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Every Smile You Fake

By: Dorothy Koomson
Narrated by: Dami Olukoya, Pippa Warner-Bennett
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Don't believe everything you see in the heart-stopping new thriller from the Queen of the Big Reveal

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Please take care of my baby. But don't try to find me. You'll put him in danger. x

Profiler and therapist Kes Lashibi is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him.

Kes has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background, who once lived in Kes's house. Recently, the seemingly bright and bubbly Brandee's videos changed in tone before she completely dropped out of the limelight. Kes is beginning to understand why.

And if the internet rumours are true, Brandee's life could be in real danger.

Kes is torn.

Should she simply take care of the baby, as she's been asked to do, and wait to hear from his mother?

Or should she put the baby and her whole family at risk by using - less than legal - contacts from her previous job to save this young woman?

Time is running out for Brandee. Can Kes find her before it's too late?

This is the stunning new emotional thriller from The Queen Of The Big Reveal.

'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE

©2024 Dorothy Koomson (P)2024 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

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The Missing Phrase

This story was written masterfully, in that the author never once said the phrase guaranteed to anger certain people, though the plot is dripping with that particular kind of patriarchal attitudes (I'm challenging myself to also not use the phrase in this review).

Every Smile You Fake is somewhat like Gone Girl, where a fictional recreation of a real-world event is shockingly familiar and over-the-top, but still credible. If you don't recognize a particular character, I envy you your sand pile into which you've buried your head.

This is the fourth Koomson novel I've listened to, but the first I wasn't able to pause for a second. The narration was lovely; both ladies' tones were enjoyable, despite the subject matter. There was one misdirection that I didn't like, but it didn't detract from the story as a whole.

Overall, feminists will appreciate this story and should recommend it to family and loved ones who have fallen into wackadoo conspiracy theories and poisonous propaganda. There was no TERF behavior by any characters, even the antagonist(s). Please read or listen to this book. Edit: Challenge achieved.

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ok but not my favorite

The characters were great,but this story was weird. I can't give it bad stars because the writing is good, it's just weird.

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