Today I’m joining the blog tour for All Good Things. My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me on the tour and to Lake Union Publishing for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

In this captivating story from the bestselling author of Picking up the Pieces, Daisy has always envied the perfect family next door. But will a weekend of unexpected drama prove that the grass isn’t always greener?

Daisy Harrop has always felt like she exists in the background, and since her mother stopped getting out of bed, her life has come to a complete standstill. Daisy would give anything to leave the shabbiest house on the street and be more like the golden Kelleways next door, with their perfectly raked driveway and flourishing rose garden…

Winnie Kelleway is proud of the beautiful family she’s built. They’ve had their ups and downs—hasn’t everyone? But this weekend, celebrating her golden wedding anniversary is truly proof of their happiness, a joyful gathering for all the neighbours to see.

But as the festivities get underway, are the cracks in the ‘perfect’ Kelleway life beginning to show? As one bombshell revelation leads to another and events start to spiral out of control, Daisy and Winnie are about to discover that things aren’t always what they seem.

Review:

Amanda Prowse is a wonderful writer, so I was really excited to see what she had in store for us in All Good Things. It’s a heavily character driven novel, but this is precisely where the author’s talents lie. She creates well developed, believable characters who may not always be likeable but are compelling to follow.

Each chapter is written from the perspective of a different character. This helped us to delve deeper into each character’s life and often presented a view that differed from the view that is projected to other people. I found this particular interesting as it highlighted each character’s vulnerabilities. As the chapters are long, it means we didn’t get to hear from some characters as much as I would have liked, but nevertheless I appreciated the technique.

Through her exploration of these characters, Amanda Prowse is able to write about a number of issues. These issues are subjects that I feel it is important to discuss and I love how they are brought to the fore in this novel and the author shows us how they impact the whole family. She approaches the issues in a sensitive way which really made me think.

The ending felt slightly quick to me but in leaving parts of the story open, it means I will continue to think about the characters long after I finish reading.

All Good Things is available from Amazon.

Giveaway:

Amanda Prowse would like to give a prize to the best review – any length, any star rating of a Fire Tablet.  Will ship it anywhere worldwide. 

The prize for the best review is a:

Fire HD 10 tablet | 10.1″, 1080p Full HD, 32 GB, Black – Without Ads.

•  Fast and responsive: powerful octa-core processor and 3 GB RAM. 50% more RAM than previous generation.
• Up to 12-hour battery life and 32 GB of internal storage. Add up to 1 TB with microSD (to be purchased separately).
• Brighter display: vivid 10.1″ 1080p full HD display is 10% brighter than previous generation, with more than 2 million pixels.
• Enjoy your favourite apps like BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Now, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and more through Amazon’s Appstore (Google Play not supported, subscription fees may apply).
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Please ensure your review is posted by midnight on Sunday 17^th September in order to be eligible.  Please tag Amanda Prowse on social media with a link to your review, wherever it is posted.  The winner will be selected and notified by Close of Play on Friday 22^nd September.

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