Aimee Molloy | THE PERFECT MOTHER

Plot (via Goodreads):

An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing.

They call themselves the May Mothers—a collection of new moms who gave birth in the same month. Twice a week, with strollers in tow, they get together in Prospect Park, seeking refuge from the isolation of new motherhood; sharing the fears, joys, and anxieties of their new child-centered lives.

When the group’s members agree to meet for drinks at a hip local bar, they have in mind a casual evening of fun, a brief break from their daily routine. But on this sultry Fourth of July night during the hottest summer in Brooklyn’s history, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is abducted from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but the May Mothers insisted that everything would be fine. Now Midas is missing, the police are asking disturbing questions, and Winnie’s very private life has become fodder for a ravenous media.

Though none of the other members in the group are close to the reserved Winnie, three of them will go to increasingly risky lengths to help her find her son. And as the police bungle the investigation and the media begin to scrutinize the mothers in the days that follow, damaging secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are formed and fractured.

Review:

Aimee Molloy brought the fire with this novel. From the very first page, I was immersed and quickly drawn into this novel. Molloy built together this hypnotizing novel that is beautifully disastrous and intensely brilliant. I loved the tension in this novel and how Molloy artistically features it not only in the plot, but the characters interaction as well as the atmosphere. I loved so much how Molloy built this heavily detailed novel featuring the May Mothers, a group of women who were all due to give birth in May and have bonded together over the ups and downs of motherhood. Not only did this novel give off a light-hearted and emotionally charged beginning similar to Emily Giffin, but there was a sinister hint of something brewing as the mothers agree to have a kids-free night out. The rest of the novel is a twisted web of lies, obstacles, and deep revelations.

One thing I loved about this novel was that not only did it feature the multiple perspectives from our four main characters, but Molloy's writing is dazzling within each character. Adding in each others different story line combined with the main mystery not only adds depth to this novel, but made the entire novel flow by so quickly that before I knew it, I was well into the shocking finale. 

This novel was brilliantly written, tense, and emotionally charged. I could not get enough of the fantastic plot, the heart that these characters brought to the story, and the amazing writing talents of Aimee Molloy. I cannot wait to see what Kerry Washington does with this novel for the big screen.

Special thanks to HarperCollins for providing me with this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Rating: 4/5