Listen, I hate dance music. But by gawd I loved this thriller! It was addictive. I knew who was behind the whole thing. Then I didn't. I worked it out. I was wrong. It was just so GOOD. Have already passed the name onto several people who enjoy a great book. Look forward to many more by this author.

Thanks to author, publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I had a really hard time getting into this book. It seemed to drag and was repetitive at times. I ended up skimming a lot. The plot was interesting though.

Oooh! this book really takes on the insecurities felt by so many new mums, mixed in with the current trend for seriously oversharing private lives via social media.
"Social influencer" Scarlett and her mummy group are close- or are they?
As Scarlett, who overshares her entire existence through filters on social media, finds herself the victim of a brutal online attack, with a private video going viral overnight she suddenly discovers that her friends and followers also change, leaving her with an altogether less than supportive network and a mystery to solve -who hates her that much?
Cleverly written with everyone a suspect in turn the lies carry on mounting up and the truth is just as twisted as the journey to reach it.
Compulsive reading that may just stop some people being quite so keen to plaster their life all over the internet!

This was an interesting premise on motherhood and the demands motherhood can have on you if you don’t have a supportive circle of friends.

When Scarlett goes back to work she’s feeling a bit guilty for leaving her daughter with a childminder and she’ll miss her quickly formed friendship group of the 3 other women who were in the same antenatal class as her. The ones she could rely on to take the baby for a quick dash to the loo or to get in a quick sip of coffee. All the baby’s and all the Mum’s what great support. Yet, Scarlett is good at her job in marketing and the big city calls. Until she arrives at work. Something is up. The mood is strained. Is that guy from accounting staring at her? Then the hammer falls.

Back when she was 22, Scarlett pushed some boundaries and today the past catches up with her. Every single person in Scarlett’s life has received a copy of her and her sex tape from a lifetime ago. Everyone that is but her new mum friends. Atleast that’s something. Humiliated and without the clients confidence in her Scarlett’s first day back appears to be her last. She needs to tell her husband Ed and see if she can get her tape taken down off the Internet. Her straight laced husband is no help and he thrives on the blame game and distancing his wife. The men she was in the tape with both swear up and down they didn’t do it and if they were going to post revenge porn why would they have waited 13 years to act? Fair point. With no new leads or no real proof Scarlett comes to a dead end as she watches her well constructed life crumble around her.

But through her new friendships she can be vulnerable and find support.
Right?

Fiona, E.ma, Scarlett and Asha met before their babies were born. The soon had their own little clique. After the babies were all born they still continued to meet. They'd talk about anything with each other. Problems breastfeeding, teething, husbands., going back to work.
They were exceptionally close. They loved getting wine and spending evenings at each others homes. These friendships developed and Scarlett was extremely happy. She had lost her mother earlier. Her sister was getting ready for her wedding and her father had remarried and had a new family. She was feeling alone and thos small group filled that space for her.
When a sex video is released to all her colleagues, family and friends she is devastated. The only ones who didn't seen to get it was the mums in her group. Now the question is should she tell them about it before they discover it's existence on their own?
A twisted psychological thriller that makes you think twice about how much you truly know people.
Intriguing!

This was a great domestic thriller with great twists. It left you guessing and try to figure out who sent the sex tape.

A special thank you to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy

When we are young we often do silly things and don’t expect them to come back to haunt us when we are all grown up and now have a responsible job and a loving family. When a sex tape is sent to everyone Scarlett knows apart from her new friends at baby group her life starts to fall apart and as things spiral she starts to wonder if someone closer to home is out to destroy her and if they are who is it and why? This is a very twisted tale and it made me distrust everyone involved all the way through the book.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I got into it pretty quickly and enjoyed reading the first half of the book, however I felt like the middle really dragged and to be honest a bit repetitive.
The ending was ok although I had worked out who the culprit was before getting to the end of the book.

Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book - I couldn’t put it down... fast paced and with plenty of intrigue, I was engrossed until the end. The book follows the story of Scarlett: happily married, new baby and enviable life in the county. Surrounded by “mum” friends at home, and ready to return to her much loved job following maternity leave, she really has it all. Until a years-old sex tape is sent to everyone she knows. As Scarlett’s life unravels, her previous ordeals and trouble are revealed - who would deliberately cause so much pain? A super read.

