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The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden

8 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This one was fine. It had the solid McFadden twisties. I think I just didn't really like the characters all that much haha so I was having a hard time connecting to them. But this is a pretty quick read. I did get real riled when Abby was getting all ganged up on though.

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rockyc5's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

similar plot as movie A Deadly Adoption but with more twists

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rsagarin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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yoyoitsflo's review

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall, it’s a good book. As a character, Abby *is* annoying, but I thinks that’s what makes her character her character! I feel like the book could’ve been shorter on the time spent outlining their journey on trying to have a child. The details that mattered from that journey didn’t require as much time spent. I was ready to get to the part where the surrogate enters the picture lol.

That means said, Abby and her inner thoughts were hilarious to me because there were so many signs along the way. But it was intended to happen in a way that she was questioning herself, and I actually appreciated that for the plot line. I even got to the point where I was hating Sam!!! Even started to wonder about what he knew/didn’t know. A lot of people said this was predictable and to some degree, yes. But I don’t think that affected the story for me. It was still interesting. If you’re looking for a shorter read that’s not really an “exciting” thriller, this is a chill, good read. I enjoyed it. The effort that this surrogate put into making things happen for herself was so wild 😂 but that’s what I liked about it.

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