This will be one of the most loved books of the year. An incredible, gripping read. Thanks so much to th publisher for the review copy; I will be spreading the word.

I absolutely loved this. It was completely unputdownable and i was enthralled by the plot and characters right up to the last sentence. It is amazingly well-written. The author uses a very interesting second person approach to the narration. The multiple narrators consist of multiple generations of women (grandmother, mother, child)and this fascinated me. I cannot say enough good things about this book. Highly recommended to fans of We Need to Talk About Kevin and Baby Teeth.

This book was one I did not particularly like. I did not like the format and the jumping around. I like a story to flow and this felt choppy.

An intense psychological novel that focuses on the self-doubt and fears felt by new mothers. Blythe believes something is wrong with her daughter. When a terrible tragedy happens, she becomes convinced. Her feelings and actions lead down a path that changes her entire life. Is it all in her head? This book is a character-driven thriller.

Written in an extremely engaging manner and dealing with a realistic subject matter, Audrain brings the darkness of motherhood and the haunting thoughts and generational memory to a physical sensation. The Push is an incredibly interesting read, and one that I think will honestly be a major hit in 2021. The length of the novel is perfect, neither drawing on unnecessarily nor skimping on details in order to try and set up a more suspenseful atmosphere. With chapters steeped in brevity but specificity, Audrain's work is sure to stick with readers long after they close the book - in a good way.

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Impressive debut psychological chiller about mothers, motherhood, and how our family never fails to f*ck us up. "My kid scares me" indeed.

As a mother I had a difficult time getting through this story. Sad situations of mother daughter relationships. Expectations of more and realization of something missing.

I mostly enjoyed the perspective of this book, and the characters. It is dark and compelling. If there is any kind of abuse or emotional instability in your family, you will be able to relate to this novel. The conclusion was satisfying. It was a quick absorbing read on a flight,

I almost gave up on this book, as its style is odd and a bit disjointed. I had trouble determining who was talking and to whom. A woman appears to be stalking a family of 4, when one of the kids spies her. I decided to stick with the story awhile longer, just as it got better and hooked me for good. The theme involves different aspects of motherhood, with mystery thrown in for good measure. The book is unusual, but it is worth the effort to understand and embrace it. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Viking for providing an ARC.

The Push, simply put, is stunning. A compulsive page turner that left me breathless! This novel is a chilling and emotional family drama, a psychological thriller at it's best. I am eagerly awaiting whatever comes next from Ashley Audrain.

I was very disappointed in this book especially based on the description and glowing reviews of it that I had read. I found this book to be very confusing and kept mixing up the characters, especially in the beginning. The writing style is very choppy and the author switches back and forth between first person and second person narration. The overall plot itself is decent but predictable for the most part, especially the ending.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free electronic ARC of this novel.

I love books about motherhood, a role I cherished so many years ago as an 'older' mother at age 38. The Push is about Blythe's life as a new mother with baby Violet. The narrative also alternates the story of her childhood mysteries about her mother and that of her grandmother. Blythe doesn't fall into blissful love with Violet and struggles with the things she believes other mothers find comfortable, like breastfeeding and nurturing their babies to sleep.

From the beginning, it is evident that the author is steering us into very troubled waters with the story of this young family. Fox, the husband, continues to build his career and takes Violet warmly when he gets home. Blythe is left to struggle daily to care for the baby and to love her. As Violet grows, Blythe thinks there is something not quite right about her child or losing her mind and imagining the things that happen.

This story gripped me; it is, as the blurb says, immersive. I couldn't put it down until the author offered answers to some of the questions. This book is a heart breaker, an excellent one.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC, to be published on January 5th.

Psychological drama about a woman who believes something is off with her daughter, but no one else believes her even when some really awful things happen. Kind of a Bad Seed wannabe.

While not a thriller in the traditional sense, this novel, which in many ways makes me think of a contemporary East of Eden, is right at home among these mysteries and thrillers. This psychological drama is written as a sort of letter from a woman to her ex-husband, in which she promises to tell “her side of the story,” from when they met through the present day, where she sits in the dark outside her husband’s home, watching his new family through their living room windows. The letter quickly settles on her relationship with their daughter, a connection that began coldly and deteriorated from there, though perhaps not for the reasons her ex-husband (and, at first, the reader) suspect. Book nerds will appreciate the unusual second person narration, repeated motifs, and the multiple possible interpretations of the title. (Take note: the triggers are not obvious from the book description, but they are plentiful.)

The idea of a mother as anything but obsessively devoted, self-sacrificing, and wholly absorbed by caring for her child is such a taboo. It's easy to dislike Blythe, and to let that dislike color your perception of the story. It would be all too easy to say she's the villain, Fox is the good man who got stuck with her, and Violet is the victim who was deprived of a loving mother. But what if anyone had actually listened to Blythe? What if she'd been taken seriously and shown any real support? What if they hadn't just taken the easy way out, blaming the "hysterical woman" while sweeping doubts and uncomfortable truths under the rug? On top of being super readable, the story is so fascinating because you can imagine this so clearly happening in real life. There's no one to root for, no "good guy," yet the characters are so compelling. I will definitely be recommending this book.

Whew. Books like this are so disturbing to me and very hard to read but I keep going back to them. If you liked Baby Teeth then check this out. Send shivers up my spine! Yikes.

A family drama that is written in the style of Gone Girl or Girl on a Train, with a central female narrator who is not 100% reliable but possibly vindicated in the end. Maybe. It's ambiguous. The story is a family drama that deals with generations of women who pass on their damage - both physical and emotional - to their daughters, ending with a daughter who is profoundly damaged. Maybe. Folks who liked the spate of unreliably narrated stories starting with Gone Girl will also enjoy this story. Readers who really want to like the characters in their books may find this not so satisfying - the likeable characters are few and far between. It's a page-turner, though, with an excellently written plot that pulls you along to the breathless last page. Then stops. Maybe.

Disturbing but fascinating insight into a troubled mother daughter relationship right from the beginning. The mother struggles with loving her difficult daughter because she has tremendous baggage from her own fraught relationship with her mother. Her various coping mechanisms are challenging but things change dramatically with her second child

This book gets you hooked in the beginning and keeps you turning the pages. A tense story that describes three generations and how each one effects the next. In the beginning I thought it was a story of one woman's feelings about motherhood, but soon realized it was so much more than that. Haunting, dark and chilling is how I would describe this book. I could see this being made into a TV movie.