An excellent psychological thriller, Victoria Jenkins has mastered the misdirect in The Playdate. Instead of just one character with a secret, they all seem to be drowning in them. I made it through half the book before realising I had been taken in by all of the lies; I thought I knew exactly where this story was heading but could not have been more wrong. Every time I thought I had a handle on what would happen next, I was proven wrong. By the end, I had no idea what to expect.

I’m keeping this review spoiler-free because I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers, and I don’t want to ruin the experience. The only reason I’ve given The Playdate four stars instead of five is because too many other secrets may have shrouded the final reveal – it did seem to come a bit out of left field. I think it would have been almost impossible to predict what would happen with the information provided throughout the story.