This book made me feel anxious from the beginning all the way to the end, especially the end. I was not expecting the strong revelations at the end. There is a lot that happens in the book, it never stops, it's always something after something, pretty bad luck, or maybe just lack of awareness of what was building up.
The premise was a fascinating one, what would you do if your kids were swapped at birth but wait, not only swapped but your own kid is technically healthier than your real child with brain damage. Would you want to keep a healthy baby or get your own that will require supervision for life? Such an extreme concept to get into without feeling somewhat selfish, but as the story develops you will soon learn that the healthy one isn't as healthy as it may have appeared.
Playing Nice is a juicy thriller with 2 families and 2 POV's. The story revolves around Theo who is 2 years old. Pete and her partner Maddie have raised Theo as their child, living a casual life with Pete as the main caregiver, he is always involved in Theo's development and is aware that Theo has shown aggressive behaviors in school. One day, Miles and Lucy go to Pete's house and drop the most unwanted news a parent could ever hear. Turns out, Pete and Lucy aren't Theos biological parents, it is Miles and Lucy. Both families decide to deal with the situation in an amicable way but that doesn't last for too long.
Such a chaotic story, I went into this audiobook with little information as to what the story was about, only knew it was a thriller but oh my. I loved to have seen both POV's from Maddie and Pete, but I couldn't have imagined what it would be like to see Miles' and Lucy. The book is absolutely a masterpiece!
Format: Audiobook
Rating: 5
Genre: Thriller
Author: JP Delaney
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