Thank you to Harper for the gifted copy of THE DAY I LOST YOU by Ruth Mancini!
Publication Date: 12/2/2025
Rating: 4 / 5
THE DAY I LOST YOU begins with Lauren, a young woman building a new life in Spain with her baby son Sam. When police arrive at the door saying that a baby named Sam was taken from his parents in london, Lauren knows the past has come calling.
Hope and her husband are parents to a boy named Sam who has gone missing.When she finds out that a baby named Sam has been found in Spain, she begins to have hope of a brighter future, but it isn’t a straightforward case. The authorities and the women must uncover answers about Sam.
I am not particularly drawn to motherhood as a core concept in a thriller, but this is an author I have really enjoyed before so I decided to pick this one up. I am very glad that I did! The story was fun of twists, turns, and heartache.
This is one of those books when you know from the start that there won’t be a happy ending for everyone. The author does well at throwing in a lot of red herrings to keep the reader questioning. While I made a few good guesses that panned out, there were turns I didn’t see coming!
Definitely check out trigger warnings, especially with there being a baby involved and grief at the core of the story, but this is a thriller worth checking out!
THE DAY I LOST YOU is out today!
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