My Little Girl
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- Author：Shalini Boland
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Reviews
Bridget
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Shalini Boland is one of my favourite authors so I was pretty sure to enjoy reading her latest novel and it did not disappoint。 Jill is looking after her granddaughter， Beatrice and Millie， her young friend。 Claire， Beatrice's mum is out with friends and Oliver， Jill's son had planned to take the girls to the fair but as he is running late with his schedule， he asked his mum to take them instead。 After eating their candy floss they are in the Hall Of Mirrors when Beatrice vanishes。。。Narrated by Shalini Boland is one of my favourite authors so I was pretty sure to enjoy reading her latest novel and it did not disappoint。 Jill is looking after her granddaughter， Beatrice and Millie， her young friend。 Claire， Beatrice's mum is out with friends and Oliver， Jill's son had planned to take the girls to the fair but as he is running late with his schedule， he asked his mum to take them instead。 After eating their candy floss they are in the Hall Of Mirrors when Beatrice vanishes。。。Narrated by Claire and Jill I could see the appalling situation from both viewpoints and felt the force to pick a side fairly quickly。 There are clues scattered liberally about but I admit that I did not guess the abductor's identity until it was revealed。 My Little Girl is a fantastic story and a richly drawn family drama that clearly conveys the pain and horror of abduction。 I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Bookouture via NetGalley。 This review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
marnie | once upon a time book reviews
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What should have been a fun day at the fair turns into a nightmare for Claire， when her daughter disappears without a trace whilst in her mother in law’s care， in this gripping psychological thriller from one of my favourite authors。Once again Shalini Boland gives the reader one heck of a read that pulls you into the pages and holds you captive right from the get go。 I nearly gave myself an injury as I furiously flicked the pages on my Kindle in my desperation to find out what happened to Beatri What should have been a fun day at the fair turns into a nightmare for Claire， when her daughter disappears without a trace whilst in her mother in law’s care， in this gripping psychological thriller from one of my favourite authors。Once again Shalini Boland gives the reader one heck of a read that pulls you into the pages and holds you captive right from the get go。 I nearly gave myself an injury as I furiously flicked the pages on my Kindle in my desperation to find out what happened to Beatrice。Told from the points of view from Claire and her mother in law Jill， there is also an unknown sinister voice in their own dedicated chapters scattered throughout， which adds to its ominous vibe。 I did not know who I could trust as each became a suspect in my mind。As always I can’t fault Shalini Boland’s writing which draws you in like a moth to a flame。 She sure does know how to get a readers attention and keep it throughout as she takes you along for the ride experiencing the story as her characters do。 This was no different with My Little Girl。My Little Girl is an entertaining read and with each chapter leaving you wanting more， makes for it impossible to put down。 Full of tension and suspense and a few twists and turns， Shalini Boland has delivered another cracking story for her readers。Thank you to Shalini Boland， Bookouture and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of My Little Girl， which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more
Connie
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Jill is caring for her granddaughter， Beatrice， and her little friend， Millie。 Jill’s son， Oliver， had planned to take the girls to the Fair today but is behind in his work so his asked his mother to take the girls。 They are all having a delightful time and it’s when they are in the Hall of Mirrors， that Beatrice goes missing。Jill had answered a call from Oliver’s first wife， Laurel， just at the time Beatrice disappeared。 Jill feels guilty about that。 Oliver’s wife， Claire， is livid at Jill as s Jill is caring for her granddaughter， Beatrice， and her little friend， Millie。 Jill’s son， Oliver， had planned to take the girls to the Fair today but is behind in his work so his asked his mother to take the girls。 They are all having a delightful time and it’s when they are in the Hall of Mirrors， that Beatrice goes missing。Jill had answered a call from Oliver’s first wife， Laurel， just at the time Beatrice disappeared。 Jill feels guilty about that。 Oliver’s wife， Claire， is livid at Jill as she feels the woman is scatter-brained， untrustworthy， and simply not sharp enough to care for Beatrice。 This breaks Jill’s heart because she and her husband used to care for the little girl quite often before he passed away。