Safe at Home by Mel Sherratt @writermelsSafe at Home by Mel Sherratt @writermels with rahim66

Book Description:

She just wants to belong. But some scars run too deep.

Clara’s past is never far behind—but this time, she’s determined to outrun it. Starting over as a support worker, she finds unexpected refuge in Cedric House, the home of kind-hearted widow Roberta. It feels like a second chance. Maybe even a home.

But Clara is no stranger to damage—nor to the anger simmering just beneath the surface. She’s trying: therapy, anger management, staying out of trouble.

Then everything begins to crack. A workplace confrontation. A neighbourly dispute. And the fragile peace she’s fought so hard for starts to slip through her fingers.

Safe at Home is a raw and moving portrait of a woman on the edge—craving connection, battling inner demons, and trying to prove that even the most broken people deserve a place to belong.

My Thoughts:

This latest offering by the author is quite different to what she usually writes and I’m not quite sure what genre it falls in. You have a bit of suspense as well as crime going on yet it’s thought provoking as well as emotional.

I enjoyed getting to know Clara. I wasn’t too sure whether she was someone I would like or not to start with as she has a dark past with a lot of demons. The more I got to know her though, the more I was routing for her. She is far from perfect but you can tell her heart is in the right place. At the end of the day, she just wants what any of us want and that is to be happy. Problem is, Clara doesn’t think she deserves to be.

When we get to know more about Clara’s past, it broke my heart. It raises the question as to whether your past determines the type of person you are as well as how it impacts people in adult life. I won’t lie, the ending wasn’t what I had hoped for but it was a good portrayal of real life. So many times I wanted to give Clara a hug or a good shake to let certain people in. The small cast of characters was good, with the majority of them being likeable albeit a couple who I enjoyed disliking and praying they got their comeuppance.

Safe At Home is a dark and moving story that will play on your mind long after you stop reading it. It gives you a better understanding as to why some people will turn to crime and a deeper look at the mental impact of childhood traumas. It had me go through so many emotions as it covers topics such as domestic abuse and grief. Whilst it may be a work of fiction, it doesn’t lessen the realisticness of what goes on in the real world. Powerfully moving!

My thanks to the author for an advanced readers cop of this book.

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