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Le pire est arrivé. Mais personne ne vous croit.
Sasha a toujours voulu un bébé.
Sa grossesse se déroule à merveille, jusqu’au jour où elle se retrouve à l’hôpital pour subir une césarienne d’urgence. À son réveil, elle demande à voir son enfant. Alors qu’elle s’attend à vivre un moment magique, Sasha plonge dans un cauchemar bien réel. Le nourrisson qu’on lui amène n’est pas le sien.
La jeune mère n’a aucun doute, même si personne ne la croit. Ni les infirmières qui évitent ses questions, ni son mari qui essaie de la convaincre d’accepter cet enfant.
Seule sa meilleure amie, pourtant loin, semble lui faire confiance.
Pour tous, Sasha souffre d’un stress lié aux circonstances de la naissance. Mais ce serait oublier combien l’instinct d’une mère est profondément ancré en elle, en dépit des apparences.
Si le bébé devant elle n’est pas le sien, où est passé son enfant ? Et qui a pu faire cette erreur ?
Sasha a toujours voulu un bébé.
Sa grossesse se déroule à merveille, jusqu’au jour où elle se retrouve à l’hôpital pour subir une césarienne d’urgence. À son réveil, elle demande à voir son enfant. Alors qu’elle s’attend à vivre un moment magique, Sasha plonge dans un cauchemar bien réel. Le nourrisson qu’on lui amène n’est pas le sien.
La jeune mère n’a aucun doute, même si personne ne la croit. Ni les infirmières qui évitent ses questions, ni son mari qui essaie de la convaincre d’accepter cet enfant.
Seule sa meilleure amie, pourtant loin, semble lui faire confiance.
Pour tous, Sasha souffre d’un stress lié aux circonstances de la naissance. Mais ce serait oublier combien l’instinct d’une mère est profondément ancré en elle, en dépit des apparences.
Si le bébé devant elle n’est pas le sien, où est passé son enfant ? Et qui a pu faire cette erreur ?
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December 18, 2025
3.5 Stars
The cover quotes/endorsements for this book say:
"You will be desperate to know how this dark, disturbing tale ends
Chilling and suspenseful . . . keeping you guessing until the very end.
I raced through, unable to stop reading until I found out what was going on.
Gripping and thought-provoking about motherhood and mental health. "
Oh My Gosh, I am so pleased to say that they're true!
Wow, what an utterly gripping, chilling, and thought-provoking read this was! I like twisty books that keep me guessing, and this book certainly did that. I thought this was well-written, and it kept my interest from the first page to the last. All I can say is, it makes you wonder what is really going on in other people's lives and minds.
As a parent myself, having read the synopsis, I knew this book would be a "must-read" for me. I was drawn in right from the word go. The narratives were clear and easy to read. The final segments of the story were very chilling, and I could picture the whole situation playing out. The ending was the best possible outcome, although nonetheless thought-provoking and sad.
The lost or stolen child is a familiar theme in psychological thrillers, but there is something about the way that Susi Fox treats the theme in Mine that particularly appeals... I think Ms. Fox has one hell of an imagination, and I am very glad she does.
The cover quotes/endorsements for this book say:
"You will be desperate to know how this dark, disturbing tale ends
Chilling and suspenseful . . . keeping you guessing until the very end.
I raced through, unable to stop reading until I found out what was going on.
Gripping and thought-provoking about motherhood and mental health. "
Oh My Gosh, I am so pleased to say that they're true!
Wow, what an utterly gripping, chilling, and thought-provoking read this was! I like twisty books that keep me guessing, and this book certainly did that. I thought this was well-written, and it kept my interest from the first page to the last. All I can say is, it makes you wonder what is really going on in other people's lives and minds.
As a parent myself, having read the synopsis, I knew this book would be a "must-read" for me. I was drawn in right from the word go. The narratives were clear and easy to read. The final segments of the story were very chilling, and I could picture the whole situation playing out. The ending was the best possible outcome, although nonetheless thought-provoking and sad.
The lost or stolen child is a familiar theme in psychological thrillers, but there is something about the way that Susi Fox treats the theme in Mine that particularly appeals... I think Ms. Fox has one hell of an imagination, and I am very glad she does.
March 31, 2018
Waking up after a Caesarean section, you demand to see your baby. But it's not your baby and no one believes you. Not even your husband.
When Sasha wakes up after an emergency Caesarean section, all see wants is to be taken to see her new baby. She is adamant that the baby is not hers. No one believes her, not even her husband, Mark. Sasha ends up being put into psychiatric care. But Sasha is a Doctor and knows something is wrong. A story that is relevant, full of lies, cover ups and a past Sasha has never been told about.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
When Sasha wakes up after an emergency Caesarean section, all see wants is to be taken to see her new baby. She is adamant that the baby is not hers. No one believes her, not even her husband, Mark. Sasha ends up being put into psychiatric care. But Sasha is a Doctor and knows something is wrong. A story that is relevant, full of lies, cover ups and a past Sasha has never been told about.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
March 30, 2018
Sasha wakes up in hospital after an emergency caesarean, she is desperate to see her baby. When she is taken to the hospital nursery she immediately knows that the baby they show her is not hers. Nobody will listen to her and even her husband will not believe her. How can she get them to admit that a mistake has been made and how can she find her own baby. This book has a few twists and turns and keeps you guessing about the outcome. I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
April 4, 2018
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Victorian based GP turned writer Susi Fox has made her presence known on the Australian publishing scene with her debut novel, Mine. With the main crux of the novel revolving around a possible stolen a baby and one new mother’s fight to reclaim her baby, Mine is one emotional based tale. I am going to say straight up this one of the best psychological fiction based novels I have read for this year and I do not think Mine will be leaving my side for quite some time yet. It is one of those stomach churning, anxiety ridden novels that plays havoc with your mind and it is one new release that should not be missed.
Sasha Moloney has longed for her own child to complete her family with her husband Mark. After a number of miscarriages and almost losing her marriage in the process, Sasha is finally pregnant. When she is involved in an accident at 35 weeks pregnant, Sasha is taken to the nearest hospital for an emergency caesarean and her birth plan thrown out of the window. As she was unconscious for the caesarean section, when Sasha awakes after her operation, she find her room empty, both her husband and new baby are missing. Alarm bells ring loudly and panic sets in. When she finally gains access to her baby in the nursery, a shocking realisation falls over Sasha, the baby in the crib is not hers. When Sasha raises this concern, she is met by opposition and suspicion from all. With her husband, her own father and all medical staff refusing to believe Sasha, she is soon labelled as mentally unstable. But Sasha is convinced that this is medical mistake. As a pathologist Sasha has seen awful mistakes made in this hospital. With the past catching up with her, the seeds of doubt ingrained in the medical professionals that surround her and without her family to back her up, Sasha must carry on no matter what. It is the fight of Sasha’s life as she works to claim her baby.
