Wow this book is amazing. Emily Shiner writes books that grab you in and won't let go. Do not start this book if you have anything else to do.

Emily Shiner has done it again!

What Every Mother Needs is a paced-paced, edge of your seat, and jaw-dropping psychological thriller.

It is told from the perspectives of two women, Charlotte (a newly widowed single mother of an infant) and Sophie ( a never before mentioned sister-in-law). Both women have secrets and are trying to keep them from the other, but greedy motivation from both women keep them trying to figure put each other's secrets.

You do not want to miss out on this fantastic gem that releases on May 30th!

Emily Shiner has done it again. Her latest What Every Mother Needs is a real page turned that had me gripped from the start. I could not put It down.

It centres around Charlotte a widowed mother who is struggling with her baby daughter. She welcomes her late husband's sister into her house to help her but both have secrets and agendas. Can they trust each other.
What Every Mother Needs is told from both women's perspective and is cleverly intertwined.

I love that Emily creates fast paced thrillers that keep you asking what's going to happen next. A real page turner right to the very end..

What Every Mother Needs will be available on 30th May. Be sure to get your copy.

This book was creepy and twisted, and I loved it! The plot twisted and turned, and each time I thought I had figured it out, I hadn’t.

There were many secrets, lots of secrets and it was gripping throughout. The characters of Charlotte and Sophie I had to work which of characters I disliked more it was definitely Sophie for a multitude of reasons!

This book was well written and had a great twist at the end! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!

Emily Shiner has done it again!

This fast-paced page turner pulls you in from the first page and carries you on a roller coaster of twists and turns right through the end.

Loved the two different points of view from Charlotte and Sophie all throughout this book.

I just love Emily's books and am working my way to read all of them.


Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to receive an ARC.

Emily Shiner’s What Every Mother Needs is a gripping psychological thriller that I devoured in less than 24 hours—I simply couldn’t put it down. Centered around two compelling women, Charlotte and Sophia, the story weaves a web of secrets, shifting loyalties, and psychological tension that had me second-guessing every assumption.

What makes this book so addictive is the way it masterfully plays with perspective. Both women are hiding dangerous secrets, and I found myself constantly vacillating between siding with one, then the other. Just when I thought I had figured out who was telling the truth, a new twist or subtle clue would upend everything I believed. The dual viewpoints kept me on edge, questioning every interaction and wondering who was truly in control.

What’s more, it wasn’t until I finished the novel that I realized the third key character—the one who ties Charlotte and Sophia together—is only ever seen through their perspectives, including through flashbacks. The realization that we never actually met this man added an extra layer of brilliance to the storytelling and left me reflecting on how cleverly the narrative had been constructed.

Shiner delivers a suspenseful, character-driven story that’s perfect for fans of domestic thrillers with strong female leads, unreliable narrators, and complex emotional undercurrents. What Every Mother Needs is a psychological puzzle I won’t forget anytime soon—and one I’ll be recommending to fellow thriller lovers for a long time.

Amazing book! I read this entire thing in less than 12 hours (and that was with plenty of breaks during that timeframe). It was so gripping, I had to finish it as quickly as possible! Emily is definitely one of my very top favorite authors. Her books never disappoint me. This book roped me in from the very beginning, and it had plenty of twists and turns that kept me hooked until the very end! I thought this book was fantastic, and I believe other readers will enjoy it as well!