2.5 stars.

I liked the push better.

As usual I was so confused with all the women and the husbands I had a hard time keeping them straight (but that’s my problem). I find it hat the author touched on a lot of parenting woes and I found that difficult. We all have our challenges. I feel like I didn’t get closure and some stories. BUT that last sentence was like “BOOM!!” (That it came from nowhere, not about the relationship)

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC

I really enjoyed the character development in this domestic thriller. The author captures the complexity of motherhood and womanhood, at multiple stages.

Ashley Audrain is an amazing storyteller. She hooks you right from the start and never lets go. This story is quick-paced, heartwrenching, and intense. This is one of very few books that I didn’t want to end. I hope to see more works from her.

Great thriller. I loved the different perspectives from each narrator. It was intriguing seeing hidden secrets exposed. A definite page turner that takes a hard look at marriage and puts in perspective the age old adage that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

*Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada & NetGalley for this Ebook in exchange for my honest review

I was so excited to read this after loving The Push and it did not disappoint! I loved how the novel explored motherhood, grief, and womanhood in an interesting and complex way. This is a wonderful character study of four different women living on the same street. Also, the prose is gorgeous and flowed nicely, which was great as I TORE through this!!! Ashley Audrain is an author to watch - she has immense talent and I will for sure be picking up all of her future works.

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain is a propulsive and chilling read that gripped me from the very start.

A woman loses her composure and screams at her son in frustration. Not an unusual scenario, but this time her lapse is witnessed by her neighbours as she is hosting them at her home. Later that evening, her son falls from a bedroom window and is taken to hospital in a coma. What transpires next is revealed in the alternating perspectives of three women who share the circumstances that led up to this one horrific night.

Ms Audrain gives voice to the dark, often unexplored, sides of friendship and motherhood, and I could not stop turning the pages. While I personally give the edge to The Push, this one is well worth your time.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an ARC.