Under Her Care: A Thriller
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- Create Date：2022-06-17 11:21:45
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Lucinda Berry
- ISBN：1713625652
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Reviews
Shonda
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This book captivated me with great storytelling。 The short POV sections with Mason， a boy with Autism， kept me hoping for more clues from him throughout。 I was so ready to give this 5 stars， until the last two chapters。 It fell short and left me hanging as to what happened to one of the important characters。 I’d hoped it would end with him saying something to wrap it all together。 Still a great read， one that kept me turning pages quickly。
Nichole Haygood
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This is the second Lucinda Berry book that I felt like I was left hanging at the end。 I really wanted everyone’s story to wrap up。 I don’t dedicate my time to the characters to not know their fate。 Blah。 It was a great read until the very end though。
Burma Turner
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FantasticWow， this book was excellent！ The characters were so realistic。 I loved all twists。 It was a very satisfying mystery with lots of suspense。 The ending was perfect！
Ida Wilcox
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Wow What an ending。 This story was kinda predictable but I loved the ending。
Julia
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Wowie， the subject material is something out of a horror film。 How she thought this novel up， is beyond me。 I cannot fathom a mother acting the way this mom did。 But I know I am naive and always look at the good in everyone。
Erin Ellis Lane
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Very predictable but still a fun。
Genevieve Mullen
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Another great no awesome readTook me all of 2 minutes to get into this wonderfully written book。 Lucinda doesn't disappoint in her surprise endings even when I thought I knew the outcome I was surprised 。 Loved every minute of this bookYou will not be disappointed Another great no awesome readTook me all of 2 minutes to get into this wonderfully written book。 Lucinda doesn't disappoint in her surprise endings even when I thought I knew the outcome I was surprised 。 Loved every minute of this bookYou will not be disappointed 。。。more
simplyhoneybee
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3。5 stars rounded to 4。 I didn’t care for the way it ended but otherwise a solid read。
Linda Peebles
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Great ReadI thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Being a mental health RN this book was particularly interesting to me。 Now I really want to read another book by this same author。
Devon Tarantino
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I got an ARC of this book， and I'm hoping most of the issues I had were fixed in the final edits。To start: this was a great story！ Two moms of children with Autism are the points of view in this murder mystery- one the mother of a boy whose Autism was cute when he was little， but not so cute as a large， strong teen。 He's found， covered in blood， over the body of the mayor's wife， and his mom is insisting he is innocent。 The other main character is a therapist who specializes on working with chil I got an ARC of this book， and I'm hoping most of the issues I had were fixed in the final edits。To start: this was a great story！ Two moms of children with Autism are the points of view in this murder mystery- one the mother of a boy whose Autism was cute when he was little， but not so cute as a large， strong teen。 He's found， covered in blood， over the body of the mayor's wife， and his mom is insisting he is innocent。 The other main character is a therapist who specializes on working with children with Autism， brought in by police to help form a connection with the "suspect，" who is entirely non verbal。 The therapist also has a child with Autism， so she can understand exactly what the other one is going through。 That being said， the more she gets involved in the case， the more she realizes things aren't entirely what they seem。This was a very unique story， and the plot was entertaining and original。 My biggest issue was the pacing。 Sometimes the inner dialogue of the characters was clunky， and often times the conversations between characters didn't feel like it flowed correctly。 It just wouldn't sound right if read out loud。 There were also some typos， but again， I'm hoping that was because I received a non-final draft。Overall I enjoyed the book， and I would read more from this author in the future。 。。。more
Kate