The police are searching for Beatrice and a large group of Jill’s friends have come together to form a search party。 Now the police are thinking of putting out a country-wide alert about Beatrice’s disappearance。When Claire receives a vicious remark about the disappearance on Facebook， they wonder if it could be from the person who took Beatrice。There is a lot of strife between Oliver and Claire and his actions are questionable。 Jill is doing all she can to find Beatrice and hold on to her sanity。 There are clues scattered about but I admit that I did not guess the abductor until it was revealed。 This is a good story which clearly conveys the pain and horror of the abduction of one’s child。 It makes us all want to hug our own children just a little more and keep a better eye on them。Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
L A Messenger
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BrilliantAnother brilliant story from Shalini Boland。 Had me grabbed from the first page - the same her other books。If you love a good read - look no further，
Nicola Lynch
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My Little Girl is yet another excellent book by the wonderful author Shalini Boland， and after having read a couple of less engaging books this story was an absolute delight。The narrative centres around Beatrice， a little girl who goes missing whilst on a trip to the fair with her grandmother， Ivy， and a friend。 Beatrice's mother， Claire is incensed to find she was with Ivy， instead of her husband Oliver as planned， and the fact this has happened on Jill's watch tells her she was right all along My Little Girl is yet another excellent book by the wonderful author Shalini Boland， and after having read a couple of less engaging books this story was an absolute delight。The narrative centres around Beatrice， a little girl who goes missing whilst on a trip to the fair with her grandmother， Ivy， and a friend。 Beatrice's mother， Claire is incensed to find she was with Ivy， instead of her husband Oliver as planned， and the fact this has happened on Jill's watch tells her she was right all along。It is told in three voices， that of Claire， Ivy， and also the kidnapper （these are short chapters and less frequent）。 It is very easy to follow and it is brilliant to hear from different sides rather than a one sided narrative。 There is a lot of family drama and dynamics which makes the story very interesting and I loved trying to work out what was happenening。My sympathies changed for different characters as I went along whichshows how great a writer Shalini is。 You could feel real empathy for the characters and want to sort things out for them！A brilliant story which kept me riveted from start to finish。Thank you to Netgalley， Bookouture and Shalini Boland for the opportunity to read an ebook in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Linda Phillips
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I've read lots of Shalini Boland books and enjoyed them all， and enjoyed this book too。 You are into the child kidnap plot very quickly with Bea being snatched from under the nose of her grandmother Jill I enjoyed the alternating chapters of mum Claire and Jill， but more so the untitled chapters。 I had a few theories going as I was reading， but didn't manage to work out who the culprit was。One of my kids used to wander， have lost sight of her in an airport and on board a ferry， so I really felt I've read lots of Shalini Boland books and enjoyed them all， and enjoyed this book too。 You are into the child kidnap plot very quickly with Bea being snatched from under the nose of her grandmother Jill I enjoyed the alternating chapters of mum Claire and Jill， but more so the untitled chapters。 I had a few theories going as I was reading， but didn't manage to work out who the culprit was。One of my kids used to wander， have lost sight of her in an airport and on board a ferry， so I really felt it when Jill realised that Bea was gone， and really felt those first few chapters were well written。 Overall an enjoyable book。 。。。more
Paula Stammers
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You can never go wrong when picking up a Shalini Boland book and this latest one is no exception。 It will have you gripped from the very first page。Claire is getting ready to go out with friends when she gets the phone call every parent dreads 。。。。。。 her 7 year old daughter， Beatrice， has gone missing。 Beatrice and her friend were at the fair with Claire’s mother-in-law， Jill， when she lost sight of them in the hall of mirrors。 Beatrice was meant to be at the fair with Oliver， Beatrice’s dad， bu You can never go wrong when picking up a Shalini Boland book and this latest one is no exception。 It will have you gripped from the very first page。Claire is getting ready to go out with friends when she gets the phone call every parent dreads 。。。。。。 her 7 year old daughter， Beatrice， has gone missing。 