Great characters and a well written story. The plot was well thought out, touching on sensitive subjects.in an understanding manner. A good read.
My thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. Unfortunately I didn’t finish this book. I didn’t like how it was written and too much going on all the time. Moreover I didn’t identify with, or believe, any of the storyline.

I never usually do it but I gave up reading half way through.
Good idea for a book but the plot does not take me anywhere. I was looking forward to enjoy it more, faster action and less repetitions

A contemporary setting with so many of the issues of our time woven into the story. Almost frustratingly tense at times, the fragility and insecurities of the characters are starkly portrayed. And at the end, although there are positive messages for a future, the sense of continuing cycles of self- destruction are still present.

I just got so frustrated with the characters in this one that I ended up skimming. I think I spoilt it for myself but I couldn’t get into this one. Looks like I should have stuck with it: some thoughtful plot twists.

I thought this book was pretty poor to be honest - cliched characters who were so self obsessed I almost gave up several times. If this really is what family life is like then I am glad I dodged a bullet! Sorry was not for me.

What would you do if your five-year-old son fell and got injured on your watch. Your best friend tells you they checked on him before the accident happens. He was safe and happy. You would trust that, wouldn’t you? The Fallout examines the chain of events this accident triggers; they are catastrophic, and no one’s lives will ever be the same again. Friendships should be filled with trust and compassion to what ends will the threads that hold them together snap. The Fallout examines the confines and limits of friendships and the parenting circles of school age children. The two-faced sides of mothers that spend all their time professing kindness but are entirely judgemental at every turn.

I mulled over how to review The Fallout and generally how I felt about it. It was a premise that was topically relevant but in a lot of ways it fell a bit flat. You are fully aware that these things take place. The WhatsApp groups between parents, the snippy behaviour, the envious behaviour of parents that are placed on a pedestal and you can’t help but want their life. These things are going to take place in such a technologically advanced era.

The biggest flaw in The Fallout, for me wasn’t the really the story itself. The characters didn’t connect with me nor were they very nice people. Sarah, although been through an incredibly traumatic event some of her actions were dubious at best and damaging at worst. She seemed to be more concerned about her incredibly dangerous obsession with Ella and her life rather than the safety of a child. Her actions through-out the story just pushed the dominoes over and they kept catapulting to a dangerous climax. She was naive and seemed to be lost within herself.

Liza is a woman that is still in that new-born phase of losing themselves to being a mother to a fully demanding infant. It’s hard to juggle being attentive to the baby’s needs and also being fully present to a five-year-old. It’s a very difficult balance to have successfully. The part of Liza that I just couldn’t cope with was how she let her husband, Gav railroad her into parenting decisions. He has taken the decision to separate from her but refuses to move out of the marital home, WTF is all that about? The way he talks to her is abhorrent, claiming that he needs to keep an eye on her.

Ella is the woman that seems to have it all. She knew Sarah and Liza when they were all expecting their five-year olds at the NCT workshops. She then ghosted them all and has always been the object of Sarah’s obsession. Her money, her house, her beautiful children. What is she hiding and why has she now come into their lives again. Is everything as perfect as it seems?

The Fallout is told in Sarah and Eliza’s perspectives and the viciousness that can be yummy mummies. An accident that leads to Sarah telling a lie that leads to her subsequent guilt. The mummies and their children and their exclusive fitness club was anything but my cup of tea. They all seemed so far removed from the real world. The ending, in my opinion was more of an anti-climax. The story could have been great but the execution of it didn’t work.

I was looking forward to this book as I thought the title was intriguing, but I struggled with the plot, the characters and the bittiness of unfinished storylines and yet another parenting war and yummy mummy story.
Sorry, but impossible for me to finish.

Thanks for the advanced copy of the book The Fallout, I was very much looking forward to it based on the description I’d previously read.
I was expecting a quick read full of twists and turns following an incident involving Lizas five year old son, Jack. Instead I felt this was a slow burner of a book which I almost gave up on many a time. I read to the end expecting a final twist but the end was as I expected and quite predictable.
I also didn’t like any of the characters, and couldn’t connect with any despite being a mum of two young daughters.
Sorry, didn’t enjoy this one. Was hoping for so much more.

This title was intriguing, full of gossip and good intentions that end up in disaster! It was catchy and I was looking forward to seeing how the story was going to develop but the ending was not as I expected. Will definitely keep an eye open to see what the author publishes next!

This is the third thriller novel by Rebecca Thornton and it was enjoyable.

It's about a friendship of two women but one of them has a secret she isn't telling the other one.

It sounded interesting when I first requested this and it was. It went on about too long though.

