A review by bobinsbooknook
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Sadly this book was a total flop for me, had it not been chosen as a buddy read I would have DNF’d.

My biggest gripe with this book is how the writing felt almost like reading a shopping list! Just a recount of events  without any emotional depth or  key development points attachment to them. Especially when getting to the end I genuinely feel like Frieda isn’t any different to before. 

Additionally the writing felt so disjointed, this sedated slow paced writing with random snippets of graphic sexual references was jarring and didn’t add anything to the book at all.

The premise of a school could have been pushed so much further. This book felt like it missed so many possible opportunities to create interesting hooks … -

Could Freida of fallen in love with a woman? Could the bad mothers rioted? Could she have stolen her robot baby? … all could of been so much more interesting.

Instead I feel like this book relied so heavily on a half baked concept with a lack of any intriguing plot points for me.

Overall a really disappointing read for me across the board.