Down right amazing book. Loved the whole story. It’s twisted but in a way that keeps your attention the entire time.

yikes! Finally found a copy of this book and wow. Such a trip with the mind games and toxic family energy. A fast paced read with lots of drama.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to review this arc

Mother May i was such a thrilling read. A bit confusing but once i got the plot i loved it.
I love how S.E Green created such realistic characters telling such a page-turning masterpiece.

A truly sad story of what happens when someone grows up being abused and becomes and abuser themselves. Nora is the wife of a very popular evangelist preacher and seems to be loved by all. When her daughter is born, she is determined to be a good mother. But the past continues to haunt her and she just can’t overcome her demons. I found this book to be more sad than anything. May be triggering for victims of child abuse.

Does history repeat itself? Do we become what our parents are or what they make us?
A little more subtlety would have done this book good. From the beginning on it's all too clear that Nora is a narcissist and that she's going to hate her daughter. Her manipulations are too obvious. The reader can't really understand why she seems to be loved by (nearly) everybody.
In the end the end is not as surprising as I had hoped.

This book was provided to me compliments of #NetGalley for my honest opinion.


Twisted read with mind games about. Mother May I was hard to put down so I didn’t. Make sure you have time to read it in one sitting.

Holy moly can you say mommy dearest?! Geez this character was a total nightmare! I felt so bad for her daughter Elizabeth! Omg this lady was worse than mommy dearest! Geez this book was a crazy tale of heart pounding moments, intrigue,, and a few twists and turns! I definitely recommend reading this book! It made me cringe quite a few times but still a gripping thriller! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

This was really engrossing and I wanted no needed to finish it to find out what happened in the end- read it in one morning It was such an unusual premise and I felt sorry for Elizabeth but she got hers but the ending was perfect

Just loved it.

I was given a free copy by the publishers and net galley but the review is entirely my own.

As readers, we always have a list of authors that as soon as they release a new book, we will always read them - no matter what. They are called our "unicorn authors". These are the authors that you will buy a book just because it is written by them, you often have no idea what the book is about because it isn't a priority to you. The main thing is that it was written by that specific author. One of my "unicorn authors" is S.E Green aka Shannon Greenland. When I was younger about 16-18, I discovered her YA Spy series The Specialists and Killer Instinct and I read both and was hooked. Mother May I? is a tad different than her others as this one is written more for the adult audience rather than her usual YA target. In Mother May I? we meet Nora who is a preacher's wife which was surprising as she isn't the religious type at all. She is a money-hungry cheater. As long as her preacher husband is making money, she is happy. When Nora falls pregnant, her mother tells her she will come to hate her child. Nora doubts this but as her daughter gets older, she starts to notice it and she does start to resent her. When her husband dies, Nora is now left with her daughter who hates her guts but is the heir to her husband's fortune. This was a twisted read as the story goes along and I have to admit that when we did see the ending, I had a bit of a smirk and thought that's karma right there. Mother May I ? was a psychological thriller that looks at the bad side of a mother/daughter relationship and what can occur when the last two surviving resent each other with a passion. If you love YA thrillers and edgy reads, then S.E Green is an author that you must add to your TBR piles, she’s an author you won’t regret reading.

Wow! What an absolutely twisted mind game of a read! There were so many twists and turns that I never saw coming! And Nora! Holy Wow #%#%#! What a twisted character!

Mother May I by S.E. Green was quite a read. Nora was evil personified and got what she deserved. Just not soon enough.