Thank you so much #NetGalley for an advance copy of Playing Nice in exchange for my honest opinion.

As a J.P Delaney fan I started reading this book as soon as I got it approved and read it in just a couple of days. I could not put it down even if I tried!

The story was very interesting, intriguing, addictive, easy and quick to read, very well written, with short chapters, likeable characters and some amazing plot twists trhoughout the book that got me hooked straigh away!

What would you do if your child had been swapped at birth and you found it two years later? Would you keep the child were wrongly given? Would you want your child swapped back? Would you like to be an important part in his life but without getting too involved?

Although it seemed both couples reached a very good deal, agreeing in that difficult decision and only wanting the best for their kids, soon enought the situation turned out not to be so perfect and the problems began.

From there on, the way the story is developed, the plot twists the book takes, the way the characters start behaving, the lies that everyones tells, how it all comes to and end... WOW!!!

I loved the whole book but the last 20% was a wild ride that shocked me and made me love this book even more.

Without any doubt, 5/5⭐!!

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Immersive, inteligent and gripping. A must read.
Every parents love their children doesn't matter of how they look, how they behave and what's their colour. But how do you behave if someone appears on your door on a morning and says that your son is his and his son is yours? Do you feel shocked? Who doesn't?
Same thing happens with Peter when he opens a door and find Miles standing on his doorstep with a lawyer.
He tells him that their babies are swapped two years ago. Pete tells his partner Maddie.
Then a sinister game starts between Maddie, Peter and Miles,Lucy for their children, Theo and David, although they're not their biological sons.
I loved all the main characters, so creepy ones as I expected.
I loved it's narration so much. I want to tell that this book is a little bit lengthy.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus for giving me an advance copy for this awesome psychological thriller.

I recieved a free digital arc from the publisher Quercus via Netgalley in exchanhe for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and given freely.

Warning this review may contain spoilers. Continue reading at your own risk.

I honestly feel completely conflicted about this book because it's a horrific prospect and yet it was brilliant - which feels awkward to say... Much like how I felt about My Dark Vanessa.

The storyline was rich and you're thrown right in and as much as it feels like a slog at times, I think that was because I wasn't in a reading mood... However the subject matter is very heavy which I think out me off as much as my mood. So i didnt read much the first few days - despite feeling like i should be extremely far in 😅 Conversely once I really got stuck into it today, time flew a did the book.

I did not like Miles, there was something about the way he acted in the pub the first time with Pete and the way he announced the... facts... To Pete it was cruel.
Lucy seemed very wet... At first I thought she was just shy but turns out she was totally not wet at all.
Maddie... She was hard to figure out she was hard, sad, mad and concerned all at the same time and it's very relatable...
The horror Pete and Maddie felt was visceral to read and honestly I cannot even imagine the strength it took.

The pacing was good and honestly had me on the figurative edge of my seat. It was (what my dad calls) rubbernecking... It was carnage but I just could not look away from the story. Once i got into it i was so worried where the story was heading and i had such a bad feeling and I could not have guessed that was how it would turn out... The ending didn't surprise me much if I'm honest, at least once the threat happened.

What did surprise me was Maddie... Her monologuing at the end was both revealing and obvious for certain details.

JP Delaney is an author I love, I've read 3 books and sadly dnfed one... But I am extremely excited foe the next release whenever that will be.

A scarily possible story that made me race to the end.
Could babies be swapped? All too possible according to this!
I started and finished within 24 hours.
Recommended>

Every parents’ worst nightmare. This story was so scarily accurate you could just see the descent and just know you couldn’t stop it. The seemingly innocent actions taken out of context and used against you - it’s just chilling to read as it all unfolds.

Maddie and Pete give birth and their baby gets rushed to NICU and they have no idea if he’ll make it or not. As we go through their ordeal and Maddie has to deal with the fall-out of not bonding with her son, soon life becomes a new routine of nursery drop offs and social media friendships. That’s until a knock at the door turns their lives upside down and makes them question every part of their sons entrance into the world.

Following their journey to make things work, we look at the aspects that parents have to face when dealing with some of the most traumatic times in their lives and where a seemingly small white-lie can have devastating consequences.

It was such a good read - so hard to understand how it could happen but at the same time so beyond plausible it’s terrifying.

