Author: Miranda Rijks
Publisher: Inkubator
Date to be Published: March 31, 2024
It’s hard to review this book without giving too much away, so I will touch upon the themes in the book.
Responsibility
If you accept the responsibility of being a godparent, are you still responsible morally if you’ve lost ties with the child’s parent? Carina feels a moral responsibility, while her husband, Don, is not sure the family can support another mouth to feed with their one-wage earner family. Her daughter Tegan would rather not have to share her bedroom with a stranger, Alicia, while Arthur is infatuated with her and baby Arthur loves the attention.
Work
If you are responsible for an entire school, where do you draw the line between work and family? Carina must face that question when everything converges at once, creating emergencies both at school, at home, and in her personal life.
Trust
Is there ever a time when you should believe a stranger over your own family? Carina is torn between Alicia, who appears to be good, smart, and mature, and her own daughter and son whose behavior is less than exemplary.
Once again, Miranda Rijks has written a fast-paced, engaging, and suspenseful novel!
Thank you to NetGalley, Inkubator Books, and Booksprout for an advance reader’s copy.
Background photo Photo by Mona Eendra on Unsplash.
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