The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner

3.69 AVERAGE

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aproperbookishbabe's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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bookish_nurse_megs's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

donohue_kathryn's review against another edition

3.0
slow-paced
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mfwright27's review against another edition

3.0
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dtwigg410's review against another edition

2.5
challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I loved this book all the way until the end. The ending of the book ruined it for me 😢
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readwithdubs's review against another edition

5.0
I was so excited to read this one and it did NOT disappoint. I was completely hooked and could not put this book down. There were so many secrets and lies and twists and yet everything flowed perfectly! I absolutely loved the plot and characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this authors first book (Greenwich Park) and now I can’t wait to see what she puts out next! RUN, don’t walk, and grab your copy when it comes out on Dec 5th!

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and Gallery Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

zippysherman's review against another edition

3.0
dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kt_apple's review against another edition

4.0
dark slow-paced
Loveable characters: No
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flalaw08's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 29%
This was okay I think. I started listening to some new release and meant to return to it. So, it must have been decent. It wasn’t so good that I ever went back to it, though. 
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books_in_badgerland's review against another edition

4.0
mysterious tense medium-paced
audiobook review

Holy smokes. This book is wild! So many secrets! 

This may be a good fit if you enjoy:
- rich people problems
- domestic suspense
- dual perspectives & timelines (clearly labeled)

This audiobook was great! I especially loved the narrator for Sophie's portion. There were quite a few characters who were connected in a variety of ways, so it's important to pay attention. I definitely got distracted and had to rewind a few times. 

I'll admit after I was done I needed some help summarizing everything, so I looked up some reviews with extensive recaps. *Thank you to reviewers who put it all out there but have the respect to blur out the spoilers. Quite a few of us have been burned by people who say too much without using the spoiler tools available.*

Overall I enjoyed this reading experience but am a bit torn. I think it could have been just as good with less going on. Maybe even better? I still enjoyed the hell out of it being a big suburban suspense fan. I will be adding Greenwich Park by Faulkner to my TBR ASAP.

Rating: I really liked it! (4)