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A review by jeslyncat
The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah
2.0
There are some minor things about this book that kind of wreck it--for starters, the names are often similar, and there are a few that are too long, or you are unsure how to pronounce--so your eyes just glaze over them. Because of that, it's hard to follow them through the book, I can't even count the number of times I had to stop, go back, and check things to make sure I was read them correctly.
The dialog is often strange, making it also difficult to follow.
The points of view change without any type of indication, without real reason, and again in a confusing way.
The dates at the beginning of the chapters don't help, in fact they're repetitive, but they don't denote the POV changes.
I found my eyes glazing over and only skimming conversations.
With that out of the way, the story is pretty interesting. The twists and turns come from clues that you have noticed but don't recognize (a rare find in modern thriller/mystery) as important.
The ending is shocking beyond belief and unexpected.
But it makes sense, and wraps the story up.
The premise, action, and end are amazing. I only with the book had been written in a more logical way--or at least in a way that made reading it something I could pay attention to.
The dialog is often strange, making it also difficult to follow.
The points of view change without any type of indication, without real reason, and again in a confusing way.
The dates at the beginning of the chapters don't help, in fact they're repetitive, but they don't denote the POV changes.
I found my eyes glazing over and only skimming conversations.
With that out of the way, the story is pretty interesting. The twists and turns come from clues that you have noticed but don't recognize (a rare find in modern thriller/mystery) as important.
The ending is shocking beyond belief and unexpected.
But it makes sense, and wraps the story up.
The premise, action, and end are amazing. I only with the book had been written in a more logical way--or at least in a way that made reading it something I could pay attention to.