Absolutely hug your kids tighter after reading this and read this you must!

Pete is astonished when a man called Miles calls to his house with the shocking news that Pete and Maddie's son Theo isn't really their son... he actually belongs to Miles and his wife Lucy. It turns out that their son David and Theo were accidentally swapped at birth. At first it looks like things will work out okay as the two families get to know each other and agree to share both children without turning their lives upside down, however as time goes on things slowly start to unravel... How far do Pete and Maddie want this arrangement to go? Can they trust Miles and Lucy? Can they trust each other? How did the babies get mixed up that day?

I really enjoyed this book. The story was thrilling and tense, and I couldn't wait to find out all the answers to the above questions. I liked getting to know all the characters and slowly unravelling the captivating tale. I thought the ending was great, and overall can't recommend this book enough. Fantastic!

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

This is a book you should only start when your diary is clear as you won’t want to put it down. Pete and Maddie are the parents of a two year old boy Theo but it turns out there was a mistake in hospital shortly after his birth, and he isn’t their biological son. Their baby has been raised by Miles and Lucy and it is Miles who visits Pete at home and breaks the news of the mix up. From this starting point there’s many ways this story could have gone, but this is a J.P. Delaney story so expect the unexpected. Chapters are written from the points of view of Pete and Maddie but these are interspersed with chapters featuring case documents which was a great way of adding in extra information. I’m not sure what I think is the ‘right’ solution to the switched baby situation when two years have passed before it is discovered but as a plot for a book it is fabulous. Entertaining and engrossing and highly recommended.

I have read all of JP Delaney’s books and this is the one that tugged the most on my heartstrings, as well as making me feel deeply unsettled. One morning Pete Riley is told that his and partner Maddie’s son, Theo, is not their biological child. Due to a mix-up at the hospital, Pete and Maddie have been caring for Miles and Lucy Lambert’s son. The couples, though distressed, agree not to swap the boys but find an agreeable, workable way to share in both boys’ lives. That is until questions are asked. How much trust can any of the parents put in another? What’s really going on behind closed doors? And how far would you go to get the one you most want? I read this is one sitting, mouth agog for most of it. It’s such an enthralling read that brings you in right from the opening chapter. I loved it, and how the story ended. Very satisfying.

What can I say? The master of psychological thrillers has done it again! This book is brilliant. You know from the first pages that the you’re going to be in for an intense psychological read. You feel yourself inevitably hurtling towards disaster at a great speed whilst reading this book; it is a real emotional roller coaster of a read. One thing is for sure make sure you have time to read this book because once you’ve started you seriously won’t be able to put it down.

Pete and Maddie are living an ordinary life with their two year old son Theo. Until one day there is a knock at the door and a man on the doorstep breaks the shocking news that Theo isn’t their real son, that he is actually his. From that point onwards their life starts to unravel. What really did happen at the hospital on that day and how were the babies switched?

As psychological thrillers go this is up there with the best. It kept me until the early hours as I wanted to know what happened. What would you do I'd a man knocks on your door 2 years after the birth of your son to say he is the dad as your baby was swapped at birth. Good question. I recommend you read this very compelling story.

This book has been on my wish list for a while and I was so excited to receive this arc I just dived straight in. Wow. This book is incredible. This book touches on every parents worst nightmare. What If you discover your child is not your biological child?
Two couples brought together by incredible circumstances. Will they survive this? This book is one heck of a rollercoaster. Absolutely amazing xxxx

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Pete Riley answers the door one morning to a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, who breaks the devastating news that Pete's two-year-old, Theo, isn't Pete's real son - their babies got mixed up at birth. The two families - Pete, his partner Maddie, and Miles and his wife Lucy - agree that, rather than swap the boys back, they'll try to find a more flexible way to share their children's lives. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an investigation that unearths disturbing questions about just what happened the day the babies were switched.
Its very creepy read. I loved it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus for giving me an advance copy.

What a totally superb book! This must be the best book I have read for two years. The storyline is totally rivieting and I was transfixed by every page as the tale unfolded. I loved all the characters who I felt I really got to know through the book. It is the sort of book that you start to read slower as you near the end as you never want the story to end. I wish I could give this book ten stars as it is totally brilliant!!!