It only took a moment for everything to go wrong. In the blink of an eye, the birthday party became a nightmare when we heard the screams... How did this happen? And who is to blame?
I'm so happy as I walk to pick up my son from the party. It's his first since we moved here, and I know he's found it hard settling in. Just as I've found it hard to make friends among the mothers at the school gates. But as I turn the corner, my heart stops. Instead of the picture-perfect birthday party I left earlier, there's an ambulance.
I start to run. My son is all I can think. I have to find my son.
As I race into the garden, desperately searching for my child, a fellow parent turns to me, her finger pointed. The words out of her mouth make my blood run cold.
"Your son did this. This is your fault."
Surely that can't be true? My son can be difficult, but I'd know if he was capable of hurting someone... Wouldn't I?
As a little girl is lifted onto a stretcher, I feel my world come crashing down. My heart cracks in two for this poor child, her devastated family. Because there's no coming back from this. An innocent girl has been hurt. My son is being blamed. And although I don't know what really happened, I do know that this moment will tear us all apart...
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It's not my fault even though I know that's what everybody thinks. (PROLOGUE)
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(@bookouture, 1 July 2024, e-galley, 288 pages, ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley_UK, Blog Tour 1 July)
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I'm a huge fan of the author's historical fiction so was looking forward to reading In the Blink of an Eye. This sounded like the kind of twisty thriller I can get behind. I'm glad to say I wasn't disappointed. I liked the fact the book is narrated by three different first person's POV's, all mother's involved in a tragedy. I related to Jo the most, her son has special needs and seems to be blamed for what happened by everyone else. I wasn't 199% sure this was the case so I had to keep reading to find out. I liked the twists in the book but they weren't too intense. I enjoyed this a lot and would recommend it.
