A review by taylorardoin
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

4.0

This was a great read! I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had the perfect amount of creepy/horror, but it wasn't too scary where it'd keep me up at night. I think Melanie Golding did an excellent job for her first book - I couldn't put it down! I *almost* finished it in one day, but a little bit carried over into the second day.

I used the audiobook version of this book to listen in the car on my way to/from work and I must say the narrator was AMAZING. She did a great job keeping me attentive during the audiobook and her voices were perfect for the book.

I'm not a mother (yet) myself, but I did feel like this book gave a pretty detailed (and, to my knowledge, accurate) description of what it's like in the first few weeks as a mother. I couldn't stand the husband, which just made me root for Lauren even more. Oh, and that procedure Lauren had to endure after having the babies...my insides were HURTING while reading that part. I felt so bad for her.

Spoiler

There was a part of me that was hoping there was a true explanation of an ending and that is wasn't just a "folklore/myth/legend" that was true. I guess that's just the thriller-lover in me. Part of me was hoping that Harper was the "woman" that Lauren kept seeing and that, because of her background, she wanted the babies for her own. But, I still thought the book was great as is and it changed up my reading from the same ole, same ole.

*Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. This is a completely honest and unbiased review.* #LittleDarlingsBook #NetGalley