Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson 4****

Genre: Thriller

Pages: 336

Thank you #netgalley and #bloomsburypublishing for sending me this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a solid 4 stars! When you can't put a book down, you just know it's a winner. This was the kind of fast-paced, heart-pounding thriller that resembles a fast train that passes by a station and sweeps you along with it until you find yourself clinging on to it for dear life!

This is the story of Bree, a southern-bred young woman who has known hardship, but is now married to a successful lawyer and living the perfect life, until one day, her three-month-old baby is snatched from his car seat in broad daylight. Soon after, she receives a note telling her to go home and don't involve the police. Once at home, she is contacted by the kidnapper, who gives her some very simple instructions she needs to follow if she wants her son back... alive.

At this point, the question that arises is, what would you do if your child were kidnapped?

In Bree's case, the answer is... just about anything.

And just like that, her life spirals out of control, and we, as the reader, get the privilege to ride along with her on this roller coaster that will have you flipping through the pages, barely realising it's way after 2 am.

The beginning was a little slow but other than that, I can't fault anything about this book. The writing was fluid and the characters were well fleshed out. We are mainly in Bree's head but we also get some chapters where we get to see Bree from someone else's point of view, which was very helpful. I loved Bree's character and could almost feel her tension oozing off the page.

This was my first book by Joshilyn Jackson and I loved that she tackled some very thought-provoking subjects, like sexual harassment at work, domestic abuse and rape. I would recommend this to all thriller lovers.