The Son had gripped from the first page until the last. The pacing is perfect, and the writing is just SO suspenseful. I galloped through the pages, and when it came to the last few chapters, I couldn't read them fast enough. This brilliantly plotted psychological thriller is one of the best I have read in a long time. 5 Stars!

This thriller was slow burn to start but then speeded up and takes some big twists and turns.

Joe is living with his Mom Beth and Step-Father Drew. Joe is 17 years old and is starting to withdraw from his family. Beth thinks that this is just a natural part of Joe growing up. Drew reassures Beth he will keep an eye on Joe, as Drew is a Police Officer in their town. Little does Beth know that neither Joe nor Drew are being entirely honest with her, and both are harboring deeply disturbing secrets. This all comes to light when one night Beth receives a phone call from a women warning her about Drew and that he is a monster.

At this point in the books, I was very excited to see where it went from here. This unfortunately fell flat for me, and I felt like the writer kind of dropped the ball. The storyline was well put together, the premise of it had a ton of potential, but I think Beth was such an annoying main character that it was lost on me. I found myself rolling my eyes every time she was faced with decisions or damning information. I just knew that she was not going to make the correct decisions and that was frustrating. She recklessly trusted everyone, and was portrayed as such a naïve women.

I do want to say that this book may have missed the mark for me, but others may enjoy it.

My thanks to Storm Publishing, The Author Elena Wilkes, as well as NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an early e-copy of The Son.

After being a single mother Beth thinks she finally has an almost perfect family she volunteers at the prison and her husband is a detective she enjoys volunteering and helping prisoners with their stay in their release she takes a special interest in a guy name Jaime it things looks like they couldn’t get better but they certainly can get worse. She starts getting messages that something isn’t right with one of the men she loves but which one is it her son or her new husband Drew. Wants Beth starts investigating it will change how she looks at every aspect of her life and she may even lose the thing she loves the most. This book was so twisty because when everything starts getting revealed it’s like OMG I can’t believe that but then the story goes on and you’re like OFMG what the hell? This is a truly twisty read and I wish I could say more but it would give too much away I truly enjoyed this book it was an awesome thriller. I want to thank storm publication and net galley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Wow!!! This book is full of twists and turns. I was on the edge of my seat, especially the last few chapters, it's nail biting to say the least. I can't recommend this book highly enough.

A little tricky to get into, placing everyone in their various relationships but once you have that straight then wow! what a twisted bunch of untrustworthy people they are...I didn't know who to believe in for the majority of the book!
Plenty of intrigue, several twists and a great ending!

The Son by Elena Wilkes was a slooow burn. It took me more than half way through the book to truly become invested, but I did. Beth could represent a lot of women these days… only caring about other people, and putting her needs on the back burner. Her deep need to help makes her come across as very naive and easily manipulated, but no one in this book is who they seem. You never know who to trust. In the end, Beth finds her own strength. She saves others and herself. I was not expecting the final twist, but damn it was a good one!

I did not enjoy this book. I did not like the characters, the plot was fragmented, the relationships between the characters unclear . The narrator is naive and seems to be making decisions on very little evidence and didn't seem to know those close to her very well (or at all) .
The plot /crimes should have been reserched better.
So not really the book for me . I wanted to know what happened so did finish though I am still scratching my head wondering about the plot. Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC

Unfortunately, this thriller didn't meet my expectations. The plot was worked out well, but I found the entire book too slow for my liking. The second half was better so I did finish the book because i wanted to know how the story would unfold. It wasn't really a page turner and the characters could have been worked out better. The idea of the book is good though!

After it being just Beth and her son Joe, now seventeen, her marriage to Drew, a police detective, felt wonderful. They were happy - weren't they? But Joe was now surly and uncommunicative with his mother, while he and Drew seemed to get on well. Beth worked at the local jail, helping prisoners who needed someone to listen. But the jail was filled with criminals who lied, bribed and coerced. Beth's good friend Robyn was the chaplain at the jail, and she always had Beth's back.

