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Reviewed by Samantha March for Readers' Favorite
The Good Mother by Sinead Moriarty will make you cry. You might not cry easily, you might not get emotional over books, but I don’t doubt this book's ability to make the tears flow. The story follows Kate and her family – three children and a divorced husband – who are still adjusting to life in a broken home after the marriage dissolves because of infidelity. But the hardest news is just on the horizon and affects Jess, the middle child and only daughter in the family, who is diagnosed with leukemia. The rest of the novel takes readers through her story, diagnosis, bone marrow transplant, and so much more.
It was very challenging to read long sections at a time, because it was so emotional and, honestly, nearly painful to read. The writing was very raw and realistic about a mother losing her child, a friend losing her first best friend, and a young girl losing her life. I have read Sinead Moriarty's books in the past and do not doubt her writing capabilities and the way she can bring characters to life, but I will say that if you can’t handle intensely emotional scenes, do not read this one. There really is no let up throughout the book; it’s scene after scene of tears and emotions and pain. I was also a little confused as to the title of the book, as I have seen it advertised as The Good Mother and also as Never Let You Go. But, overall, a really wonderful, thought-provoking read, just at times a little too overwhelming for me.
