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The Push

Ashley Audrain

4.01 AVERAGE


I’m not entirely sure how to feel about this one. I couldn’t put it down, that’s for sure. I would have read it a lot quicker if it wasn’t for life keeping me from it. I honestly thought the ending was going to be a lot different. I excepted a twist, but I guess the twist was that there wasn’t one?
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m never having kids I’m never having kids I’m never having kids
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Haunting exploration of motherhood and nature vs. nurture. I got chills reading this one.
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

I have never been so depressed reading a book. I normally would have never picked up a book like this but I’m glad that I read it. It was a type of grief that washed over you and made you think about it the rest of the day. The ending as well………all I could think of is that this poor woman whether or not she was a reliable narrator was going THROUGH it and I could never be mad at her as all I wanted to do was cry for her. I’ll probably read another book by this author in the future once I’m healed emotionally.

Really dark book - Could be the plot of a scary movie. Fast read, but you have to be in the mindset to read something so messed up.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This shattered me but was absolutely perfect