Who doesn’t love a good unreliable narrator? Well, Florence Grimes is unreliable alright, but not in the way you might initially think. She is an absolute hot mess of a 31-year-old. She parties, leaves her young son home alone at questionable hours, doesn’t hold down a 9 to 5 job, and is primarily occupied with trying to relive her long-gone heyday. It’s no wonder all the other mothers hate her. To make matters worse, a child at her son Dylan’s elite private school has gone missing, and signs point to the fact that dear, sweet Dylan may have had something to do with it. Sarah Harman’s ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME follows Florence as she races to get to the bottom of it in hopes of proving her son’s innocence… or manufacturing it.
Fans of works like Big Little Lies, The Maid, or Bad Moms will find plenty to like in ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME. Harman’s writing is bold, fresh, and fast-paced. Florence quickly becomes your wildly inappropriate best friend who says the thing out loud that everyone else is thinking but would never dare utter. Amateur detective work, a healthy dose of dry humor, and enough twists to thrill you come together to pack a punch in Harman’s debut novel. Harman deftly balances this humor with heft, ultimately weaving together a tale that is exciting, entertaining, and certain to generate strong reactions to the dynamic and imperfect personalities afoot.
If you are an avid thriller or mystery reader, you will find Harman’s ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME to be such a satisfying read. Harman drops enough breadcrumbs throughout the novel that you can sleuth right alongside Florence, but maintains some big surprises that are sure to leave you shocked at the very end. Book clubs will also enjoy this novel – it’s certain to spark lively discussions about Florence’s choices and repeated mom fails. On the whole, this is a great choice for your next read when you want to hear from a new and unique voice that breaks the mold!
"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit."
Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she has only one reason to get out of bed each day: her ten-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her son’s bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she can’t quit: She’s got to find Alfie and clear her son’s name, or risk losing Dylan forever.
The only problem? Florence has no useful skills, let alone investigative ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as she’d like to believe…
Hilarious and twisted, propulsive and furious, All the Other Mothers Hate Me is the must-read book of 2025.
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