Beatrice and her friend were at the fair with Claire’s mother-in-law， Jill， when she lost sight of them in the hall of mirrors。 Beatrice was meant to be at the fair with Oliver， Beatrice’s dad， but he changed his plans at the last minute and Jill stepped in。 But Claire has never trusted Jill as she is a little scatty and they don’t get on all that well。As the minutes turn into hours， and then days Claire starts to suspect everyone， including those closest to her。 Will Claire manage to find her daughter ？ Will her relationships survive ？ Will she figure out who is lying and why ？This is a great addictive read that will keep you guessing and turning the pages trying to find the truth along with Claire。 There are plenty of twists and little red herrings to keep you guessing。 The characters are all fantastic and you really feel as though you are there with them all tying to uncover the truth and find Beatrice。 Definitely one to add to the top of your tbr pile。Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book。 。。。more
Melanie
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One of a mom’s worst nightmares is of her child going missing。 It happened to me， but only a few minutes within a huge department store at the mall， and I was terrified。 I simply can’t imagine what I would have been like if it were than a few minutes because I was beside myself。 Reading about Claire’s reaction when she first found out about her daughter surprised me。 To me， she didn’t seem as distraught or hysterical as I was when it happened to me， so I immediately dubbed her as the culprit， or One of a mom’s worst nightmares is of her child going missing。 It happened to me， but only a few minutes within a huge department store at the mall， and I was terrified。 I simply can’t imagine what I would have been like if it were than a few minutes because I was beside myself。 Reading about Claire’s reaction when she first found out about her daughter surprised me。 To me， she didn’t seem as distraught or hysterical as I was when it happened to me， so I immediately dubbed her as the culprit， or at least part of it。 That also surprised me since it was the beginning of the book， and how intriguing of a psychological whodunit thriller would that be if you already pretty much guessed it all that quickly？ Don’t let that fool you， though。 I’m not saying if she did it or was part of it or not， and I’m not going to say much else except that you will need to read the book yourself to find out more。 This author is very talented and clever， and I was absolutely compelled reading this one。 It took me only three days， and that was also while dealing with real life with my husband and two kids。 Quite an accomplishment！ Yet not really because when I am invested in a book like I was this one， I will read into and throughout the night， which is exactly what I did with this。 My Little Girl is a gripping story with talented writing， compelling characters， and clever twists and turns - need I say more？ 。。。more
Melanie’s reads
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I don’t know how Shalini does it but every book she writes hooks me quickly。 She takes a family and completely upends their life， spinning it into a riveting drama， in this case it’s a child going missing at the fair。But omg the characters in this book drove me doolally， to the point that I was messaging my friend Daniella， who was reading it at the same time， to discuss the mother in law。 I totally understood Claire’s reaction and Jill is fortunate that I’m not her daughter in law， as I wouldn’ I don’t know how Shalini does it but every book she writes hooks me quickly。 She takes a family and completely upends their life， spinning it into a riveting drama， in this case it’s a child going missing at the fair。But omg the characters in this book drove me doolally， to the point that I was messaging my friend Daniella， who was reading it at the same time， to discuss the mother in law。 I totally understood Claire’s reaction and Jill is fortunate that I’m not her daughter in law， as I wouldn’t have let her off so lightly。 I was going to add that Claire did come across as having a slight superiority complex and was a tad judgemental but then realised that I had made the same judgements and I think as a parent you just automatically point blame the second something happens to your child that you had no control over。That is precisely what Shalini does so well with her books， she gets to the core of people and sees them for what they are， giving them realistic personalities and responses。 The relationships have flaws that many people can easily relate to， especially when they come with baggage。Narrated in first person by Claire and Jill really forces you to see from both perspectives but you will pick a side and fairly quickly。 You will either choose team Claire， a mum who was looking forward to a night out and who left her husband Oliver in charge of Bea， only to discover he had palmed her off to his mum who you don’t trust。 Or you will choose team Jill and see how much she loves her granddaughter but makes silly mistakes that causes Claire to mistrust her with Bea。 Her heart is in the right place and you can’t help but feel sorry for her。With red herrings along the way this is not only a great whodunnit but a richly drawn family drama。 It will have your fingers glowing red from turning the pages so fast and the nails bitten to the quick until you reach the dramatic conclusion。 。。。more
