A review by indoorg1rl
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

4.5

Jessica, Norah and Alicia grew up in an idyllic farming estate in Wild Meadows, where they kept being told how lucky they were to be rescued from family tragedies and given a second chance of happy family life with a loving foster mother. But their childhood wasn’t what everyone believed to be, and when a body was discovered under the house years later, the foster sisters found themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or prime suspects?

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year, and I’m happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed. The pacing in this one was amazing, it was a complete page turner.

I loved the sisters’ relationships in this one. If you know me, you’d know I love the idea of found family even more than blood relatives. I thought the dynamics between the sisters in this were realistic.

I wouldn’t say the plot twists completely shocked me because I saw a few of them coming, but I was too drawn in by the characters, dialogues and the depth of the story to care - I even ‘forgot’ it was supposed to be a thriller at some point, because I just loved reading about Jessica, Norah and Alicia.

What captivated me the most was the inspiration behind the story and the research that Sally did on foster care system going into this book. This was another winner from Sally Hepworth!