Mine is an amazing debut novel, exploring tenuous and emotionally fraught territory. Mine is a story like no other, I found it highly original. Susi Fox has concocted a tale that has definitely left a big emotional stain on my mind. I am just glad it has been well over five years since my own last pregnancy and traumatic birth, as this one does come with a trigger warning. If you have experienced a traumatic birth, premature labour, suffered from post natal depression, mental illness or have suffered from miscarriages and fertility issues this one may be a little hard to swallow. However, the approach the author of this novel, Susi Fox takes is one of great emotional insight and credibility, especially in the medical based scenes.
The prologue of Mine is very powerful. So powerful that it sucked me into a kind of vortex and I stayed in this emotional wind tunnel for the entire length of this novel. Although previous reviewers have commented on the pace of this book being quite slow for its length, I found it to be steady and all consuming. It revs up a notch in the first and final sections in the novel, but overall readers will be kept fully engaged in this novel. I liked the structural approach to Mine. It is told in relatively short present time frame (seven days) and flips back and forth to the past, providing flashbacks of Mark and Sasha’s past lives. I lapped up this drip feed style approach and it served to draw me further into the events of this novel. Alternating the perspectives of Mark and Sasha gives the reader a good insight into what makes these characters tick. It also added a sense of confusion to the tale as I was never quite sure who I could trust, who was telling the truth and what was a delusion. Fox has pure skill in this area of her storytelling abilities, working to tantalise, twist and warp her reader’s perceptions on many occasions.
As I mentioned in my introduction, Susi Fox is a medical practitioner and as the bulk of this book is set in a hospital and even the lead, Sasha is a medical professional herself, it adds plenty of weight to this involving tale. Fox presents the reader with an extremely well informed narrative, where she explores a range of issues related to mental health, pregnancy, birth and care of new mothers and their infants. It is balanced with the correct level of insight, psychological attention and emotion.
Where Susi Fox shines in this novel is in her characterisation. I soon developed a strong connection to Sasha, I could sympathise with her unexpected birth and the awful situation she finds herself in. This really is every new mother’s worst nightmare. I found myself swapping and changing between casting Sasha as an unreliable narrator, a mentally unstable woman and a victim of a terrible mistake that needed to be rectified, sooner rather than later. With Mark, Sasha’s husband, I found myself lacking a sense of empathy for him and I found I could not place any trust in this man. I liked the exploration of Mark’s character, particularly the focus on family memories, which was carefully inserted into this novel. It does allow the reader to view Mark in a slightly different light. There are a great cast of additional characters that add much substance to this often overwhelming tale. From the medical staff, family members and fellow new mothers, the inclusion of these players helps the novel tick over.
My overall experience with Mine was filled with intensity, doubt, shades of injustice, frustration and psychological terror. By the time I reached the close of the book, I felt like I had one hundred percent lived and breathed this frantic tale for the two days I spent with this book. My heart skipped a beat a few times and with all the fragments Susi Fox delivers about the situations and the characters, I felt like I had been through quite an ordeal. The ending, well, that hasn’t quite hit me yet and I’m not sure how I feel about it! I will leave it up to the audience to decide.
Chilling but beautifully composed, Mine takes my pick for the best psychological drama for 2018. It’s going to be hard to top this one! It would be a good one for mothers groups or book clubs to discuss. I’m very keen to see what Susi Fox has to offer in the future and I know I will be following Susi’s career very closely from now on.
*I wish to thank Penguin Books Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.
Mine is book #30 of the Australian Women Writers Challenge
Victorian based GP turned writer Susi Fox has made her presence known on the Australian publishing scene with her debut novel, Mine. With the main crux of the novel revolving around a possible stolen a baby and one new mother’s fight to reclaim her baby, Mine is one emotional based tale. I am going to say straight up this one of the best psychological fiction based novels I have read for this year and I do not think Mine will be leaving my side for quite some time yet. It is one of those stomach churning, anxiety ridden novels that plays havoc with your mind and it is one new release that should not be missed.
Sasha Moloney has longed for her own child to complete her family with her husband Mark. After a number of miscarriages and almost losing her marriage in the process, Sasha is finally pregnant. When she is involved in an accident at 35 weeks pregnant, Sasha is taken to the nearest hospital for an emergency caesarean and her birth plan thrown out of the window. As she was unconscious for the caesarean section, when Sasha awakes after her operation, she find her room empty, both her husband and new baby are missing. Alarm bells ring loudly and panic sets in. When she finally gains access to her baby in the nursery, a shocking realisation falls over Sasha, the baby in the crib is not hers. When Sasha raises this concern, she is met by opposition and suspicion from all. With her husband, her own father and all medical staff refusing to believe Sasha, she is soon labelled as mentally unstable. But Sasha is convinced that this is medical mistake. As a pathologist Sasha has seen awful mistakes made in this hospital. With the past catching up with her, the seeds of doubt ingrained in the medical professionals that surround her and without her family to back her up, Sasha must carry on no matter what. It is the fight of Sasha’s life as she works to claim her baby.
Mine is an amazing debut novel, exploring tenuous and emotionally fraught territory. Mine is a story like no other, I found it highly original. Susi Fox has concocted a tale that has definitely left a big emotional stain on my mind. I am just glad it has been well over five years since my own last pregnancy and traumatic birth, as this one does come with a trigger warning. If you have experienced a traumatic birth, premature labour, suffered from post natal depression, mental illness or have suffered from miscarriages and fertility issues this one may be a little hard to swallow. However, the approach the author of this novel, Susi Fox takes is one of great emotional insight and credibility, especially in the medical based scenes.
The prologue of Mine is very powerful. So powerful that it sucked me into a kind of vortex and I stayed in this emotional wind tunnel for the entire length of this novel. Although previous reviewers have commented on the pace of this book being quite slow for its length, I found it to be steady and all consuming. It revs up a notch in the first and final sections in the novel, but overall readers will be kept fully engaged in this novel. I liked the structural approach to Mine. It is told in relatively short present time frame (seven days) and flips back and forth to the past, providing flashbacks of Mark and Sasha’s past lives. I lapped up this drip feed style approach and it served to draw me further into the events of this novel. Alternating the perspectives of Mark and Sasha gives the reader a good insight into what makes these characters tick. It also added a sense of confusion to the tale as I was never quite sure who I could trust, who was telling the truth and what was a delusion. Fox has pure skill in this area of her storytelling abilities, working to tantalise, twist and warp her reader’s perceptions on many occasions.
