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What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman

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alygoel16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This is a beautifully woeful tale that is both monstrous and incredibly human. And ever so slightly trippy! I loved the way the story was told, the parallels between Henry’s emotions then and Madi’s emotions in the present. I walked in both their shoes throughout but also remained in a state of shock and horror. I don’t want to say too much as this is a book you should swim into blindly. If you love grief horror this is a must. It’s a poetically written, well crafted horror yarn!!!
4.5 stars

knsaph's review

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dark emotional 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

4.0

pageobsessed17's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

raptorred's review

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3.0

This was 100% a blind read. The cover was cool with the crib and a definitely assumed this was a murder mystery. What a twist! A bit slow at times, but the plot flowed nicely until the end. A mother's love literally knows no boundaries. The supernatural aspects were very freaky tbh, but also, children are scary. Not bad!