Oh my gosh I LOVED this book. From the very first chapter to the very last sentence. I did not want to put it down and was disappointed that I actually had to stop to sleep at night.  Mavis is flawed, overwhelmed, loving; perfect motherhood representation.  I don't think I've ever related so hard to another character, sometimes it was like she was in my head.  I laughed a lot and especially at her interactions with her amazing lovable daughter Pearl. She did NOT hold back in her mind and is a mom I would love to hang with if I was ever force to join the PTA. A mystery and splash of romance made the story even better, though I think I would read just about anything that Mavis was up to. 
 The challenges she faced from balancing work, motherhood, investigating, to trying to bring real change for the elementary school kids through her new role of DEI chair, was so well portrayed in a true and messy way. 

There are some shocking revelations, tense moments, people that will enrage you; balanced out with laughter and adorable moments and you cannot help but root for Mavis to find all the answers. Mavis is far from perfect, but she is the perfect amateur sleuth MC.

Please please please let there be more books!

note: I listened to some parts of this book on audio and loved the narrator!