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i won/received an ARC of this novel - it's not available until april 9th
Can you love someone to death?
Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do anything for her only child. Others, including her husband Carl, claim she's obsessed and can't stop the vicious circle of finding a cure at her daughter's expense.
Fifteen-year-old Meghan has been in and out of hospitals with a plague of unexplained illnesses. But when the ailments take a sharp turn, clashing medical opinions begin to raise questions about the puzzling nature of Meghan’s illness. Doctors suspect Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a rare behavioral disorder where the primary caretaker seeks medical help for made-up symptoms of a child. Is this what's going on? Or is there something even more sinister at hand?
As the Gerards grow more and more suspicious of each other and their medical team, Becky must race against time to prove her daughter has a deadly disease. But first, she must confront her darkest fears and family secrets that threaten to not only upend her once-ordered life…but to destroy it.
i have quite a bit to say about this book but i'll keep it short...
first off i HATED/LOATHED/DESPISED (there's not a word strong enough) to describe how i felt about becky. seriously - and she is one of the main characters in the book- and i didn't feel much better towards meghan. i won't say more as i don't want to ruin things.
i also thought there was too much going on- it could have used less in some plot points
and despite these negatives i still could not put this book down and i really really really enjoyed it. it had a totally cinematic vibe to it.
crazy huh?
it's worth the read-
available april 9th
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