As I mentioned in my introduction, Susi Fox is a medical practitioner and as the bulk of this book is set in a hospital and even the lead, Sasha is a medical professional herself, it adds plenty of weight to this involving tale. Fox presents the reader with an extremely well informed narrative, where she explores a range of issues related to mental health, pregnancy, birth and care of new mothers and their infants. It is balanced with the correct level of insight, psychological attention and emotion.
Where Susi Fox shines in this novel is in her characterisation. I soon developed a strong connection to Sasha, I could sympathise with her unexpected birth and the awful situation she finds herself in. This really is every new mother’s worst nightmare. I found myself swapping and changing between casting Sasha as an unreliable narrator, a mentally unstable woman and a victim of a terrible mistake that needed to be rectified, sooner rather than later. With Mark, Sasha’s husband, I found myself lacking a sense of empathy for him and I found I could not place any trust in this man. I liked the exploration of Mark’s character, particularly the focus on family memories, which was carefully inserted into this novel. It does allow the reader to view Mark in a slightly different light. There are a great cast of additional characters that add much substance to this often overwhelming tale. From the medical staff, family members and fellow new mothers, the inclusion of these players helps the novel tick over.
My overall experience with Mine was filled with intensity, doubt, shades of injustice, frustration and psychological terror. By the time I reached the close of the book, I felt like I had one hundred percent lived and breathed this frantic tale for the two days I spent with this book. My heart skipped a beat a few times and with all the fragments Susi Fox delivers about the situations and the characters, I felt like I had been through quite an ordeal. The ending, well, that hasn’t quite hit me yet and I’m not sure how I feel about it! I will leave it up to the audience to decide.
Chilling but beautifully composed, Mine takes my pick for the best psychological drama for 2018. It’s going to be hard to top this one! It would be a good one for mothers groups or book clubs to discuss. I’m very keen to see what Susi Fox has to offer in the future and I know I will be following Susi’s career very closely from now on.
*I wish to thank Penguin Books Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.
Mine is book #30 of the Australian Women Writers Challenge
March 20, 2018
When Sash wakes up in the hospital after giving birth early in an emergency caesarean she can't wait to meet her baby. But immediately she knows that the baby they tell her is hers is not. Wha has happened, where is her baby?
Nobody believes her and she is admitted to the mental health unit. Secrets about her mother are revealed and she starts to think maybe she is wrong... but a mother knows her own child does'nt she?
This book may not be for everyone as it deals with some tough subjects of miscarriages and mental health. I could not get enough of the story and was praying for Sash to get her happy ending. An absolute page turner and a must read book.
Thank you to Penguin UK and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book to read and enjoy in exchange for my honest opinions
Nobody believes her and she is admitted to the mental health unit. Secrets about her mother are revealed and she starts to think maybe she is wrong... but a mother knows her own child does'nt she?
This book may not be for everyone as it deals with some tough subjects of miscarriages and mental health. I could not get enough of the story and was praying for Sash to get her happy ending. An absolute page turner and a must read book.
Thank you to Penguin UK and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book to read and enjoy in exchange for my honest opinions
July 1, 2022
This was a GREAT example of the extreme unreliable narrator, written by an expert in the field who is a GP. Sasha, our brand-new mother, has just given birth a little prematurely after many failed pregnancies. She is a smart woman who herself is a health care professional. Having suffered a hard case as a paediatrician, she lost a very young patient. This comes to us in in bits and pieces, but it was enough to turn her off the specialty. Sasha does admit throughout the story that as a motherless woman, giving advice to women with babies in hospital as a doctor would be so different, now after giving birth, on reflection.
Sasha thinks the baby ‘assigned’ to her is not hers, she is sure there is a mix up and that the tags have been swapped. It’s all very convoluted, but the good part about it is us, the reader, thinking we are going crazy, watching her questioning her sanity. The more she questions and tries to prove her saneness, the less of sound mind she appears!
I couldn’t stay in the moment and needed to know what was going on; I guess this is a good sign, but I wasn’t convinced. I didn’t love it.
There were characters I hated. The midwife, made to sound even worse, by good audio narration. Sasha’s chef husband was gormless, and it was frustrating watching him as I felt him to be very unsupportive. Sasha needed a good guy.
The relationship Sasha had with her father was another element to this already layered story in which Sasha continually assesses the lack of a mother in her own life. Does this effect Sasha’s ability to know her own child?
I wasn’t convinced of the happenings between Sasha and her best friend overseas who herself had fertility problems, these conversations didn’t feel like real life when they were discussing how to rule out possible guilty parties.
This was a book that I wished I loved more, although I’m pleased to have read it as it had been a part of my physical collection that I culled to listen on audio, to make room for the continual stream that makes my collection mine!
I am generous in giving this a 3 star rating, it's probably more a 2.5 (for me).
Sasha thinks the baby ‘assigned’ to her is not hers, she is sure there is a mix up and that the tags have been swapped. It’s all very convoluted, but the good part about it is us, the reader, thinking we are going crazy, watching her questioning her sanity. The more she questions and tries to prove her saneness, the less of sound mind she appears!
I couldn’t stay in the moment and needed to know what was going on; I guess this is a good sign, but I wasn’t convinced. I didn’t love it.
There were characters I hated. The midwife, made to sound even worse, by good audio narration. Sasha’s chef husband was gormless, and it was frustrating watching him as I felt him to be very unsupportive. Sasha needed a good guy.
The relationship Sasha had with her father was another element to this already layered story in which Sasha continually assesses the lack of a mother in her own life. Does this effect Sasha’s ability to know her own child?
I wasn’t convinced of the happenings between Sasha and her best friend overseas who herself had fertility problems, these conversations didn’t feel like real life when they were discussing how to rule out possible guilty parties.
This was a book that I wished I loved more, although I’m pleased to have read it as it had been a part of my physical collection that I culled to listen on audio, to make room for the continual stream that makes my collection mine!
I am generous in giving this a 3 star rating, it's probably more a 2.5 (for me).
March 31, 2018
Having to undergo an emergency c-section under general anaesthesia, Sasha, a doctor, wakes up relieved to discover her premature baby has survived the procedure. HOWEVER...when she lays eyes on her baby, she is adamant that the baby in front of her is not the baby she gave birth to. No one believes her. She must be in shock after her trauma. Is this a case of ' mother always knows best' and there is a terrible conspiracy at play, or is Sasha beginning to lose her mind?
Susi Fox's medical background held her in good stead to convincingly tackle the emotional strain and grief that several failed pregnancy attempts and miscarriages can have on marriage, which is a featured theme of this book.
