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386 reviews for:
Confessions of a Domestic Failure: A Humorous Book about a Not-So-Perfect Mom
Bunmi Laditan
3.56 AVERAGE
386 reviews for:
Confessions of a Domestic Failure: A Humorous Book about a Not-So-Perfect Mom
Bunmi Laditan
3.56 AVERAGE
I thought this was good, but it really rode the edge of too cringey for me. Ashley is a first-time mom who is struggling like a lot of first-time moms. She doesn't know who she is anymore, she feels like she can't get a handle on routine household tasks, she feels inferior to her sister (also a first-time mom), not to mention the pressure of all the "perfect" moms out in the world and on the internet. So when she sees the chance to learn from the ultimate Perfect Mom, she jumps on it.
As Ashley's failures multiplied, I could feel my shoulders pulling further and further up towards my ears. I don't do well with second-hand embarrassment, and I wanted to scream at her several times. But at the same time, Ashley's struggles are very relatable. Many women feel the pressure to breast feed, don't know how to feed their growing child, have trouble finding the time to take care of themselves, can't figure out how to fill the day yet always run out of time.
Overall, I was satisfied when I reached the end of the book, and found the ending to be both fulfilling and redeeming. But the avalanche of failures throughout the book are hard to forget.
As Ashley's failures multiplied, I could feel my shoulders pulling further and further up towards my ears. I don't do well with second-hand embarrassment, and I wanted to scream at her several times. But at the same time, Ashley's struggles are very relatable. Many women feel the pressure to breast feed, don't know how to feed their growing child, have trouble finding the time to take care of themselves, can't figure out how to fill the day yet always run out of time.
Overall, I was satisfied when I reached the end of the book, and found the ending to be both fulfilling and redeeming. But the avalanche of failures throughout the book are hard to forget.
I wanted to really like this. I mean what book has five stars with 378 reviews on Amazon.com? It's written journal style, told from the perspective of Ashley Keller, stay-at-home mother of an eight month old. Motherhood is not what she thought it would be. Her writing is truly humorous and she keeps it very real. It fell short for me around chapter three, when I was tired of her complaints and ready for the plot to move forward. When it finally did, it wasn't enough to redeem itself for me. I just wanted to find out how well she did with the motherhood better bootcamp and if she would win. Her style of writing saved the novel for me. I felt like I could have been Ashley's friend before she became discouraged with her life. The slow moving, anti-climatic plot was a disappointment.
This should have been so much funnier. As the main character is supposed to have been a competent business person, I would have hoped she'd be generally smarter and less shallow than she was written. Most of the supporting characters are shallow and nasty.
The very end *might* redeem the story the tiniest bit. Overall, I thought the book was a painful slog. This is why I need more than 7 hold slots in Overdrive!! I need better books available in my reading pipeline.
The very end *might* redeem the story the tiniest bit. Overall, I thought the book was a painful slog. This is why I need more than 7 hold slots in Overdrive!! I need better books available in my reading pipeline.
Sweet, funny, a quick and entertaining read. Can't wait for the sequel. :)
This book was so much fun. I needed something lighter since lately I've read a lot of dark/heavy books and this was the perfect palette cleanser. As a stay at home mom myself I could relate to a lot of things Ashley was going through. I laughed out loud quite a few times. I'm hoping that they'll be a sequel some day!
I got this free through Goodreads giveaways!!
Loved it!! I laughed a lot and cried a bit, too. Much of it could have been taken straight from my life. This book made me feel that I'm not alone in this motherhood journey. A must read for all moms!
Loved it!! I laughed a lot and cried a bit, too. Much of it could have been taken straight from my life. This book made me feel that I'm not alone in this motherhood journey. A must read for all moms!