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A review by keberwick
The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski
3.0
"They gave you an ivy leaf, but didn't tell you all their little secrets, I guess."
All Teresa wants is a fresh start for her and her family. While her husband will (hopefully) never know the strings she had to pull to get him the job as principal of Woodard High School, she knows she'll have to work hard to find her place in the social hierarchy of Ivy Woods. Fortunately, Kendra seems willing to add her to the "Ivy Five"--the group of women who live on Ivy Woods, even though there are currently only four of them--provided she proves to be helpful in planning the Halloween block party.
Teresa is more than happy to help, especially if it means people won't look too closely at her past. But things rarely go according to plan, and someone knows the Ivy Five have secrets. Secrets that they would kill to keep buried. Teresa will have to decide just how badly she wants to fit in, and if she's willing to pay the cost.
The Mother Next Door had a lot of promise. Rich, cutthroat moms who serve insults with a smile, threatening messages, and the autumnal ~vibe~. I mean, literally everything I look for in a thriller! I was super excited for it, and was with it all the way up until the end. I feel like it just fell... flat for me. I had no issue connecting with Teresa, and I thought Kendra was the perfect embodiment of "queen-bee-turned-suburban-mother". I loved seeing the group dynamic, even though the other ladies in the Ivy Five weren't focused on as much. If you're a fan of [a:Shari Lapena|1278320|Shari Lapena|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464612471p2/1278320.jpg], I think you'll enjoy The Mother Next Door immensely!
All Teresa wants is a fresh start for her and her family. While her husband will (hopefully) never know the strings she had to pull to get him the job as principal of Woodard High School, she knows she'll have to work hard to find her place in the social hierarchy of Ivy Woods. Fortunately, Kendra seems willing to add her to the "Ivy Five"--the group of women who live on Ivy Woods, even though there are currently only four of them--provided she proves to be helpful in planning the Halloween block party.
Teresa is more than happy to help, especially if it means people won't look too closely at her past. But things rarely go according to plan, and someone knows the Ivy Five have secrets. Secrets that they would kill to keep buried. Teresa will have to decide just how badly she wants to fit in, and if she's willing to pay the cost.
The Mother Next Door had a lot of promise. Rich, cutthroat moms who serve insults with a smile, threatening messages, and the autumnal ~vibe~. I mean, literally everything I look for in a thriller! I was super excited for it, and was with it all the way up until the end. I feel like it just fell... flat for me. I had no issue connecting with Teresa, and I thought Kendra was the perfect embodiment of "queen-bee-turned-suburban-mother". I loved seeing the group dynamic, even though the other ladies in the Ivy Five weren't focused on as much. If you're a fan of [a:Shari Lapena|1278320|Shari Lapena|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464612471p2/1278320.jpg], I think you'll enjoy The Mother Next Door immensely!