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The Golden Child by Wendy James
Jul. 22nd, 2018 12:10 amThe Blurb On The Back:
Blogger Lizzy’s life is shiny, happy, normal. Two gorgeous children, a handsome husband, destiny under control. For her real-life alter-ego, Beth, things are unravelling. Family tensions simmer and her daughters have moved into teenage-hood, their lives – at school, home and online – increasingly mysterious.
Then a fellow student is callously bullied and the finger of blame pointed at one of Beth’s girls. As an innocent child lies suspended between life and death, two families are forced to question everything they believe about their children, and the answers are terrifying.
As unsettling as it is compelling, The Golden Child asks: how well can you know anyone in the digital age?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Wendy James’s psychological thriller is a sharply observed affair on bullies and their victims and I enjoyed both the way James highlights the difference between the life Beth constructs for herself on her blog compared with what’s actually happening and the slow reveal of Charlotte’s borderline psychopathy but I wasn’t convinced by the twist ending (especially the set-up for it, which seemed a little undercooked).
THE GOLDEN CHILD was released in the United Kingdom on 17th May 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Blogger Lizzy’s life is shiny, happy, normal. Two gorgeous children, a handsome husband, destiny under control. For her real-life alter-ego, Beth, things are unravelling. Family tensions simmer and her daughters have moved into teenage-hood, their lives – at school, home and online – increasingly mysterious.
Then a fellow student is callously bullied and the finger of blame pointed at one of Beth’s girls. As an innocent child lies suspended between life and death, two families are forced to question everything they believe about their children, and the answers are terrifying.
As unsettling as it is compelling, The Golden Child asks: how well can you know anyone in the digital age?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Wendy James’s psychological thriller is a sharply observed affair on bullies and their victims and I enjoyed both the way James highlights the difference between the life Beth constructs for herself on her blog compared with what’s actually happening and the slow reveal of Charlotte’s borderline psychopathy but I wasn’t convinced by the twist ending (especially the set-up for it, which seemed a little undercooked).
THE GOLDEN CHILD was released in the United Kingdom on 17th May 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
