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Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Press for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

I really wish I could give this a higher rating! The writing was great and the author is so smart and funny. As promised, it’s an exploration of motherhood and, importantly, non-motherhood. I’m in the stage of life where I and my friends are thinking about this topic a lot, so many of her insights hit home. There were several passages I wanted to highlight and it even made me laugh out loud once, which is a feat!

Unfortunately, while I liked the idea of this book, the story itself didn’t work for me. The main character is a woman about my age and a bit of a mess, which is always a struggle for me. The first half of the book had potential, but it completely fell apart for me in the second half, when it turned from literary fiction into more of a thriller that didn’t come together or hold my attention. I considered DNFing around 70%, but because it was such a quick read I decided to see it through and find out what happened. The ending was too tidy and unsatisfying. I’m eager to read Sathian’s debut, GOLD DIGGERs, because I have a feeling it will work better for me, but I’m not sure I recommend this one.