Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

Little Darlings by Melanie Golding | Expected publication: April 30th 2019 by Crooked Lane Books| 304 Pages | Goodreads

PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they’re right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she’s never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night, in her hospital room, a woman tried to take her babies and replace them with her own…creatures. Yet when the police arrived, they saw no one. Everyone, from her doctor to her husband, thinks she’s imagining things.

A month passes. And one bright summer morning, the babies disappear from Lauren’s side in a park. But when they’re found, something is different about them. The infants look like Morgan and Riley―to everyone else. But to Lauren, something is off. As everyone around her celebrates their return, Lauren begins to scream, These are not my babies.

Determined to bring her true infant sons home, Lauren will risk the unthinkable. But if she’s wrong about what she saw…she’ll be making the biggest mistake of her life.

Compulsive, creepy, and inspired by some our darkest fairy tales, Little Darlings will have you checking―and rechecking―your own little ones. Just to be sure. Just to be safe.”

REVIEW

A truly haunting story. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I finished it.

Lauren gives birth to twins and taking care of them without any help has been exhausting. Taking her husband’s advice she decides to get out of the house and take them for a stroll in the park. She dozes off for a moment and when she wakes up they’re gone!

The police is called and luckily they are found nearby, however, even though these babies look exactly like hers she knows they’re not her children. From here on the novel takes an even more sinister turn.

I found the novel to be creepy and strange but at the same time I could not stop reading. There were short sections with traditional folktales that gave the novel a darker tone. Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it.

Received ARC from the publisher 

* I read this book with the Traveling Sisters. Our discussions made my experience more enriching and interesting*