Intense, suspenseful, very interesting. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. This was a new writer that I had the privilege of getting an ARC from. I knew nothing regarding this book going it . I can say it did indeed keep me on the edge of my seat. I never believed it would turn out the way that it did in the end. Rachel was an interesting character . She was having to be strong since she was a kid and even when she becomes an adult she tries so hard to be strong. But her love for Jackson becomes her downfall until she realizes that Jackson is no good for her anymore. I absolutely loved the relationship Rachel has with her sister and mother. Throughout the whole story you can easily see that the three characters have a strong bond. This is just one of those books that is gripping from the beginning with a story line that everyone can relate to in one way or another. I enjoyed reading this book very much.

I enjoyed this one quite a lot. That said, I also had a few issues that lowered my rating a bit. I'll start with the good. I found this one to be fairly well written and paced. The author has a very readable writing style. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. This isn't a romance at all, more a psychological thriller in my opinion. So there weren't any sex scenes. I enjoyed the two sisters and felt the author did a fairly good job fleshing out their characters and backgrounds.



Which leads me to the issues I had with this one. I didn't think there was enough fleshing out of a certain character to support the twist at the end. We skip from when they are kids to twelve years later, and I wished the author had spent a bit less time with the characters as kids and gave us some insight into what all the characters were doing in the twelve intermittent years. I needed to be able to at least buy into the twist and I just couldn't because we get no details on how we got from point A (kids) to point B (twist). On top of that, I felt the ending was rushed. With really no explanation as to the "why." It left me confused as to the motive. We are also left with some loose ends that are never explained. And what about justice for the loved ones who lost people?

So yea, this one is a bit of a pickle to rate. Like I said, for most of the book I enjoyed it a lot. I was intrigued and excited to see where it was headed. But...sigh. The underdeveloped twist and the ending really let this one down for me. I am going to go with a 3.5 for this one and call it good since it pretty much falls right between 3-4.

Hush is a heart-wrenching and emotional psychological thriller. Rachel's story is dark and gritty, and absolutely impossible to put down. The abuse that a child suffers often torments them into adulthood, and in this case, it comes hurtling back with a vengeance. Nicole Hart gives us a wonderfully written, edge of your seat thriller that begs the question of how people deal with trauma. How does one person move on while another's mind bends in ways that are unimaginable? There is quite the twist at the end and while I did see it coming, it doesn't take away from the book for me.

*Received an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review*
This story felt so fragmented to me. There didn't seem to be a clear focus in the book. It begins by focusing on the home life of the sisters for a good while then all the sudden it is 12 years later and random things are happening that make no sense because they aren't explained well. I don't feel like the villian's motivation are explained and the author doesn't seem to hint that it is who it is. It seems like the character does a 180. I appreciate that the author appeared to want to make the story less predictable but I don't feel that it was done well.

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Wow - this was a book full of twists and turns that I honestly did not see coming.

I loved the character of Rachel and felt so bad with what she and her mom and sister had to endure at the hand of Duane. He was such an evil man and deserved what happened to him.

When Rachel got older you saw the change in everything that she held dear. I felt awful for her that Jackson was drinking when you knew how much she hated what happened with Duane and how mean he got when she drank. I was so disappointed in the change in Jackson and hated what he became.

I loved Sara and how close her and Rachel were. I thought it was amazing that she and her husband, Jake, took care of ehr mother. I loved that Sara was there for Rachel and was freaked when they saw what was happening with the murders and how everything might tie together.

The ending totally threw me for a loop and I was shocked for sure! Such a great book and I definitely look forward to more from this author!

I enjoyed this one quite a lot. That said, I also had a few issues that lowered my rating a bit. I'll start with the good. I found this one to be fairly well written and paced. The author has a very readable writing style. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. This isn't a romance at all, more a psychological thriller in my opinion. So there weren't any sex scenes. I enjoyed the two sisters and felt the author did a fairly good job fleshing out their characters and backgrounds.



Which leads me to the issues I had with this one. I didn't think there was enough fleshing out of a certain character to support the twist at the end. We skip from when they are kids to twelve years later, and I wished the author had spent a bit less time with the characters as kids and gave us some insight into what all the characters were doing in the twelve intermittent years. I needed to be able to at least buy into the twist and I just couldn't because we get no details on how we got from point A (kids) to point B (twist). On top of that, I felt the ending was rushed. With really no explanation as to the "why." It left me confused as to the motive. We are also left with some loose ends that are never explained. And what about justice for the loved ones who lost people?

So yea, this one is a bit of a pickle to rate. Like I said, for most of the book I enjoyed it a lot. I was intrigued and excited to see where it was headed. But...sigh. The underdeveloped twist and the ending really let this one down for me. I am going to go with a 3.5 for this one and call it good since it pretty much falls right between 3-4.

I enjoyed this one quite a lot. That said, I also had a few issues that lowered my rating a bit. I'll start with the good. I found this one to be fairly well written and paced. The author has a very readable writing style. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. This isn't a romance at all, more a psychological thriller in my opinion. So there weren't any sex scenes. I enjoyed the two sisters and felt the author did a fairly good job fleshing out their characters and backgrounds.



Which leads me to the issues I had with this one. I didn't think there was enough fleshing out of a certain character to support the twist at the end. We skip from when they are kids to twelve years later, and I wished the author had spent a bit less time with the characters as kids and gave us some insight into what all the characters were doing in the twelve intermittent years. I needed to be able to at least buy into the twist and I just couldn't because we get no details on how we got from point A (kids) to point B (twist). On top of that, I felt the ending was rushed. With really no explanation as to the "why." It left me confused as to the motive. We are also left with some loose ends that are never explained. And what about justice for the loved ones who lost people?

So yea, this one is a bit of a pickle to rate. Like I said, for most of the book I enjoyed it a lot. I was intrigued and excited to see where it was headed. But...sigh. The underdeveloped twist and the ending really let this one down for me. I am going to go with a 3.5 for this one and call it good since it pretty much falls right between 3-4.