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Whispers | Ashley Audrain

so-so

I really enjoyed Audrain‘s debut novel, so I had some high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, despite the fast pacing, the unlikable characters & unsatisfying ending left me wanting. I‘m sure this could lead to lively discussion but the four different women‘s perspectives here certainly don‘t make neighborhood life appealing! Whitney‘s rage, Blair‘s creepy nosiness, Rebecca‘s extreme secrecy & Mara‘s pent-up emotion all were hard to connect with!

BookLineNSinker I started this one but had a really hard time getting into it. I ended up not finishing it over the two week period of my Libby loan. I wanted to like it and I loved #ThePush, but this just didn't have the same appeal for me. 1mo

TorieStorieS @BookLineNSinker I know what you mean! This fell flat to me, too— but I am still planning on checking out her next book! Hopefully it‘s more like her debut and less like this one!🤞 1mo

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JudeCC

The Push | Ashley Audrain

A BOTM book I‘ve been dying to read. 😃 I have big expectations for this one. 😍 LOVE the cover!!
#thepush #ashleyaudrain #botm #bookclub #

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EadieB

The Push | Ashley Audrain

#Two4Tuesday #ThePush #AshleyAudrain

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2. Ashley Audrain

Can you play? @Bookishgal71 @Twainy #BookNightOwl

TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! ❤📖📚 3y

EadieB @TheSpineView You‘re welcome! 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This book!! I‘m shook!! 3y

EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Crazy book 📕 but the author is one of my favorites! 3y

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meglynn86

The Push | Ashley Audrain

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Well didn‘t see me even enjoying it. And when I finished it I swear I looked like this 😳 for a good hour afterwards. It‘s not my typical genre but I wanted something different. Being it‘s the authors first book I am extremely impressed! 5⭐️s from me for sure!! #thepush #bookspinbingo

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The Push | Ashley Audrain

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#ThePush #AshleyAudrain #Bookspin #April2021

This book is a psychological story about a woman whose experience of motherhood is not what she hoped for. After her daughter Violet is born, Blythe Connor is convinced that there is something wrong with her as she doesn‘t behave like most children do. Her husband, Fox, says she‘s imagining things. When their son Sam is born, she has a blissful connection that she‘d always imagined with her child.

TheAromaofBooks

EadieB This book will challenge everything you think you know about motherhood. The book touches on many issues: childbirth, nursing, postpartum depression, failure to bond with a child, miscarriage, abortion, infant death, child abuse and suicide. Hard to believe that this is a debut novel. 4y

TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 4y

EadieB @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! 4y

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The Push | Claire McGowan

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#ThePush #ClaireMcGowan

The Push is a psychological thriller about a couples baby group that has a barbecue after the births of their babies. One person ends up dead by falling off a balcony and secrets abound. Were they pushed or did they fall?
The story is told by two narrators, Jax, an older pregnant woman and Allison, a police investigator and switches between the past and present.

EadieB Characters are a bit hard to keep track of and the story is a slow build but becomes a page-turner and screeches to a surprise ending. I have read McGowan's Paula Maguire series and her other books and have enjoyed them too. I look forward to her next book and recommend this book to those who love psychological thrillers. Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a free copy for an honest review. (edited) 4y

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