Off the Deep End
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- Author：Lucinda Berry
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Summary
From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller about the shades of truth and the power of lies in the wake of one mother’s unspeakable loss。
Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart’s idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake。 Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her， but Jules can only manage to save one—the wrong one。
Reeling from the death of her son， Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state。 Ten months after the accident， she’s still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer， another woman’s child， when Isaac suddenly vanishes。
Jules finds herself at the center of a massive police investigation。 While she harbors her own dangerous secrets， Jules is adamant that she didn’t take Isaac。 But then who did？ Is Isaac the victim of a dangerous killer who’s been targeting boys in the Midwest？ Or is someone else pulling the strings in this deadly game？
Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart’s idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake。 Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her， but Jules can only manage to save one—the wrong one。
Reeling from the death of her son， Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state。 Ten months after the accident， she’s still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer， another woman’s child， when Isaac suddenly vanishes。
Jules finds herself at the center of a massive police investigation。 While she harbors her own dangerous secrets， Jules is adamant that she didn’t take Isaac。 But then who did？ Is Isaac the victim of a dangerous killer who’s been targeting boys in the Midwest？ Or is someone else pulling the strings in this deadly game？
Reviews
Shar
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Difficult subject matter， but well thought out。 Also a plus is the more realistic portrayal of a psychologist…this of course was to be expected since the author is a clinical psychologist。
Kerstin
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What the fuck did I read？？
Carli Walker
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I wanted to love this。 I really did but it was just way too effed up。 I didn’t hate it， it was entertaining but it just sits like a dead weight in your stomach after and it makes you kinda wish you hadn’t ever read it。 No one wins， everyone loses and you’re left wishing you just didn’t know the story at all。 I only give it 3 stars because it was a great page turner and kept me reading。 Otherwise…。yikes。
Sarah
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After reading all of Lucinda Berry’s books in 2022， I was eagerly awaiting the release of her next book， but unfortunately I didn’t love this one。 ⚠️CW: Death of a child。 There is also A LOT of other sensitive content so look up additional TW/CW if you need to。 Jules Hart’s life is forever altered after her car loses control and crashes into an icy lake while her son Gabe and his classmate Isaac were with her。 Jules grabs onto what she thought was her son’s hand and pulls him out of the water。 A After reading all of Lucinda Berry’s books in 2022， I was eagerly awaiting the release of her next book， but unfortunately I didn’t love this one。 ⚠️CW: Death of a child。 There is also A LOT of other sensitive content so look up additional TW/CW if you need to。 Jules Hart’s life is forever altered after her car loses control and crashes into an icy lake while her son Gabe and his classmate Isaac were with her。 Jules grabs onto what she thought was her son’s hand and pulls him out of the water。 After emerging from the icy lake， she realizes that she saved Isaac， and not Gabe and cannot forgive herself。 This story is told in dual POV between Gabe’s mon Jules， and Isaac’s mom Amber。 Following the death of her son， Jules’ mental state declines。 Then， 10 months later， Isaac goes missing and Amber believes Jules had something to do with it。 Can the police figure out what happened to Isaac before it’s too late？ Lucinda Berry’s history as a psychologist allows her to convey such an emotional side of her characters and touch on really heavy topics。 This book was no exception。 This book evokes a variety of emotions and you can’t help but feel empathetic towards both mothers， despite both of them being unlikeable characters。 I had originally planned to give this book a higher rating， but then this book took a turn for the worse towards the end。 So many different things happened that it took away from the storyline and it did not feel cohesive。 。。。more
Aya
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Off the Deep End is my third book by Lucinda Berry but too bad it would be my least favourite。Lucinda Berry didn't do a good job with Amber or Jules， they were flat and annoying。 I couldn't relate to either of them， I couldn't feel their pain or hurt。 I felt that Lucinda Berry didn't know how to portray the characters so everything was vague。I was excited when I picked the book but it wasn't what I expected。 Some readers may enjoy the drama but I didn't get it。 Off the Deep End is my third book by Lucinda Berry but too bad it would be my least favourite。Lucinda Berry didn't do a good job with Amber or Jules， they were flat and annoying。 I couldn't relate to either of them， I couldn't feel their pain or hurt。 I felt that Lucinda Berry didn't know how to portray the characters so everything was vague。I was excited when I picked the book but it wasn't what I expected。 Some readers may enjoy the drama but I didn't get it。 。。。more
Melissa | Melissa is Reading
