A review by raelin
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Personal feeling here- Do not read if you have birthed a human in the last 3 years. It will likely be too much too soon, and hit too close to home. Save it for when your baby is closer to 4 than 2. (Maybe this is just the leftover PPD/PPA speaking though.) I need a lot of breaks during the first 100 pages especially. It was a lot. 

I will be the first person to stand on a chair and scream “this book is not for everyone!” Yes. It was a five star read for me, in a super personal way. Not for the plot. Not for the story. Not for the literary meaning. But for the raw, real, underbelly descriptions of motherhood/parenthood we only share glimpses of with our most trusted people. And Rachel Yoder found words for the vauge feelings I have had but never knew the words to try and explain them…then just shared them with the whole world. The whole section on pumping at work. Omg. Putting kids to bed. The Schedule. The book babies. The food. The mess. The loss of self. Just so much real, vivid, unflinching look at life. 

I literally wore out three highlighters  reading this book. 
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