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A review by rubeusbeaky
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
5.0
My heart was in my throat the entire time I was /flying/ through this book. I love a villain with psychological depth (Hello, Norman Bates!), and I love an unreliable narrator. This book had both, in spades! I frequently caught myself yelling at the book because I was both enthralled and disgusted by the minds of Rose Gold and Patty.
I love what this book has to say about how we all have a violent, haggard, lonely little voice inside us, and the only difference between the average person and a criminal is that the criminal's inner voice has gotten out where other people can witness it.
I also love what this book has to say about motherhood, and the endless paranoia/grief/love/resentment/complex emotions which come with giving all of yourself for another.
And finally, I love the twist on the Munchhausen-by-proxy thriller, that this is a tale of what happens after, not what happened during. Creative, and just as alarming, heart-breaking and sinister.
I love what this book has to say about how we all have a violent, haggard, lonely little voice inside us, and the only difference between the average person and a criminal is that the criminal's inner voice has gotten out where other people can witness it.
I also love what this book has to say about motherhood, and the endless paranoia/grief/love/resentment/complex emotions which come with giving all of yourself for another.
And finally, I love the twist on the Munchhausen-by-proxy thriller, that this is a tale of what happens after, not what happened during. Creative, and just as alarming, heart-breaking and sinister.