The Fallout by Rebecca Thornton

Blurb:

When Sarah forgets to check on her best friend’s little boy, distraction turns to disaster. And she’s faced with a dilemma.

Tell the truth, lose a friend.
Tell a lie, keep her close.

In a split second, Sarah seals her fate. But accidents have aftershocks, and lies have consequences.

And when it’s someone else’s child, the rumours are quick to multiply.

Everyone’s talking about what happened. And sooner or later, the truth will have to come spilling out…

We all make mistakes, right?

Bt this one could ruin the perfect friendship.

I asked for a preview copy of this book from Netgalley. I'm not really sure why I asked for it. I cannot stand playground politics and this is the main theme of the story. The characters are all members of the PTA and all communicate via the group WhatsApp. These kind of things really bug me - I just can't see the point, however, to bring it into a story plot line I can see would grip a huge number of people. The story focuses on Liza and Sarah, best friends since the birth of their sons Jack and Casper, but a mistake leads to events that eventually cost the friendship. The story is good, the characters strong and likeable, and you feel for what has happened in the past, and what you are led to believe happened in the past.

It is well written, and I did enjoy it, but again like other books recently, it hasn't grabbed me in the way some do. It's taken a while to get through it, there was nothing hideously wrong with it I just think the fact the storyline wasn't for me made me reluctant to read it!

Not bad, not great, an easy read for some i'm sure, but not really for me.

I gave it 3 stars on Goodreads

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