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I’m so happy to be sharing this review of All The Little Things by Sarah Lawton on the blog today. Sarah was one of the first people I chatted to online when I started blogging 6 years ago. It’s amazing to see her now a published author – a bloody good one too! Here is my unbiased review of her debut novel, *All The Little Things.
Book Description
Never trust anyone. Never trust yourself.
Rachel has made poor decisions in the past, but she has always tried her best for her daughter. When Vivian needed a fresh start, Rachel didn’t hesitate to move them far from London. She just wishes she could shake the nagging doubt that Vivian is hiding something.
Vivian isn’t like other teenagers. On the surface she seems the same as her friends, but she knows she is different. When enigmatic Alex takes an interest in her, Vivian’s cool demeanour hides an intensity of feeling she has never known before. His touch sets her skin on fire.
Mother and daughter are both keeping secrets. But just how dangerous are they? As lust and anger give way to violence Rachel will have to decide: is she prepared to give up everything for her child? Even her own life?
What I Thought
All The Little Things is jammed packed with family drama, not your ordinary quarrels, but knife twisting, back stabbing toxic relationships. It’s fantastic!
Mum Rachel and daughter Vivian moved away from London to get a fresh start. Or so they think. You find out later on in the book why they moved, and even more later on what really happened. Rachel knows that Vivian is a challenging girl, she always has been. But she seems naive to what Vivian is really like and only discovers this much later. Far too late.
All The Little Things darts back and forth between Rachel’s and Vivian’s point of views – reading from Vivian’s view is disturbing, so you are warned! You also go back in time to Vivian’s childhood and where this all stems from.
It’s so hard not to give you spoilers on the characters, but I found Vivian a deeply troubled girl, and her mum Rachel, up in the clouds, in denial. When the mysterious Alex appears in their lives, Vivian and Rachel at the same time begin a relationship with Alex without the other knowing. Ummm I wonder how this will end??
Great writing to think up the plot for this novel! It’s dark, twisted and extremely unnerving. Sarah Lawton is an exciting debut novelist to watch in the future!
An unputdownable novel, truly deserves a 5 star review.
Where Can I Buy All The Little Things?
All The Little Things is released later this month on the 25th March 2021. You can pre-order it now from *Amazon.
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you’ve enjoyed this review. You can check out my bookcase of past reviews here.