The author cleverly used that theme to play with my mind, taking me on a journey of back and forth...one minute I was as adamant as Sasha was that she had to find her real baby, then the next minute I was wondering if perhaps Sasha was suffering with mental illness. I was enjoying the guessing game, I just had to get to the bottom of what was fact and what was fiction.
Which leads me to the ending...Sadly, I found it to be somewhat of an anti-climax in relation to the direction the story had been leading up to. A bit disappointing really. Unfortunately, because of that, I had to give this read a 3.5 star rating.
I'll be the first one to admit that I am a sucker for a climactic ending, but the journey to that ending plays a great part towards the entertainment factor and this is where this story shines. I definitely enjoyed that this psychological drama played with my mind.
Many thanks to Netgalley, Penguin UK -Michael Joseph and the author for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Susi Fox's medical background held her in good stead to convincingly tackle the emotional strain and grief that several failed pregnancy attempts and miscarriages can have on marriage, which is a featured theme of this book.
The author cleverly used that theme to play with my mind, taking me on a journey of back and forth...one minute I was as adamant as Sasha was that she had to find her real baby, then the next minute I was wondering if perhaps Sasha was suffering with mental illness. I was enjoying the guessing game, I just had to get to the bottom of what was fact and what was fiction.
Which leads me to the ending...Sadly, I found it to be somewhat of an anti-climax in relation to the direction the story had been leading up to. A bit disappointing really. Unfortunately, because of that, I had to give this read a 3.5 star rating.
I'll be the first one to admit that I am a sucker for a climactic ending, but the journey to that ending plays a great part towards the entertainment factor and this is where this story shines. I definitely enjoyed that this psychological drama played with my mind.
Many thanks to Netgalley, Penguin UK -Michael Joseph and the author for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
October 27, 2019
En este libro conoceremos Sasha y a su marido Mark. Sasha es una patóloga que se despierta en la cama de un hospital tras practicarle una cesárea de urgencia. Ella esperaba que fuera una niña, pero en cambio le dicen que ha sido un niño. Enseguida, cuando ve al bebé su intuición le dice que ese bebé no es suyo. Nadie la cree ni su marido, ni su padre, así que no le quedará más remedio que luchar contra todos para descubrir la verdad.
"No es mío" es un libro narrado en primera persona desde el punto de vista de Sasha y Mark. Sasha nos irá contando todo lo que sucede desde que da a luz y Mark nos irá contando poco a poco cosas del pasado sobre su infancia, su familia, cómo conoció a Sasha y su relación de pareja. Los capítulos son bastante cortos y se leen muy rápido.
En cuanto a los personajes no son muchos pero todos estan muy bien desarrollados.
Sasha, es una mujer que tras dos abortos logra quedarse embarazada y con ello parece que la felicidad ha vuelto a la pareja. Pero no todo sale como ella y su marido tenían pensado, y tras un desprendimiento de la placenta tendrá que ser sometida a una cesárea de urgencia. Sasha sabe que ese no es su bebé, todos intentan convencerla de lo contrario, así que ella sola trazará un plan para salir de las dudas. Mark, es el marido de Sasha y aunque no está de acuerdo con su mujer él intentará ayudarla en todo momento.
Es un libro que me ha enganchado desde el primer momento. Es una historia muy sencilla y fácil de leer, la autora en todo momento te mantiene con la intriga de saber que ha ocurrido, haciéndote dudar de todos y que tú te crees tus propias teorías sobre lo que ha podido pasar. El final si no que no me lo esperaba que terminara así, pero una vez termine el libro comprendí el final para esta historia y me agrado.
"No es mío" es un libro narrado en primera persona desde el punto de vista de Sasha y Mark. Sasha nos irá contando todo lo que sucede desde que da a luz y Mark nos irá contando poco a poco cosas del pasado sobre su infancia, su familia, cómo conoció a Sasha y su relación de pareja. Los capítulos son bastante cortos y se leen muy rápido.
En cuanto a los personajes no son muchos pero todos estan muy bien desarrollados.
Sasha, es una mujer que tras dos abortos logra quedarse embarazada y con ello parece que la felicidad ha vuelto a la pareja. Pero no todo sale como ella y su marido tenían pensado, y tras un desprendimiento de la placenta tendrá que ser sometida a una cesárea de urgencia. Sasha sabe que ese no es su bebé, todos intentan convencerla de lo contrario, así que ella sola trazará un plan para salir de las dudas. Mark, es el marido de Sasha y aunque no está de acuerdo con su mujer él intentará ayudarla en todo momento.
Es un libro que me ha enganchado desde el primer momento. Es una historia muy sencilla y fácil de leer, la autora en todo momento te mantiene con la intriga de saber que ha ocurrido, haciéndote dudar de todos y que tú te crees tus propias teorías sobre lo que ha podido pasar. El final si no que no me lo esperaba que terminara así, pero una vez termine el libro comprendí el final para esta historia y me agrado.
July 25, 2019
No ha estado mal. Pensaba que iba a tener más de thriller que de drama, pero predomina más esto último. Ha habido cosas que no me han terminado de encajar porque es una historia un tanto rocambolesca y en ocasiones repetitiva que se podría haber resuelto en menos páginas. De todas formas, se deja leer y es entretenido.
June 12, 2018
Flipping heck! I was so not prepared for the rollercoaster ride of emotions ‘Mine’ took me on!
Sasha wakes up in hospital after an emergency c-section. When she is finally shown her baby, she’s convinced this tiny infant is not hers. Nobody believes her, not even her husband. With everyone against her, what can Sasha do? Let herself be convinced this child is hers? Pretend to love a child she feels isn’t hers? Or keep searching for the baby she believes truly belongs to her?
Sasha has had quite the traumatic past and so throughout the story you can’t help but wonder if she’s a reliable narrator. As a doctor, she knows mistakes happen in hospitals but could her judgment be clouded? I thought I had a wee inkling as to what was going on but the author managed to keep me second-guessing events at every turn. I may have had a smug grin on my face when it turned out my initial theory was correct but the actual reveal still left me reeling.
This is the stuff of nightmares. I’m not a mother but I had no problems whatsoever imagining how frightening it must be when you think the baby in the cot isn’t yours. How frustrating it must be to realise there’s no-one in your corner. How hard it is when you’ve read all the books, you think you know what it should be like and suddenly this wee bundle of joy arrives and you feel absolutely nothing.
‘Mine’ is super intense from start to finish as it tackles topics like IVF, miscarriages and mental health issues. This incredibly gripping plot had me completely absorbed and I couldn’t help but flip the pages faster to see what would happen next. But it’s also moving and heartbreaking at times and it’s entirely impossible not to become invested in Sasha’s well-being.
