Today I’m joining the blog tour for The Good Parents. My review is written with thanks to Zoe O’Farrell for inviting me on the tour and to the publisher for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

They offered her everything she wanted… they wanted everything she had.

Pastry chef Brittany Young is still grieving for her recently deceased twin when she realizes she is pregnant. Certain she is in no shape to care for a baby, she feels utterly trapped.

Salvation arrives in the form of a wealthy couple, John and Angela Dalton. They offer to adopt the child and raise it as their own. Brittany will come and work for them in their luxurious villa during the pregnancy.

But there is something off about the Daltons. John’s gentle demeanor has a sinister edge, and Angela’s erratic behavior grows more threatening by the day. A series of accidents that can’t be mere coincidence forces Brittany to ask a terrifying question.

Is someone trying to harm her and her unborn child?

As the truth begins to emerge, Brittany realizes she’s trapped in a deadly game. Can she uncover the Daltons’ dark secret before it’s too late? Or will her dream job become her worst nightmare?

The Good Parents – a gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Freida McFadden.

Review:

I read Horrible Husbands earlier this year and it is my favourite book of the year so far so I just had to find a space in my busy April schedule for The Good Parents. I found it to be quite slow burning at the beginning, but in doing this, Jessica Huntley is laying the groundwork for a very intense psychological thriller. When it bursts into life, it does so with a bang and I found it very difficult to tear myself away.

The majority of The Good Parents is narrated by Brittany. She’s going through a tough time throughout the novel and this made me sympathise with her and hope that she would find happiness. The remaining chapters are narrated by Angela, and she’s much more difficult to get a handle on. It quickly becomes clear that she’s heavily medicated and may have some mental health issues. This made me question her reliability in recounting what has happened, and helped to create a sense of foreboding around her villa and the people living there.

As the sense of unease grows, so does the pace of the novel. Although the villa where Brittany is living is very large, Jessica Huntley makes it feel incredibly claustrophobic and I was constantly looking over my shoulder. I had no idea what direction the story would take, but I loved the suspense, which kept me on my toes until the very end.

The Good Parents is available from Amazon.

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