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The Good Mother by Kim Lock

venaisabella's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

par2021's review

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

4.0

maccymacd's review

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4.0

This was a strange book. It had me gripped early on, (and I really liked Fairlie, the main character who has a great attitude) the main male character was so infuriating I had to keep putting the book down and screaming into a pillow!!! How dare he treat someone this way! But then the twist came, and it was so entirely ridiculous that I couldn't even be shocked. Things weren't completely explained at the end either - it felt like the last part was a bit rushed and considering how long the author had spent on the middle part of the book it didn't seem like it was given the necessary attention. Still, I was only meaning to read 20 or so pages before bed and ended up speeding along towards the end at 100 mph.

xoxokiki's review

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dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

whatfern_reads's review

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

I went into this one not expecting a lot. And I honestly couldn’t tell you why 🤷🏻‍♀️ goes to show though because I ended up really liking it.

I’ll admit, I did guess a few of the twists quite early on but that didn’t take away from the reading experience. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 addresses heavy topics and doesn’t hide Aqua from them. I think they’re so in your face, because in real life, they’re not always that way? 

What I liked it that these women weren’t characters who were perfect, with unrealistic lives and stories. They were written like real women, that we all know and love. 
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