Review: All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham @svwillingham @minotaurbooks

 

One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her—literally.

Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn’t slept in a year.

Isabelle's entire existence now revolves around finding him, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster—but his interest in Isabelle's past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance, as well as second-guess who she can trust... including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads.

My Review

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Okay, the first half-ish of the book is a little slow as the author establishes where the main character is currently. She's sleep grieving the disappearance of her child, her marriage is over and she's sleep deprived. So we learn right away that she's unreliable.

But once you hit the halfway point of the book, things start to pick up, and stayed up way past my bedtime just to finish this book.

One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed for the worst. Her young son was taken from his bed in the middle of the night, while she and her husband slept in the bedroom next door. With hardly any evidence or leads, the police have very little to go on, leaving her son's case cold.

She won't rest until her son is back in her arms. She's literally existing on catnaps and the occasional small blackout.

She's retelling her story, at true crime events so the public doesn't forget about her missing son. On a flight home, she meets a podcaster interested in getting her story out there to his listeners. His questions about her past make her nervous. Memories from her childhood leave her questioning what really happened one night long ago and whether she can trust herself as she searches for her son.

Thank you so much to the author and Minotaur/St.Martin's for this ARC to review.

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