Playing Nice
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- Author：J.P. Delaney
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Summary
What if you found out that your family isn't yours at all？ How far would you go to protect them？ A gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Before。 。 。 。
Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare。 On his doorstep is Miles Lambert， a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son， Theo， isn't actually his son--he is the Lamberts'， switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife， Lucy。 For Pete， his partner Maddie， and the little boy they've been raising for the past two years， life will never be the same again。
The two families， reeling from the shock， take comfort in shared good intentions， eagerly entwining their very different lives in the hope of becoming one unconventional modern family。 But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an official investigation that unearths some disturbing questions about the night their children were switched。 How much can they trust the other parents--or even each other？ What secrets are hidden behind the Lamberts' glossy front door？ Stretched to the breaking point， Pete and Maddie discover they will each stop at nothing to keep their family safe。
They are done playing nice。
Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare。 On his doorstep is Miles Lambert， a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son， Theo， isn't actually his son--he is the Lamberts'， switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife， Lucy。 For Pete， his partner Maddie， and the little boy they've been raising for the past two years， life will never be the same again。
The two families， reeling from the shock， take comfort in shared good intentions， eagerly entwining their very different lives in the hope of becoming one unconventional modern family。 But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an official investigation that unearths some disturbing questions about the night their children were switched。 How much can they trust the other parents--or even each other？ What secrets are hidden behind the Lamberts' glossy front door？ Stretched to the breaking point， Pete and Maddie discover they will each stop at nothing to keep their family safe。
They are done playing nice。
Reviews
Carrie
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Emotionally charged throughout Wow， this book had my heart beating， ringing in my ears， took my breath and sometimes had me breathing hard。。。。。very well written， brilliant characters and the relationships between them。 This book had me from page one。。。。and I didn’t rest until I finished it。
scott jean
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Not my usual genre but was gripping。 Little intense but had me feeling inquisitive rather than frightened
Diane Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this brilliant booka brilliant intriguing book， bit far fetched but kept me on the edge of my seat
Victoria Gomes
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read this over two days after just getting past a reading slump。 very quick paced and entertaining。 i liked the plot as a whole and the alternating povs and extra documents were pretty interesting。 i loved some of the twists but at times i just couldn’t help but think pete and maddie were a bit dumb （or maybe they were just too innocent。spoiler however， i didn’t like the whole “oh maddie is also a psychopath” last chapter because it made no sense to the story？？？ but the rest was pretty good。
Lara Arcas
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Definitely a good thriller。 I enjoyed reading it and totally not what I expected。
Lori Stamand
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4。5 Hard to read and hard to put down。 OMG！！
Helen Encarnacao
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One of the best books I have ever read！ Totally believable， an incredible story and extremely well written。 I was gripped from start to end！
Ann
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Great book。 Thrilling story line。 Couldn't put it down。 As a parent it really tests your loyalties。 Great book。 Thrilling story line。 Couldn't put it down。 As a parent it really tests your loyalties。 。。。more
Kelly Farquharson Bevens
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Fast paced and cringey with a great ending。
Pauline Bayliss
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Could not put this down Brilliant story， couldn't put it down。 Totally unexpected twist to a very emotional situation。 I would recommend this very highly Could not put this down Brilliant story， couldn't put it down。 Totally unexpected twist to a very emotional situation。 I would recommend this very highly 。。。more
Fiona Campbell
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A compelling and emotional readThis novel was engaging from beginning to end。 I felt completely invested in Maddie and Peter’s journey。 Learning your baby was switched at birth is incomprehensible。 Miles is painted so well as a narcissistic psychopath。 It is scary how facts can be misconstrued in the fight for justice。 I highly recommend this read。
Bamba
