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Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for providing this book, with my honest review below.

The Baby Group is one of those thrillers you may think you can guess the ending to but it’ll take you by surprise. Darcy and Alex are the couple having the baby and having recently moved Darcy is encouraged by Alex’s mother to join an antenatal group to make some friends with other expecting mothers. It turns out one of the members of the group, Lucy, may be keeping some big secrets from Darcy, and given Darcy is hiding a big one from her past when everything starts to come to a head it’s completely explosive.

I enjoyed this book, while I still consider it a bit of a popcorn thriller it definitely took me by surprise.

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Darcy and Alex move to Cornwall to start a new life. Darcy is pregnant and joins an antenatal group where she meets Cora, Carmen, Violet, Rachel and Lucy. Lucy sets her eyes on Darcy's husband and soon Darcy realises she may not stop there...

This is an absolute banger of a book, I couldn't believe what I was reading! I had to finish it in one sitting because I needed to know where it was going. I don't think I've ever read this fast in my life! The ending was INSANE!!!

There's some crude language in this book which I didn't love, hence 4 stars.

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Darcy and Alex move to Cornwall from London after Alex cheated on Darcy.
Darcy is pregnant, and lonely, and joins an antenatal class, where she makes friends.

I found this to be slightly slow to start off with. Darcy is a bit of a wimp, in my opinion. Alex is cold and not very understanding.
Darcy is very curious about the murders that have taken place in Lucy's house, but is in two minds about being friends with Lucy.

Lots of secrets, twists and turns, I did correctly predict what and who were involved before I reached the end of the book.

All in all, I did enjoy this book, and can recommend.

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4.5 stars for sure!!!! I don’t even know where to start with this book… it was actually insane. It was the fastest book I have ever read in my life I didn’t put it down all day!! This story had me hooked from the start and I was so lucky to get to read it as an ARC. The FMC Darcy and her not so beloved fiancé Alex are in the pregnancy journey, having made some mistakes in the past they have moved away from home to a brand new place. Here they make new friends at an antenatal class and find out they know less about eachother then they thought 👀 the twists were so unpredictable and they just keep coming one after the other. There’s one piece of advice I’d give to Darcy if I could and that is to trust NOONE. (The only reason I didn’t give this book a 5 stars is because I was genuinely so infuriated with Darcy for being such a naive Ning Nong- that’s my trust issues coming out to play though poor Darcy just thinks the best of everyone)

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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! I can not say enough good things about this book. I COULD NOT put it down. I enjoyed all of the characters. The bouncing back and forth between the six couples was smooth, but helped me connect to each one in their own way. The book is centered around the new couple in town, Alex and Darcy . After a traumatic car crash and the loss of her parent, Darcy and Alex move to a new neighborhood, where they start to make new friends. Darcy is suspicious of Lucy and Arthur. There are dark secrets that are being hidden and a past history of murder in their home. Did Arthur do it? What is Lucy hiding? Is someone after Darcy's baby? What does Alex have to hide? Are the other couples who they portray themselves to be? Your going to have to read to find out!! You will not regret it.

Filled with so many twists and turns, I could not turn the pages fast enough. *****FIVE STARS*****

Thank you NetGalley, Joffe Books, and Jade Lee Wright for the wonderful eArc!

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Jade Lee Wright is a new-to-me author and I’m thrilled to have found her. The Baby Group is a twisty tale of emotions and secrets, woven together with strong characters and enjoyable dialog. I highly recommend this great thriller!

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First of all thank you for approving my request!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The authors writing style had me hooked throughout this book.

I didn't want it to end, a book I really couldn't put down.

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A tense and exciting thriller that kept me turning the pages until the shocking ending. Fantastic twists and turns. Brilliant!

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Six mothers-to-be. One of us is lying. My fiancé and I traded our cramped London flat for a beautiful beach house on the Cornish coast. With our first child on the way, it’s the perfect place to start our new life. Quiet. Peaceful. Safe. But the isolation is suffocating. Alex is working all hours, and he’s showing no interest in our wedding plans. So I join an antenatal class, a chance to make friends with other mums-to-be. That’s where I meet Cora, Carmen, Violet, Rachel and Lucy. We bond over baby names, birth plans, and the sleepless nights ahead. But something’s wrong! Wow! Fantastic read!! What a chilling thriller with some jaw dropping twists!! This book had chilling suspense, mystery, murder, kidnapping, dark past secrets , intrigue, and some shocking revelations! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Joffe books (my fave!) for sharing this book with me!

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Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from NetGalley. This was a gripping read which I read through in an afternoon. Darcy was a sympathetic narrator and Wright drew me into her story. The book was twisty, well-paced, and unpredictable, and the epilogue was outstanding, giving a completely unforeseen twist which turned the closing chapters of the book on its head. I am keen to read more by this author.

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This book was a masterpiece it was mesmerising and gripping! I would give this book ten stars! This book lingered in my thoughts long after I turned the last page.

I was hooked instantly and devoured this book in just one sitting. I was completely unable and unwilling to put this book down! There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me holding on! I wish I could go back and force myself to slow down, re-read it and savour every moment. I loved it that much!

I needed to pick my jaw up off the floor I was NOT expecting that ending at all my heart is still racing! I just threw my hands up and screamed!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars!

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