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A mother praised by the community， her misunderstood son， a high-profile woman murdered in a small southern town， a cop reluctant to look beyond who he already blames for the crime， and a consultant who tries to help uncover the truth。 When Casey， a therapist specialized working with children on the autism spectrum， is called for her professional opinion on an ongoing crime investigation， she has no idea the dreadful secret that she is about to uncover。 With twists and unexpected turns， this boo A mother praised by the community， her misunderstood son， a high-profile woman murdered in a small southern town， a cop reluctant to look beyond who he already blames for the crime， and a consultant who tries to help uncover the truth。 When Casey， a therapist specialized working with children on the autism spectrum， is called for her professional opinion on an ongoing crime investigation， she has no idea the dreadful secret that she is about to uncover。 With twists and unexpected turns， this book is equally disturbing and enthralling。 That said， there were definitely certain points that felt a little far-fetched， the story dragged at some points， and some of the language and descriptors used to describe autism and mental health did not sit well with me。Thank you to the author， Thomas & Mercer， and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 #UnderHerCare #NetGalley 。。。more
Cherlynn Womack
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I thought this was such a good book until I got to the end。 What a disappointment。 I wanted to know what happened to the 3 main characters after the big ending， but it was the author's acknowledgements。 A mayor's wife is murdered & the main suspect is Mason Hill， son of Genevieve， a former beauty pageant winner & Staple to the community。 Mason is autistic。 The police ask Casey Walker， an autism specialist to be a consultant on the case。 Genevieve can be overbearing & quick to control Mason。 Case I thought this was such a good book until I got to the end。 What a disappointment。 I wanted to know what happened to the 3 main characters after the big ending， but it was the author's acknowledgements。 A mayor's wife is murdered & the main suspect is Mason Hill， son of Genevieve， a former beauty pageant winner & Staple to the community。 Mason is autistic。 The police ask Casey Walker， an autism specialist to be a consultant on the case。 Genevieve can be overbearing & quick to control Mason。 Casey begins to get suspicious of Genevieve due to Mason's conflicting test scores along with Genevieve's changing of her story to the police。 Casey tries to get the police who are ready to nail Mason for the crime to see Mason as a victim & a gentle giant。 Secrets become unraveled。 I've read a few of Lucinda Berry's books before & have enjoyed them; however， this isn't the only book I've read of hers that has a disappointing ending where you don't really know what happens to the characters during or after the end。 I'm giving it 2 stars because the ending sucked。 I look forward to more of Lucinda Berry's books & am not giving up yet。 。。。more
kennae
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love herLucinda Berry is a Gem。 You can tell she is has a background in psychology。 I thought her thrillers。 She does such a great job of creating a picture and well thought out storyline！
Catherine Lindsay
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WowThis is a crazy story and the twist are insane。 It will definitely leave you on the edge of your seat。
Krista
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m really not sure where the ending was with this book。 It’s almost felt like the twist was just thrown in there。 Like who killed the Mayor’s wife？
Katrina Gradias
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WOW！！This is definitely a book you don’t want to miss。 I truly couldn’t stop reading it so I pulled an all nighter and it was so worth it。 She’s an amazing writer and her books never never let me down。 I would definitely recommend this book 👍🏼🤓❤️📚❣️❣️
Angela Coffey
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Very drawn out 。
Meaghan Scott
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I knew pretty early on where the twists and turns were headed， portions of the mother/son dynamic almost made me put it down without finishing-but instead I skimmed through the character convos through to the end so I could see how it all wrapped up
Sandie Bell
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This was my first Lucinda Berry book and I was expecting much more based on recommendations。 It really left me hanging with too many unanswered questions。
daniela weber
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this certainly had a gripping startso I trusted doc berry as I've donebefore and flew through the pages，but it's always pretty disappointing when you've guessed every twist。 :x this certainly had a gripping startso I trusted doc berry as I've donebefore and flew through the pages，but it's always pretty disappointing when you've guessed every twist。 :x 。。。more
Jessica
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Another excellent story from Lucinda Berry！ This book was captivating - her writing is so realistic which made the story so much more engrossing。 I loved the dynamic between the characters - each character was fully developed which added to the overall story。 My only critique is that I would have liked to understand the story more from Mason's perspective。 I enjoyed the last chapter on Savannah's perspective， so I would have liked an additional chapter told from Mason's point of view。 ARC provid Another excellent story from Lucinda Berry！ This book was captivating - her writing is so realistic which made the story so much more engrossing。 I loved the dynamic between the characters - each character was fully developed which added to the overall story。 My only critique is that I would have liked to understand the story more from Mason's perspective。 I enjoyed the last chapter on Savannah's perspective， so I would have liked an additional chapter told from Mason's point of view。 ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melanie Coulthard
