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The Push
The Push | Claire McGowan
9 posts | 9 read | 8 to read
From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a stunning psychological thriller. One party. Thirteen people. By 3.02 p.m., one of them will be dead. The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns, a luxurious house. But not everything has gone to plan, and while some are here to celebrate, others have sorrows to drown. When someone falls from the balcony of the house, the secrets and conflicts within the group begin to spill out ... DS Alison Hegarty, herself struggling with infertility, is called in to investigate. She's convinced the fall was not an accident, and finds the new parents have a lot to hide. Wealthy Ed and Monica show off their newborn while their teenage daughter is kept under virtual house arrest. Hazel and Cathy conceived their longed-for baby via an anonymous sperm donor--or so Hazel thinks. Anita and Jeremy planned to adopt from America, but there's no sign of the child. Kelly, whose violent boyfriend disrupted previous group sessions, came to the party even though she lost her baby. And then there's Jax, who's been experiencing strange incidents for months--almost like someone's out to get her. Is it just a difficult pregnancy? Or could it be payback for something she did in the past? It's a nightmare of a case, and as events get even darker it begins to look impossible. Only one thing is clear: they all have something to hide. And for one of them, it's murder.
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Rachiiebookdragon
Rachiiebookdragon
The Push | Claire McGowan
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An intriguing thriller.

Read for reading challenges.

4/5

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veritysalter
veritysalter
The Push | Claire McGowan
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An antenatal group meet for a barbecue after the births of their babies, tensions are high and secrets are uncovered with disastrous consequences.

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guinsgirlreads
guinsgirlreads
The Push | Claire McGowan
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I flew through this book even though it started off rather slowly. I thought all of the characters and their flaws made for a good read!

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guinsgirlreads
guinsgirlreads
The Push | Claire McGowan
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Finally getting to this one ☝🏻!

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kezzlou85
kezzlou85
The Push | Claire McGowan
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Just a little update on #crushtherush readathon. I only started December but am currently at 23 hours and finished 4 books so far. #WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders
@Clwojick @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick That's fantastic! I think you're blowing me out of the water. 🤗 4y
kezzlou85 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick aww thank you so much. 4y
Clwojick Way to go! 4y
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kezzlou85
kezzlou85
The Push | Claire McGowan
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It was an interesting story and everyone had something to hide. The story jumps from past to present and through various characters points of view. The ending took me by surprise but it actually worked really well and the final tie ups were perfect for each family especially Jax and her mother. #Netgalley 4* 15pts TBR #WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders plus 40pts #FestiveFlicks 1pt participation 56pts
@Clwojick @Traci1

Clwojick 💚❄️Way to go!❄️💚 4y
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EadieB
EadieB
The Push | Claire McGowan
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#ThePush #ClaireMcGowan

The Push is a psychological thriller about a couples baby group that has a barbecue after the births of their babies. One person ends up dead by falling off a balcony and secrets abound. Were they pushed or did they fall?
The story is told by two narrators, Jax, an older pregnant woman and Allison, a police investigator and switches between the past and present.

EadieB Characters are a bit hard to keep track of and the story is a slow build but becomes a page-turner and screeches to a surprise ending. I have read McGowan's Paula Maguire series and her other books and have enjoyed them too. I look forward to her next book and recommend this book to those who love psychological thrillers. Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a free copy for an honest review. (edited) 4y
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EadieB
EadieB
The Push | Claire McGowan
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#WondrousWednesday @TheSpineView Thanks for tag!
@Eggs Thanks for tag!

1. My family and my friends!

2. One party. 13 people. By 3.02 pm, one of them will be dead.

Can you play?
@CaroPi @CaffeineAndCandy @Ruthiella @zezeki @Jadams1776 @EH2018 @Milara @CMB @SilversReviews @MallenNC @swishandflick @all_of_my_days @DarkMina @Elizabeth2 @Crazeedi @Hazel2019 @pitou215 @GreenGrl87 @Jaimelire @mom2bugnbee @Butterfinger

Eggs Great summary 👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks for playing 💕 4y
EadieB @Eggs You‘re welcome! 4y
TheSpineView You're welcome! 😊 4y
Crazeedi Easier, I'm sooooo behind... so sorry 4y
EadieB @Crazeedi No problem! 4y
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Read_By_Red
Read_By_Red
The Push | Claire McGowan
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Mehso-so

I really wanted to like this book, but I found it very predictable, which took a lot away from my enjoyment of the novel. I often had things figured out long before their reveal and wasn‘t surprised enough. I also think that it needed to either have less characters that are better developed, or it needed to be longer so more could be done with the characters; I honestly felt like there was a lot that was missing or was glanced over.