Book Tour Review The New Son by Iain Maitland

Introduction

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Blurb

Nina always wanted a child of her own. Now she has one.Nina feels trapped. Her partner Gary is controlling, his daughter hates her, and she’s recently suffered a miscarriage. Just as her life seems hopeless, Alex, the son she gave up for adoption nearly 20 years ago, shows up at her door. Somehow, he has tracked her down.Their reunion is everything Nina has hoped for. Now she has a child of her own, someone in the family who really cares about her.But honeymoons are brief and this one is no exception.Far from welcoming him, Gary is hostile to Alex and as their arguments become increasingly vicious, it soon becomes clear that Nina must choose between them.But how will the abusive Gary react if she rejects him? And can she trust Alex? Is he really the loving son he seems to be – or does he have a sinister agenda of his own?

Review

This was my first Iain Maitland novel and I have to say it was extremely well executed. Taking the trope of the long lost son and seemingly turning it on it’s head. I will confess it is a solid 4.5 stars but I have rounded up merely because the half a star was mostly down to my personal choice. I did not gel with the characters. Now I will be the first to say that Maitland’s writing is brilliant and so are his characters. They are believable so it is not that. it’s just the characters themselves I felt no connection to. I think this is actually a good thing. Let me explain. The characters are so believable and true to life that I can safely say these are the kinds of people I would not take to. I really wished Nina would take control, particularly in situations with Gary but it’s not who she is. It just irked me. Thus why I rounded up because I can hardly knock half a point off due to personal preference of characters!

Now I’m sure I’ve confused you all with that let me say the writing is great. Maitland knows how to write a thriller and build it up. The first part of the novel was a little slower than the rest but I think this works. It almost leads you in, makes you think this will be a family drama and not prepare you for the first twist at least not fully. After the first part though it’s one wild ride and I did start to like Nina a little more. I think the main thing that kept me hooked was the relationships, how all the pieces began to click into the place and everything else.

This is one novel that draws you in slowly then grabs you by the collar and won’t let go. I finished this in one sitting because I had to know how it all ended and that epilogue was brilliant. I will definitely be reading more Maitland and would recommend to any thriller fan.

About the Author

Iain Maitland is the author of three previous psych thrillers for Inkubator Books: The Soulmate, The Perfect Husband and The Girl Downstairs.

Iain is also the author of two memoirs, Dear Michael, Love Dad, a book of letters written to his eldest son who experienced depression and anorexia, and (co-authored with Michael) Out Of The Madhouse.

He has also written a semi-autobiographical novel, The Old Man, His Dog & Their Longest Journey.

He is an Ambassador for Stem4, the teenage mental health charity. He talks regularly about mental health issues in schools and colleges and workplaces.

Find out more about Iain at http://www.iainmaitland.net  and twitter.com/iainmaitland

Iain’s Links

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Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/iainmaitland
Website : http://www.iainmaitland.net

Book Links
Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209313244-the-new-son
Buy Links : https://mybook.to/thenewson-zbt

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