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The Other Mother by Rachel M. Harper

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I picked this book up from the library knowing nothing about it and I am surprised that I enjoyed it. I thought this book was very well written and descriptive. I want to read some other works by this author.

I liked how the book was broken up into parts that were the same length, which really helped with the pacing. Towards the middle of the book, I felt like it started to become its own enemy because we were rehashing some of the same conversations just from another character's perspective. It didn't give more insight into the dynamics of the story or the relationship between the two characters.

Also, the constant miscommunication and lying between the family members made me feel so conflicted because I wanted to root for them to figure it out, but at the same time a good, HONEST conversation between every member of this family would have helped solve their problems. But I think that is what makes it very based in reality, because being honest with the people you love/care about can be the hardest thing in the world
 

Overall, I still enjoyed this book and would recommend it to someone wanting to find a page-turner literary fic pick. 
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