This was such a different sort of story. The double takes I gave my phone while listening to the audio came frequently and it’s been quite awhile since that happened. 

I received the audio through NetGalley and the narrator was a perfect fit in my opinion. Since this book centers around mothers and their young children, this narrator was absolute perfection. 

The story itself had its moments. While there were plenty that I had to double take, there were also plenty of places that felt a bit monotonous and there were several parents that I just plain didn’t like. It felt realistic since that’s how parent groups are in real life too - there’s others you connect with while there are some you just don’t - and I appreciate that. They symbolism in this book could really mean many things from it just being a creepy story to a physical symbol of kids draining their parents (specifically their mothers). It works. 

If you can handle blood and other creepy things, I’d give this book a try. It’s pretty solid.