The Favourite Child by Emma Robinson

 

Wow what a book! An emotional rollercoaster that will make you smile, and then choke back tears. I absolutely loved it. It’s a very clever idea, and not implausible. A five-star review from me.

 

When Erica and Andrew find out they are having twins they are over the moon. They love the fact that they are having both a boy and a girl (Ben and Mollie), but the shock that Ben has Special Needs threatens to break up the family as Ben needs a lot more support than Mollie. However, when Mollie goes missing, it throws the whole family into panic. For the first time, Mollie is everyone’s priority. Erica hasn’t ever got over feeling guilty about something that happened when the twins were small, and she takes Mollie’s disappearance very hard. Can Erica and Andrew work together to ensure Mollie, and Ben, are safe?

 

A book full of raw emotion. Guilt, stress, happiness, betrayal, devastation and so much more. The characters are both likeable and relatable and Mollie seems like someone I could have as a good friend. A great story - I finished it in a day!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222661535-the-favourite-child