It’s quite hard to fathom that this is Susie Fox’s debut novel and this addictive psychological thriller promises nothing but good things from her in the future. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!
Sasha wakes up in hospital after an emergency c-section. When she is finally shown her baby, she’s convinced this tiny infant is not hers. Nobody believes her, not even her husband. With everyone against her, what can Sasha do? Let herself be convinced this child is hers? Pretend to love a child she feels isn’t hers? Or keep searching for the baby she believes truly belongs to her?
Sasha has had quite the traumatic past and so throughout the story you can’t help but wonder if she’s a reliable narrator. As a doctor, she knows mistakes happen in hospitals but could her judgment be clouded? I thought I had a wee inkling as to what was going on but the author managed to keep me second-guessing events at every turn. I may have had a smug grin on my face when it turned out my initial theory was correct but the actual reveal still left me reeling.
This is the stuff of nightmares. I’m not a mother but I had no problems whatsoever imagining how frightening it must be when you think the baby in the cot isn’t yours. How frustrating it must be to realise there’s no-one in your corner. How hard it is when you’ve read all the books, you think you know what it should be like and suddenly this wee bundle of joy arrives and you feel absolutely nothing.
‘Mine’ is super intense from start to finish as it tackles topics like IVF, miscarriages and mental health issues. This incredibly gripping plot had me completely absorbed and I couldn’t help but flip the pages faster to see what would happen next. But it’s also moving and heartbreaking at times and it’s entirely impossible not to become invested in Sasha’s well-being.
It’s quite hard to fathom that this is Susie Fox’s debut novel and this addictive psychological thriller promises nothing but good things from her in the future. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!
March 25, 2019
Three and a half stars
After an emergency caesarean Sasha, a pathologist, is desperate to see her baby. But when she is shown the small prematurely born baby in the nursery, she feels no connection at all to him. She is convinced this is not her child. Why will no-one believe her? Not the doctors, not the nurses, not even her husband Mark. Sasha is determined to find her real baby, despite the obstacles that are set in her way. People are hiding secrets and lying to her. She just needs to find out who is lying and why.
This is an intriguing read. Hard not to feel for Sasha as she tries to fight her way to the truth. As more of her own childhood and what happened to her mother is uncovered, it adds to the tension. I really liked Sasha’s friend Bec, who lives overseas and the way she tries to support and encourage her friend long distance. ‘Mark’s a really good man. Better than most. Marriage is what gets you through the hard stuff. The easy parts take care of themselves. Remember, no marriage is perfect.’
The story got me in, although for me it wasn’t without a few problems. One, was that despite the hospital having a number of nursing staff, the reader only gets to meet one nurse Ursula, who seems to be on pretty much all the time during Sasha’s hospital stay. It is very easy to get caught up in the story and want to see how it is resolved, which brings me to my other issue - the ending. I was not convinced at all. In my opinion the ending let the rest of the story, which was cleverly plotted, down. Ultimately that is what pulled my rating back a bit, but other people may not have any problems with it, so best to give it a go and make up your own mind.
After an emergency caesarean Sasha, a pathologist, is desperate to see her baby. But when she is shown the small prematurely born baby in the nursery, she feels no connection at all to him. She is convinced this is not her child. Why will no-one believe her? Not the doctors, not the nurses, not even her husband Mark. Sasha is determined to find her real baby, despite the obstacles that are set in her way. People are hiding secrets and lying to her. She just needs to find out who is lying and why.
This is an intriguing read. Hard not to feel for Sasha as she tries to fight her way to the truth. As more of her own childhood and what happened to her mother is uncovered, it adds to the tension. I really liked Sasha’s friend Bec, who lives overseas and the way she tries to support and encourage her friend long distance. ‘Mark’s a really good man. Better than most. Marriage is what gets you through the hard stuff. The easy parts take care of themselves. Remember, no marriage is perfect.’
The story got me in, although for me it wasn’t without a few problems. One, was that despite the hospital having a number of nursing staff, the reader only gets to meet one nurse Ursula, who seems to be on pretty much all the time during Sasha’s hospital stay. It is very easy to get caught up in the story and want to see how it is resolved, which brings me to my other issue - the ending. I was not convinced at all. In my opinion the ending let the rest of the story, which was cleverly plotted, down. Ultimately that is what pulled my rating back a bit, but other people may not have any problems with it, so best to give it a go and make up your own mind.
August 1, 2020
A surprisingly good read and very interesting although I’m a bit sceptical about the way the story opens.
I keep questioning myself if I’d know my own baby if I had a caesarean and was put out, would I question when I woke up and my baby was placed in my arms, would I question if this was my baby?
Unless I was put in that situation I guess I’d never know.
That aside, the book was full of twists that will get you tied up in knots, hidden secrets.
Definitely worth your time.
I keep questioning myself if I’d know my own baby if I had a caesarean and was put out, would I question when I woke up and my baby was placed in my arms, would I question if this was my baby?
Unless I was put in that situation I guess I’d never know.
That aside, the book was full of twists that will get you tied up in knots, hidden secrets.
Definitely worth your time.
October 9, 2018
Adorei este livro do princípio ao fim! Talvez por falar de maternidade e medicina que adoro! Para primeiro livro da autora é mesmo muito bom!
April 29, 2022
Sacha a beaucoup souffert des problèmes d’infertilité et pendant des années elle essaye avec son mari Mark d’avoir un bébé 👶🏻 après plusieurs tentatives et fausses couches elle est enfin tombée enceinte mais malheureusement elle a eu un accident et ce qui était la cause d’une césarienne d’urgence avant son terme.
Après son réveil et après sa première visite à la nurserie elle a détecté que ce bébé n’est pas le sien !
Tout le monde l’accuse et personne ne la croit 💔
Après beaucoup des événements et beaucoup de divers sentiments elle découvre toute la vérité traumatisante ...
Sacha en fin de compte elle était entre deux choix assez difficile de choisir le quel le plus adéquat à sa situation et sa souffrance en passé et ses rêves pour un avenir joyau avec une petite famille adorable elle va continuer sa vie avec le poids lourd de son choix ainsi que son bonheur qui va lui apporter , elle a choisi finalement le plus raisonnable et j’ai aimé sa décision ♥️
Un très bon roman, je l’ai aimé essentiellement car il s’est déroulé dans mon service préféré Service Mère - Enfant 😍Et précisément dans l’unité de néonatalogie entre les couveuses des adorables anges prématurés 💝
Après son réveil et après sa première visite à la nurserie elle a détecté que ce bébé n’est pas le sien !
Tout le monde l’accuse et personne ne la croit 💔
Après beaucoup des événements et beaucoup de divers sentiments elle découvre toute la vérité traumatisante ...
