Book review: Mother loves me - Abby Davies

 

Title: Mother loves me

Author: Abby Davies

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description:

The creepiest debut thriller you will read this year!
One little girl.
Mirabelle’s mother loves her. She’s her ‘little doll’. Mother dresses her, paints her face, and plaits her hair. But as Mirabelle grows, the dresses no longer fit quite as well, the face paint no longer looks quite so pretty. And Mother isn’t happy.

Two little girls.
On Mirabelle’s 13th birthday, Mother arrives home with a present – a new sister, 5-year-old Clarabelle, who Mother has rescued from the outside world.

But Mother only needs one.
As it dawns on Mirabelle that there is a new ‘little doll’ in her house, she also realizes that her life isn’t what she thought it was. And that dolls often end up on the scrap heap…

My opinion:

“Mother loves me” is often described as the creepiest debut and guess what? It's as creepy as it gets.

Mirabelle mother loves her. Paints her face, dresses her in pretty dresses, make sure she looks flawless. As long as she remembers she was always her mother's “little doll”.

Only that at thirteen Mirabelle is no longer little, she's outgrown her cute dresses and her mother is not too happy about it.

Then suddenly a new, younger sister appears. Mother rescued her from abusive father. Mirabelle is worried because she know that dolls don't live long lives and Mother has already found the replacement.

Wow! What a book! I devoured it in few hours. I was only taking breaks to make tea, I gave up on coffee as my heart was racing from all the exciting twists and turns and fast-paced action.

I'm still shivering till now. This is definitely the best book I've read so far this year. I can't believe it's a debut. 

I can't wait for Abby's next book. I'm sure it will be as gripping as this one!

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