Such a fast paced, keep you on the edge of your seat, thriller!
The Baby Group was well written and really kept me on my toes until the end.

Scarlett is a new mom in a new small town just trying to find her place in her new world. She befriends the women from her antenatal classes and they quickly become close, or so Scarlett thinks.

As Scarlett struggles with her husband, her return to work and other trials of motherhood, someone decides to ruin her life. A secret is revealed and spreads like wildfire throughout Scarlett’s friends, family and coworkers. The strain is too much for her and she doesn’t know who would’ve done this to her.

Scarlett thinks of her “mom group” as her only respite as they haven’t been sent the “secret”, but who can she really trust? Who is doing this to her and what is their reason for it? Scarlett is determined to find the truth.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC

This book was well-written and easy to read. Throughout the book I was on tenterhooks trying to figure out alongside Scarlett who was out to get her. I thought the reveal was great and the ending really showed how toxic the perpetrator was. My only criticism was that the person behind it didn't really get their comeuppance!

I thought the characterisation of Scarlett's husband Ed was realistic as he was clearly struggling between playing the supportive husband, but at the same time battling not to judge Scarlett for her past.

Overall I enjoyed this story and loved the twists.

If you want a more dramatic novelization of desperate housewives then this is the book. An amazing original plot of someone trying to escape their past and wondering who they can trust. You’ll be wondering where the sequel is after the day it takes you to read this great thrilling novel.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced read!

This is a great thriller that keeps you guessing. The book follows the life of Scarlett as she transitions back to work after having her first baby. She joined a baby class and became good friend with three ladies, her mommy group. Unfortunately, on Scarlett's first day back some very graphic personal content was sharing to everyone she knows. Disrupting her whole life. The rest of the novel involves Scarlett investigating who could have wanted to destroy her life while leaning on her mommy friends.

This book was amzing. So gripping got an thinking all the way though the book. I had to force myself to put it down. It just shows you can't trust anyone not even the ones closest to you. Well worth the read its a 5* all the way. One the best books I read this year

This a book with lots if twists and right up to the very end I still had no idea who it was! Its such a good plot line and the ending is fab! I sympathised with all the characters throughout and couldn't put this down. It's a real fast paced read, couldn't recommend enough!!

Mommy-blogger Scarlett Salloway has it all, a loving husband, a successful career, a beautiful home, and a new baby whom she adores. With a life like this, what could go wrong? Plenty. When someone posts something from her past for all of the world to see, her life comes crashing down around her, and just when it seems that it can't get any worse, Scarlett knows that it can...because she has another, more terrible secret that she would do almost anything to keep hidden.

The mystery of who did this to Scarlett keeps the reader turning the pages late into the night. I could not put this book down. Set in England, I loved Caroline Corcoran's writing style and her characters. I would recommend this book to mystery-lovers everywhere.

Thanks to Net Galley, Caroline Corcoran, and Avon Publishers for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

I have mixed feelings about this. Whilst I enjoyed the suspense and the twists, I felt frustrated by the characters and their judgements for Scarlett"s mistakes when she was younger. I understand the embarrassment factor is huge, but the prejudice annoyed me.
It was a little slow in the middle but the ending was good.

Scarlett seemingly has the picture perfect life but once you dig a little deeper you uncover a troubled past which has been hidden. Scarlett’s life is rocked when a tape from her past is uncovered and the race is on to find the culprit. I very much enjoyed this book and the twists - at every Anon passage I was trying to look for hints and clues as to who it could have been. Brilliantly written by Corcoran and would definitely recommend for other fans of mystery novels. I will be keeping my eye out for books of hers in future! Thank you Avon for the ARC and opportunity to read The Baby Group.

Really good read. Would recommend to friends and family. I could sympathise with characters (important for any fiction novel!) and looked forward to picking it up and reading the next few chapters! Interesting plot line and a good ending. Will look out for more novels by the author. Thank you.

The was a pretty solid suspense novel. I did think it drug on a little bit at times. I felt like the same things were being repeated but it didn’t move into drudgery or make it hard to get through. I did figure out who the culprit was so it wasn’t a surprise which is why I gave it 3 stars. There is a bit of a twist at the end which wasn’t obvious to me. It was an enjoyable read overall.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.