Sacha en fin de compte elle était entre deux choix assez difficile de choisir le quel le plus adéquat à sa situation et sa souffrance en passé et ses rêves pour un avenir joyau avec une petite famille adorable elle va continuer sa vie avec le poids lourd de son choix ainsi que son bonheur qui va lui apporter , elle a choisi finalement le plus raisonnable et j’ai aimé sa décision ♥️
Un très bon roman, je l’ai aimé essentiellement car il s’est déroulé dans mon service préféré Service Mère - Enfant 😍Et précisément dans l’unité de néonatalogie entre les couveuses des adorables anges prématurés 💝
September 18, 2018
I've read some bad books this year but this may just be the worst of the lot. The initial premise is solid but the way it plays out is so so ludicrous. I did not believe one bit of the hospital experience described in the book (I can't believe this was written by a GP!) and after dragging on for an eternity with nothing happening it winds up in the last 50 or so pages with enough ridiculous plot twists to make an episode of the Bold and the Beautiful seem realistic in comparison. I feel sorry for the trees that were cut down to make paper for this travesty of a novel. 0 stars.
October 14, 2018
Um bom thriller e uma boa estreia. estava com um pouco de receio do final mas acho que foi um bom final que fez sentido!
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Sasha preparou todo o seu parto como um sonho. No melhor hospital da cidade, parto natural, com o marido do lado dela a encorajá-la com frases bonitas e calmantes. O pior é que nada disso aconteceu e Sasha viu-se no pior hospital da cidade numa cesariana de emergência. Não se lembra de quase nada do parto e pior...não reconhece o filho que teve. Tudo começa quando lhe apresentam um bebé do sexo masculino quando Sasha tinha a certeza que teria uma menina. Convencida que o seu bebé foi trocado, irá fazer de tudo no hospital para poder reaver a sua filha...mesmo que ninguém acredite nela.
Adorei este thriller! É rápido de se ler e não tem partes mortas embora haja alguma repetição dos momentos de ''este filho não é meu! Mas será que é?", a trama desenvolve-se de uma maneira em que começamos a desconfiar de todos, da Sasha, do marido, das enfermeiras, das outras mães...e gostei disso!
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Sasha preparou todo o seu parto como um sonho. No melhor hospital da cidade, parto natural, com o marido do lado dela a encorajá-la com frases bonitas e calmantes. O pior é que nada disso aconteceu e Sasha viu-se no pior hospital da cidade numa cesariana de emergência. Não se lembra de quase nada do parto e pior...não reconhece o filho que teve. Tudo começa quando lhe apresentam um bebé do sexo masculino quando Sasha tinha a certeza que teria uma menina. Convencida que o seu bebé foi trocado, irá fazer de tudo no hospital para poder reaver a sua filha...mesmo que ninguém acredite nela.
Adorei este thriller! É rápido de se ler e não tem partes mortas embora haja alguma repetição dos momentos de ''este filho não é meu! Mas será que é?", a trama desenvolve-se de uma maneira em que começamos a desconfiar de todos, da Sasha, do marido, das enfermeiras, das outras mães...e gostei disso!
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Opinião completa: https://algodaodoceparaocerebro.blogs...
October 22, 2018
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December 24, 2021
You may think this is just like one of your average mystery novels, but boy you are wrong! The book is filled with twist and turns that will keep you guessing until the last chapter. The conclusion wasn't your typical version of a happy ending, but I guess that is what made this book fascinating!
February 25, 2019
4/5: Empecé con miedo este libro tras las opiniones tan dispares que escuchaba sobre él y a mi el libro me ha sorprendido gratamente. Es una historia espeluznante, escalofriante y en el que hay que demostrar entereza para ponerse en la piel de la protagonista. Es un libro que si estás embarazada o próxima a ello, recomiendo que no lo leáis porque puede dar una mijilla de trauma. La historia transcurre en un hospital durante una semana en la que vemos como Sasha, le han hecho la cesárea antes de tiempo y su bebé está en el nido, en la zona de las incubadoras recuperándose. Cuando lo ve por primera vez, ella tiene un pálpito, una suposición con la cual dice que ese bebé no es el suyo. Ella se aferra a esa idea y se la comunica a su marido, al personal médico (enfermera Ursula, pediatra Green...), etc. y la tildarán de loca. Ella quiere demostrar que algo pasa en ese hospital y quiere que la crean, hará todo lo que pueda hacer desde allí para dar a entender su cometido.
Es una historia que va de menos a más, porque al principio solo me ponía de malaleche con la protagonista porque daba a entender que le daba repugnancia el niño asignado. Sé que como los animales, las personas tienen su instinto y podemos ver como Sasha rehusa de Toby. Iremos adentrándonos cada vez más en el día a día de Sasha en el hospital, conociéndola más en su vida personal y demostrándonos un montón de frentes abiertos que harán que enloquezcas para querer saber la verdad. Me ha enganchado mucho tras las 150 primeras páginas, porque quería destapar el final y me ha dejado sin palabras como se resuelve todo el entuerto que Susi Fox ha creado. A pesar de que, en la piel de la protagonista, hubiese hecho lo mismo que en libro, me ha parecido "extraño" la forma de reaccionar con algún giro que se da en la historia. Claramente, la autora quiere hacer una queja a la sanidad pública, a algo que todos pagamos pero no se pone el énfasis que se ha de dar. Alterna capítulos megadetallados de cada instante que pasa en el hospital con capítulos narrados por Mark, marido de Sasha, de momentos pasados. Todos los personajes que se van dando a conocer iban dejando un reguero de dudas y elucubraciones que me dejaban planchado, sin saber como la autora daría fin a esta novela.
Una novela original, un thriller pausado pero que alterará tu cabeza y tu vida
Es una historia que va de menos a más, porque al principio solo me ponía de malaleche con la protagonista porque daba a entender que le daba repugnancia el niño asignado. Sé que como los animales, las personas tienen su instinto y podemos ver como Sasha rehusa de Toby. Iremos adentrándonos cada vez más en el día a día de Sasha en el hospital, conociéndola más en su vida personal y demostrándonos un montón de frentes abiertos que harán que enloquezcas para querer saber la verdad. Me ha enganchado mucho tras las 150 primeras páginas, porque quería destapar el final y me ha dejado sin palabras como se resuelve todo el entuerto que Susi Fox ha creado. A pesar de que, en la piel de la protagonista, hubiese hecho lo mismo que en libro, me ha parecido "extraño" la forma de reaccionar con algún giro que se da en la historia. Claramente, la autora quiere hacer una queja a la sanidad pública, a algo que todos pagamos pero no se pone el énfasis que se ha de dar. Alterna capítulos megadetallados de cada instante que pasa en el hospital con capítulos narrados por Mark, marido de Sasha, de momentos pasados. Todos los personajes que se van dando a conocer iban dejando un reguero de dudas y elucubraciones que me dejaban planchado, sin saber como la autora daría fin a esta novela.