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNFWell， my first DNF of the year。 This book just annoyed me so much。 From Amber’s “Jules did it！” Attitude to the sessions with Jules to the awkward grammar and half sentences， I just couldn’t do it。 It felt like things were going around and around in circles and honestly I couldn’t stand Amber。 I didn’t feel anything for either of the main POV characters which made reading this really difficult。 I got this on Kindle Unlimited and if you want to read this I recommend doing the same before you s DNFWell， my first DNF of the year。 This book just annoyed me so much。 From Amber’s “Jules did it！” Attitude to the sessions with Jules to the awkward grammar and half sentences， I just couldn’t do it。 It felt like things were going around and around in circles and honestly I couldn’t stand Amber。 I didn’t feel anything for either of the main POV characters which made reading this really difficult。 I got this on Kindle Unlimited and if you want to read this I recommend doing the same before you spend on this。 。。。more
Kindle Worm
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When a tragic accident leaves Jules son dead， she goes off the deep end。 Suddenly the only person she feels connected to is the other passenger， fifteen year old Isaac Greer， that also survived the crash。 Isaac’s family isn’t too keen on the relationship and end up getting a restraining order。 When Isaac goes missing there’s much speculation that Jules knows where he is， but with her questionable mental health she must be handled with kid gloves。 There’s also a serial killer at large and while e When a tragic accident leaves Jules son dead， she goes off the deep end。 Suddenly the only person she feels connected to is the other passenger， fifteen year old Isaac Greer， that also survived the crash。 Isaac’s family isn’t too keen on the relationship and end up getting a restraining order。 When Isaac goes missing there’s much speculation that Jules knows where he is， but with her questionable mental health she must be handled with kid gloves。 There’s also a serial killer at large and while everything points to Isaac being the next victim， his mother is sure Jules knows more than she’s telling。 As the days go by more questions arise。 Are Isaac’s family hiding information as well？？ This book took some twisty turns with the main one being easy to figure out if you are really looking for it！ Jules and Amber and Mark were frustrating characters， ones you’d like to give a good shake， and ones that if they would have just talked it wouldn’t have had such a devastating ending， but it was a compelling book from start to finish。 Thank you to Thomas and Mercer and NetGalley for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Kelly （Simply Kelina） C。
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This one pains me since I am such a fan of Lucinda Berry。 I was so excited for Off the Deep End and immediately downloaded it from Kindle Unlimited once it was released。 Sadly， I just did not love this one。There is so much unfinished business with this one。 There was no conclusion around the Dog Walker or what happened with that。 There were also other parts of the story that I feel were huge plots to the story with no conclusion。I also was not a fan of the ending。 I think the initial story was g This one pains me since I am such a fan of Lucinda Berry。 I was so excited for Off the Deep End and immediately downloaded it from Kindle Unlimited once it was released。 Sadly， I just did not love this one。There is so much unfinished business with this one。 There was no conclusion around the Dog Walker or what happened with that。 There were also other parts of the story that I feel were huge plots to the story with no conclusion。I also was not a fan of the ending。 I think the initial story was great and it kept my attention until the ending when I was left feeling very unfinished around everything going on。 。。。more
Ian Rosales
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My first non 5 star read from Lucinda Berry。 This one feels a lot different。 The writing style is different， the voice of the characters are different。 The story deals about murder， abduction and grief and the psychological condition presented are consistent however， I did not feel any emotional impact as I read through the story。 Will read Lucinda's backlist and hope that I will enjoy her works as much as I enjoy saving noah， missing parts and the perfect child。 My first non 5 star read from Lucinda Berry。 This one feels a lot different。 The writing style is different， the voice of the characters are different。 The story deals about murder， abduction and grief and the psychological condition presented are consistent however， I did not feel any emotional impact as I read through the story。 Will read Lucinda's backlist and hope that I will enjoy her works as much as I enjoy saving noah， missing parts and the perfect child。 。。。more
Lis Pearson
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With Berry， it’s either a hit or miss。 She is famous for disturbing topics and suspense， but this one fell short for me and would not be the one of hers I would recommend。 Read The Perfect Child， Missing Parts or Phantom limb which， while each very disturbing， are all much better than this particular release。
Kaylee
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This book had a bunch of twists and turns！ Ms。 Berry wasn’t kidding when she said it was a rollercoaster。 But I found myself a bit bored for like 70% of the book。 I’m glad I stuck with it as it was a good ending but not my favorite LB book。
Stacie
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I enjoyed this book and I definitely was not expecting the ending。 Lucinda is definitely one of my go to psychological thriller authors。 Is this my favorite of hers？ No。 But， it still did not disappoint and I am looking forward to her next release。
Jolene
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She's done it again！Never disappoints。 Another 5 stars for Lucinda Berry's lasted release！ All the books she writes are full of twists and turns making it impossible to put the book down。 Always an Amazon one-click author for me。 She's done it again！Never disappoints。 Another 5 stars for Lucinda Berry's lasted release！ All the books she writes are full of twists and turns making it impossible to put the book down。 Always an Amazon one-click author for me。 。。。more
