The Perfect Mother
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.4
(281)
Aimee Molloy
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedlyconnected when one of their newborns goes missing.A night out. A few hours of fun.That’s all it was meant to be.They call themselves the May Mothers—a group of new moms whose babies were born in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for some much-needed adult time.When the women go out for drinks at the hip neighborhood bar, they want a fun break from their daily routine. But on this hot Fourth of July night, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is taken from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but her fellow May Mothers insisted everything would be fine. Now he is missing. What follows is a heart-pounding race to find Midas, during which secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are destroyed. Thirteen days. An unexpected twist. The Perfect Mother is a "true page turner." —B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors
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Author
Aimee Molloy
Pages
341
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2018-05-01
ISBN
0062696815 9780062696816
Ratings
Google: 3
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"This book is a slow burn and definitely not one that I thought I would enjoy as much as I did.<br/><br/>Initially, I was concerned that it wasn’t going to pick up or that it wasn’t going to grab more of my attention but after getting through about ⅓ of it I started getting more intriguing.<br/><br/>Though I wish there were more clues or some more ways to try to figure out the “who-done-it?” aspect of the book, the twist ending did have me surprised and I was genuinely impressed with the plot.<br/><br/>Why didn’t I rate it higher? It wasn’t the most interesting book in the beginning, so it took some getting used to. I also would have enjoyed this a bit more if there was a bit lore diversity to the characters. Yes, there was some difference in the characters financial and career aspects but not as much with their age, race, and marital status."
Stefani Marie
"The Perfect Mother is the perfect thriller! Kept me guessing until the end! I couldn’t put it down!"
DeNeal Toews
"The Perfect Mother is a fun and addicting thriller. I was worried about it being too much a "mom book", but Aimme Molloy found the perfect balance. I tore through it really quickly, and really wanted to know what happened. <br/><br/>This book was almost a 5⭐ for me, but there were a couple things that made it a 4.5⭐. First, sometimes it was hard to tell which woman I was reading about - they were all pretty similar. Almost all of them had a male partner and one baby. I would have appreciated some diversity, even just for the sole purpose of keeping the characters straight. Everyone was also a little sad and a little overwhelmed - nobody had any strong emotions to set them apart. <br/><br/>My other issue was that parts of the ending were a little bit far-fetched, but overall, it was good. I think the plot twist was a good surprise. <br/><br/>The Perfect Mother will be out on 5/1/18, and if you want an intriguing and fast-paced thriller, pick this one up! Thank you to Harper Books for sending me a review copy!"
Emily
"Audio 9hrs 26min"
Sarah Womack
"Good book, but there were soo many characters/mommies that it was a bit hard to keep everyone strait, another book I needed to have a cheat sheet of notes on characters! "
Nichole Smith
"Started off kind of weird with the bouncing from 1st person to 3rd person, but once it got going, it was a wild ride with a very unexpected turn."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"I enjoyed this book, thought it was a bit predictable but overall it was a quick read and kept my attention. "
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Nicole Medici
"<strong>Couldn’t stop reading!</strong><br/><br/>Loved it. It was grippy and I could completely relate to all the ladies! I did not see the ending coming but it was great. It reminded me of Liane Moriarty’s books but a bit quicker to get to the point. I appreciated that."
Nadia Despain
"Listened to this on audio. It is a mystery about a group of new moms in Brooklyn. The main characters are a diverse interesting group. Kind of reminded me of Big Little Lies. The moms usually meet at the park but decide to go out for some fun one night. Unfortunately while they’re out partying one of the babies goes missing. Lots of secrets are exposed.The audio was really good because the reader used great accents. I actually lay in bed listening to it until late at night because I had to know what happened. I never do that with audio books!"
Amy Trask
"I think I would actually give this book 3 1/2 stars, although it does edge towards 4 in that I had problems putting it down. It’s hard to say what my quibble is without including spoilers, so I guess I’ll focus on what I really liked. Yes, it brought back so many memories of my own first few weeks (years?) as a mother—given my kids are now young adults, it’s impressive that the author could make all that feel so current to me again. The fears, the doubts, the sheer exhaustion, the overwhelmed feeling, and the moments of complete adoration. Yep. The relationships felt real. The differences in parenting styles and related judgment felt real. The mystery was interesting for most of the book. But I’ll leave it there for fear of giving anything away. I allowed myself a couple of long reading sessions and was thereby more deeply immersed in the story, so I suspect the characters will stick with me for awhile. It’ll be interesting what they do with a movie version of this."
Sandra Hasenauer
