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A review by the_empty_bookself
The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall
4.0
This book has me torn.
I couldn’t put it down, BUT, the concept got lost and in my opinion was wrapped up in the last 5% of the book.
Life in Australia is rather futuristic in this novel, chips in hands, location always known, controlling organisations removing non-concordent residents from the streets.
All is good in Mim’s life until her husband goes missing. He works for ‘the department’ and now the department are coming for her and the kids, she has to run and find her husband to find answers and keep her kids safe.
A great concept but I felt this was lost 50-80% through the book. There is definite adventure of Mim and her kids travelling and remaining hidden and the struggle of managing hers and her children’s emotions. She sources help from friends along the way but I didn’t feel there was any explanation why she and the children were not safe.
She also seeks help from a random journalist and I have no idea where her trust for this character came from.
Overall I enjoyed it but as I said above I think the original premise could have been explored further to add increased thrill and tension to the story
I couldn’t put it down, BUT, the concept got lost and in my opinion was wrapped up in the last 5% of the book.
Life in Australia is rather futuristic in this novel, chips in hands, location always known, controlling organisations removing non-concordent residents from the streets.
All is good in Mim’s life until her husband goes missing. He works for ‘the department’ and now the department are coming for her and the kids, she has to run and find her husband to find answers and keep her kids safe.
A great concept but I felt this was lost 50-80% through the book. There is definite adventure of Mim and her kids travelling and remaining hidden and the struggle of managing hers and her children’s emotions. She sources help from friends along the way but I didn’t feel there was any explanation why she and the children were not safe.
She also seeks help from a random journalist and I have no idea where her trust for this character came from.
Overall I enjoyed it but as I said above I think the original premise could have been explored further to add increased thrill and tension to the story