The Favourite Child by Emma Robinson
AD | book tour – I was thrilled to have been chosen to pop onto the blog tour for The Favourite Child by Emma Robinson. As a mother I am always afraid of getting it wrong and judging by the blurb, it really sounded like the FMC got it really wrong. I was intrigued and couldn’t wait to find out what happened that night. Here’s what I thought.
THE BLURB
When we discovered we were having twins, a boy and a girl, I couldn’t believe our luck. Within months we would have the perfect family we’d always dreamed of.
The first few years were so happy. Our house was chaotic but full of love just as it should be. But as the years passed, we had to acknowledge that our son Ben needed a lot more support than Mollie. I had no choice but to put his needs first. I wanted him to have the best life possible. But it came at a devastating cost.
Now, Mollie is missing. Clasping my husband’s hands for the first time in years, we start to piece together any reason for why she disappeared. Mollie was a straight-A student, a perfect daughter, a loyal friend. As my husband looks at me in fear, I’m forced to confront a truth I have spent years trying to hide.
They say it is impossible to choose a favourite child. But years ago, during a house fire I had to do just that. I had to push one child to safety ahead of the other. I chose my son. Now I’m forced to question whether my dear daughter has always remembered what I did. Am I the real reason she disappeared? And will I ever see her again?
WHAT I THOUGHT OF THE FAVOURITE CHILD
This was not what I expected. I don’t know why but I had it in my head that I was sitting down to a phycological thriller, but what I got instead was complete investment in a family. Filled with emotion, the themes in The Favourite Child are so relatable that it had me desperate for them to pull through together.
I love how vulnerable all the characters were and their very human reactions to their difficult situations. I related to Erica so much as she tried so hard to be everything to everyone, but only succeeding in letting down the people she loves most.
The Favourite Child is a story with a very human heart and I absolutely loved getting to know Erica, Andrew, Ben and Mollie.
THE FAVOURITE CHILD BOOK TOUR
If you enjoyed reading about what I thought of The Favourite Child, then why not check out the other blogs on the tour to see what they had to say.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided with a digital copy of The Favourite Child for the purposes of this book tour. As usual though, all opinions are my own.
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