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delaneyymarie's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
I’m glad I stuck it out with this book because my favorite part was the ending. The last 80 or so pages make up for the slow beginning plot.
“But wasn’t everything performative? What were we if not constantly refashioning ourselves into what we wanted the world to see?”
Also loved the epilogue and Authors Note.
I’m glad I stuck it out with this book because my favorite part was the ending. The last 80 or so pages make up for the slow beginning plot.
“But wasn’t everything performative? What were we if not constantly refashioning ourselves into what we wanted the world to see?”
Also loved the epilogue and Authors Note.
tugb0at's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
baffledborealis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
4.0
REALLY good look at the challenges and struggles many women experience in the early postpartum days of new motherhood! Plus an extra bonus “ghostly” element as Megan starts to have visions of children’s author, Margaret Brown Wise (the subject of her PhD dissertation). I enjoyed learning so much about Wise’s life and her affair with another woman. A great fictionalized depiction of a woman many don’t know much about. For fans of Possession or Truths I never told you. Julia Fine does an amazing job illustrating the guilt, doubts and fears of new motherhood and I related to the main character so much but some of the ghostly elements got a little too unbelievable.
CW: missing/kidnapped child, harm to a child, postpartum depression
CW: missing/kidnapped child, harm to a child, postpartum depression
spinstah's review
4.0
This was pretty intense. I really enjoyed the overall story and the sense of "is this real or not?" that's built up. I did think that the chapters with the main character's dissertation excerpts were less compelling, and I think there are better ways to incorporate the context that the author was delivering in those chapters. But, they were short and they were more biographical than analytical, so it didn't really interrupt the flow for me.
CW for PPD and child endagerment.
CW for PPD and child endagerment.
caroline_ds's review against another edition
5.0
Oh holy moly. As someone who did not suffer from post partum depression but did totally suffer from the out of body/identity-altering experience of new motherhood...this book was a doozy. I will be thinking about it for a long time.
jen286's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved how this was written. Everything was from the point of view of our main character suffering from a postpartum psychosis and it was fascinating to read. Once I started I couldn't put it down and couldn't wait to see what happens next. At first I did enjoy the snippets about Margaret and Michael's history, but by the end I was just like I don't care I want to get back to the real story! I want to see what happens with Megan! Though early on I did stop to look up Margaret and Michael and see what their real life story was which was interesting as well.
moviebuffkt's review against another edition
3.0
Wanted to like this one more than I did. Felt it dragging in the last 1/3rd of the book and skimmed the rest, but the premise is a fascinating one.