caitdawg 's review for:

The Push by Ashley Audrain

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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• Haunting. Lingering. Mom is writing a story. Waiting outside ex husbands house with a book that describes their life and her experiences. They have a daughter, Violet. She is totally disconnected from mom. Hurts kids. Pushed a boy off a ledge and he died. She pushed her naby brother, Sam's, stroller into oncoming traffic. Marriage has been unwinding and this undoes it all. Husband, Fox, cheating on wife. Leaves. New wife is pregnant with baby. Blythe befriends her. Eventually Gemma finds out who she is. Time passes and Blythe is learning how to move forward. Gemma calls and says something happend to her baby boy. Blythe isn't crazy. Violet is violent.