"The Mother-in-Law" by Sally Hepworth

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰

Probably best not to pick this one up when you have a lot of cleaning to do. This page turner was a lot more compelling than my chore list this weekend! After losing her own mother, Lucy is very eager to meet her future mother-in-law Diana but their relationship is vastly different than what Lucy expected. Sally Hepworth develops characters with surprising depth and reveals each layer to us little by little.

Ugly cry risk: LowChance of getting cleaning done before finishing the book: Extremely LowYou'll enjoy this if you're a fan of: Liane Moriarty Conclusions: Momming is hard. Don't judge a book by it's cover (re: characters....not the actual book and its cover) 🤣

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for my honest feedback.