Neil Dunlap
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I expected moreLoved her previous books。 Expected to just be shocked by this book but I wasn’t at all。 Was just ok for me。
Ashley Powell
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I love Lucinda Berry as an author and I’ve read two of her other books。 This book just didn’t cut it for me。 I felt bored when reading it。 I didn’t like the characters and thought there would be a bigger twist at the end。 I thought Jules would have had a bigger part in the ending。 I really wanted to like this book and was excited for it to come out but just felt disappointed。
Vicki Willis
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This was a dark book that just got more disturbing until it became the "everything but the kitchen sink" plotline。 The pacing was good and it was a fast read which I liked。 The two mothers who were the alternating perspectives were the most hideous people ever。 I didn't like them， couldn't relate to them and didn't care about them。 The story had some interesting threads， but things were thrown in that didn't make sense and other storylines just petered out with out resolution。 I have read this a This was a dark book that just got more disturbing until it became the "everything but the kitchen sink" plotline。 The pacing was good and it was a fast read which I liked。 The two mothers who were the alternating perspectives were the most hideous people ever。 I didn't like them， couldn't relate to them and didn't care about them。 The story had some interesting threads， but things were thrown in that didn't make sense and other storylines just petered out with out resolution。 I have read this author before and really enjoyed her， but this one was not my favorite。 I will read her again in the future though。 。。。more
Coley
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“You’re not equipped to go from nothing bad ever happening to you to the worst thing that could possibly occur happening to you。 It’s like being hurled into the deep end of a pool when you don’t know how to swim。 That’s what it feels like。 And all of it is dark。 As if every light in the universe has been turned off。”Once again， Lucinda Berry knocks it out of the park。 Though I feel like I read a book in 2022 with this exact same narrative， （mother gets into car accident on icy road and can only “You’re not equipped to go from nothing bad ever happening to you to the worst thing that could possibly occur happening to you。 It’s like being hurled into the deep end of a pool when you don’t know how to swim。 That’s what it feels like。 And all of it is dark。 As if every light in the universe has been turned off。”Once again， Lucinda Berry knocks it out of the park。 Though I feel like I read a book in 2022 with this exact same narrative， （mother gets into car accident on icy road and can only save one of her two children and faces massive guilt for her choice） this novel packed a punch with the narration from both mother’s perspectives。 。。。more
Tish Collier
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Not the heartstopping usual twists this author usually does， but still enjoy her books。
Taylor Godfrey
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So， first off， I love Lucinda Berry。 She is extremely talented and very very smart。 The knowledge she has from her background as a child’s psychologist is meticulously entwined in her writing。 But， this book was just… way out of left field。 I had lots of moments where I thought “wait， what？ That’s random。” I read a review in which someone said that she writes the mind of a child very well due to her background， but not an adult’s mind。 I think that applies to this book。 So overall， the plot wasn So， first off， I love Lucinda Berry。 She is extremely talented and very very smart。 The knowledge she has from her background as a child’s psychologist is meticulously entwined in her writing。 But， this book was just… way out of left field。 I had lots of moments where I thought “wait， what？ That’s random。” I read a review in which someone said that she writes the mind of a child very well due to her background， but not an adult’s mind。 I think that applies to this book。 So overall， the plot wasn’t it for me， but her writing still made the book tolerable。 。。。more
Kyla
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Holy shit， talk about keeping you on your toes the entire time！ You don’t know who to trust！ Lucinda Berry is the master of twists & turns！
Liz Butler
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Let me just start by saying that I love Lucinda Berry and have read almost everything she's written。 Not unlike her other books， Off the Deep End is dark and heavy and twisty。 It started out strong right off the bat。 However， I feel like she kept adding more and more to an already heavy book， which proved to be completely unnecessary and rather derailing。 The plot was all over the place and moved extremely slow for a while。 There is not one likable character in this book， and most of them are ac Let me just start by saying that I love Lucinda Berry and have read almost everything she's written。 Not unlike her other books， Off the Deep End is dark and heavy and twisty。 It started out strong right off the bat。 However， I feel like she kept adding more and more to an already heavy book， which proved to be completely unnecessary and rather derailing。 The plot was all over the place and moved extremely slow for a while。 There is not one likable character in this book， and most of them are actually despicable。 Overall， this one just didn't engage me like so many of her other books have。 。。。more
Alyssa Clements
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I think I need to reconsider just reading anything that comes out Lucinda Berry。 This one just wasn’t it for me。 I didn’t love any of the characters， rather felt annoyed by them。 I feel as though there were too many social issues trying to be crammed in， and not a strong focus。 I would much rather this turned to a find the serial killer book， but that’s not the wrote it took。
