Review of Don’t Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

BLURB:

It seemed only five minutes ago that Richard went to the station to pick up Chloe, and now they were here. I was so excited. Finally, I would meet my stepdaughter for the first time, and Chloe would meet her baby sister Evie.

Richard was over the moon that his daughter wanted to come back into his life. ‘You’ll love her,’ he’d said, beaming. ‘She’s very sweet. She just had a wobble about me marrying again, but that’s over now.’

Well, she was going to find out she had nothing to worry about. I’d been fantasising non-stop about the two of us becoming close. I had visions of us baking together while Richard was at work, chatting about her boyfriends, her studies, what kind of job she’d like to do…

Anyway, let’s just say things haven’t quite worked out that way.

Whenever we’re alone, Chloe makes it clear that she hates me. But in front of her father, she’s a perfect little angel. Richard says I’m not giving her a chance, but he doesn’t see what I see. I don’t trust Chloe, and I certainly won’t leave her alone with Evie.

Because I know something isn’t right with Chloe, and I will do everything possible to protect my family.

Before it’s too late…

MY THOUGHTS:

Oh my goodness, this was such a fantastic read! I’m giving it five shining stars. It had me completely engrossed. I’m still uncertain about Chloe! I’ve seen some reviews where people didn’t like the ending of this book, but I absolutely adored it. It felt like watching an exciting thriller on Lifetime. I can totally picture this being turned into a Lifetime movie or something similar. After reading this book, I feel like I don’t know what to believe. It’s a really quick read that will definitely keep you on your toes and shouting into the book, like “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT JO!” I have to admit, there were many times when I wanted Jo to just leave Richard. Jo is a much stronger woman than me because I would have left him and Chloe in that madhouse and taken my baby with me! I absolutely loved this book! I highly recommend adding it to your TBR list. It’s one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve ever read!