xoxogossiplaur 's review for:

The Dead Moms Club: A Memoir about Death, Grief, and Surviving the Mother of All Losses by Kate Spencer

5.0

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Really shitty club to be in. Thankful for Spencer’s words. The introduction and first few chapters made me weep so hard I felt hungover the next day. Thankful for the later chapters that show how grief changes (as of August 2025, my mom has only been gone for 7 months). I miss her so much. But it feels like she directed me to read this book. I had been thinking about reading since I found it a bit before she died from Alzheimer’s, but kept putting it off. I found this book in the library, which is one of her favorite places, and I desperately needed to feel like someone could support me, and I was lucky to come across this book even though I wasn’t looking for it. 

Love you, mom. You were the best mom for me.