Scan barcode
A review by yunsq
The Push by Ashley Audrain
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Lots on my mind. It was a good reading (listening) experience thanks to its captivating second-person narrative and way of storytelling - Blythe (MC) writing to Fox (partner & father to Violet and Sam).
But the plot twist is imo not that unexpected and I didn’t feel the same harrowing haunted-ness as most people did. I do think that this might’ve been different if I had read the physical book.
The story itself—has my heart. Not a mother and never would be, but I feel for Blythe. And all mothers. This is a story about how toxic positivity, neglect for mental health & wellbeing and inter-generational trauma can fester into evilness. It’s not as uncommon as we think.
But the plot twist is imo not that unexpected and I didn’t feel the same harrowing haunted-ness as most people did. I do think that this might’ve been different if I had read the physical book.
The story itself—has my heart. Not a mother and never would be, but I feel for Blythe. And all mothers. This is a story about how toxic positivity, neglect for mental health & wellbeing and inter-generational trauma can fester into evilness. It’s not as uncommon as we think.