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After leaving her marriage to jealous, possessive oncologist Maxwell, Lily and her six-year-old son have a second chance at happiness with teacher Sebastian. Kind but vulnerable, Sebastian is the polar opposite of Maxwell, and the perfect match for Lily. After a whirlwind romance, they marry, and that’s when things start to go wrong. Maxwell returns to the scene, determined to win back his family, and events soon spiral out of control. Lily and Sebastian find themselves not only fighting for their relationship, but also their lives.
Review: 4 Stars
This book is engaging, absorbing and crisp. The author manages to tell a gripping tale succinctly. I can’t appreciate enough how the author had managed to keep this book short yet delivers many twists without leaving gaping plot holes.
Do No Harm is a domestic noir and leads you down a dark twisted path. Having read many books in this genre, I had a good guess at what was going on. I had my suspicions early on and while they were not 100% correct they were fairly close. When I started reading the diary entires and messages initially I thought I knew who was writing them and who was being addressed, but there were many small details in there that threw me off and made me second guess myself. The plot truly makes you wonder and reconsider what you think you know of the human psyche.
As a reader it present you with a well rounded view of what is going on but you can clearly see that the couple of question do not have this benefit. Their life is unraveling and there is not much they can do about it. It goes on to show you how dangerous an obsession can become and how the lines of loyalty are blurred when someone gets obsessed. The multiple POVs makes you wonder what is going on and you begin to suspect every single character. You try and deduce who is trying to split this couple up and everyone is a suspect. The relationship almost seems doomed from get go and while you want the couple to make better choices you can completely understand why they don’t. It’s very realistic.
The book is unsettling and taut psychological thriller. The ending has a good twist but it made me sad. Highly recommend this fast paced, hard to put down, mess with your head thriller.
Thank you NetGalley, Trafalgar Square Publishing and Orenda Books for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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