Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

"I like being thought of as the maternal type. To them, I was helpful, inoffensive, and indispensible, and that suited me down to the ground. Because when you're not considered to be a threat, you can get away with much, much more." -Laura The "heroine" in the book is a Dr. Kevorkian meets Black Dahlia psychopath/ stay at home mommy. The story told is very hard to read, it is not nice or easy reading, in fact it is dirty and nasty going. It feels wrong to have some kind of voyeuristic interest in others suffering. Laura seethes with resentment, anger and ill will as she grits her teeth and puts on the mask of care and concern for those who phone into the suicide prevention call center where she volunteers at. The only love she feels is for her institutionalized young son and a foster brother Olly (who himself is moments from death). Her estranged husband and daughters are self admittedly bit players in her life and reciprocate the can't be bothered with faking it faces any longer. Fuzzy memories play a huge part in her familial relations. Hatred for anything/anyone less that physical perfection, self hatred, off handed anti-gay remarks. Blood stained underwear from implied child rape. The kitchen sink, nothing is taboo here But the juice of the story is the long game being set here. Without spoiling the plot for those reading this.....it is worth the time. A great twist and turn for those with a strong stomach. It is graphic, the topic is unrepentant and distasteful. Wonderfully written, a true page turner. A PERFECT PICK FOR KINDLE FIRST IF YOU DON'T HAVE DELICATE SENSIBILITIES. Probably my favorite passage from the book which sums up the workings of the inner mind of Laura: "Janine gave me another one of her withering glances, so I made my way back to my booth, willing a terminal illness upon her. Not a short one that developed quickly and snuffed her out within a couple of months, but a long, nasty one that ate the b*tch alive." Yikes, that is some good stuff right there.