‘Gripped me and didn’t let go until the wickedly twisted ending.’ Jenny BlackhurstYou lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. Now someone’s determined to make you pay… in what happened. It was only a brief moment of desire… but she’ll pay for it with a lifetime of guilt.
To distance herself from the mistakes of the past, Jess has moved away and started over with her family. But when terrifying things begin happening in her new home, Jess knows that her past has finally caught up with her. Somebody feels Jess hasn’t paid enough, and is determined to make her suffer for the secrets she’s kept all these years.
A heartbreaking and unputdownable psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train.
What everyone’s saying about The Daughter:
‘Omg this book was soooo good. I couldn’t put it down… It was such a shocking twist at the end. All the revelations that came to light at the end were fantastic. This book had everything. Great characters, content and a shocking ending. What more do you want from a book?’ 5 stars, Goodreads reviewer
‘Full of suspense and had me biting my nails down to my knuckles!!… This was a fantastic book, which I would highly recommend if you love a good thriller! You will certainly not be disappointed with this one!’ 5 stars, Stardust Book Reviews
‘Tense, twisty and all too close to home: Lucy Dawson is brilliant at spinning our worst nightmares from everyday scenarios.’ Erin Kelly author of He Said/She Said
‘I flew through it. It’s a hold your breath, race to the end, one-sitting read. Delicious twists!’ Jo Spain, author of The Confession
‘This book is INTENSE. Be prepared for one heck of a thrilling ride!’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Holy twist and turns!!… There will be moments of awe, surprise, shock, a few shakes of the head, and tons of questions, but this story caters to the readers who love a good psychological thriller that will have you questioning every single character in the book.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Oh MY, OHH MYY! WOOW, this was soo INTENSE!!… Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. The first few chapters just tore at my heartstrings! This riveting story will definitely have you reading until the small hours… Let’s just say, this book is the reason I love this genre!’ Goodreads reviewer
‘I didn’t want to stop!… It was a surprising ending, not what I was expecting at all.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘I loved it!! I read it in around a day as I found the really hard to put down. A fabulous read that I can highly recommend’ Goodreads reviewer
‘The first chapters are a heart-wrenching, one tissue won’t be enough, tearjerker… The ending is a never-saw-it-coming surprise.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘From the first page, I was drawn to the story and I couldn’t wait to finish it.’ 5 stars, Books in the Dark
‘Wow… I couldn’t put this book down.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘A scary psychological novel with an exceptionally well-written plot… the end was completely unexpected and left me open-mouthed.’ 5 stars, Goodreads reviewer
‘I read it in 24 hours, could not put it down. I could not have foreseen the ending in a million years.’ 5 stars, Goodreads reviewer
‘A brilliant read with huge suspense! I was genuinely frightened at times which was fantastic. A brilliant twist at the end!!’ 5 stars, Goodreads reviewermore
I picked this book up as an Audible deal, and I found it super suspenseful and well-written. Kudos to Ms. Dawson.
What an amazing novel! I was completely tangled up in this one from start to finish! Skillfully written, eerie, twisty, and full of those little feelings and instincts we sometimes get and kick ourselves for not listening to later. I love Lucy Dawson’s writing style. ‘The Daughter’ is wonderfully chilling, devastating, shocking, and thrilling. It had me captivated, so much that I took my copy of this amazing novel everywhere I went for the three days I was reading it. I loved it so much that when I finished it at 430 this morning, I immediately bought the e-book ‘White Lies’ (Also Lucy Dawson… obvs …) on the Kindle app through Amazon! I’m so happy I discovered Lucy Dawson. If you read one book this summer, make this be it!Now….on to ‘White Lies’ :)!
Enjoyable. And I didn’t see the end coming.
Entertaining
1/2 STARS
The Daughter (Kindle Edition) by Lucy Dawson is the first thing I have read by this author and this is a great psychological thriller that gripped me from the very start.
So I am trying to be as vague as possible with this review to avoid spoiling this thrilling piece of fiction as I feel explaining the plot too much will do just that, so I’m just going to give you my personal impressions of The Daughter.
So first, I wasn’t aware of what was going to occur at the beginning so this hit me completely out of left field and left me in shocked disbelief.
To continue The daughter portrays its characters in all their flawed glory and I’m sure each of us can find at least one individual here to identify with, or at least find one to resemble an acquaintance we know.
And as the tension mounted and the terror campaign intensified, I was holding my breath in anticipation and also a somewhat fearful fascination.
The Daughter itself I found wasn’t completely unique and at times it seemed quite predictable but during each new experience, you felt an almost stomach-churning dread right alongside Jess as shes made to somehow pay for what someone sees as her past guilt.
Like she hasn’t suffered enough.
Jess even seeming at times to almost accept the mantle of blame like an atonement she really shouldn’t have to feel.
I did kinda guess the perp and I was silently screaming at Jess to catch on and dig her head out the sand, this I found didn’t affect my enjoyment of The Daughter, I almost felt like I was watching a movie, the only thing missing was the popcorn and the TV of course.
In fact, this would be fantastic on the big screen.
In conclusion, this was an excellent piece of fiction I enjoyed immensely and I would definitely recommend if you are a psychological thriller junkie like me.
Although somewhat predictable this didn’t disappoint.
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All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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