been to work yet. A fellow bar patron sells her a ampethamine to counteract all the alcohol she has had. As she heads to work, she has pain in her arm and collapses. At the hospital, she goes into cardiac arrest. After some tests, Emily learns that she is pregnant. Her nurse, Betsey, shares that she is in the early stages of pregnancy too. Emily doesn’t know what to do. Betsey recognizes Emily’s panic and steps in to help her. She guides Emily to her own doctor for prenatal care. Betsey sees the damaged person that Emily is and wants to help her. Betsey is the type of friend we all need. Compassionate, caring, and willing to talk tough when necessary.

Patterson and DiLallo take us on a journey through friendship, pregnancy, perseverance, and fear. These two women become friends, bonding over motherhood. Stopping the party life is difficult and Betsey’s support is extremely important. Detoxing has Emily on edge and she isn’t sure if she’s imagining it but she thinks she’s being followed. Who would follow her? Why? Women have disappeared recently, will Emily be the next victim?

This story is gripping and moves quickly toward a surprising conclusion. Yes, you should stay up all night to finish this book, otherwise you won’t be able to sleep.

My Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻/5

This book surprised me. I thought I knew where we were headed in the story but surprisingly things took a turn. The signs were there but I had already made up my mind so I missed it. Word to the wise, don’t decide you know where this is going. James Patterson can always be counted on for a good book and with this one, he didn’t disappoint.