Una novela original, un thriller pausado pero que alterará tu cabeza y tu vida
September 18, 2018
El libro me gustó, me atrapo al instante, me entretuvo, no lo podía soltar, PEROOOOOOOOO ESTOY INDIGNADA CON EL FINAL!!!!! Por eso no sabia muy bien con cuantas estrellas calificarlo y me decanté con 3 porque el final en este tipo de libros, la resolución de la intriga que mantuvo toda la trama, es muy importante y a mi me dejó perpleja!!!!! O sea, paso todo tan rápido en el final que no llegué a asimilarlo todo y cuando lo pude hacer quería tirar el libro por la ventana (esa soy yo versión exagerada) pero es que no puedo asimilar ese final, obviamente yo hubiera resuelto la situación de otra manera, creo que fue innecesario, si lo leen sabrán a que me refiero.
No me gustó el final y lo tenía que decir, por lo demás el libro me super engancho, se lee fácil, te hace pensar en mil hipótesis, por momentos es desesperante!!!! pero bueno....perfecto no es, es decir, para ser el primer libro de la autora esta bien.
No me gustó el final y lo tenía que decir, por lo demás el libro me super engancho, se lee fácil, te hace pensar en mil hipótesis, por momentos es desesperante!!!! pero bueno....perfecto no es, es decir, para ser el primer libro de la autora esta bien.
September 27, 2018
Bueno, lo cierto es que ha sido un thriller que se me ha quedado un poco corto. En mi opinión le falta trama, que brilla por su ausencia. El 90% del libro es Sasha, la protagonista, dándole vueltas a la idea de que el bebé que le han dado no es el suyo, pero no avanza hacia ningún lado, simplemente se obsesiona y no ocurre nada más, ni pruebas, ni giros ni nada. Hay recuerdos de su pasado que han tenido momentos algo más interesantes que la trama en si. Además el giro final (el único que hay en todo el libro) no me ha resultado sorprendente ni nada.
Eso sí, se lee muy rápido y no se hace muy pesado. Pero para mi no ha sido un buen trhiller.
Eso sí, se lee muy rápido y no se hace muy pesado. Pero para mi no ha sido un buen trhiller.
November 18, 2018
Wow I really did enjoy this book. It was a heartbreaking read, it was certainly one of the saddest books I’ve read. I felt terrible for Sash throughout the book and how no one was listening to her. I didn’t know what to believe and my opinion on whether she had the right baby or not changed throughout the book. I did find it really sad at the end and really felt for Sash but I’m glad despite it all she did get her happy ending in the end. I’m glad she got the chance to finally be a mother. It was different to what I’d imagined the book to be but I thought it was very well written and a really good, interesting story. Definitely recommended.
October 21, 2018
Já é raro ler um livro em 2 dias, mas este foi. Gostei imenso, manteve-me sempre intrigada, enervou-me um bocado, mas isso só me agarrou ainda mais.
Sendo uma estreia da autora, deixa-me muito curiosa com o que vem mais por aí.
Sendo uma estreia da autora, deixa-me muito curiosa com o que vem mais por aí.
April 2, 2018
I was rather unprepared for how completely absorbing and incredibly unsettling this novel was. I thought I was in for an emotional read – and it was! – but the psychological thriller aspect caught me by surprise in the very best of ways. I’m pretty fussy with thrillers, particularly the domestic drama/psychological ones, but Mine ticked all of my boxes soundly. What a literary talent Susi Fox is! This is a cracking debut that is not only engaging but also intelligent, both in terms of its themes and its execution. The combined knowledge base of mother and medicine has proved particularly potent in the crafting of this novel.
I felt deeply unsettled while reading this novel. It raises a lot of issues that bear contemplating. I’m going to have to be a bit evasive within this review because there’s nothing worse than having a thriller spoiled, and this is definitely one story you want to go into without knowing the ending. However, there are some things I can comment on, so here goes.
Despite the fact that I am a woman who has been through childbirth three times, I still doubted Sasha, our main character, and I hate that I did that. Why did I do that? In part, I’m going to blame Susi, who is just such a great writer that she made me do it! Maybe, but I’m also thinking that I was responding in the exact way that Susi was pointing out as the problem: women are doubted more, dismissed more, and ignored more. I know this, but I still fell into the trap. I’m very annoyed at myself.
The treatment of women postnatal who exhibit even the slightest deviation from the expected norm, as depicted within this novel, appalled me, and as the novel progressed, actually horrified me. Already vulnerable on account of having just given birth and consequently being a melting pot of hormones, it was such a fine line between what was considered ‘normal’ and what was grounds for admission as a psychological patient, medicated and monitored before you can say ‘but I’m fine!’ Very scary stuff. Once this happens, you’re no longer in control of your own self, your own baby, or even the information about yourself you want kept private because it’s essentially got nothing to do with your current predicament. I hated that stripping of a woman’s rights. That in itself would be enough to prompt me to act irrationally.
I really appreciated how Susi gave her medical professionals that human element, people who make mistakes, get distracted by their owns lives, sometimes make assumptions, and often act upon instinct. Sasha’s own doubts about her professional actions in the past added a layer of authenticity to this novel that propelled it into a class of its own. All sorts of things I had never really thought much about suddenly pressed up against each other, crowding their way into my consciousness. I am still thinking about this novel days later. I’m really looking forward to bookclub discussions about it later in the month.
I wasn’t satisfied with the ending, but to clarify, I don’t mean that I didn’t like what Susi did with it – I did like that, very much. What I mean, and again, I have to be vague, is that in terms of casting the situation into real life, the resolution does nothing to address the problem: that women are viewed as doubtful, even when it comes to their own health and well-being. And that’s pretty grim.
Mine is an excellent novel and I highly recommend it. It’s written with a straightforward gritty honesty that adds a raw sense of dread and a more detailed investment for the reader. Susi Fox has firmly planted herself into Australia’s writing scene and I’m really looking forward to following her career.
Thanks is extended to Penguin Random House Australia for providing me with a copy Mine for review.
I felt deeply unsettled while reading this novel. It raises a lot of issues that bear contemplating. I’m going to have to be a bit evasive within this review because there’s nothing worse than having a thriller spoiled, and this is definitely one story you want to go into without knowing the ending. However, there are some things I can comment on, so here goes.
