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Child abuse (6 reviewers), Child death (6 reviewers), Bullying (5 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Animal death (4 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer)Moderate
Pedophilia (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Homophobia (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Sexual content (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 96%
emotional 66%
tense 62%
mysterious 55%
sad 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 11%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
emotional 66%
tense 62%
mysterious 55%
sad 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 11%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 62%
fast 27%
slow 9%
fast 27%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 33% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 29% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Average rating
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Mary B. Addison killed a baby.
Allegedly. She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary and the jury made it official. But did she do it? She wouldn’t say.
Mary survived six years in baby jail before being dumped in a group home. The house isn’t really “home”—no place where you fear for your life can be considered a home. Home is Ted, who she meets on assignment at a nursing home.
There wasn’t a point to setting the record straight before, but now she’s got Ted—and their unborn child—to think about. When the state threatens to take her baby, Mary must find the voice to fight her past. And her fate lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her Momma. No one knows the real Momma. But who really knows the real Mary?
Allegedly. She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary and the jury made it official. But did she do it? She wouldn’t say.
Mary survived six years in baby jail before being dumped in a group home. The house isn’t really “home”—no place where you fear for your life can be considered a home. Home is Ted, who she meets on assignment at a nursing home.
There wasn’t a point to setting the record straight before, but now she’s got Ted—and their unborn child—to think about. When the state threatens to take her baby, Mary must find the voice to fight her past. And her fate lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her Momma. No one knows the real Momma. But who really knows the real Mary?
Buy Allegedly
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Mary B. Addison killed a baby.
Allegedly. She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary and the jury made it official. But did she do it? She wouldn’t say.
Mary survived six years in baby jail before being dumped in a group home. The house isn’t really “home”—no place where you fear for your life can be considered a home. Home is Ted, who she meets on assignment at a nursing home.
There wasn’t a point to setting the record straight before, but now she’s got Ted—and their unborn child—to think about. When the state threatens to take her baby, Mary must find the voice to fight her past. And her fate lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her Momma. No one knows the real Momma. But who really knows the real Mary?
Allegedly. She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary and the jury made it official. But did she do it? She wouldn’t say.
Mary survived six years in baby jail before being dumped in a group home. The house isn’t really “home”—no place where you fear for your life can be considered a home. Home is Ted, who she meets on assignment at a nursing home.
There wasn’t a point to setting the record straight before, but now she’s got Ted—and their unborn child—to think about. When the state threatens to take her baby, Mary must find the voice to fight her past. And her fate lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her Momma. No one knows the real Momma. But who really knows the real Mary?
What the community thinks
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Child abuse (6 reviewers), Child death (6 reviewers), Bullying (5 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Animal death (4 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Animal cruelty (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer)Moderate
Pedophilia (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Homophobia (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Sexual content (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 96%
emotional 66%
tense 62%
mysterious 55%
sad 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 11%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
emotional 66%
tense 62%
mysterious 55%
sad 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 11%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 62%
fast 27%
slow 9%
fast 27%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 33% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 29% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Average rating