What did you read this year?
Sadie’s
average rating for
2023
4.9
4.9
THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain (debut novel)
Release Date: January 4th, 2022 (damn near a year ago and I heard she has a new book in 2023!)
General genre: Domestic Thriller/Female-Centered/Family Drama/Psychological horror
**Themes (triggers don't read if you don't want **spoilers)mothers & daughters, generational behavioral disorders, motherhood, marriage, paranoia, trauma, child abuse, neglect, suicide, miscarriage, child death
Writing Style: alternati ...more
Release Date: January 4th, 2022 (damn near a year ago and I heard she has a new book in 2023!)
General genre: Domestic Thriller/Female-Centered/Family Drama/Psychological horror
**Themes (triggers don't read if you don't want **spoilers)mothers & daughters, generational behavioral disorders, motherhood, marriage, paranoia, trauma, child abuse, neglect, suicide, miscarriage, child death
Writing Style: alternati ...more
Wow! Very, very unexpected and had a unique twist on the obsession theme. I loved how this one unraveled, keeping the reader invested, emotionally, and looking in one direction that we neglect to see the author building layers...complexity.
This didn't feel like 40 pages. There is enough depth of character to feel like a complete tale from beginning to end without feeling shortchanged on plot or development. Very well crafted.
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This didn't feel like 40 pages. There is enough depth of character to feel like a complete tale from beginning to end without feeling shortchanged on plot or development. Very well crafted.
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