kirstyoughton's review against another edition
5.0
Well there is certainly more to this book than meets the eye. The title makes you think it centres on a book club however this book is about so much more than that. I am a mother myself and related to this story on a certain level but I also think that even if you aren’t a mother you will enjoy this book.
Meeting Emma, Maggie, Jools, Beth and Hanan was an absolute joy and although I was slightly confused in the beginning as we meet so many different mothers and their families just in the first few chapters, I soon got used to each character. I found myself laughing out loud at certain events (naughty Buddy the dog!) but then Keris also takes you to a much more serious storyline with Jools that I am sure other people will also relate to. I won’t go into specific events as I highly recommend you read the book for yourself! 😊
I flew through this book in three days and that’s with loads of other stuff thrown my way. I found Keris’s writing captivating and made me feel like part of the gang. Being part of The Bad Mother’s Bookclub sounds so fun! Keris also has a way of giving each of the main characters their own storyline but then seamlessly integrates them together when needed.
‘The Bad Mother’s Book Club’ is about friendship, sticking together and supporting each other and not to judge each other straight away.
It doesn’t matter how you parent there is no right or wrong way to do that and this book has certainly cemented that more into my brain ❤️ I give ‘The Bad Mother’s Book Club’ 5*/5* 😊
Thank you so much to Phoebe at Trapeze Books for an advanced copy of this book.
Meeting Emma, Maggie, Jools, Beth and Hanan was an absolute joy and although I was slightly confused in the beginning as we meet so many different mothers and their families just in the first few chapters, I soon got used to each character. I found myself laughing out loud at certain events (naughty Buddy the dog!) but then Keris also takes you to a much more serious storyline with Jools that I am sure other people will also relate to. I won’t go into specific events as I highly recommend you read the book for yourself! 😊
I flew through this book in three days and that’s with loads of other stuff thrown my way. I found Keris’s writing captivating and made me feel like part of the gang. Being part of The Bad Mother’s Bookclub sounds so fun! Keris also has a way of giving each of the main characters their own storyline but then seamlessly integrates them together when needed.
‘The Bad Mother’s Book Club’ is about friendship, sticking together and supporting each other and not to judge each other straight away.
It doesn’t matter how you parent there is no right or wrong way to do that and this book has certainly cemented that more into my brain ❤️ I give ‘The Bad Mother’s Book Club’ 5*/5* 😊
Thank you so much to Phoebe at Trapeze Books for an advanced copy of this book.
bestdressedbookworm's review
2.0
im not the target audience for this book. I thought it would be a little bit more like "the Jane Austen book club" but really it was a bunch of school mums being horrible to each other and using being a parent and exhausted as reasons for poor behaviour. drama drama so much fucking drama. i actually hated this book! i dont say that often but I should have DNF'd it.
cricketlou's review
4.0
This was a fun, light read about so much more than a book club. It is a testament on female friendships and how quick we are to judge other women.
steph_t's review
3.0
An easy and entertaining read with lots of relatable sections. There were loads of spelling and grammar mistakes in the edition I read. 3/5
paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
ARC received from Hachette Australia for an honest review
The Bad Mother's Book Club is my first Keris Stainton, and it won't be my last.
This book is kind of like Big Little Lies meets Bad Moms at the school pick up line.
Whilst there some book clubbing involved, it is more about he mothers, their lives and how things are not necessarily greener on the other side.
I completely adored some of the characters, some I just detested, and then there were those in the middle whom I wasn't sure, and could have fallen either way. I liked that we got them all in one novel, as we do in real life.
I liked being taken on the journey of Emma, Jools and Maggie (along with some other secondary characters) as they face the trials and tribulations of life, love, friendship.
Oh, and I neeeeed to be part of this book club.
I laughed, I got angry, I got frustrated, but mostly I smiled.
This is a fun, quick read that I look forward to going back to read again in the future.
The Bad Mother's Book Club is my first Keris Stainton, and it won't be my last.
This book is kind of like Big Little Lies meets Bad Moms at the school pick up line.
Whilst there some book clubbing involved, it is more about he mothers, their lives and how things are not necessarily greener on the other side.
I completely adored some of the characters, some I just detested, and then there were those in the middle whom I wasn't sure, and could have fallen either way. I liked that we got them all in one novel, as we do in real life.
I liked being taken on the journey of Emma, Jools and Maggie (along with some other secondary characters) as they face the trials and tribulations of life, love, friendship.
Oh, and I neeeeed to be part of this book club.
I laughed, I got angry, I got frustrated, but mostly I smiled.
This is a fun, quick read that I look forward to going back to read again in the future.
alic59books's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
3.0
The Bad Mothers' Book Club is a novel by Keris Stainton. It is about several mothers who meet regularly at a book club. Emma recently moved town and immediately learns who are the cool mums and that she is not one of them. Besides struggling with her kids, a dog, her husband and his job, Emma must deal with being invited in a "high-society" book club in which she does not fit. But not only Emma is struggling. This book tells the stories of several mothers.
First of all, this book confused me several times. Emma is the main-main character, but there are other mothers whose stories are told. As I was not reading this book on a daily basis, I mixed up all their stories and was confused and did not always know who was who. It would have been better to write headings and titles with the mothers' names on it to have a better overview.
In general, I enjoyed the story. It was fun to read and seemed realistic to a certain extent. There are a lot of struggles a mother has! This book deals with a lot of topics that can happen in ones live and marriage. But in the end, especially in this book, everything turns out fine. The book was not too difficult to read and I enjoyed it. It is a good summer read.
First of all, this book confused me several times. Emma is the main-main character, but there are other mothers whose stories are told. As I was not reading this book on a daily basis, I mixed up all their stories and was confused and did not always know who was who. It would have been better to write headings and titles with the mothers' names on it to have a better overview.
In general, I enjoyed the story. It was fun to read and seemed realistic to a certain extent. There are a lot of struggles a mother has! This book deals with a lot of topics that can happen in ones live and marriage. But in the end, especially in this book, everything turns out fine. The book was not too difficult to read and I enjoyed it. It is a good summer read.