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Tense, chilling - Elizabeth @Silver's Reviews
For eighteen years Rose Gold was told by her mother that she was ill with some disease that no one could figure out.

Her mother, Patty, took her to many doctors and actually told the doctors what tests to try.

When a doctor got suspicious, she took Rose Gold to a different doctor.

Little did Rose Gold and the doctors know that her mother was actually poisoning her to make herself look like super mom who saved her daughter.

It all caught up with Patty one day, though, when Rose Gold figured it out, and Patty was put on trial and sent to prison.

Five years later, Patty is out of prison. Surprisingly Rose Gold picked her up and has her stay with her.

We follow the story line as we hear about Rose Gold’s childhood, the background of her mother, and present day.

What does Rose Gold have in mind by having her mother stay there with her and especially since she now has a child of her own?

Can she trust her mother?

Will she so easily forget what her mother did to her?

Can Patty forget so easily that her daughter sent her to prison?

Will the town forget what she did to her daughter?

The big question, though, is who is the better/biggest liar, the most dangerous, the most cunning, or the most evil?

DARLING ROSE GOLD is a tense, chilling book, but is very well written. You won’t want to put the book down.

If you like psychological thrillers, you will enjoy DARLING ROSE GOLD. This book was every bit a thriller as well as a read that will keep you wondering what these two characters will do next. 5/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sandi W.

open the cover and began to read, you'll be hooked...
I enjoyed this book better than I expected. I basically read it in one sitting.

Knowing that the plot of the story was going to cover Munchhausen Syndrome, I passed over the book a number of times for something not quite so serious. But once I opened the cover and began to read, I was hooked. Relieved to see that Munchhausen's, although always niggling in the background, was overridden with the story of Rose Gold and her mother, Patty.

I liked the twists and unusual happenings in the story and the strength that Rose Gold finally put forth. There were a few unexpected things that materialized, making the story that much better, because it was evident that Rose Gold had not had a good life. As far as Patty, sometimes we pay for things that we never did, in lieu of past errors that we did make.

This was my first Stephanie Wrobel book, but I will definitely watch for more of her books.

Thanks to Berkley for allowing me to read and review this book. Published March 17, 2020.

Betty Taylor

One Twisted Story
What a twisted story! Patty, the mother, is sentenced to five years in prison for deliberately poisoning her daughter throughout her childhood. Then when Patty is released from prison Rose Gold, her daughter, allows Patty to move in with her. That right there is a bit strange. But Rose Gold, now a mother herself, has been eagerly awaiting her mother’s release.

The writing is good, but I thought the story was predictable. Neither of these women are likeable, and the only emotion I felt was disgust. I shake my head and think “like mother, like daughter”. But I give the book four stars because the “breadcrumbs” are dropped sparingly along the way, allowing the suspense to slowly build. The pace is excruciating but timed perfectly.

Thank you to Penguin Random House for the advance copy to read and review. All opinions expressed here are my own.