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The Push by Ashley Audrain
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this book! It's very dark, but I loved seeing how everything unfolded in the end. The writing style was very interesting and kept me engaged throughout. It's a quick read, too, which shorter sentences that flow together well. I loved seeing Blythe's descent to truly believing her daughter is a cold-hearted killer at 13 years old, and how it might just be all in her head. How everyone around her dismisses her, but comes running to her by the end to say she was right. I just wished this book went down that insanity path. I wanted to see Blythe snap in the end, but I'm glad she found some closure from her son's death. This was an interesting tribute to the scary, dark parts of motherhood and I'm excited to see what this author does next.
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
This book is very, very dark. There's a lot of horrific things that happen in detail and that come back up over the course of the book.