It was a good read that will keep you busy for a couple of hours

Many thanks to Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review The Fallout. Two friends are in the midst of this tale when one of them is in charge of the others son and he has an accident while in her care. The book draws our attention to the world of social media and how little attention we all now pay the real world. Can Sarah andLisa's friendship survive. Do both women need to look a little closer at their priorities. A great book. One for a book club.

I didn't enjoy this book, i found it difficult to get into and didn't finish it. It wasn't a read for me unfortunately.

The Fallout was fascinating as you weaved your way through the network of mums and their cliques and the damage they can create. It all starts when Sarah forgets to check on her friends little boy and he ends up terribly injured and how that’s used to create a power play between friends, foes and mums. I didn’t put this book down!

I really wanted to like this book, particularly as I have been immersed in the SW London bubble for the last 15 years but I couldn't connect with the characters and the plot often lost its way. I failed to finish...

What a fascinating tale this was! Well written story interspersed with whatsapp groups and the vitriol that splintered groups can pour on others. To their faces these yummy mummies are supportive and friendly but within this group are the haves and the have mores and with that jealousy is rampant. Also there are the interviews that a journalist is amassing about the Club that has opened for these non-working mothers to bring their children to to play while they exercise or just sit and drink coffee and chat. However the owner of the newspaper he works for has his own agenda!
The whole book centres around a serious accident that four-year-old Jack has while playing in the playground, unsupervised by his mother. Sarah tells a lie which she struggles to live with. But everyone lies ... or do they just keep secrets?
Many thanks to Netgalley/Rebecca Thornton/Harper Collins UK for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

Truly a book of today! If nothing else this story shows how instead of taking time to actually talk to each other and to listen we spend far too much time on social networks using negative vitriol and thus destroying confidence and self worth. Some of the characters were not particularly attractive and at times extremely irritating . Others were remote and difficult to grasp. A clever tale revealing how one small lapse of concentration can lead to life changing injuries just as one little lie can grow into a very tangled web of deceit. I liked the use of the WhatsApp chapters and the interviews and will confess to not getting up as early as I should due to the fact I could not put this book down! Read it and learn!

The Fallout follows the lives of friends Liza and Sarah. Both have children the same age and when Liza's son falls while playing in the play area at the local yummy mummy gym club it sets off a chain effect. A small lie becomes impossible to come back from and the ensuing guilt echoes through the novel. We learn the histories of the main characters, their friendships and relationships with others in their circle and are teased throughout by the secrets and lies that surround everyone. I really wanted to like the characters more than I did, but at times I found I also wanted to shout at them to grow up, speak to each other and stop being so self centred. I loved the WhatsApp conversations and the journalist's interviews as they provided some lighter relief in what could have been an overly long emotion fest.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advanced copy of this well written book.

The Fallout shows us how friendships can be destroyed by one little lie. How good intentions can go horribly wrong. And how people can get hurt without us meaning it to happen.
The story basically is that two Mums are out with their kids, one kid has an accident and is badly hurt. So nothing crazy there right? However, the twists, secrets and white lies that ensue between several people just build what was a horrific accident into an insane huge drama!
Right from the start I loved both the main characters, Liza and Sarah. They are just your average Mum, normal people that could be us or our friends. Connecting so easily with them made the urge to get back into the book and to get back amongst 'friends' all the stronger when I had to stop reading. But the connection also made the sense of frustration with the characters and the dread stronger as the story unfolded.
The tension was built and held well by the author. I could practically feel the awkward walking on eggshells state their relationship devolves in to. And because we see the story from both their points of view I ended up feeling like I wanted to shout at the book that if both women would just be bloody honest and speak to each other about what was going on they would see that it's not all as bad as they feel it is.
There are hints that something has happened to the little boy previously that the Mother was to blame for but we don't find out until right near the end which makes you question her ability to look after the kids throughout the book.
Sarah talks about having lost a baby not that long ago and then she ends up caring for her friend's baby for a while and the way she speaks about it is very raw and emotional. I really felt for her. So there are trigger warnings for miscarriage and stillbirth.
The fact that this entire story is so relatable and could so easily happen is what makes it more scary and upsetting.
I am so pleased that I made the decision to read this book. I wasn't sure if it would be my type of thing but I really enjoyed it and will definitely be reading any other books by the author as soon as I can.

A good read.
The plot was well thought out, with plenty of mystery, the expected gossip between characters and lots going on behind the scenes.
The characters were realistic and engaging. They interact well and as you would expect with one another.
There are sensitive subjects raised, which are handled in a sensitive manner, throughout the story. The book highlights some of the best and worst aspects of human behaviour.
Definitely well written and well worth reading. I'd recommend it