Meet Emma. Emma is sick.
She can’t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family’s tiny council house.
Emma is sick of being told to ‘get over it’.
Her stepfather, her doctors, strangers – everyone has an opinion.
Emma is sick of being the other woman.
Her boyfriend Adam is perfect: he’s got a great job and an amazing home. His wife Celeste is the problem.
Emma is sick of being underestimated.
All she needed was a target. And now she has Celeste…
Emma is sick. Just not in the way you thought.
Book Info: Print length: 384 pages. Publisher: Avon. Publication Date: 27 Feb 2025
My Thoughts:
I’m often drawn to a book by the title or the blurb and this book drew me in with both. Sick To Death is Chris Bridges’ debut novel due to be published in February 2025.
Emma is our narrator and main character. She suffers from a debilitating condition. This leaves her unable to work or even care for her young daughter. She has had to move back to her childhood home. There, she lives with her mother, step-father and step-sister in a cramped home. Her step-father is a nasty bully and her mother is a doormat. Her life is basically either visits to the hospital or sleeping, unable to function.
It’s whilst she is leaving the hospital she meets Adam, a young doctor. Quickly they strike up a friendship which then turns into a relationship. The only problem is that Adam has a wife, but Emma is determined this little problem can easily be removed, permanently.
This story has elements of Strangers on A Train with a huge dollop of The Kind Worth Killing and it really ticked all the boxes for me to give it a 5 star review.
So, if you enjoy books with unreliable narrators, twisted individuals, dysfunctional families, secrets and lies and plenty of twists, then I would definitely recommend Sick To Death.
I can’t wait to read more from this author.