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This book was amazing。 I literally could not put it down。。。it was such a page turner from the very start。Pete was such an interesting character and I loved the fact he was a stay at home Dad and thought the forum and his outlook were really interesting。Maddie was a difficult character but she was nuanced and interesting。 Both the reasons this isn't a 5 star review is related to Maddie though。。。a part of her personality which I won't expand on else will become a spoiler。。。which I thought was whol This book was amazing。 I literally could not put it down。。。it was such a page turner from the very start。Pete was such an interesting character and I loved the fact he was a stay at home Dad and thought the forum and his outlook were really interesting。Maddie was a difficult character but she was nuanced and interesting。 Both the reasons this isn't a 5 star review is related to Maddie though。。。a part of her personality which I won't expand on else will become a spoiler。。。which I thought was wholly unnecessary and marred the ending for me and also bashing the NHS which at the moment is obviously very delicate but something I can never get on board with。We are extremely lucky to have the NHS and I was disappointed that in an otherwise amazing book。。。that this seemed to be a factor。Miles was a great character。。。。he was a very well drawn villain and I loved all scenes with him。。。I actually hated him。。。which just shows how well written he was。 I appreciated how mental health and child care was delved into and highlighted in a very sympathetic and empathetic manner。 There was no judgement there and I thought that was brilliant。 The stigma of mental health is prevalent， now more than ever and I loved this was challenged and very well。 The thought of a child being removed from someone because of previous mental health issues is unbelievable and sickening in modern society。。。I was also enthralled how every day things such as asking for help and honesty and children being children can be twisted in certain situations。。。。and how something mundane such as porn can really be used against someone。。。which is wrong and hard to imagine in todays society but was presented in such a realistic way that I had no trouble believing anything written and I could totally see everything happening playing out in real life。I was also surprised 。。。 frequently。。。I had literally no idea where each chapter was taking me and I really enjoyed that。 I had read many thrillers and loved how often this one shocked me and how invested I felt。 I was genuinely worried for Pete throughout and I loved the ending （apart from one small factor mentioned above）， which is rare for me and I was delighted。This is a real page turner and highly recommended。Thanks to the author， publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Brittany S。
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Read Completed 3/12/21 | 3。5 starsAn enjoyable read but I was looking for a tad more intrigue and suspense。 It made me nervous dealing with the subjects of custody and the whole accidental （or "accidental"） child swap but it wasn't really a suspenseful kind of nervous。 The ending had a little twist but it wasn't really enough to solidify this as a better read for me。 I still enjoyed the book but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it。 Read Completed 3/12/21 | 3。5 starsAn enjoyable read but I was looking for a tad more intrigue and suspense。 It made me nervous dealing with the subjects of custody and the whole accidental （or "accidental"） child swap but it wasn't really a suspenseful kind of nervous。 The ending had a little twist but it wasn't really enough to solidify this as a better read for me。 I still enjoyed the book but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it。 。。。more
Suzanne Kelly
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Good book， enjoyed reading it from each character’s perspective。 A good about of “Oh my！” moments。 Surprised if this wasn’t made into a TV series。
Colette Serpetti
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A different kind of thriller; but as a mom， this might be one of the scariest books I’ve read。 Is the parent of a child the one who gives them life or the one who lives life with them each day？
Ida Meccariello-Heath
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 I thought the author had done a lot of research about all the legal implications and it really did make sense too！ I would definitely recommend it。
Bonnie Dykhouse
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This books sucks you in immediately and takes you on a gut wrenching roller coaster ride！
Anne-Marie
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I have to say I really enjoyed this book。 I listened to audiobook and liked readers。
Carole Hearn
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Another fantastic page turner by JP Delaney couldn’t put this down it’s brilliant。
Anna C Dunlap
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One of this authors better books Good dilemma and had me asking friends what they would do。 Some parts could have been better but overall a good read。
Evelina Meskinyte
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Never thought I’m going to love a book， in essence， about parenthood。 But this was so good！ One of my favourite thrillers of all time。
Donna
