LITTLE ONE by SARAH A. DENZIL
My Rating: ★★★
Fran is on her routine early morning jog when she finds a little girl, no older than seven years old, by herself dressed in pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress, covered in grass stains and her hair disheveled. Her name is Esther and she says she's waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd.
After Esther is reunited with her mother, Mary, Fran can't stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran's instincts tell her something is very wrong.
Soon, Fran gets close to Mary and Esther despite Fran's husband warnings not to get too close. But one morning, Esther and her family disappear. Where did they go? Why did they leave their furniture behind?
Fran knows in her gut that something terrible is going to happen to that child, and she can't stand by while it happens. No matter the cost.
This was quite an interesting read though it was easy to predict what was going on quite early in the story.
The narration and the characters are well written. Initially the plot was good but once the Whittaker family left and Fran began her investigation, it kind of became unrealistic. I couldn’t relate to Fran’s obsession and her dropping everything to travel to Arizona in search of Mary and Esther seemed slightly far-fetched.
However, the twists at the end were excellent and helped to bring it all together with a great ending.
Thank You NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for this ARC!
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