Amanda’s_Good_Books Cox
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My Little Girl， by Shalini BolandOne of the things that I love about Shalini’s books is， they’re almost always in first person and diff POV。 This book had me guessing on whodunit several times， I was wrong every time。 Clare Nolan is getting ready for a night out with the girls， 💃🏼💃🏼her husband Oliver is taking his daughter Beatrice and her playmate to the fair。 🎡🎢🎠 But instead， he has his mother Jill take them。 Jill IMO is an airhead。 It’s hard for me to read about airheaded women。 {I know they’ My Little Girl， by Shalini BolandOne of the things that I love about Shalini’s books is， they’re almost always in first person and diff POV。 This book had me guessing on whodunit several times， I was wrong every time。 Clare Nolan is getting ready for a night out with the girls， 💃🏼💃🏼her husband Oliver is taking his daughter Beatrice and her playmate to the fair。 🎡🎢🎠 But instead， he has his mother Jill take them。 Jill IMO is an airhead。 It’s hard for me to read about airheaded women。 {I know they’re out there in this world。 I pray 🙌🏼 for them }。 （The ROUNDABOUT situation raised my BP， they’re not confusing。 It’s simple。 🤬🤬） I digress。。。 Jill loses Beatrice in the house of mirrors， Clare is furious Oliver bailed on his responsibility and blames him for his daughter's disappearance and blames Jill for not paying attention。 It’s a race against time to always find children in the first 48， but when 48 hours turn into days usually the outcome is never good。 You’ll have to read this excellent book to find out what happens。 🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars from me ❤️ 。。。more
Sondra S。 Feig
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Shalini Boland's thrillers have gradually been truly scaring and sensitively training readers， like me。 She used to have rather poor sketches of leading male characters and they have improved。 Problem here is that one could guess by the middle of the tale that either Lauren or Fredys might be central to the awful act。 Both Claire and Jill are more finely， realistically drawn。 Could be a shorter story。 Shalini Boland's thrillers have gradually been truly scaring and sensitively training readers， like me。 She used to have rather poor sketches of leading male characters and they have improved。 Problem here is that one could guess by the middle of the tale that either Lauren or Fredys might be central to the awful act。 Both Claire and Jill are more finely， realistically drawn。 Could be a shorter story。 。。。more
Dan
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A missing child ， a liability of a mother in law， a chick magnet of a husband， a crazy ex wife and an ending that I saw Miles away coming。。。but still enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down 3。5 rounded it up to 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A missing child ， a liability of a mother in law， a chick magnet of a husband， a crazy ex wife and an ending that I saw Miles away coming。。。but still enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down 3。5 rounded it up to 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Jane Hunt
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This is a compelling read。 The author's ability to take a traumatic incident and weave an ethos of menace and suspense is what makes her stories so addictive。 Told from multi viewpoints， the reader gains insight into the two unreliable protagonists and the unknown antagonist。 The family unit is scrutinised， and the devastation a missing child causes is convincingly written。 The believably written relationship dynamics immerse the reader into the characters' traumatised world。 The story keeps its This is a compelling read。 The author's ability to take a traumatic incident and weave an ethos of menace and suspense is what makes her stories so addictive。 Told from multi viewpoints， the reader gains insight into the two unreliable protagonists and the unknown antagonist。 The family unit is scrutinised， and the devastation a missing child causes is convincingly written。 The believably written relationship dynamics immerse the reader into the characters' traumatised world。 The story keeps its secrets well， and although I did work out the antagonist， the author still has the final word。I received a copy of this book from Bookouture via NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Diane
