Rose doesn’t think much of Lucy. The devoted single mother spends so much of her time and energy planning meals, sewing school uniforms and supervising extracurricular activities that she has no life of her own. Same week, different world … Kai Janssen leaves her sexy, wealthy husband and their luxurious penthouse, and vanishes into thin air. Neil and Nat are a beautifully matched couple. Among other things, they hate marmite and opera, they love smelly cheese and the missionary position and they both absolutely do not want children. Then, suddenly, Neil is practically begging her for a baby, causing Nat to wonder if he really is the man she should be with. Is it possible that someone from her past could actually be “the one”?

I'm not going to say much about the plot because this story is far too easy to spoil, so here are a few thoughts on the writing style. DC Clements is investigating and is suspicious of two women living completely different lives going missing in the very same week. Are they connected, DC Clements suspects they maybe. Steely-hearted TV producer Cas ruthlessly messes with contestants’ love lives on the hot new reality show Sex with an Ex, making for explosive viewing. Detective Clements is assigned to the case when Mark turns Leigh in as a missing person. Detective Clements thinks that there may be nothing and the wife has simply taken a break until Detective Clements gets another case assigned to her too. A wealthy businessman has also reported his wife, Kai Janssen, missing and the two cases seem to be I’ve only read one other book by Ms. Parks but found it very enjoyable, so I jumped at the chance to read this one. The cover is absolutely beautiful and grabbed my attention the first time I saw it. This domestic thriller has some awesome twists. Some I saw coming, but others were a complete surprise! I highly recommend it!There were some eye-roll inducing moments like grouping video games and fascism together as the same... ???? Also homegirl was in the wrong and it felt like the author was tryna do some extreme mental gymnastics to make this the patriarchy's fault even though it wasn't. And ya'll know I'm not out here rallying for men in books, but this wasn't the time to go for the jugular 😂

I've always loved Adele Parks's gripping, immersive novels and Both Of You is one of her very best. Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic - I tore through it in two sittings' Louise Candlish, bestselling author of The Other Passenger Kai Janssen is married to Daan, a wealthy Dutch businessman. Before Kai went missing, she lived in a luxurious penthouse and allegedly had a perfect life.

And when her boys begin to need her less, it becomes clear to Rose that Lucy’s life is devoid of real purpose or passion.

Really enjoyed this! Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist' Ian Rankin, No. 1 bestselling author of A Song for the Dark Times Both of You is quite a hard novel to review without giving too much away, but I'll do my best ... I'm a little of practice now. When Adele isn’t creating fiction, she can be found contributing articles and short stories to magazines and newspapers. She can also be found on radio and television programs where she talks about her books and the issues that matter to her.I wanted to start a new year with a compelling read by an accomplished author, and Both Of You was exactly that!.