Dearest by Jacquie Walters
on September 19, 2024
Genres: Fiction / General, Fiction / Ghost, Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Literary
Pages: 352
Format: Audiobook, Hardcover
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Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, even if she arrived a few weeks early. With her husband still deployed, Flora navigates the newborn stage alone. But as the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up: Flora’s own mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more Flora’s mother isn’t telling her about the events that led to their estrangement? As stranger and scarier events unfold, Flora begins to suspect the house is not as empty as she once thought. She must determine: is her hold on reality slipping dangerously away? Or is she, in fact, the only thing standing between a terrifying visitor and her baby?
Woah, cue creepy mother vibes and thank god I am done having children because this book would be the worst to read if you were pregnant. This book kind of felt like I was reading it underwater in a nightmare in that like, it’s SOOO fever-dreamy it was so hard to interpret what was real. The story was a fast paced novel that definitely grasps the readers attention and doesn’t let go. While the twists weren’t quite as twisty as I would have liked I found the story creepy and entertaining. Ultimately, I think this is a novel about postpartum depression/psychosis.
I rated this novel 3.5 stars. I enjoyed this quite a bit. The audiobook was fabulously narrated by the author herself, which I felt was a nice touch. It felt like experiencing the story exactly how the author wanted it to be told, and I think she did a great job with it. However, I have mixed feelings on this one. I liked how it began but as the ending came closer things just didn’t add up as well as I would have liked.
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