This story starts with Lizzie and her two daughters embarking on a journey home after a holiday in the Scottish countryside. However, due to a combination of bad weather, and the interferences of another road user, Lizzie crashes and is faced with a horrendous choice. Her two daughters are trapped in the back of the car. She only has time to save one of them.

For the rest of the book we follow Lizzie and her family come to terms with the accident, and the loss of one of the girls. At times, it is a heartbreaking read, not least because it is so easy to put yourself in her shoes. I cannot imagine losing a child, and the grief that would be all-consuming. To feel that you were responsible for that loss in any way, or had any semblance of real choice over the outcome, would be unbearable.

This is a very pacey read, and I devoured the first 50%; however, I felt it lost it’s way after that, and I struggled slightly to keep going. There are a few twists and turns, but nothing that kept me on the edge of the seat, and nothing I didn’t see coming.

This is a strong debut novel in this genre for this author, and I’d be intrigued to see what else she produces in time, but this ended up leaving me feel a little cold and bored towards the end.

The Stars
A really strong start, that lost its way. A strong 3 stars.

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A must read.
Lizzie's car crashes with her two daughters inside, she faces a terrible choice. And when she recovers from her injuries, she has to deal with the impact of that tragedy as well as the police investigation into it.As Lizzie and her family struggle to come to terms with the events of that night, things take an even darker turn. Just what did happen on that remote country road?
I loved it in every way. Go for it psychological thriller readers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group Trapeze for giving me an advance copy.

I understand that this is Laura Jarratt's adult fiction debut as she has previously written YA fiction. When lawyer Lizzie's car crashes, she faces a dilemma of which of her two daughters inside the car to save. This thriller explores the aftermath of the emotional dilemma Lizzie experienced as well as looking at the impact of grief and loss on a family.
This novel has a lot to recommend it. It moves along at a fast pace and I was intrigued to find out who was responsible for the crash. However, I didn't quite believe in Lizzie and it all felt a bit rushed. A promising debut nevertheless and I will definitely look out for Laura Jarratt's next novel.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a digital ARC.

It is the ultimate test: when pushed, which of your children do you save? That’s what Lizzie is faced with when her car plunges into a river, trapping her and her two daughters. While Lizzie gets out, she knows she can save only one child – but who does she pick? While a choice is made, she has to live with it, and the knowledge of there being a police investigation surrounding the accident. But things take an even darker turn than you imagine as a family already drowning in grief are pushed to breaking point. Everyone needs to discover what happened on that road – even if they don’t want to face up to the truth. This twists and turns in ways I wasn’t expecting but I raced through it. I can imagine mothers reading this and wondering how they would fare if faced with the same dilemma.

* spoiler alert ** Quite a thought provoked... you can only save one of your kids,so which do you choose,and how do you and the family cope with the guilt afterwards.
Especially as some of you feel you caused the death.

There were some very creepy moments in this book,knowing somebody ran them off the road and then was watching them.
I suspected all the nearest and dearest friends...
I enjoyed the family drama side of this book more than the confession and reason why I think. How each of the characters felt and how the family had lost it's dynamic with one very important part missing... But as a whole,the book was a good read.
Definitely recommending it to people

As a mother of two children myself I absolutely loved this book. It stirred up some deep and raw emotions. It kept me gripped all the way through. I could relate to a lot of the thoughts and situations. I will definitely be recommending this book and I look forward to more from this author!

This was a book with an interesting premise. It dove straight into plot and was quite a fast paced novel. I read this book over a few sittings, and really enjoyed it.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this E-book to review via Netgalley.