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onlythedarkestreads · 1 year

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For someone who doesn’t have and doesn’t want children, I sure do read a lot of intense parenting horror stories 😂.

After happening upon a children’s birthday party they weren’t invited to, Lola and Ian decide to have a baby as an attempt to reconnect with their old friends. While happy with their current lifestyle, they wonder if they are missing out on this experience.

When pregnancy and parenthood prove to be more difficult than expected, cracks start to form in the foundation of their relationship. Are they evil for not feeling a loving connection with their child? For missing the life before he came? Or is there something wrong with this seemingly perfect boy?

The character building in this story was incredible. Lola and Ian are charismatic and relatable (who hasn’t gone through an identity crisis, ha) and the tension of something being very wrong builds in a very propulsive way.

There is a supernatural element to the story that I personally could’ve used more of, but this book is brisk even though it’s over 400 pages.

If you want a creepy look at the extremes of parenthood I’d definitely recommend this one.

Thank you to Robert Ottonefor providing me with an arc of your book.

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