Bookish Thoughts—Review of Mom-Com
I want to start by thanking Blackstone Publishing and Netgalley for an ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.
Mom-Com By Adriana Mather will be published on 11/13/23 by Blackstone Publishing.
I have to start by saying that I loved this book. I loved it so much I went back and read the ending two or three times, and bawled my eyes out each time. It was a book that hit me at exactly the moment I needed it. I didn’t see the comedy so much in the book, but that could be because of the emotional headspace I was in when reading it.
I connected with Maddi in a way I didn’t expect—Grieving for her father, beset by real & imagined expectations from those around her, a single mother trying to keep it together in the face of grief and needing to rebuild her life. Yes. This hit close to home, and the author nailed the emotions. The push and pull between Maddi and Wilder was well done and kept me reading, wanting more. And the ending, the redemption and healing of Maddi’s relationship with her mother had me crying each time I read it.
The only reason why this isn’t a five-star read for me was the extended flashbacks. Going back to their teen years, and when Maddi’s life first imploded: Wilder breaking up with her but sending mixed signals, dating someone else and becoming pregnant, etc. I didn’t really enjoy the teen angst of it all and quite frankly started skipping those sections entirely. And I still got the emotional punch of the ending.
This is definitely a Christmas Romance I can back whole heartedly. On a five-star scale, I would give it 4.
Happy Reading!
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