Book Review: Gone by Ruby Speechley

Please join me in saying hello to Ruby Speechley who is here with the blog tour for her novel, Gone.

My son is missing, and everyone is lying to me.

Last night my son, Shay, sneaked out of the house and didn’t come home. He promised not to go to the illegal party in the woods. But someone’s been attacked and Shay has gone missing. The police want to know if he saw what happened. I’m worried he could be involved.

After all the trouble he’s been in lately, mixing with the wrong crowd, coming home beaten up and scared, I thought we’d put it all behind us. Trouble is, Shay resents me moving my new boyfriend into the family home. I found all sorts on his laptop, including a half-written email warning me not to trust David. What does he know that I don’t?

I’m beginning to fear for his safety. What is David hiding from me? Who have I let into our lives?

I don’t know who I can trust. Will I ever see my son alive again?

*****

Rachel’s son is missing and she’s increasingly questioning who she can trust.

As the days go by, she starts to question the man she loves and what he had to do with her son’s disappearance.

OK, so I seriously could not put this book down, even when I was meant to be sleeping. From page one, it had me hooked as I tried to figure out what was going on.

Hmm, what can I say about this novel without giving too much away?

Rachel is trying to be a good mother and has the normal interactions with a teenager. When he goes missing, she lives through her worst nightmare as she battles to find her son. She doesn’t know who she can trust and quite frankly, I don’t blame her. I was mistrusting of pretty much everyone at various points through the book.

David is someone who doesn’t give too much away but is he the bad guy?

Ruby Speechley does such a good job at weaving in suspense, tension and discord throughout. The pace was great and as I have previously said, I devoured the book as a result. There were so many twists and turns and I really did not see the end coming.

If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers or just want a rollercoaster of a novel with all the emotions, this novel is perfect for you.

About Ruby Speechley  –

Ruby Speechley is a bestselling psychological thriller writer, whose titles include Someone Else’s Baby.

Previously published by Hera, she has been a journalist and worked in PR and lives in Cheshire.

Say hello to Ruby via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Bookbub. 

Gone was released by Boldwood Books on 21st February 2023. Click to buy on Amazon UK and Waterstones. 

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.