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Oh Jesus wept， seriously now I have no words！I seriously devoured this in one go， was impossible to put it down and even begrudged feeding the kids because I couldn’t do it with one hand， OMGF the characters were brilliant， hated most of them though which makes it all the better， just when you think you coding hate them anyone wham there you go they do something even more hateful 😂 Bloody brilliant and honestly one of the BEST books I’ve ever read， I haven’t read anything from JP before （I know Oh Jesus wept， seriously now I have no words！I seriously devoured this in one go， was impossible to put it down and even begrudged feeding the kids because I couldn’t do it with one hand， OMGF the characters were brilliant， hated most of them though which makes it all the better， just when you think you coding hate them anyone wham there you go they do something even more hateful 😂 Bloody brilliant and honestly one of the BEST books I’ve ever read， I haven’t read anything from JP before （I know where have I been 😂） but I’m off to find something sharpish to get my teeth into again！Brilliant 10 stars！！！！ 。。。more
Raimonda Jakavickiene
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Loved it！ Till the end of the book you couldn't tell what's going to happen。 And when you just find out， and you keep on reading further you think well， pretty good end of the book， and then booom， something totally unexpected happen！ One of the best books I read so far。 Recommend 👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Loved it！ Till the end of the book you couldn't tell what's going to happen。 And when you just find out， and you keep on reading further you think well， pretty good end of the book， and then booom， something totally unexpected happen！ One of the best books I read so far。 Recommend 👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 。。。more
Michelle Fletcher
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Wow， This book was absolutely amazing。 I was gripped for the first few pages and couldn't put it down。 I think I've just found my new favourite author。 Wow， This book was absolutely amazing。 I was gripped for the first few pages and couldn't put it down。 I think I've just found my new favourite author。 。。。more
Kirsty Monteith
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An addictive and thought-provoking lead detailing every parents worst nightmare。 Another enjoyable read by JP Delaney about a complex subject。As both a parent and a social worker at points I found this quite an anxiety provoking read as could see it from the point of view of the parents whilst also understand the concerns and actions of the professionals。 Without going into spoilers I could see how the antagonist of the story was able to successfully create such a compelling arguments against Ma An addictive and thought-provoking lead detailing every parents worst nightmare。 Another enjoyable read by JP Delaney about a complex subject。As both a parent and a social worker at points I found this quite an anxiety provoking read as could see it from the point of view of the parents whilst also understand the concerns and actions of the professionals。 Without going into spoilers I could see how the antagonist of the story was able to successfully create such a compelling arguments against Maddie and Pete。The only reason I have given it a 4 rather than a 5 is due to the ending which I found a little bit lacklustre in comparison to the excitement/dread of the rest of the book。Would still recommend。 。。。more
Traci
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Great psychological thriller， the story keeps building throughout and makes you pray nothing like that ever happens to you。 I do think the book was way too long though。 I couldn’t wait to see how it played out so was hooked in that sense but also in the the final 1/3 was getting a bit bored and thinking I wish this would hurry up and get to the end
Mandy
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I couldn’t put this book down！
Eva
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Something completely different"Playing Nice" is about a family story I wouldn't expect。 At the moment when it was clear to me that Theo isn't Petes own child， I thought "Oh no， he was cheated。" - like everyone probably is thinking。 But it comes in a completely different way。。。For me this book is gripping and very damatic。 Even by knowing what happened to Petes family， the end of the story was quite a surprise to me。 I also like the writing style of J。P。 Delaney - it is interesting as varied。 Alt Something completely different"Playing Nice" is about a family story I wouldn't expect。 At the moment when it was clear to me that Theo isn't Petes own child， I thought "Oh no， he was cheated。" - like everyone probably is thinking。 But it comes in a completely different way。。。For me this book is gripping and very damatic。 Even by knowing what happened to Petes family， the end of the story was quite a surprise to me。 I also like the writing style of J。P。 Delaney - it is interesting as varied。 Although there are many technical terms around family law， child protective services or inheritable disease， the author is using them in an easy way so that everyboday can understand the point。I only can say: Read this book！ =） 。。。more
Tina
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3。5 stars。
Danielle
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4。5 stars
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