It’s a real pleasure today to share details of another of my My Weekly magazine online reviews. This time it is of The Due Date by Niki Mackay.

Published by Headline on 26th October, The Due Date is available for purchase through the links here. 

The Due Date

You shared everything for nine months. But you don’t know her at all.

When Ali meets Rebecca, she feels an instant connection. Both pregnant, with babies due the same day, Ali can’t wait to share the highs and lows of motherhood with her new friend.

Rebecca is everything Ali wishes she could be – beautiful, confident, wealthy. But Ali senses in her the same loneliness she’s been feeling since moving to the suburbs. Maybe they can help each other, and Ali won’t feel so alone anymore.

Then their due date comes and goes, and Ali hears nothing for weeks. Worried about her friend, Ali tracks her down and is relieved to find Rebecca safe and well. But relief turns to shock when Rebecca denies ever meeting her… or ever having been pregnant at all.

My Review of The Due Date

My full review of The Due Date can be found on the My Weekly website here.

However, here I can say that The Due Date is an unsettling and disturbing psychological thriller that I found incredibly unnerving. 

Do visit My Weekly to read my full review here.

About Niki Mackay

Niki Mackay studied Performing Arts at the BRIT School. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama, and won a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism. A lifelong, avid reader she wrote her first novel in 2017. She also writes under NJ Mackay.

For further information, visit Niki’s website, follow her on Twitter/X @NikiMackayBooks and find Niki on Instagram and Facebook.