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Dearest
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother�only to invite something much darker inside�in this "fast-paced and frightening debut" (Rachel Harrison) about the long shadows cast by family secrets, perfect for readers of Grady Hendrix or Ashley Audrain. Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, who has arrived a few weeks early. But with her husband still deployed, Flora must navigate the newborn stage alone. As the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up to help: Flora�s own mother, to whom she hasn�t spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more that Flora�s mother isn�t telling her about the events that led to their estrangement? As stranger and scarier events unfold, Flora begins to fear that her mother�s secrets have allowed something truly evil to enter her home. She must decide: is her hold on reality slipping dangerously away? Or is she, in fact, the only thing standing between a terrifying visitor and her baby?
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BookwormAHN
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Mehso-so

This is somewhat of a convoluted ghost story. The premise is interesting but some of the ending is a bit much. Flora has just had her first child and is having some supernatural postpartum psychosis issues.
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EmberIvyRose
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Mehso-so

This was a fairly good, fast thriller. My family is down with the flu this week, so our Thanksgiving plans were pretty much cancelled. I work tomorrow a half day (work from home), then probably another chill day at home. On the bright side, I will get some more reading in.

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Its_Amanda_Plz
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Pickpick

I have never said WTF more while reading a book. Lots of triggering topics in this one and very horrifying!

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catiewithac
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Pickpick

I read this last month. It‘s a solid horror novel. The tone is sort of V.C. Andrews meets postpartum psychosis. #BOTM

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TorieStorieS
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Pickpick

This debut novel quickly becomes impossible to put down! Mother horror has become a recent sub-genre & though this reminded me of a few other books, I still stayed up to finish in one sitting! With her husband deployed, Flora gives birth alone & though her dad & stepmother stay for a short time initially, Flora‘s isolation & sleep deprivation starts weighing on her, bringing back episodes from her own childhood, body horror & an uncanny visitor.

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Zbayardo
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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Pickpick

This story follows a new mom who, out of necessity, invites her estranged mother into her home, only to discover that old wounds run deep and sinister events soon unfold, blurring reality.

Fast-paced, chilling, psychologically suspenseful with dark secrets slowly unraveling and the line between reality and nightmare blurring with every page - UNPUTDOWNABLE!

Leftcoastzen Good to know ! It‘s on my TBR stack! 3mo
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Leftcoastzen
Dearest | Jacquie Walters
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#BookMail #BOTM book mail is great mail! I am kinda surprised I picked this one ! 😄🤷‍♀️