I’m thrilled to be one of today’s stops on the blog tour for ‘The Godchild.’
Book Blurb
They were just a normal family living normal lives. Then Alicia arrived.
After her own mother mysteriously disappears, seventeen-year-old Alicia turns up on her godmother’s doorstep and asks if she can stay. Carina can’t say no to the godchild she hasn’t seen in over a decade.
And in a way, Alicia is the daughter she always wanted – she’s so smart and driven, definitely scholarship material. Carina is only too happy to help this brilliant young woman achieve her full potential.
But husband Don and children Tegan and Arthur aren’t so sure. There’s something about Alicia… Is she just too good to be true?
Then, out of the blue, sixteen-year-old Tegan is accused of a horrible crime and life for this ordinary family spirals down into chaos.
Does Alicia have anything to do with the terrible secrets that are only now being exposed? Has she set out to destroy this family? Before she can answer these questions, Carina will have to face her own troubled past, stepping out of the light and into a very, very dark place…
The Godchild – the shocking psychological thriller from the best-selling author of The Visitors and Make Her Pay.
Book Links
Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209073037-the-godchild
Buy Link : https://mybook.to/thgodchild-zbt
Miranda’s Bio
Miranda Rijks is a writer of psychological thrillers and suspense novels. She has an eclectic background ranging from law to running a garden centre.
She’s been writing all of her life and has a Masters in writing. A couple of years ago she decided to ditch the business plans and press releases and now she’s living the dream, writing suspense novels full time.
She lives in Sussex, England with her Dutch husband, musician daughter and black Labrador.
This is her twentieth psychological thriller with Inkubator Books.
Miranda’s Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MirandaRijksAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirandarijksauthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirandaRijks
Website: https://mirandarijks.com/
Review-
I loved the sound of this book from the blurb and found myself engrossed from the start.
I like the way the author uses alternate chapters to flit between the perspectives of the different characters and jumps between past and present as it really helps to build up their back stories and gives an insight into their behaviour and hidden secrets.
You know it’s going to be a disaster as soon as Alicia turns up on Carina’s doorstep but it’s interesting to see how things play out as the plot ramps up. Some things are predictable (although this doesn’t mean any less enjoyable) but there are also some unexpected surprises along the way.
This is my first read from this author but I”ll be keeping an eye out for future releases after this one!
With thanks to the author, Zoe at Zooloos Booktours and Inkubator Books for the opportunity to participate in today’s tour.
Further stops can be found here:
Pickled Thoughts and Pinot 
Thank you so much for supporting the tour x