Elisabeth Noreback | TELL ME YOU'RE MINE

Plot (via Goodreads):

Where is the line between hope and madness?

Three women: one who believes she has found her long lost daughter, one terrified she's about to lose her child, and one determined to understand who she truly is.

Stella Widstrand is a psychotherapist, a happily married mother to a thirteen-year-old son. But when a young woman named Isabelle steps into her clinic to begin therapy, Stella's placid life begins to crumble. She is convinced that Isabelle is her daughter, Alice. The baby that tragically disappeared more than twenty years ago on a beach during a family vacation. Alice is believed to have drowned, but her body was never found. Stella has always believed that Alice is alive, somewhere--but everyone around her worries she's delusional. Could this be Alice? 

Stella will risk everything to answer that question, but in doing so she will set in motion a sequence of events beyond her control, endangering herself and everyone she loves.

Review:

What a great psychological thriller! Tell Me You're Mine is one the most harrowing and fantastic reads I have had the pleasure of reading this past summer. The plot to this novel is one that I found both addictive and brilliantly written. I loved that it was domestic, psychological, and also kept the suspense at an all time high throughout the novel. While this one started off slowly, Noreback really takes the reigns with this novel by starting this story off with a huge revelation from one of our protagonists.

The pacing is done so effectively and kept the story flowing naturally. I kept guessing, then I would relax and just let the story flow without the intrusion of my nonstop theories. I think that's the best way to enjoy a story like this sometimes. When it comes to the ability to tell a story like this and the beautiful way that Noreback takes the reader on this emotional journey that is so psychologically suspenseful, it's easiest to just naturally go along with the story. I didn't waste anytime allowing myself to buckle my seatbelt and let Noreback take the wheel. I was excited throughout this read as the story progressed and the pacing really kicked up all the way down to the brutal and terrifying finale.

While this novel is atmospherically chilling and psychologically immersive, my favorite aspect was the characters. Told through the perspectives of three very unique and well-crafted female characters, this novel was hard not to love. Including mini-cliffhangers within their perspectives, where one storyline headed in one direction another was just beginning and that cycle was fantastic and kept me addicted throughout. It was a fantastic experience to watch these women deal with their decisions and the ramifications of others. I couldn't put this one down and gobbled it up in one sitting. Once the finale was over and I was left shocked, saddened, and shocked I am so glad that I devoted a days reading to this novel.

Special thanks to Putnam Books for this copy in exchange for my honest review.

Rating: 4/5