Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart ~ Book Review

When Quinn's sister Nora sends her an odd message telling her she has something for her and asking her to meet her but not elaborating what it is she has, Quinn is puzzled yet not overly concerned.  They haven't had a lot of contact over the years and she figures it's just Nora being Nora.  But when her sister shows up with a little girl in tow begging Quinn to keep her safe and not let anyone know she is there.  Before Quinn can even respond Nora takes off in panic leaving Quinn to care for Lucy who won't even talk to her.  Quinn tries to honor Nora's wishes thinking there has got to be a reason Nora just dropped the little girl and ran but her husband, while empathizing with Lucy, is not in agreement with what is going on and they both worry Nora has gotten herself into something not good.  Added to that is the fact that Quinn and Walker live in the guest house on her mother's property.  Liz is all about maintaining her image and position among the lakeside town's rich and elite and this would not go over well.

This drama deals with the lies and deep secrets buried within a family that are shoved to the surface by the appearance of little Lucy.   There is lots of emotion and tension as the different characters try to deal with their involvement with the mystery that surrounds who Lucy is.  While I did find it slow paced in some parts in others it was  a page turner as you try to figure out what is going on and layer upon layer of the mystery is revealed.  I must admit I did figure out a couple  of the twists before the ending. The story is told by alternating between the three women's viewpoints revealing pieces to the mystery.  The title really could refer to all the females within the story in some way or another.   

I ended up giving this a 7.5/10

Reading Challenge Goal Met:  A book purchased between 2020 - 2022

I feel I need to give a trigger warning to this story so DO NOT SCROLL ON if you don't want to know a part of the story

SPOILER ALERT:  TRIGGER WARNING  

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There is child abuse depicted in the story and while not totally graphic you do know what is going on.