The Fallout

The Fallout

The plot was expertly navigated throughout its entirety, the characters were deep with rich layers of emotions and the writing style was awe inspiring. I hesitate to say anything about the plot as I feel it needs to be experienced first hand. Brilliant.

You can feel the fear in the description of a missing child. Great characters and a well written story. Highly recommended

Absolutely loved this book! The story flows, the characters are fascinating and I couldn't tear myself away. Highly recommended.

Nobody is perfect...right, we all make mistakes. The important thing is that we admit we have made them,learn from our mistakes and try not to repeat them. The Fallout is a tale of human error,misconceptions,secrets,friendships,obsession,relationships,
guilt and loss. It's the story of Sarah's desperate attempts to stop her best friend Liza from.finding out the truth about an accident involving Lisa's four year old son Jack.

Best friends Sarah and Liza had been at the local community centre having a coffee and catching up on the gossip. When Sarah said that she was going to the cafe to get more drinks,Liza asked if she would check on Jack who was outside playing on the play equipment. Sarah agreed that she would but she got distracted by another parent who they hadn't seen for a long time and didn't check on Jack properly. When Jack has a serious accident,Sarah was scared that if she told Liza the truth,she would lose her best friend so when the other mother said that Sarah had checked on Jack,Sarah just went along with the lie.

One mistake,one accident and one lie that results in repercussions,speculation,gossip and rumours. And the predictable judgements by the cyber trolls who hide behind their screens and pass comment without knowing what they are talking about or caring how much upset their comments cause. The characters were all well rounded and realistic,the sort of people that we have all encountered at some point in our lives. The dreaded cliques of so called yummy mummies going on about their perfect little darlings who never did anything wrong. There was characters who were not who they appeared to be,characters I liked and characters I didn't like. I can't say that I liked Sarah very much for various reasons,I did like and empathise with Liza and felt so much sympathy for Sarah's husband Tom. Throughout the story,the author cleverly manipulates the reader into believing that a couple of characters are something that they are not.

The Fallout was one of those books that I really enjoyed reading but I can't honestly explain why. It just had something that kept pulling me back into the complex web that made up the characters lives. I wanted to know all their secrets and how it was going to end. A very enjoyable read and highly recommended to any readers who enjoy reading an excellent human drama.