REVIEW: Mother by S.E. Lynes

Mother by S.E. Lynes

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Read: 28th September 2018 (could not finish)

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★ 0-1 stars

The synopsis for this book sounded incredibly intriguing but sadly it did not follow through. I have no idea what was happening as there is an unknown person narrating for much of the book. According to several reviews there are a couple of other POVs as well but from where I was sitting there was only the one. And I had no idea who it was or how they related to Christopher. At first I thought it was his birth mother, then I thought a psychologist (judging by some of the questions) but whoever it was seemed to be hospitalised. I have no idea at any rate.

I was disappointed because I really did want to delve into Christopher's past and discover more about him and how he truly fit in. But after 10% of trying to grasp the confusing storyline, I gave up. For me, if a book doesn't grab me that far in without any promise then it's just time to move on to something that will hold my attention.

One review I read said that there were three POVs - Christopher's, Ben's (whoever that is) and the unknown narrator. But the confusing thing was that when the POV shifted, there was no warning and no indication who was narrating. I guess you just figured it out as you read. I don't like that. Each POV, in my opinion, should be titled for easy reading and flow. So when I read that, I lost what little interest I had in continuing.

It is disappointing as it was the first of S.E. Lynes' books I had tried and unfortunately it doesn't give me much hope for her others. Having said that, I WILL try another book by the same author down the track and see how that goes, but as for this? Far too confusing to work out exactly what was going on, who was who and where it all fit in.