Title: The Doctor’s Child
Author: Daniel Hurst
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: May, 2024
Genre: Thriller
Pages: 248
My Rating: ★★★★☆
“The past can’t stay hidden forever. The truth will always come out and, when it does, good luck”
The fourth book in the series, The Doctor’s Child, follows Evelyn and Cecilia. Evelyn has grown up in England, and Cecilia in France. The Doctor’s mistress and the doctor’s wife’s children are now 18 and wanting to spread their wings and travel. Unknowingly, the two meet in Paris and become friends. It’s not long before secrets come gushing out and the ghosts of the past come back to haunt them.
This wasn’t very believable, and that made it hard for me to enjoy it.
A lot of time is spent going over what happened in the previous 3 books. I think it’s aimed at making the book easier to read as a standalone, but I felt like the first 30-40% of the book was surmising the past storylines and that made it a bit repetitive and fluffy.
I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable and the twists didn’t quite hit the mark for me, I’m afraid.
3.5 stars from me, generously rounded up to 4.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my advanced copy.
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