Mothered

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This started promising and had an enjoyable main character. The story went on for a bit longer than I thought necessary and there were no real answers to the questions.

I got misery (Stephen King) vibes to begin with and maybe I self consciously put it on that pedestal. I would have liked more from the story as it felt as though there was something missing throughout.

I put off reading this for longer than I should because I remember having a hard time getting through Zoje Stage's other book, Baby Teeth. But, as soon as I started this, I couldn't stop! I love a slow decent to madness and Zoje did it so well. I was constantly trying to guess what was going on and I was always surprised when I was wrong. I didn't love that the main character never knew what was real and what wasn't but the author did it so well that I was confused too. I regret waiting so long to read this and it has made me excited to go back and read the other books she published.






Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.

This was my first Zoje Stage book and I think I will read from her again. I was really invested in the first half of this book like fully immersed. I enjoyed the flashbacks we got of Grace's childhood and seeing her relationship with her mom and sister. But after the halfway mark the book dragged for me. I found myself getting bored and I didn't care about what was happening. The ending was good but nothing spectacular to me. I was a little bit let down be the twist, I wanted something more interesting. I did enjoy the epilogue at the end which is something I don't see a lot in mystery/thrillers. Overall it was a fine read nothing amazing.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

This one was a weird one for me. I thought the premise was wonderfully terrifying and I was super excited to start.

It fell a little flat for me. I was hoping for a bit more than I got. The writing was good, that wasn't the problem, it was the main character, She just didn't connect to her and that made me feel a little detached from the book.

I think it was likely just me with this book so please, give it a shot if this is the kind of book you enjoy