When Joe went missing, Beth was beside herself. And Drew's actions suddenly became suspicious. What was she missing? As Beth went back to jail again, hoping for Robyn's help and kindness, Beth suddenly realised she'd done the wrong thing with one of the prisoners. Could she correct her mistake? Or was it far too late for that?

The Son by Elena Wilkes is a slow burning rumble until around half way, when the pace picked up and things began to happen. Beth wasn't an easy person to like, but I think that's the way her character was meant to be. To me, Drew was sleazy, and Joe, well he seemed like a typical angst-filled teenager. I quite enjoyed the plot, which had plenty of twists and turns, some of which I definitely didn't see coming! Recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! What a nail-biting, tantalising, twisted roller-coaster ride this book was! It racked up the tension effortlessly, messing with my head, leaving me wondering who was telling the truth, and who was lying! So many times I thought I’d sussed it out, only to be outwitted every time! It’s really well plotted, full of characters that left me continually questioning their motives, and leaving me totally confused! It really made me think, and I love that. In Beth’s situation, what would I do? Would I do what she did? I found myself really drawn into this story, constantly questioning and wondering. If a thrilling, absorbing, twisted story is what you want, then read this! Recommended.

A slow to start thriller that had me gripped and addicted at the end.

The Son is full of twists (some realistic, some not) that center around the protagonist, Beth. Beth seems to finally have what she’s always wanted, a good husband and even better teenage son. But these two men in her life are harboring secrets that threaten to destroy their family and Beth’s false sense of security.

The characters are very interesting and they all seem to have their agenda. When you think you have the plot figured out, a new twist appears that upends all of that. For me, I was guessing all the way to the very end; an end that had me at the edge of my seat.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishign for my arc in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

A little bit unbelievable at parts but still a good read I would still recommend this book to others

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for offering this book in exchange for an honest review. If I had known the book was about child trafficking, I would have declined it. I found the story distasteful, the characters all irredeemable and Beth a neurotic, obsessive and paranoid character. At first, she refers to Joe as her boy, her child, her baby. I thought he was a young child and then to find out he as 17 made her look creepy. Only Sarah and Nate had any good in them - I didn't like the story at all. It got good reviews, so I hope it does well. It should have a disclaimer about the sex trafficking tho - not a story for everyone. I generously give it 3 stars.

Perfect psychological thriller! Great read and page Turner. Great author and I look forward to the next one!

This woman is raising a son alone when she meets a cop and falls in love. Now her life should be easier, but it isn't because her kid is ut doing crimes and she's catching her new husband in lies.
Her kid is an absolute terror.
I didn't love the protagonist either. Like a young woman calls you for help but you're so convinced your husband is cheating that you hang up? And then when she comes to the house and you see that she's a child you still shut her out? I would not be friends with this protagonist.
At least not how she is in the first part of this book.
Anyway I liked the story but I didn't get attached to anyone.

The plot seemed promising, especially with lies and questioning who you trust. Slower paced than I thought it would be but enjoyed reading it at points.

This book promised a fresh and exciting premise. It starts out a bit on the slow side, but quickly turned into something I couldn't put down. While a lot of this was somewhat predictable (if you read a lot in this genre), it still kept me turning pages until I got to the end. So many unlikeable characters, I was second-guessing what would happen at every turn. Quick, fun read!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

This book was ok. The plot was good but pretty easy to figure out. The writing seemed "chaotic" to me. At times it was hard to follow, it was almost like we were in the main character's brain and seeing every thought she had, which was too much.

I found this book started slowly, but once the plot got going, there were so many twists I didn't know who to suspect. I would NEVER have guessed *&* (not giving spoilers) to be involved. Completely threw me! I finished it in the early hours of the morning as I was so involved in the plot.

Chilling read. Who do you trust? Who do you really know? Through this novel you will discover not all is as it seems. Your husband and son aren’t who they want you to think they are. I loved this book, it wasn’t predictable in any way, it was full of twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat thinking OMG I didn’t see that coming. There are trigger warnings of human/sex trafficking and hints of sexual violence.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley and Elena Wilkes for hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
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