Despite the fact that I am a woman who has been through childbirth three times, I still doubted Sasha, our main character, and I hate that I did that. Why did I do that? In part, I’m going to blame Susi, who is just such a great writer that she made me do it! Maybe, but I’m also thinking that I was responding in the exact way that Susi was pointing out as the problem: women are doubted more, dismissed more, and ignored more. I know this, but I still fell into the trap. I’m very annoyed at myself.
The treatment of women postnatal who exhibit even the slightest deviation from the expected norm, as depicted within this novel, appalled me, and as the novel progressed, actually horrified me. Already vulnerable on account of having just given birth and consequently being a melting pot of hormones, it was such a fine line between what was considered ‘normal’ and what was grounds for admission as a psychological patient, medicated and monitored before you can say ‘but I’m fine!’ Very scary stuff. Once this happens, you’re no longer in control of your own self, your own baby, or even the information about yourself you want kept private because it’s essentially got nothing to do with your current predicament. I hated that stripping of a woman’s rights. That in itself would be enough to prompt me to act irrationally.
I really appreciated how Susi gave her medical professionals that human element, people who make mistakes, get distracted by their owns lives, sometimes make assumptions, and often act upon instinct. Sasha’s own doubts about her professional actions in the past added a layer of authenticity to this novel that propelled it into a class of its own. All sorts of things I had never really thought much about suddenly pressed up against each other, crowding their way into my consciousness. I am still thinking about this novel days later. I’m really looking forward to bookclub discussions about it later in the month.
I wasn’t satisfied with the ending, but to clarify, I don’t mean that I didn’t like what Susi did with it – I did like that, very much. What I mean, and again, I have to be vague, is that in terms of casting the situation into real life, the resolution does nothing to address the problem: that women are viewed as doubtful, even when it comes to their own health and well-being. And that’s pretty grim.
Mine is an excellent novel and I highly recommend it. It’s written with a straightforward gritty honesty that adds a raw sense of dread and a more detailed investment for the reader. Susi Fox has firmly planted herself into Australia’s writing scene and I’m really looking forward to following her career.
Thanks is extended to Penguin Random House Australia for providing me with a copy Mine for review.
November 9, 2018
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March 5, 2018
I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.
Mine is written by Susi Fox who is medical in background. This really showed through and to get all the details correct, I think it was important.
Sash gives birth via an emergency C-section, and when she goes to see her baby, she is convinced that he (the scans said she was having a girl) wasn't hers.
But staff in the hospital don't believe her, neither does her Dad, neither does her partner. We, as readers, just aren't sure!
This book was good. There was a lot of twists and turns, but at times it was slow. I enjoyed it, it won't be one of my favourite reads this year, but definitely not the worst!
Mine is written by Susi Fox who is medical in background. This really showed through and to get all the details correct, I think it was important.
Sash gives birth via an emergency C-section, and when she goes to see her baby, she is convinced that he (the scans said she was having a girl) wasn't hers.
But staff in the hospital don't believe her, neither does her Dad, neither does her partner. We, as readers, just aren't sure!
This book was good. There was a lot of twists and turns, but at times it was slow. I enjoyed it, it won't be one of my favourite reads this year, but definitely not the worst!
June 16, 2018
Babies get switched all the time (have fun getting sucked into that particular internet rabbit hole), and for a suspense novel it's a great topic. This one manages to make it dull, mainly thanks to a main character who makes no psychological sense.
Her new baby is not actually her baby, she thinks, and nobody believes her. It's kinda understandable that they think she's loopy, acting all irrationally and inconsistently. One moment she's arranging secret DNA-tests, which is an immensely rational thing to do, the next she's prattling about conspiracies to anyone who'll listen and creepily stalking babies. To be fair, her doctors are also bonkers and implausibly incompetent (at least I sincerely hope that Australian medical professionals aren't known for their bizarre and threatening bedside manners), so they really shouldn't judge. The reveal is ludicrous on so many levels I was annoyed I finished the thing.
Her new baby is not actually her baby, she thinks, and nobody believes her. It's kinda understandable that they think she's loopy, acting all irrationally and inconsistently. One moment she's arranging secret DNA-tests, which is an immensely rational thing to do, the next she's prattling about conspiracies to anyone who'll listen and creepily stalking babies. To be fair, her doctors are also bonkers and implausibly incompetent (at least I sincerely hope that Australian medical professionals aren't known for their bizarre and threatening bedside manners), so they really shouldn't judge. The reveal is ludicrous on so many levels I was annoyed I finished the thing.
April 26, 2020
Setting: Australia. Pathologist Sasha and her husband have been trying unsuccessfully for a baby - having suffered two miscarriages and with their marriage almost on the rocks, Sasha is delighted to finally discover she is pregnant. However, she goes into labour prematurely and ends up having to have an emergency C-section. Waking after the operation, Sasha is looking forward to meeting her new baby girl - only to find that her baby is a boy. Not only that, Sasha is convinced that the baby is not hers - but none of the medical staff will take her concerns seriously, but more concerning to Sasha is that neither will her husband. Sasha is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery - but is she right or is she suffering from post-natal depression?..... Quite a good read with some interesting twists and reveals in the tale - 8/10.
October 24, 2018
8 de 10*
Assim que li a sinopse do livro de estreia de Susi Fox, "Meu", fiquei ansiosa por lê-lo. Haverá mulher que já foi mãe ou pretende sê-lo que nunca pensou que o seu filho poderia ser trocado na maternidade? Eu, quando tive o meu filho, não tirei os olhos de cima dele um único momento. É realmente aflitivo pensar que os bebés podem ser trocados... E é precisamente este sentimento de aflição e desespero que a autora consegue incutir tão bem ao longo das páginas, de tal forma, que se torna impossível largar o livro, porque queremos muito que aqueles bebés e respectivas mamãs estejam bem.
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Assim que li a sinopse do livro de estreia de Susi Fox, "Meu", fiquei ansiosa por lê-lo. Haverá mulher que já foi mãe ou pretende sê-lo que nunca pensou que o seu filho poderia ser trocado na maternidade? Eu, quando tive o meu filho, não tirei os olhos de cima dele um único momento. É realmente aflitivo pensar que os bebés podem ser trocados... E é precisamente este sentimento de aflição e desespero que a autora consegue incutir tão bem ao longo das páginas, de tal forma, que se torna impossível largar o livro, porque queremos muito que aqueles bebés e respectivas mamãs estejam bem.
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October 8, 2018
Un libro que desde el principio te engancha, aunque creo que se repite mucho en varias ocasiones y da la sensación que lo hace para rellenar. Al llegar al final es cuando se pone interesante y creo que lo hace de una manera rápida y predecible. No es un gran libro pero entretiene. Si te gustan las típicas películas de domingo tarde de Antena 3 seguro que te gusta.
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