Playground of Randomness

The Surrogate by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Abby wants a baby. Her own baby. But when years of trying AND infertility treatments fails, she finally agrees to adopt.
But then that doesn’t work out either. Abby gives up but she is heartbroken.
And then her assistant offers to be her surrogate. Monica is intelligent, detail-orientated and a great help to Abby on the daily. Abby agrees. Who better to carry her child than someone who knows her in and out?
But as time goes on, Monica’s behaviour starts to change. She starts to develop a friendship with Abby’s husband and they start to have lunch together. Abby misses meetings and deadlines for important projects.
Does Abby really know Monica? Is Monica sabotaging Abby? Read this book to find out.
This was a really gripping read. I had no idea what was going on but I knew I did NOT trust Monica.



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The Tenant by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Blake is living the perfect life. He is VP of Marketing at a fancy company, has a beautiful home and a fiancee he is madly in love with.

All of that changes when his boss confronts him about selling company secrets to their rival. Blake insists he is innocent but his boss refuses to hear it. Blake is fired and after this no one wants to hire him.

Desperate to keep his home, Blake agrees to his fiancee’s suggestion of renting out a room. The only “normal” person who applies for the room is beautiful Whitney.

Blake and Whitney get along fine…at first. But when a strange smell starts to appear in the house and unusual noises in the middle of the night, it isn’t long before Blake insists that Whitney is out to get him. It sounds crazy to everyone else except him. Blake knows Whitney is a problem and he will prove it. Or will Whitney get to him first?

This book was such a surprise that I couldn’t help but giggle by the end. This was a great read that I finished in one go. Blake was an ass but I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him as his entire life fell apart.



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Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Quinn runs away from home after committing a crime. Forced to take shelter in a creepy motel, Quinn is on edge that the police are going to find her.
But there are other things that Quinn needs to worry about. The other resident in the motel is a psychic who seems to know more than she lets on. There is an odd dripping in the motel lobby and a woman sits watching at her window across the motel. She doesn’t move.

I had a very clear vision for where this book was going and so I did not see any of the plot twists coming. I was invested in Quinn’s story and couldn’t read fast enough. This is definitely one of my favourite Freida McFadden books.



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The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Erika’s son Liam is…different.

He is handsome, polite and charming. But Erika doesn’t trust him. Sure she loves him. He is her son after all. But after a troubling childhood, Erika knows that something is wrong with her son.

So when two detectives show up and start questioning Liam about the disappearance of a girl he was seeing, Erika’s mind instantly jumps to the worst case scenario. After all, she knows her son.

Liam insists that he is innocent but with evidence quickly mounting against him, it’s a race to find a kickass lawyer…or the real kidnapper?

This book did an excellent job of stringing me along because I didn’t trust anyone…except the one person I really should NOT have trusted. A million stars because this was just amazing!



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One by One by Freida McFadden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A group of six friends plan a getaway but this book makes it clear from the beginning that one of them has very sinister intentions.

Immediately it makes no sense. Sure Claire and her husband don’t get along but everyone else in the group is mostly on good terms. Who could possibly want ALL of them dead?

This book had me really spooked and as each person was ticked off my list I had no idea who the villian was (like every good Freida McFadden book).

The ending messed with my mind in the best way possible and of course after this I had to pick up another Freida McFadden book.



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