I received an advance review copy through Netgalley; all opinions are my own and honest.

To be quite frank, I felt like this book is only nominally about Lucy, or "a mother's love." It's really about Ginny and her privilege and narrow worldview. I can muster a bit of sympathy considering how sheltered she's always been, how she grew up knowing she was going to be a housewife and mother; the world is a scary place, especially when you've never actually prepared to face it. But only a bit, because the primary focus of the narrative seems to be Ginny's safe little bubble being popped as she "has to" do dangerous things for Lucy.

The actual writing and storytelling are fine, engaging even, but I took issue with the morality. The narrative, through other characters, repeatedly insists that Ginny can do no wrong, even if she's breaking the law or endangering both her children; while I do believe that her good intentions count for something, they don't justify her every decision.