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Shalini has done it again， another brilliant psychological thriller deserving of five stars yet again。 This is a perfectly happy little family that’s life comes crashing down when their daughter gets abducted。 Blaming her Mother in law who has looking after her daughter at the time of her abduction doesn’t help with her relationship with her husband， nor does it help she was on the phone to his ex wife at the time。 This is a tense page turning read that you won’t want to put down。
Kylie
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A little girl disappears from the fair while her grandmother is watching her。 Everyone is pointing the finger at each other laying the blame。 Where was her father， why wasn’t he with her？ Why did her mother think it more important to go out with her friends than take her daughter to the fair。 Everyone is feeling guilty but who has taken her and will they get her back safely？This was easy to read in a few days and kept you guessing！#MyLittleGirl #ShaliniBoland #Netgalley
Heidi Lynn’s BookReviews
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First， I want to thank Shalini Boland， Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review！YES！！ Shalini Boland is back and better than ever in her latest thriller My Little Girl。 Honestly， there isn’t a book I have not disliked of hers。 She has been truly blessed with an incredible gift of storytelling。 Shalini’s storyline about missing Beatrice stood out to me above and beyond the rest。 She focused on the human side of the story and what the family was exper First， I want to thank Shalini Boland， Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review！YES！！ Shalini Boland is back and better than ever in her latest thriller My Little Girl。 Honestly， there isn’t a book I have not disliked of hers。 She has been truly blessed with an incredible gift of storytelling。 Shalini’s storyline about missing Beatrice stood out to me above and beyond the rest。 She focused on the human side of the story and what the family was experiencing。 You could feel how passionate Shalini was about them through the emotions that were expressed。 It was refreshing to see this aspect more than the crime itself。 The setting she picked was sheer brilliance！ Ohh poor poor Granny sure her share of bad luck！ My heart was with her。 Shalini showed us how twisted and evil the media can be at times。 I was literally fuming and yelling at my kindle！My Little Girl addresses many important issues in this book。 The climax of the story was packed with action， suspense， and revelations that came out of nowhere。 It was just amazing。 。。。more
Ruby Schmidt
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Excellent readThis book grips you from the very beginning & it keeps you glued to the pages。If you love roller coaster rides this one is for you！
Jenn Brouwer
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Every mother’s worst nightmare wrapped up in a novel。 I loved the idea of this story。 A missing child is my worst nightmare。 I adored the characters， the setting was also well done。 The story line was solid。 I found the book was a bit slow especially for this author whose works I normally love。 I also found that the whodunit was pretty easy to guess。 But overall the story was well told， the characters were well developed and the relationships between the characters were very lifelike。 This one j Every mother’s worst nightmare wrapped up in a novel。 I loved the idea of this story。 A missing child is my worst nightmare。 I adored the characters， the setting was also well done。 The story line was solid。 I found the book was a bit slow especially for this author whose works I normally love。 I also found that the whodunit was pretty easy to guess。 But overall the story was well told， the characters were well developed and the relationships between the characters were very lifelike。 This one just didn’t ramp up fast enough for me。 。。。more
Rachel Bustin
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This book is every parent's nightmare。Claire’s 7-year-old daughter Beatrice goes missing at a funfair from the care of her mother-in-law Jill。 Who I may add is a ditzy light-hearted quirky character who is fabulous in this bleak situation。 I love how the author brought out her character and you feel as if you are in her head seeing her perspective。My Little Girl is deeply terrifying， Claire is frantic with worry about Beatrice’s disappearance， which is turning into an abduction before her eyes。 This book is every parent's nightmare。Claire’s 7-year-old daughter Beatrice goes missing at a funfair from the care of her mother-in-law Jill。 Who I may add is a ditzy light-hearted quirky character who is fabulous in this bleak situation。 I love how the author brought out her character and you feel as if you are in her head seeing her perspective。My Little Girl is deeply terrifying， Claire is frantic with worry about Beatrice’s disappearance， which is turning into an abduction before her eyes。 her husband Oliver seems to have his own worries and keeps disappearing to the pub。 Her relationship with Jill was strained to start before this happened。Everyone seems to have secrets and trust levels hit an all-time low。 Friendships are tested to the limits and trust me you won’t be able to put this down until you discover the truth about Beatrice’s abduction。 I was shocked with the ending and didn’t think it would go that way at all！Absolutely recommended if you have a few hours to spare – you won’t want to put this down！⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
