A review by probablyjenna
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

2.75

I really struggled with this book. In the first third, I liked it a lot. The main character, a mother who has fallen on hard times, was frustrating but I understood where she was coming from. She was set up in a very specific way…

And then about 100 pages in, Mathis turned her into what felt like an entirely different character. The change made no sense to me as a reader; it literally felt like an entirely new character had taken over.

The plot itself was compelling enough, but the major character shift without the proper work to make it make sense just brought the whole book down for me.