Welcome to Litsy!

Happy New Year! Well it‘s been a great start to 2025! I started this book yesterday(last year) and finished it today (this year)! Not the greatest book I‘ve ever read but it did the trick and kept me entertained. A child of a tv personality is taken from her daycare without her parents‘ knowledge. The investigation and ensuing media circus uncovers many secrets

Great airplane read. Got me in, very 'twisty'.

For most of this book I was totally riveted, captivated by the horrifying thought of a child disappearing from day care. The ending had a slightly icky feel for me but for the most part I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story follows the hazards of fame, when celebrity puts your family at risk. The anguish of a mother who has no idea where her baby daughter has gone was beautifully portrayed and, as I said, I was riveted.

The story is set in Bondi Australia during the Covid 19 lockdown (surely the first of many!) & it was really interesting to hear about people adapting to the early stages of the pandemic. It's billed as a thriller but I'd call it Family Drama instead. The thriller part of it only has a little bit of menace but the various family members dealing with the fallout of the virus, as well as the family drama, were the high points.
The narrator is A+++!

I just seemed to find myself really not caring over what happened

Excellent book, kept me hooked until the end. I have loved all of Overington‘s books, except The Lucky One - it was just too weird.
The Ones You Trust is set in Sydney. The story of a little girl, daughter of a morning TV show star who is kidnapped from daycare. The question is who did it and why?

Another great book from Caroline Overington.