DianaAitch
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A really twisty gripping read。There were moments when I felt it wasn’t the best， but they were few。
Samantha Luke
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This was another great read by the author， who I believe is the queen of psychological thrillers。The characters were great and there was suspense and lots of twistsHighly recommended。
Patricia
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Right away， this is a book any parent can relate to。 Seven-year-old Beatrice has disappeared without a trace！The time my 3-year-old got away from me in a huge department store and hid under the clothes rack？ Check！ The time I had to chaperone 5 boys on an elementary school field trip to the zoo？ Check！If anything， I would have wanted everyone involved to be a little bit more panicked。 Claire is definitely not going to sit around and let the police work at their own pace， but she also calls in ev Right away， this is a book any parent can relate to。 Seven-year-old Beatrice has disappeared without a trace！The time my 3-year-old got away from me in a huge department store and hid under the clothes rack？ Check！ The time I had to chaperone 5 boys on an elementary school field trip to the zoo？ Check！If anything， I would have wanted everyone involved to be a little bit more panicked。 Claire is definitely not going to sit around and let the police work at their own pace， but she also calls in every suspicion she has， which rubs quite a few people the wrong way。 Based how scatter-brained Jill （Beatrice's grandmother） was described at the beginning I was shocked to learn she was only 65 - so that took away some of the believability for me。 But her attempts to redeem herself were heartwarming！ I felt like shaking Claire's husband， Ollie when he became emotionally unavailable to her。 Although they supposedly had a good marriage， he winds up withholding information from her that could have helped the case。 Overall， this was a fast-paced suspense novel with a lot of red herrings， lots of suspects and a great ending and epilogue。Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced reader's copy for review。 。。。more
Jamie Constantakos
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“One minute she was there。 The next she was gone”This is every parents nightmare。 As a mother of twin daughters and grandmother of 2 grandsons， I was emotionally drawn to this book。 My Little Girl is the second book I’ve read by Shalini Boland and it did not disappoint。 （1st book was The Wife） The author’s words and story line flow so easily and kept me wanting to read more。 I did “figure out” three-quarters in the book what happened to 7 year old Beatrice when she was at the fair with her frien “One minute she was there。 The next she was gone”This is every parents nightmare。 As a mother of twin daughters and grandmother of 2 grandsons， I was emotionally drawn to this book。 My Little Girl is the second book I’ve read by Shalini Boland and it did not disappoint。 （1st book was The Wife） The author’s words and story line flow so easily and kept me wanting to read more。 I did “figure out” three-quarters in the book what happened to 7 year old Beatrice when she was at the fair with her friend and grandmother。 But the ending。。。Oh an interesting twist！！！ A quick read。 A psychological suspense to keep you guessing and reading！ Thank you #NetGalley and #Bookouture for a complimentary digital copy of #MyLittleGirl。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Renita D'Silva
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Brilliant。 Thrilling。 Addictive。 Just fab。 A gripping tense and suspenseful read that completely absorbed me。 Cannot recommend it enough。
Shellbee
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Shalini Boland certainly knows how to spin a yarn， what a fantastic work of psychological suspense with brilliant relatable characters and a super gran to add to the mix。 I thoroughly devoured this book because the pages kept me gripped and holding my breath until the shocking conclusion。 It deserves the whole five stars and I would give it more if I could。 Even though it's slightly predictable and I did guess who the kidnapper was it's still a tense， drama packed， twist filled book and I would Shalini Boland certainly knows how to spin a yarn， what a fantastic work of psychological suspense with brilliant relatable characters and a super gran to add to the mix。 I thoroughly devoured this book because the pages kept me gripped and holding my breath until the shocking conclusion。 It deserves the whole five stars and I would give it more if I could。 Even though it's slightly predictable and I did guess who the kidnapper was it's still a tense， drama packed， twist filled book and I would definitely recommend。 Thank you Netgally and the amazing team at Bookouture for allowing me to read the ARC， I really appreciate it and I can't wait to see what Shalini Boland writes next。 What a fantastic author she is！。 。。。more
