Book Review - "The Stolen Child" by Carmel Harrington

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Blurb:

On board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, Kimberly wakes to discover that her two-year-old son Robert has vanished from the cabin overnight. She and her husband, Jason, vow to do whatever it takes to bring Robert home.

But he is never found.

Forty years later, their therapist daughter Lily welcomes a new client into her home. Zach has a shocking theory about what happened to her brother Robert years before.

If Zach is to be believed, someone out there knows what happened on that ship. And they would do anything to stop the truth getting out.

But secrets always find a way to reveal themselves.


My review: 

🤯 Wow. Just wow. 🤯
This is hands down the best book I’ve read in a long time. It had me in tears multiple times, and I still don’t know how to move on from it. The characters felt so real, their pain so raw, and the story? Absolutely heartbreaking. That plot twist? I never saw it coming.

This book isn’t just a 5-star read; it deserves all the stars and a sprinkle of glitter. ✨ Even if I’ll be grieving this one for a while, it was worth every emotional moment. I still can’t decide what I would’ve done in each of their positions; I felt everything.

This is a must-read in my opinion! If you love books that break your heart and stay with you long after the last page, this one is for you!
Thanks to the author, Netgalley, and Headline Books for this copy in exchange for an honest review. 

If you want to read it too, you can find this book here:  The Stolen Child

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