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A review by torishams
Mother in the Dark by Kayla Maiuri
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3.25/3.5
I think my feelings about this book may have been impacted by my inability to just read it all in a few days. Sometimes I have trouble enjoying a book when I can't just read it all at once so that may have altered this. However, I very much had high expectat ions for this book that weren't really met. It didn't seem to have a ton going on plot-wise, which is fine, but when there isn't much plot, there has to be more substance to the greater meaning (in my opinion), which I feel like just wasn't there as much. I did think the writing style did convey the relationships between family members well, which I enjoyed. And it made the characters complex, discussing the nuances of both loving and hating a family member.
I think my feelings about this book may have been impacted by my inability to just read it all in a few days. Sometimes I have trouble enjoying a book when I can't just read it all at once so that may have altered this. However, I very much had high expectat ions for this book that weren't really met. It didn't seem to have a ton going on plot-wise, which is fine, but when there isn't much plot, there has to be more substance to the greater meaning (in my opinion), which I feel like just wasn't there as much. I did think the writing style did convey the relationships between family members well, which I enjoyed. And it made the characters complex, discussing the nuances of both loving and hating a family member.