Laura Maher
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Jill is watching her granddaughter， Bea， at the fair when Bea goes missing。 Who in the world could’ve taken a child so quickly， in such a crowded place， without any notice？！ Claire and Ollie， Bea’s parents， begin their worst nightmare as they try to find their daughter。。。but every avenue， every hint， every theory has a dead end shortly thereafter。 Who in their life could’ve been a part of such an evil act？ And will they ever see Bea again？As a mother， I can’t imagine Claire’s situation。 I felt s Jill is watching her granddaughter， Bea， at the fair when Bea goes missing。 Who in the world could’ve taken a child so quickly， in such a crowded place， without any notice？！ Claire and Ollie， Bea’s parents， begin their worst nightmare as they try to find their daughter。。。but every avenue， every hint， every theory has a dead end shortly thereafter。 Who in their life could’ve been a part of such an evil act？ And will they ever see Bea again？As a mother， I can’t imagine Claire’s situation。 I felt so poorly for her and Jill， her mother in law！ I empathize with all the characters， even the “bad guy” — and this character development was very enjoyable and really redeemed the book for me。 Otherwise， I found it a bit bland and predictable for all but maybe the most novice thriller-lovers。 A definite enjoyable read， but nothing revolutionary。 I did like the little epilogue and would read a sequel if it was ever released！ Thanks to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for my review ARC。 All opinions are my own！ 。。。more
Lori
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The horror starts right off the bat。 Jill is taking her granddaughter and a friend to the fair。 All is fun and laughter and in a split second Bea her granddaughter disappears。 Claire the mom was planning a night out with friends and never liked Jill taking sole care of Beatrice but Oliver her husband thinks his mom can do just fine and he’s tired so he let’s Jill take them。 Through days of searching and police investigation nothing turns up。 The three are fragmented and search separately。 Each c The horror starts right off the bat。 Jill is taking her granddaughter and a friend to the fair。 All is fun and laughter and in a split second Bea her granddaughter disappears。 Claire the mom was planning a night out with friends and never liked Jill taking sole care of Beatrice but Oliver her husband thinks his mom can do just fine and he’s tired so he let’s Jill take them。 Through days of searching and police investigation nothing turns up。 The three are fragmented and search separately。 Each carrying their own emotional pain。 Day after day and no results they start turning on acquaintances， family， neighbors anyone in their desperate search。 Wow what a story。 So well written and so many suspects and so little results。 This book keeps you thinking and trying to figure who and why？ Thank you NetGalley， bookouture and Stalinist Borland for allowing me to read this eARC。 This is the first book of Shalini’s that I’ve read but I know I’ll read more she keeps you interested and guessing。 Well written and excellent character development of all。 I am giving my honest opinion。 Well worth your time！ 。。。more
Julie Lacey
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Another brilliant book from Shalini Boland。 Claire is shocked to receive a call to say her daughter has gone missing whilst at the fair。 She was there with her friend and her grandmother， who was meant to be looking after her。 Claire and Ollie are devastated when the search for Beatrice finds nothing。 Days go by and still there’s no sign of Beatrice so Claire starts to grasp at straws as to who has taken her。 She suspects her neighbour and Ollie’s ex wife but all lead to dead ends。 I was surpris Another brilliant book from Shalini Boland。 Claire is shocked to receive a call to say her daughter has gone missing whilst at the fair。 She was there with her friend and her grandmother， who was meant to be looking after her。 Claire and Ollie are devastated when the search for Beatrice finds nothing。 Days go by and still there’s no sign of Beatrice so Claire starts to grasp at straws as to who has taken her。 She suspects her neighbour and Ollie’s ex wife but all lead to dead ends。 I was surprised when the person who took Beatrice is uncovered and admit I never suspected them。 This is a clever psychological thriller that definitely had me hooked。 Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Trina Dixon
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