Someone Elses Son

I felt angry at both of Max's parents for being so neglectful of their son and the bullying was a bit too much to believe. I also think the modern twist on the Romeo and Juliet story has been done too many times.

Feb 16, Linda rated it liked it. It was well written but boy, did it drag on! It would have been much more enjoyable if it had been pages shorter. Oct 06, Suzie Flohr rated it it was amazing. This was very good. The moment I started reading this I didn't want to put it down because I just wanted to know what happened. The book goes between the past and the present and is told in different peoples perspectives. I think the story was good, emotional and not a cliche.

The ending had me quite shook, I didn't expect it and I'm still quite, wtf over it. Definitely a good one! Begin veel personaves en verleden en heden even volhouden en dan boeiend.

Someone Else's Son

Aug 12, Lisa-Books Smiles rated it liked it. Spannend boek, zeker een aanrader! Jan 27, Miles rated it it was amazing Shelves: Carrie Kent has it all. Money, trusted friends, a television career and a house in the country - nothing it appears can stop her.

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That is until one day when she receives a phone call informing her that her only son Max has been stabbed at school. Carrie, famed for her early morning chat show and guests of questionable repute, arrives at the hospital and is greeted with the sight of her ex-husband Brody, slumped in a chair — her world is about to crumble. The only witness is a teenage girl who is terrified of a gang culture sweeping the neighbourhood. Refusing to talk, the police face an uphill struggle to bring closure to both parents and send those guilty of the crime to jail.

Carrie comes across as a self-assured woman, in the middle of a highly lucrative and successful career she knows what she wants and how to get it — a multi-millionaire, money is no object but when all is said and done, can it buy happiness? She became more likable and less aloof — re analysing her key relationships with her son and ex-husband key to her moving on.

Full Review on my blog: Apr 26, Michelle Moore rated it really liked it. Sam Hayes is already on my list of favourite authors, so although I was excited to get hold of an early copy of her latest book, I was nervous as to whether it would live up to expectations. Carrie Kent has built an extremely successful career hosting a morning chat show which Sam Hayes is already on my list of favourite authors, so although I was excited to get hold of an early copy of her latest book, I was nervous as to whether it would live up to expectations.

Carrie Kent has built an extremely successful career hosting a morning chat show which puts people under the microscope, and under pressure.

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All the dysfunctional families she looks down on are on her show, as well as victims of crime. Throughout the course of the book, we are taken back and forth, experiencing life both before and after the stabbing. At the heart is the issue of the stabbing, how it happened, and who was involved.

But surrounding this is the depth of the book — the various relationships and issues involved. It is a book of suspense, with the expected twists, but the key is the way Sam builds her characters. They are so believable, and I cared about each and every one by the end — which makes the suspense and thriller aspects mean more.

It kept me reading because I wanted to know what would happen next, and by the end it was hard to put down. Another highly recommended book from someone who remains on my favourite author list. Apr 08, Liz Barnsley rated it really liked it. I'll be honest and say I had to make an effort to keep on with this book, because it didnt immediately grab me but I am glad I did - ultimately it was a very good read. Carrie is a chat show host - a female Jeremy Kyle who digs into the underbelly of society and exploits it for fame and gain. I found her extremely unlikeable probably the point but you would have to ask the author!

We also learn about her son, and her ex husb I'll be honest and say I had to make an effort to keep on with this book, because it didnt immediately grab me but I am glad I did - ultimately it was a very good read. We also learn about her son, and her ex husband amongst various other characters. When tragedy strikes at the heart of Carrie's family, I found myself intrigued to find out what it would do to her character. Would she gain a real insight into the people she exploits for her show and ultimately become a better person?

That,for me, was one of the reasons I enjoyed the book - waiting to find out. The mystery element is there, who did what to who and why, and this is not fully revealed until the end, so if you are a lover of Crime fiction you should also enjoy it for this reason. Told in real time and flashback its cleverly done, although one little bugbear is that there are a few "scenes" if you like that seemed pointless, didnt add to the ambience of the tale, and were never referred to again. Overall though, this didnt interfere with my enjoyment - I thought it was very good and for me, was more about the characters than the mystery, I was far more interested to see what Carrie would do than I was in the resolution of the crime element of the novel.

I will certainly be reading some more from this author in the future. Aug 17, Cleo Bannister rated it liked it Shelves: Carrie Kent is mother to Max but more importantly in her eyes she is a chat show host which is a cross between Jeremy Kyle and Crimewatch. One day Max dies and the book revolves not only why he died but what was his life like before he died, Carrie needs to know because she hadn't a clue while he was alive. Carrie realises that she has become just like the guests on her show when she had always felt so superior to them, now their worlds have collided.

Neither of the two mothers in this book are c Carrie Kent is mother to Max but more importantly in her eyes she is a chat show host which is a cross between Jeremy Kyle and Crimewatch. Neither of the two mothers in this book are characters I could remotely sympathise with and, unfortunately, they appeared very two dimensional tabloid creations. There are also so many threads that don't seem to go anywhere, I was sure that there would be some big relvelation around why Brody and Carrie divorced but this never really happens, there is one paragraph where the reader is left to assume that the marriage broke down for good but again there wasn't enough depth.

The story itself is good, there are elements that are realistic however the ending let it down as it was so unbelievable. The portrayal of Max and Dayna is thought provoking, they both felt themselves to be different from everyone else and both suffered because they weren't part of the crowd. I preferred the three previous books by Sam Hayes but this one like those is an emotional tale, it just wasn't as convincing.

Aug 31, Lizzie Hayes rated it it was amazing. Carrie Kent is a chat —show host. Her son Max has left his private school in favour of a state school where he is enrolled as Max Qinell son of Brody Quinell who lives in a dismal block of flats on a run down estate inhabited by drug dealers, and gangs. The book follows the separate lives of this dysfunctional family. And then Carrie receives a call that her son has been murdered and the reality of her TV show becomes her truth. This is a brilliant piece of writing portraying a child who could have anything money could buy and is in fact greatly loved, but there is just no real communication between mother and son.

It is a sad but poignant tale. Investigation throws up some anomalies and eventually the shocking truth is revealed. A truly gripping book. Sep 17, Dennis Elten rated it it was amazing Shelves: Een geweldige urban thriller van Samantha Hayes. Op een schoolplein wordt een jongen neergestoken op klaar lichte dag.

Het is aan een tv presentatrice, een blinde wetenschapper en de politie om de dader te vinden. Het boek heeft een sterk en goed verhaal met een hoop wendingen en verhaallijnen. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. A gripping psychological thriller with edge-of-your-seat suspense. A heartstopping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist.

An utterly gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist.

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. I received the book quickly. I am reading it now. So far it is a very good book. One person found this helpful. He hasn't really handled the break-up of his parents all that well. He shunts between both homes on a regular basis not really knowing - or even caring - where he belongs. And the vast difference between the lives of his mother and father is played out by Hayes time and time again. It's a recurring theme and central to the plot.

The characters alternate between the past and the present. The reader knows of the up-to-date situation with the various characters, but not why. We delve into the past regularly to see how they tick. And as we are given more and more background information, we can build up a better picture. This drip-feed approach is effective. We get it when Hayes feels like giving it to us. Post-Max's death, we see the immaculate and rather brittle Carrie thrust into another world. A world in which she is alien - albeit she deals with it on her regular television programme.

The poverty, the poor housing, the vandalism, the bullying Carrie flounders all over the place, trying to make sense of it all and trying to find out more about her son's death. Max has not been honest with his parents. He has made some unusual choices.