Mean Moms: A Novel

“Emma Rosenblum has become the queen of reads about wealthy East Coast women behaving badly, and her latest is no exception…It’s silly and salacious, and it contained some twists at the end that were genuinely juicy.” —Glamour


Meet Frost, Morgan, and Belle—a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend Atherton Academy, the top private school in the city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami, Sofia, shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Is someone at school out to get them?

Spanning the course of one eventful school year in New York, Mean Moms is part satire of upper-crust mom-ing and part mystery, interrogating the line between friendship and jealousy, and getting at the question:

What would happen if the woman standing next to you at school pickup was actually a sociopath?

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Published Jul 29, 2025

304 pages

Average rating: 6.44

34 RATINGS

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redamelia
Sep 27, 2025
8/10 stars
Chaotic energy at its finest! This audiobook leaves no detail unattended; if the phone rings, you will hear it, and it adds to the immersive charm. With a large cast of characters, the story could easily feel overwhelming, but instead, it flows seamlessly, keeping you hooked from start to finish. It's captivating, hilarious (mainly because you're not the one living through it), exuberant at times, and downright chaotic at others. What makes it especially delightful is how it pokes fun at the eccentricities of the wealthy—equal parts jaw-dropping and laugh-out-loud funny. The audiobook production is phenomenal, with accents, personalities, and scenarios brought to life so vividly you can't help but feel like you're in the middle of it all. New York as the backdrop is almost too fitting, elevating the drama and absurdity. And then there's January LaVoy—her narration is a performance in itself, worthy of five stars and a standing ovation. She doesn't just read the book; she becomes the book. Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing me with this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

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