I've enjoyed two of Frey's earlier books but what initially stood out for me in Until I Find You is that the main character, Bec is a blind new mother who has lived through more than her share of tragedies. She soon suspects that her infant son has been switched with another baby and her desperation to find him is palpable to the reader.
I wanted and expected to like this book more than I did, but it had some issues that were distracting to me. First, while I sympathized with Bec's fear, frustration, and loss, she was a hard character to connected with. She's endured a lot but her strength soon turns to stubbornness (which becomes more annoying the further we get into the story) because she repeatedly refuses even the simplest proffered help she clearly needs.
But my main issue with this book is how the plot gets so farfetched. I could not get on board with the idea that Bec's friends didn't recognize that Jackson wasn't the same baby. I may not have seen my friends' kids daily, but I'd still recognize them. And unfortunately, the big twist wasn't remotely plausible to me.
We're also left with a few unanswered questions -- Who was moving things in Bec's house? Was she really being followed or was that all in her head? What/who was making the noises in her house? I would have liked some answers. And I thought the inclusion of her ex-boyfriend, who suddenly shows up, unnecessary and superfluous.
I wanted and expected to like this book more than I did, but it had some issues that were distracting to me. First, while I sympathized with Bec's fear, frustration, and loss, she was a hard character to connected with. She's endured a lot but her strength soon turns to stubbornness (which becomes more annoying the further we get into the story) because she repeatedly refuses even the simplest proffered help she clearly needs.
But my main issue with this book is how the plot gets so farfetched. I could not get on board with the idea that Bec's friends didn't recognize that Jackson wasn't the same baby. I may not have seen my friends' kids daily, but I'd still recognize them. And unfortunately, the big twist wasn't remotely plausible to me.
We're also left with a few unanswered questions -- Who was moving things in Bec's house? Was she really being followed or was that all in her head? What/who was making the noises in her house? I would have liked some answers. And I thought the inclusion of her ex-boyfriend, who suddenly shows up, unnecessary and superfluous.
There are parts of this book that I enjoyed - the premise, a look into a blind mom's life but this is more Contemporary Fiction than the Suspense read I was expecting. This story had enough going to keep me reading, but I had hoped for a better and more believable twist and a character I could get behind. This just wasn't a good fit for me but please know I'm in the minority with my feelings.
Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to St Martin's Griffin for my complimentary digital copy of this title, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 2.5 stars
Author: Rea Frey
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Type and Source: eBook from publisher via NetGalley
Publisher: St Martin's Griffin
First Published: August 11, 2020
Opening Line: Someone's coming.
Book Description from GoodReads: 2 floors. 55 steps to go up. 40 more to the crib.
Since Rebecca Gray was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease, everything in her life consists of numbers. Each day her world grows a little darker and each step becomes a little more dangerous.
Following days of feeling like someone’s watching her, Bec awakes at home to the cries of her son in his nursery. When it’s clear he’s not going to settle, Bec goes to check on him.
She reaches in. Picks him up.
But he’s not her son.
And no one believes her.
One woman’s desperate search for her son . . .
In a world where seeing is believing, Bec must rely on her own conviction and a mother’s instinct to uncover the truth about what happened to her baby and bring him home for good.
Since Rebecca Gray was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease, everything in her life consists of numbers. Each day her world grows a little darker and each step becomes a little more dangerous.
Following days of feeling like someone’s watching her, Bec awakes at home to the cries of her son in his nursery. When it’s clear he’s not going to settle, Bec goes to check on him.
She reaches in. Picks him up.
But he’s not her son.
And no one believes her.
One woman’s desperate search for her son . . .
In a world where seeing is believing, Bec must rely on her own conviction and a mother’s instinct to uncover the truth about what happened to her baby and bring him home for good.
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