Sarah Lawton – All The Little Things

‘All The Little Things’ by Sarah Lawton is her debut psychological thriller. The synopsis and the cover were enough to draw me into this book alone. I am really happy I accepted Emma’s offer of a place on the tour. This is one chilling book!
The story is told from three points of view, Rachel the mother, Vivian her daughter and then we have a perspective from the past, told mainly from Rachel’s mother in London.

We meet Rachel and Vivian, a mother and daughter that have a complex relationship. Rachel is a talented artist and does struggle with Vivian, the child that was born from an abusive relationship. Rachel finds it hard to bond with her daughter and seems to treat her more like a possession instead of a child. The past behaviour of Vivian still affects Rachel but everything would have stayed the same until Alex arrives. He wants private lessons from Rachel and starts to attend the same school as Vivian and her friends. Everyone, especially Vivian’s best friend Molly wants him, but Alex decides to zoom in on Vivian, causing trouble between the girls.
Things begin to happen that have Rachel looking back at events in the past and has her questioning everything, including how her mother died.

This is one heck of a ride! A creepy and immersive book, for sure. I just couldn’t stop reading this, Rachel and Vivian’s thoughts and feelings are so real that they kept me turning the pages. As the ending raced closer I could feel myself getting more tense and just absolutely burning a hole in my Kindle and the ending does make you think!

The fact that this is a debut book is amazing. I definitely can recommend this book if you enjoy a tense, creepy and very atmospheric read.

Thanks to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and Canelo for my copy of the book for today.