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cynthibook's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Child abuse, and Infidelity
lindsayaunderwood's review
3.0
Good lord. Couldn’t stop reading but traumatic all around. All the trigger warnings.
abbylriley's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
While a bit predictable, I thought this was a thoroughly engrossing and well written novel, with strong themes of motherhood and and what it means to be a mother. Highly recommend!
bookishchaos's review
Too many characters to keep track of, and not enough happening to keep me interested.
dumb_library's review
5.0
welp! Ashley Audrain is officially a favorite author. after absolutely loving The Push and it becoming one of my favorite books ever, i was a bit nervous to jump into this one. miss Audrain didn’t disappoint!!!!!!!!! it kinda sucks that her books are often marketed as thrillers because they’re NOT. her books are mostly character studies with a hint of mystery in my opinion. one things for SURE is that Ashley Audrain knows how to craft a story that makes you want to keep reading and makes you think about your own morality/life. she definitely has complicated feelings about motherhood, that’s for sure
outtoexist's review
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
So.... Not everyone is a horrible, hateful person (or mother)... And we don't have to write/read books that make it seem as though they are!
rikirenee's review
2.0
This one was pretty negative and depressing. I love the Push compared to this one. I kept turning the pages but I definitely wasn’t dying to finish reading it.
It felt incredibly unfinished, I was left with so many questions and would’ve love to know more!!
It felt incredibly unfinished, I was left with so many questions and would’ve love to know more!!