Love, Mom: A fast-paced psychological thriller with several twists

It was good and then the ending was weird.

Talk about jumping right into the mystery and guessing who is who. The years of secrets, betrayal and mental abuse. Ben and “Elizabeth” played their role a little too well, him being a mommas boy afraid of anything and everything. Poor Mackenzie who never got to experience the love of her mother. Every clue she found pulling her closer to the truth felt like a heartbreak. Wish we got a pov on Lizzy on her years being captured and encounters with everyone who knew exactly what they were doing. I would give it an 8.5 instead.

Just an okay read overall, and definitely didn’t live up to the hype for me. The book starts off slow—almost too slow—but it does eventually build momentum. I’d say the last third is where it truly becomes a page-turner. The short chapters help; they make the book easy to digest and offer plenty of stopping points when the first two-thirds start to drag. On the flip side, those same quick chapters make it tempting to say “just one more” once the story finally picks up. The twists in the final stretch are genuinely great and catch you off guard in the best way. Well written and easy to follow, but uneven in pacing Trigger warning: involves sexual assault

I really wish this thing gave half points. This book was good. The problem was that it didn't get good until about halfway in. I guessed almost all the plot twists, but not the full details of them. Like, I knew who the blackmailer was, who the professor was, that the grandmother was in on things, and that maybe Dianne knew more than she let on. I do wish we heard from Ben again. I just wonder if he feels any remorse.

AMAZING BOOK AND WRITING!!