Linda Khalil
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Another great one by Lucinda Berry！I was so excited for this book to come out I couldn’t wait to read it！ Definitely did not disappoint！ It was so good from start to end！ The twists and turns！ Everything she sets up and lays out takes you on journey through the chapters excited to find out what happens and the whole time you can even put the book down！ So great！！
Melyssa Tromberg
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2。5 stars， unfortunately， this just didn't work for me at all。。。 without giving away spoilers， some things were just too ick/cringy for me to get past and just no。。 2。5 stars， unfortunately， this just didn't work for me at all。。。 without giving away spoilers， some things were just too ick/cringy for me to get past and just no。。 。。。more
Jamie
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Difficult to read - hard to put down Like other reviewers， I found the subject matter extremely difficult。 Heart wrenching。 Tapping into a multitude of our most unthinkable fears。 For exactly those reasons， it is also a captivating and haunting read that was impossible to put down。 Yes the characters are tragically flawed but that’s where the authentic meets the unbelievable and makes for a riveting story ripped from several headlines。 For anyone who has questioned why people make horribly destr Difficult to read - hard to put down Like other reviewers， I found the subject matter extremely difficult。 Heart wrenching。 Tapping into a multitude of our most unthinkable fears。 For exactly those reasons， it is also a captivating and haunting read that was impossible to put down。 Yes the characters are tragically flawed but that’s where the authentic meets the unbelievable and makes for a riveting story ripped from several headlines。 For anyone who has questioned why people make horribly destructive decisions - Berry succeeds in offering an honest peak behind the curtain of madness。 。。。more
Pamela
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this book！！！！ woah！！！This book was absolutely amazing！！ Lucinda is easily one of my favorite authors！ I love every single one of her books！！ But this one hit close because I live in Minnesota， so it was interesting to read about places that I see everyday！ It was twisty and had turns I wasn’t expecting！！！ All the thumbs up！
Angie Head
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My first buddy read with my daughter which made the experience of reading this book way more fun than it would have been otherwise。 I was frustrated when at 80% in I was still waiting for all the crazy twists。 Unfortunately， I kept reading and waiting and then it ended。 I’m just so lost on the importance of the Jules character。 In the end she didn’t serve much purpose other than an unhinged nut that took up a whole lot of the story development。 I love Lucinda Berry so this is a difficult review My first buddy read with my daughter which made the experience of reading this book way more fun than it would have been otherwise。 I was frustrated when at 80% in I was still waiting for all the crazy twists。 Unfortunately， I kept reading and waiting and then it ended。 I’m just so lost on the importance of the Jules character。 In the end she didn’t serve much purpose other than an unhinged nut that took up a whole lot of the story development。 I love Lucinda Berry so this is a difficult review for me to write， however， this book did not deliver for me。 。。。more
Alicia
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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5One thing I LOVE about Lucinda Berry's books is the realism。 Yeah they are dark and twisted af， but have you watched the news or even scrolled online lately？ Her background in psych pours through the pages in every story。Off The Deep End is her newest book。 And what a mind f。。。。 I was cruising through it thinking that maybe I had it figured out but knew that Lucinda is amazing at pulling wild twists。 And boy did she！ I had minor pieces of the puzzle but did not see the full picture until 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5One thing I LOVE about Lucinda Berry's books is the realism。 Yeah they are dark and twisted af， but have you watched the news or even scrolled online lately？ Her background in psych pours through the pages in every story。Off The Deep End is her newest book。 And what a mind f。。。。 I was cruising through it thinking that maybe I had it figured out but knew that Lucinda is amazing at pulling wild twists。 And boy did she！ I had minor pieces of the puzzle but did not see the full picture until it was presented to me。 I've read almost all of her books and so far this and Saving Noah are my favorite。 They are also her darkest。 I saw quite a few lower star ratings on goodreads but sometimes I wonder if people simply don't love a book because it takes them to places they don't want their mind to go。 I had A LOT of anxiety reading this one because I am a tween boy mom。 And I simply can't imagine。。。。 but you all know those are my fav books。This will def be a top 2023 read。 。。。more
Andrea Turnes
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I don’t understand the harsh reviews。 This book is hands down a 5 star for me。 I was drawn in from the beginning。 I don’t hand out 5 stars easily。 This book took an unexpected twist。 I’m definitely recommending this book to my friends。 I couldn’t lay it down。
Jessica Fender
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Hooked at the start but I felt it was dragging on。 Unlikable characters。 Didn't see the twist， but the plot and ending didn't not flow well together in my honest opinion Hooked at the start but I felt it was dragging on。 Unlikable characters。 Didn't see the twist， but the plot and ending didn't not flow well together in my honest opinion 。。。more
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