The Recovery of Rose Gold: The gripping must-read Richard & Judy thriller and Sunday Times bestseller

I’ve just finished @stephaniewrobel’s The Recovery Of Rose Gold & my god where do I begin. First of all I give it 4.5 stars!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We have all heard of these Munchhausen and Munchhausen by proxy stories for years now, but Stephanie Wrobel's The Recovery Of Rose Gold is seriously the best one I’ve ever read. Think of all of the thrillers with this theme in the past—we never see what happens after the parent is caught harming their child for sympathy. In The Recovery Of Rose Gold, we start with Rose Gold's mother, Patty, being released from prison. She's finished her five-year sentence for her involvement in the neglect and mistreatment of her daughter, and she's ready to start a new chapter & get back close with her daughter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A year prior to her release, Patty's daughter reconnected with her and the two forged a new relationship. Setting their issues aside, the two have never been closer. After Patty is released from prison, Rose Gold allows her to stay with her and her son Adam in their new home. After years of torture by her own mother, how is Rose Gold so able to forgive her mother? Is Rose Gold as innocent as people think or does she have a hidden agenda? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀THIS BOOK kept me until early hours this morning. I really didn't want to put it down. Not only was the story ridiculously entertaining and thrilling, the writing was amazing. The writing was one of the best written thrillers that I've read in a looooooooooonggggggg time! Stephanie Wrobel, I'm glad that whatever you did before writing The Recovery Of Rose Gold brought you into this world of dark suspense/thriller novels, because you will become a staple in this genre for years to come. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I really thought that I'd have everything figured out with this story, but I can't even begin to tell you how wrong I was. As I read the story, I thought the story would go in a certain direction, but it really played a trick on me. Go into this book with an open mind and you will love it as much as I did. You will be in for a wild, dark, and thrilling adventure. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This needs to be made into a movie! Get this on your TBR list, you definitely won’t regret it!

So firstly, we have a competitor for my favourite book of January/the year so far! I was sure it was going be The Captive but I actually can't decide if I liked that one or this one more!This is another dual narrative book which focuses on Patty now and Rose Gold in the past. And it's safe to say that neither character is at all likeable, but that's what made this book so great! And the fact that it was so easy to read and impossible to put down! (I'd say it was as easy to read as a young adult or chick-lit book without being either of those things.)I managed to figure out about 3/4 of the twist but was surprised by 1/4 of it near the end! But this book is SO CLEVER. I just absolutely loved it. Also when I first read the synopsis I wasn't expecting a thriller (for some reason) but it definitely was.Cannot wait to read more from this Author. And soon please.

This book has been on my Wishlist for so long ! I finally decided to treat myself with some Christmas money to it.𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 . . .𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳.The book has a dual narrator of both Patty Watts, and her daughter, Rose Gold. Patty was imprisoned for five years after being found guilty of aggravated child abuse. Rose Gold had to learn how to adjust to life without her mother after testifying against her.But when Patty is released, Rose Gold reunites with her and their complicated relationship binds the whole story. The story is a perfect example of a psychological thriller, with plenty of twists, and some really disturbing content.Normally if I dislike the main characters in a book I don’t generally like the book itself. But with this, I was the complete opposite. I couldn’t stand Patty or Rose Gold. But I cared about what was going to happen, I was utterly compelled by the story. Psychopathic characters but brilliant !Stephanie Wrobel is an amazing writer. She had me sucked in from the beginning until the end. It was such an easy read and I didn’t want the book to end. I can’t wait for more books from her !A dark, disturbing story but terrific ! Definitely my favourite read of the year so far and worth the wait. I would recommend to any fans of Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins.Trigger warning: child abuse

Years ago, I read a true story called Sickened about a young girl who was made to believe she was sick for years. It turned out that her mother had Munchausen’s by proxy. This condition has fascinated me ever since, so when I read that The Recovery of Rose Gold was about Munchausen’s, I couldn’t wait to read it. I loved that at the end of this book it mentions that some of the authors’ inspiration came from that very book I’d read – Sickened!Rose Gold has now been added to my list of all-time favourite characters, she isn’t one I’ll ever forget that’s for sure. Rejected by so many people in her life and controlled and hurt by the one person she loved and relied on; I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the poor girl. For eighteen whole years, Rose Gold had been poisoned by her mother, thinking she had so many ailments and allergies when she had none!We follow Rose Gold over the period of time that her mum, Patty, is in prison and the first few months after she’s released. Deciding to let bygones be bygones Rose Gold allows her mother to move in with her but has Patty changed her ways at all? I’m not sure she ever realised the seriousness of her actions, but surely five years in prison will have made her see sense. The chapters alternate between Rose Gold and Patty, allowing us inside the mind of both the harmer and the victim.This book was really easy to read, I was so keen to find out where it was going that I hated putting it down and couldn’t wait to pick it back up. Some of the things Rose Gold did and said showed her desperation to just be liked and accepted, it made me sad for her but then she would have some kind of evil thought and I would smile, loving the fact she had a bit of a psychotic side to her! My only slight disappointment was that she didn’t act out all her thoughts, I really think this character had the potential to go further with some stuff. That said there were still some fantastic twists and I bloody loved the ending!!I read this as a buddy read with the lovely Wendy Clarke. This is the first buddy read I have ever done, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is so nice to be able to chat to someone else about the story whilst you’re reading it and once you’ve finished.A disturbing yet captivating read, one that I highly recommend!

Captivating and disturbing, I could not put this down, such compelling characters, with each chapter switching between Patty and Rose Gold. The author managed to make you really invest into them both and the twists and turns draw you in even more. I picked this book up And I devoured it. A total page turner!Loved The Recovery of Rose Gold and can’t wait for something else from Stephanie Wrobel!