Welcome to Litsy!

I hate to say that I'm with the other mothers on this one. Florence was unbearable to read. Her quips were funny in the beginning but died quickly into annoyance. She took the selfish turn every chance she got, and all though she loved her son, I hated how she talked about him, always putting him down for just being himself. It was gross. The ending was super mediocre. My favorite character was the turtle 🐢 1/5

Former not quite pop star & single mother Florence throws herself into the investigation when one of her son‘s classmates goes missing. I confess I was mostly drawn to it because of the title (school gate trauma much?) & didn‘t have any real expectations, which was probably a good thing. The story rockets along at a furious pace & it‘s quite a fun read, although Florence is such a mess she is more annoying than amusing. Another low pick.

It took me a full half of the story before I realized I had to suspend my disbelief about every single thing. It was only then that I was able to enjoy it. It isn‘t really a thriller and (sadly) there isn‘t very much of the mom-group drama like I had hoped. It IS a mystery though, and there is a lot of sarcasm and comedy throughout. Florence is a mess, and her relationships are too. Except with her son Dylan-she will do *anything* to protect him.