Honestly, I don't really know what to say about this novel. It is certainly well written, and for the most part reads like a psychological thriller with a good dose of adrenaline. The two main characters enjoy quite a bit of psychological insight and the dynamics between them are quite clear. Right from the start one can sense how disturbed Kim is and how disingenuous Jamie is in wanting to overcome a certain form of inferiority complex by making himself more of a character than a person. If the author had limited herself to working with these details, she would have built a great thriller, but instead she wanted to cram in Aztecs, suicide cults, various nightmares, and this makes the reader occasionally find herself thrown out of that blissful state that is suspension of disbelief and say, "Did you really want to squeeze that in too?"

Kim and Jamie's lives are about to erupt into greatness. They're on the Bahamas, launching Jamie's new reality TV show about his archeological finds, bringing them a ton of money, exposure and potential new business ventures. The same evening, everything collapses as Jamie gets attacked at the premier party for his show and Kim has one drink too many and comes to only to witness a strange man in their holiday villa and their son - who they tried for for years and spent a lot of money on concieving - missing. After that, their marriage and their lives crumble. They can't let go though - were the events of that evening connected or was it really just all a big coincidence?
While I enjoyed the general premise of this story, I found I couldn't get into the characters heads at times. I think the author did an amazing job of portraying the grief and helpnessless that struck both the protagonists, but besides that I could find very little in them that made them feel real to me. The turns the story took were a bit too extreme for me, the starting point was interesting enough, I wouldn't have needed so many other events to stay interested. I really did like the writing style and the clear distinction between both protagonists' voices.

Giving my honest feedback, I wasn't a fan of this one. The writing was good but then disjointed at times and I was never fully pulled into this. I didn't care for either the husband or the wife and although this isn't reality, it's a story, some parts were a little too far-fetched. SPOILER: Example, they are about to die in a horrific way and they decide to have sex. There were a few parts like the husband forgiving the wife in a matter of sixty seconds for something horrific. I just couldn't buy a lot of this. The overall story was good but the delivery and writing wasn't for me. Three Stars.


Thank you Netgalley Connlaswell Publishing for this copy of The Unholy Mother.

I want to be as honest as a I can when reviewing books.
This was too much for me. We have a married couple going through some stuff. One night it all comes apart and they lose their child. You'd think that would be enough for a book's plot but it isn't. It is almost a blip. I mean it is a driving force but the book isn't about that.
I was super uncomfortable with the intimacy between our two rich married people. I was actually cringing. The fact that the author could write it is impressive and I am sure lots of people love it. For me though, it was way too much. There are no two people in existence who need to not bone more than this fictional couple.
They mainly have major rich people issues. The nanny/housekeeper is off for the night when the child disappears, the man is famous and that makes him a target, they separate due to cheating or something, and they have so much money they can just take a boat into the ocean and disappear without having to worry about work. Our girl is worried about the silliest things throughout the book. She wants clothes that fit and shoes but isn't missing society.

I did like that our rich lady was frequently rescuing the husband. I guess he needed it.


Also why are these people so obsessed with living my water?
This was good but the sex stuff was not for me. Or the intimacy aspects of it.

Kim and her husband are in the Bahamas when an accident occurs that leads to the loss of their son. Years later no one knows where William went or what happened to him. From both viewpoints we hear from both Kim and. her husband Jamie and learn about the turn of events that lead to the tragedy. I absolutely loved the author's voice and personality in this story but found it a little disjointed. I would read more by Enya Wolf!