No Child of Mine (The No Child of Mine Trilogy Book 1)

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An awful curse born of both love and selfishness has taken fathers from their daughters for generations in Essie's family. I had hoped there would be some spookiness in Essie's new house but other than some whispering and an object occasionally being displaced nothing much happened. I thought that when the curse began to take hold of the family, this is when the Horror/Creepy part of the story would reveal itself. Sadly, there wasn't any suspense. The ending seemed too easily wrapped up since so many generations had suffered this curse. It just felt rushed to me. The story is not fictitious. “Kerry”, now at university, wrote to the film-maker when he was researching the subject of child abuse, asking for nothing more than anonymity and the chance to prevent other children from suffering as she had. If you google its name you’ll understand. They concocted that little story for the exact same reason they decided to become a tranny, a desperate plea for attention, and now they’re getting it. Told between different POVS and timelines, this story is perfect for women who have gone through pregnancy, and those who like spooky reads and fast-paced stories. No Child Of Mine is mostly an atmospheric psychological thriller. There are some creepy elements as well. Chapters alternate with letters written between two women in an undisclosed time in the past. Do they have anything to do with what's going on in the present?

And in a way, the babies were right; who were they but pieces of their mother stitched together into a tiny, new body?” I did enjoy the mounting tension and dread in the book. I found that to be nicely done. My big beef is the repetition, and I wanted more creepiness, more scary moments. With hearing whispers and seeing dark smoke/images, I was hoping for a more sinister or creepy feeling read. I didn't find this to be scary or horrific because the characters didn't come off as being frightened by what was happening.As a soon to be 45-year old woman, who made a conscious decision at a very young age to never have children, these types of stories revolving around pregnancy and early motherhood either drive me crazy, or I end up connecting to them in a powerful way.

This was an okay read for me, I liked the dual timeline and how the stories came together in the end, the haunted house aspect and the writing style was good. What I missed was the suspense, I think you could have made the house so much creepier if that had been more majorly a focus, it was very much just a side storyline in this. The past timeline remained very surface-level, I didn't love the letters and I don't think you really got to know the characters there. I want to get into the Isabelle/Ana chapters as well because this was a big part of the book. The author did a good job of grasping the relationship between the two characters and made it so we understood both of their motivations for why they did what they did. However...I think this became apparent enough early on and we didn't need several chapters that continued to harp on this unbreakable relationship. It was getting to a point of being too repetitive. Speaking of repetitive... To me, Essie's concerns and emotional struggle was 100% believable. She was a woman who had a plan for her future, who had sacrificed to reach her goals, and so close to the finish line had everything up-ended while her husband still got to live his dream.The characterisation was excellent throughout, and I felt the presentation of the care system was raw and realistic - rather than the 2 dimensional conveyance of problematic teens or sad children, Alex's caseload seemed accurately widespread and challenging. Ottilie's story was really difficult to read - I wanted to bundle her up and bring her home, as I felt physically ill to read some of the things her father said to her and her mother thought. Working with some vulnerable children as a teacher, this is a feeling I know well and was replicated fairly accurately. Essie is in a very loving marriage with her husband, Sanjay, whom she adores, but in spite of that, Essie is less than stoked about the news. The story of social worker Alex Lake's involvement with the heartbreaking case of Ottilie Wade was engrossing, uncomfortable and somewhat disappointing to read. There are a couple of good points anyway. I think one of the good points of this movie is that shows you a little and let your mind figure out the rest. And sometimes imagination is even more disturbing than the thing itself. The other good point is Brooke's performance. Better than some Hollywood kids of today. She was very convincing.

Going through a haunting in general can be scary but that on top of being pregnant - doesn’t sound like a good time. Poor Essie is going through this very scenario but bed ridden. This wasn’t horror, there were some elements but not much in my opinion. This was mostly about pregnancy and motherhood and that’s not really something I like to read about. Some of it was a little cheesy as well. I thought it was repetitive and way too much filler. The alternate point of view from the past was more interesting than current day. I have never thought about the emotional baggage and burdens that social workers have to go through at work. The emotional attachments, the nasty treatments, the stereotyping. When you are a social worker, you either see humans at it's best nature, or the worst kind. There's no in between. Sadly, it's often the latter. I can't reveal too much of the story here, but I would say it is definitely a story worth reading. Over and over again. It's just so meaningful. Though I felt that the ending was a little bit rush, but like I said, it was the process that really mattered. And I truly enjoyed reading this, the way Susan Lewis intended for her readers to. I couldn't tear myself away from the book once I started reading it. I get caught up in the book every free moment I could get, in between my work and my rest time.Following the Children’s Society report on the growing problem of child prostitution in Britain’s cities, legislation to ease prosecution and increase prison sentences for pimps and child abusers is on its way.

If only it was just a dream, something created out of a small reality and blown into nonsense, but she knew the child was her; and that the little boy, who she'd never see again, and never would, was her brother.Its is also wrong on many social work fronts, for example the author seems not to be aware that the police have a specialist child protection units based in many big towns with nationwide coverage. These people are specialist trained to interview children of all ages in similar circumstances to that in the book along with social workers, because in child abuse a crime may have been committed along with harm to the child. She has a few minor enemies, nothing outstanding, but enough to niggle and cause damage in small but significant ways. As well as working she is into drama and enjoys directing the local club. She is in a relationship with Jason as the book opens, but even as the book opens that looks a little shaky. From internationally bestselling British author Susan Lewis comes an unflinching, thoroughly suspenseful novel—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult—about the darkest secrets a family can hide. I decided that I would like to have a go at playing Kerry,” Brooke Kinsella says. “One of the main reasons for my decision was that the film might help other children in situations like hers. If it helped just one, it would have been worthwhile.” Is it my imagination or am I the only person who thinks that the United Kingdom has been perhaps the biggest country (along with the US) to make such raw and scary movies?