Darling Rose Gold starts off with Patty Watts being released after five years in prison. She was sent there because she poisoned her daughter and made her believe she was sick for the first 18 years of her life. It was Rose Gold's testimony that put Patty away so why is Rose Gold the one picking her up from prison? When Rose Gold lets Patty move in with her the neighbors are shocked. They can't believe Rose Gold would allow Patty back into her life, but just like every mother/daughter relationship, this one is complicated.

The book is told from alternating points of view which I generally like. Patty tells us her story after getting out of prison, and Rose Gold tells us about her time from when Patty was sent to jail until after her release. I have read in other reviews that people expected more from Rose Gold's childhood, but I actually liked how this was written. I don't think there needed to be more in depth writing about the abuse Rose Gold suffered through.

This book was interesting because both of the narrators were unreliable. Both characters were abused as children which lead to their behavior as adults. If you cannot handle books with child abuse, than this is not the book for you. I thought the author did a great job of keeping me guessing what was going to happen. I thought it would go one way, but in the end it went a totally different way. The book moved at a fast pace, and it was hard to put it down. Darling Rose Gold was one of my most anticipated books of 2020, and I thought it was done really well. I will definitely read more books by Stephanie Wrobel as I really enjoyed her writing style.