Tash is a struggling journalist and new mom who learns of the mysterious death of a young nanny in her neighborhood. Eager to find playmates for her young son, she’s befriended by a close group of new mothers, and quickly becomes part of their inner circle. But as she starts to investigate the nanny’s death for a story, she discovers her new group of friends may know more than they’re letting on about the death. The Other Mothers is a spellbinding story filled with secrets, lies, and misdirections that will have your head spinning. The suspense drips from every page, and the dual timelines teases the details that have you feverishly flying through the book. Expertly told and plotted, this one will keep you up at night until you’ve finished! I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGally in exchange for an honest review.

The Other Mothers was a page turner, almost to the end. The author did an expert job at character building and side stories, but, sadly, the ending was way too contrived.

Mostly, I determine my ratings based on how much I hate to put the book down when life calls and how badly I want to get back to it. Given all that, this book would have been a five, but the ending was way too weak and brought my rating down.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review The Other Mothers.

This book was so hard to put down! The characters were all so interesting! At times I suspected everyone. The book kept me hooked until the very end. The shocks and twists kept coming, even at the very end.

This book certainly was a wild ride, but I'm sad to say I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Greenwich Park. I was invested in the storyline but I found that the character development was lacking and that there were too many characters with too many affairs to keep track of. I often forgot who was who because they were not distinct people in my mind. Won't discount this author yet, but hoping her next book will be as good as her first! Thanks for the review copy, Netgalley.

I loved a lot about Katherine Faulkner’s newest release The Other Mothers. I loved that it kept me guessing up until the last chapter with a cast of characters that all felt suspicious yet grounded in reality.

The novel centers around Tash, a toddler mom and freelance journalist. As Tash begins to investigate the death of a local nanny, she befriends “the other mothers” in her son’s play group.

While the novel is a thriller, it also beautifully touches on the challenges of motherhood, marriage, and the desire to fit in. Additionally, Faulkner covers postpartum depression in this novel.

The book has dual POVs switching between Tash in the present and Sophie, the victim in the months leading up to her death. I loved the format but did occasionally wish for more from Sophie. There are some changes from Sophie towards the end that felt rushed and I was hoping would be explored more.

Overall, I think this is a wonderful and mature thriller!

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

The other mothers by Katherine Faulkner pub December 2023. When a young girl who babysits among rich families, drowns of suspicion details. No one cares but her family and a young newspaper new mother. Can the reasons and how be found out

The great @katherinefaulknerwrites is at it again folks!
This was another juicy mystifying cutthroat thriller I couldn’t put down. It reminded me of that old show that used to air on ABC way back in the day before streaming was a thing called Desperate Housewives and I devoured that show y’all! Don’t pretend you didn’t either! 😂
This book is packed with punches, extremely subtle hints and clues and possible multiple motives scattered throughout the entirety of the book BUT even still that ending left me shocked, appalled and breathless. Literally gasping for air here so send help. 😂
Want to thank @netgalley for allowing me to read this advanced copy of this amazing book to be able to share with you all so you may read it when it hits the shelves on 12.4.23. You won’t regret it. Perfect time to snuggle up with a truly great thriller and possibly have you questioning your upper class friends/mothers and what they’re trying to hide. 🤫 🧣 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booknerds #bookaddicts #lovetoread #theothermothers #thriller #mystery

Hmmmm this was a good one. Lots of twists and turns with the two points of view from both the reporter trying to get to the bottom of a murder and the nanny that was murdered.

While I did enjoy the entire book, the final chapter fell for me a little flat which is why I didn’t give it 5 stars. There was a lot of complex layers and I just didn’t find it as good as her previous book “Greenwich park”.

When a nanny is found dead, Tash is intrigued and as a freelance journalist thinks this might be a great story to launch her career. She is also looking for a playgroup for her son. She is delighted when she is accepted by the other mothers into their circle. But when another woman is found dead, Tash begins to suspect that the ladies from the playgroup may be involved. As she receives threats she wonders what was the real reason she was accepted so quickly.


Thanks to Katherine Faulkner and Gallery Books

As a huge fan of Greenwich Park, I was so excited to get approved for this book! The Other Mothers is a thrilling second novel from Katharine Faulkner that begs to question - how well do we know our ‘friends,’ and how well do we ever know the truth?

Thank you to #GalleryBooks and #KatherineFaulkner for the ARC of #TheOtherMothers. Katherine Faulkner never disappoints when it comes to a nice, twisty mystery/thriller. The Other Mothers is no exception. Tash, a struggling journalist and young mother, finds herself drawn into the mystery of a local nanny’s death. Tash soon finds herself mingling among the more well-to-do mothers in the play group her son attends. As she tries to keep up pretenses with these more up-scale women, the mystery of the nanny deepens. This is a very enjoyable thriller with some incredible twists that will keep you guessing right up to the very end.

What I love about Faulkner's storytelling is that just when you think you have the answer, the murderer has been revealed, the story told, she tosses another twist your way. Her second domestic thriller was full of twists and turns and surprises. A very fun read.

Thank you to @DreamScape Media for the ARC. Wow, just Wow. This book had me guessing till the end. I loved how it was told in two POV. The countdown to Sophie murder was a cliffhanger after every chapter. I highly recommend this book if you want to read something you can not put down.

A pretty darn perfect neighborhood thriller, perfect for readers who love Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena. Tash is a stay-at-home mother trying to resurrect her journalism career by writing a freelance article about a Sophie, a young woman found dead in nearby waters. As Tash begins to make mom-friends through her toddler son's new playgroup, she discovers a connection between the moms and Sophie, who was a nanny--but could this connection have something to do with Sophie's death?

Couldn’t put it down! Great twists and a creative new kind of story! Love reading Katherine Faulkner! Especially loved the ending!

I thought I knew what was going on the entire time; I had the case solved! Nope, not even close! Each chapter flipped between the two main female characters, as Tash tries to solve Sophie’s death. Twists and turns all over the place and I was sucked in right away. As a mom, I resonated with the characters and the life; the author set up the “need to fit in” that we all go through many times as well. A thriller without the gore.

My first read by Ms. Faulkner and it did not disappoint! Excellent story line and character development with plenty of twists along the way!

4.4
Great pacing, above average plot, characters I mainly didn't dislike reading, but the standout here was the artfully performed misdirection.

This is a story about a young mom who gets involved with a rich group of moms, right as she is investigating the death of a local nanny. Things get tricky when she realizes they might be related! I thought this was a good book, but was really annoyed with one aspect of the ending ! I don’t want to give it away, but it didn’t seem true to the character!

A domestic suspense full of twists, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and The Block Party. So many possible suspects and motives!

I predicted quite a few of the turns this one takes, but not the overall culmination! Faulkner does a great job laying breadcrumbs alongside red herrings, so you’re constantly left guessing throughout!