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3.0 out of 5 starsWrong title
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2022
I love a short story. It’s such a lovely brain refresh after reading mammoth books (pachinko I loved you but …) and I must admit although a charming story I do have issues with this little one.
Firstly let’s start with a plus, the writing style is great. It’s fluid , easy to read and you can read completely relaxed .
But my big issue, the title. From the title I expected something dark, tense and gripping but I found myself just reading a charming book which isn’t what I hoped for.
My expectations from the title were set completely wrong and had me set up for some thing completely different.
I wish this had been titled different, even just a title like ‘the mother’ would have been so much more improved.
I would happily recomend but it comes with a warning not to expect a tense exciting rollercoaster but instead a mild cup of tea ☕️
Firstly let’s start with a plus, the writing style is great. It’s fluid , easy to read and you can read completely relaxed .
But my big issue, the title. From the title I expected something dark, tense and gripping but I found myself just reading a charming book which isn’t what I hoped for.
My expectations from the title were set completely wrong and had me set up for some thing completely different.
I wish this had been titled different, even just a title like ‘the mother’ would have been so much more improved.
I would happily recomend but it comes with a warning not to expect a tense exciting rollercoaster but instead a mild cup of tea ☕️