Flo, Flo, Flo (Florence). She is like the villain on all the reality shows. The woman you love to hate (and she deserves the shade). A fun twisty funny WHAT! read.
A great cast of characters, wonderful writing...one chapter leaps into the next and it's hard to walk away from the book and do real life things when you'd rather be immersed into Florence's crazy world.
4.5/5

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for providing this book, with my honest review below.

All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a witty story that has a little edge of heartbreak and a lot of sharp humor. While I’m not like her (I hope), I was drawn to Florence, an ex girl bander with a son she is supporting on balloon arch money, barely tolerating the rich mothers at his private school (who barely tolerate her in turn) who seems to be firmly stuck in her early 20’s. Florence was a complex character who is utterly selfish and destructive (or to quote her friend Jenny ‘a chaos muppet’) but deeply loves her son and does want to do better…. Eventually.

The plot around the missing boy kept things moving, people growing, etc. But really this book is about Florence and her messy life. It wasn’t always as fun as I wish it was but I guess life isn’t either, and ultimately I was cheering for Florence and couldn’t stop thinking of this.

Lots of fun even though the main plot revolves around the disappearance of a 10-year old boy who happens to be the bully of the protagonist’s son.

I so enjoyed this - it was a little tense, humorous, and I never knew what Florence was about to do next. Florence is a mess, and even though some of her actions are bonkers, I was (mostly) rooting for her. This is a thrilling and cinematic read that kept surprising me. It was a hoot to read about Florence using her amateurish detective skills to protect her son. Recommended to anyone looking for a stylish and chaotic (a compliment!) mystery.

Thank you very much to Putnam and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.