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Just What Kind of Mother are You?

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Just What Kind of Mother are You?

By: Paula Daly
Narrated by: Laura Brattan
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Lisa Kallisto is the not-so-perfect model of the modern woman. During an impossibly hectic week, Lisa takes her eye off the ball for a moment and her world descends into a living nightmare. Not only is her best friend's thirteen-year-old daughter missing, but it's Lisa's fault. To make matters worse, Lucinda is the second teenage girl to disappear within the past two weeks. The first one turned up stripped bare and abandoned on the main street after a horrible ordeal. Wracked with guilt over her mistake, and after having been publicly blamed by Lucinda's family, Lisa sets out to right the wrong. As she begins digging under the surface, Lisa learns that everything is not quite what it first appears to be.

©2013 Paula Daly (P)2013 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Starred review. "...this intriguing blend of suspense tale and domestic drama, which has a number of delicious plot twists, will keep readers riveted." ( Booklist)
Starred review. "A distinctive voice, masterful plotting, and pitch-perfect characterizations mark British author Daly's superb debut." ( Publishers Weekly)
Thrilling Fast-paced Story • Suspenseful Gripping Plot • Skilled Narration • Intriguing Unexpected Twist
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This is my first book by this author, and I've heard it is different from her norm. Although some of the subject matter is hard to hear, the book is so good and so well done, and the narrator is brilliant.
I'm going to listen to one of her others next, and hope it's as good. I highly recommend this one!

Excellent and original with fantastic narration!!

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This author didn't over do it by overwriting. This book was just right. Narration could not be better. This is in the category of psychological suspense, my favorite. I highly recommend.

Really Really Good

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How I loved this book! First, the narration is so precisely wonderful! What a great voice Laura Brattan provides, and couples it with skilled performance reading! Then, the story. . . I don't want to give it up, but when busy parents get busier and busier and things fountain out of control, what is the first to give? Top that with the idea of keeping up with the Joneses, coveting the lifestyle of "the perfect" people in the neighborhood and community and it's no wonder that things can run amok. This is an "it could happen to you" story. . . which the author says was encouraged by an Oprah show when, because of her non-thinking action, a woman sobbingly confessed that she was the most hated mother in the world. This story doesn't copy the Oprah show at all, only the concept that busy parents can overlook the most mundane things with tragic consequences.
A GREAT read. Don't hesitate. It is not a dreary, gloomy book. Just real life. Realistic characters. A REAL good listen.

So Good! But, Could That Have Been Any of Us?

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Read the books out of order but no biggie. Totally enjoyed the detective and her aunt in both books. The dynamics between the husband and wife was honest and raw. I laughed in several spots and pegged the wrong criminal. Hated it to end!

TwistyTurny!

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What did you love best about Just What Kind of Mother are You??

I liked the performance the best. The narrator was absolutely amazing.

What other book might you compare Just What Kind of Mother are You? to and why?

I don't really know. It was something of a thriller, a little predictable but still a really good story. Funny in places, touching in others.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It was really engaging and because of the narrator I felt like I was listening to a movie. Very good job.

Excellent performance

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So realistic. I can’t say anything but good about this book. I loved it, and it went way too fast.

Awesome.

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I still can’t remember who recommended this to me, but I had it in my wish list for a long time. I am so glad I listen to this book! It was so engaging, the characters were awesome. I didn’t want to stop running errands in my car so I could listen to it longer! Give it a try!

Loved it!

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Was a bit slow, but worth it in the end. I almost wanted to put it on fast forward to get to the “who done it”.
Great listen.

Solid 4.3

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I loved this book. Very relatable to the life of a working mother. Great character development.

Exceptional

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Unbelievable twist at the end, coming straight from today's headlines! Shocking! Very real and humanizing of the main character!

Read it all the way through - you won't guess who dunnit!

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