When It All Falls Apart, Book One

by Lucinda Berry

This is an outdated version that is only an excerpt of the book, Missing Parts. If you are interested in this story, please view the book, Missing Parts.

Genres: Mystery Thriller

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 6, 2015

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry is a former psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. She’s written multiple bestsellers reaching millions of readers worldwide. Some of her bestselling works include The Perfect Child, Saving Noah, When She Returned, The Best of Friends, and Keep Your Friends Close. Her books have been optioned for film and translated into several languages.

If Berry isn’t chasing after her son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping for her next marathon. To hear about her upcoming releases and other author news, visit her on social media (@lucindaberryauthor) or sign up for her newsletter at https://lucindaberry.com.

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a mother does not come naturally to Celeste, but she tried to create the perfect family, nonetheless. You see, her family growing up was not the best. Because her husband is better at fathering, and because she makes much more money than he does, he has become the stay-at-home parent. This arrangement works out just fine, until their little girl falls seriously ill. Then, the perfect, but fragile, family she had created is in very grave danger.

The author told me that this story ‘begs to be read in one sitting’. I did not have the time to read it in one sitting, and I did not plan to do this. However, once I started reading, I could not put this book down! I read until all hours of the night, because I could not stop. This writer writes so well, and she kept the tension of the story going right up until the very ending. Then, I could not sleep, because I was thinking about what had happened in the story! Congratulations, Lucinda Berry!

[Theresa D'Antonio · Rating 3 out of 5]

I couldn’t put this book down. It was an easy and quick read but there are a lot of gaps. So the truth about Rory’s dad seemed predictable from the beginning but why is Phil acting like he will discuss his medical history if it benefits him? Also why does he die? I see it says book 1 for this novel but it’s too erratic at the end with no explanation. I guess book 2 would explain more but I wish book one ended with Celeste leaving but still giving us an idea of what Phil did or why she left him in the motel.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book but can’t find book 2.

[Josephine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting

Witnessed account of a woman focused on a good life losing it all in one emotional event and realising her personal reality.