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Been waiting for this novel。。。。。Raced through this book pretty quick， not Lucinda's finest but heyhoo it filled a couple of afternoons， will buy her next book no doubt。 Been waiting for this novel。。。。。Raced through this book pretty quick， not Lucinda's finest but heyhoo it filled a couple of afternoons， will buy her next book no doubt。 。。。more
Teal Golden
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Psychological ThrillerInteresting story， kept me engaged and wanting to know more。 Easy to read and pretty good twist at the end！
Brittany
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Dark。
Karen Sanders
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where’s the ending？！I read this almost straight through。 Pop culture was too much， but the twists were pretty good。 Then， there’s no closure。 What a waste of my time。
Amanda
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I think I’ve found a new favorite author。 I love a good thriller and mind bender - and Lucinda Berry delivers！ Calm and methodical， she weaves through the perspectives of each character， slowly building a complex web of truths， lies， and everything in between。 She perfectly explores how dangerous the mind can be， and just how vicious people can be。 You might think you know where the ending is headed， but I guarantee you don’t！ Highly recommend。
Samantha K
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This book had me on the edge of my seat and was very well written。 I was hooked and couldn't wait to read in full。 The author's knowledge on autism clearly shines through and I learned a lot about it due to this。 I appreciated this aspect of it however from reading other reviews I am also learning that the information provided in this book is not proper and the author uses terminology that she maybe shouldn't have。 I enjoy books that switch from multiple points of view / characters so if you don This book had me on the edge of my seat and was very well written。 I was hooked and couldn't wait to read in full。 The author's knowledge on autism clearly shines through and I learned a lot about it due to this。 I appreciated this aspect of it however from reading other reviews I am also learning that the information provided in this book is not proper and the author uses terminology that she maybe shouldn't have。 I enjoy books that switch from multiple points of view / characters so if you don't， this isn't for you。 Each chapter and POV gives a little bit more insight so you as a reader can begin putting the mystery together yourself， making it an interactive read。 The "mystery" is not incredibly hard to figure out in all honesty but the actual mystery within the book is not the murder mystery we are originally led to believe。 My 2 star review falls solely on the very abrupt ending where you are left assuming how it plays out， once the truth is confirmed。 There is a great plot twist at the end however this twist leaves us with even more questions！ There is no epilogue that gives us a recap of how the characters are doing after the official investigation， official charges that （we can only assume） were given， how the abused party may be doing， etc。 The entire plot was about the main character using her knowledge to assist with a criminal investigation and therefore， proving her theories about said investigation。 We know that she was able to do this， but there is no ending， which quite frankly seems very rushed as the lack of detail within the last several chapters is very， very minimal compared to the detail throughout the entire book。 It really seems that this book attempted to be about autism and how it plays into a very public matter， but the book *actually* focuses on another main character's mental illness， that again， we never get information about or closure with。 I have heard great things about this author and plan to read other books from her， but this one was not a hit。 。。。more
Susan
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That's it？Though the story was written to keep your attention and make you wondering who actually did what and when。 The story leaves the reader with major cliff hangers its not done : so we're letting Genevieve get away with killing her husband and abusing Mason？ Mason may well finally get better but we don't get to see or hear about it besides having a possible murder conviction hanging over his head？ Was Savanah Annabelle's killer or Brett？ The reader is left wondering That's it？Though the story was written to keep your attention and make you wondering who actually did what and when。 The story leaves the reader with major cliff hangers its not done : so we're letting Genevieve get away with killing her husband and abusing Mason？ Mason may well finally get better but we don't get to see or hear about it besides having a possible murder conviction hanging over his head？ Was Savanah Annabelle's killer or Brett？ The reader is left wondering 。。。more
Emily Short
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This was really good and twisty！ Enjoyed the surprise ending too！
Devon Tarantino
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