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Title | : | I Can Be a Better You |
Author | : | Tarryn Fisher |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 300 pages |
Published | : | October 22nd 2018 (first published December 24th 2016) |
Categories | : | Thriller. Contemporary. Dark. New Adult. Suspense. Mystery Thriller |
Tarryn Fisher
Kindle Edition | Pages: 300 pages Rating: 4.06 | 9937 Users | 1690 Reviews
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Check out more of my reviews at www.bookaddicthaven.com Whew! I just finished 'Bad Mommy' last night and I'm still trying to process everything I read. This is one of those stories that will leave you questioning exactly WTF you just read. As much as I enjoyed this book - and I did enjoy it - I am so glad to have gotten off of that crazy train! One more hour in the mind of Fig Coxbury and I'm sure the craziness would've rubbed off on me. As many others have pointed out, including Tarryn Fisher, this story has a 'Single White Female' meets 'Fatal Attraction' feel to it. Although, 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle' is the movie that stands out in my mind, if we're throwing out movie comparisons. Remember that one? Creepy stuff. In any case, Fig Coxbury is one seriously crazy lady. There is no disguising the fact that this woman is certifiable. Nutso. Bonkers. Cray-cray. You get the picture. This lady was 100% looney tunes. Fig sees Jolene Avery and her daughter, Mercy, at the park one day and becomes obsessed. She convinces herself that Mercy is the reincarnated soul of the baby that she miscarried years ago. Fig begins stalking Jolene, going so far as to purchase the house next door to her when it goes up for sale. Jolene has the life that Fig thinks she deserves. In her mind, Jolene has her daughter and the "perfect" husband, Darius. Fig befriends Jolene and slowly infiltrates every aspect of her life. She hangs out with her friends, invites herself over during family time and shows a complete disregard for normal boundaries and socially acceptable behaviors. If Jolene buys something, so does Fig. It is very, very creepy. Although Fig's feelings toward Jolene bounced back and forth between resentment, envy and admiration, somewhere along the way her actions become more laced with malice. She is no longer satisfied to be the friend in the shadows. She wants everything that Jolene has and she begins actively plotting to get what she wants. At first, I was enjoying the novelty of Fig's craziness. I kept thinking that Fig was the perfect mate for crazy Joe from Caroline Kepnes's 'You'. She was like the female version of Joe with her crazy rationalizations and her stalker behaviors. However, just like Joe, crazy gets old. After a while, I was irritated with the bat-shit crazy thought processes that made up Fig's inner monologue. Luckily, about the time that I had had all I could take of her insanity, the POV changed. It happened rather abruptly and I didn't see it coming, but I was grateful. If the story had continued in Fig's POV, I'm not sure I could've handled it. Ms. Fisher did a great job of impressing upon me the craziness of the situation and taking me right to the brink of what I could handle, and then changing it up before I lost interest. Darius' POV is presented next. Surprisingly, he was just as crazy as Fig! I knew this guy was kind of a douche, but the depths of his betrayal was shocking. His duplicitous nature was a complete surprise to me. Finally, Jolene's POV is provided. Although all of the narrators were unreliable, Jolene was the only one that didn't exude craziness. My heart went out to her. She had invited a whole lot of crazy into her life and paid the price. Move away Jolene -- far, far away. Change your name. Live off the grid. Hide! All in all, I enjoyed this trip to crazy town quite a bit. It was definitely a unique and unexpected reading experience. I don't think I could handle reading too many stories like this in a row, but it provided a nice change of pace. And that ending - creepy. I hope it was a joke. Creepy. Very creepy.Be Specific About Books To I Can Be a Better You
Original Title: | Bad Mommy ASIN B01N7LNCZQ |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 9937 Users | 1690 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books I Can Be a Better You
Well, shit. With friends like these . . . You'll just have to read it for yourself ;).Genre: Fiction/Psychological ThrillerType: StandalonePOV: First Person - MultipleRating: Fig Coxbury wanted something she didn't have - the life if a woman with a beautiful child and a loving husband. Her fixation brought her next door as their new neighbor while she slowly wormed herself in. Jolene and Darius Avery openly welcomed her into their circle. Glad to have new friend, they let her be part of their life until it became too much to handle and risked destroying everything they held
"That's what life was all about. Making others want to be you."Holy shit, this book was so crazy. This is my first time reading a Tarryn Fisher book and I am so impressed! I was hooked right from the beginning. This is a story that follows Fig, a woman who has become obsessed with this couple: Jolene and Darius and she convinces herself that their daughter, mercy is actually her daughter. She becomes so obsessed with them that she buys the house next door to them and begins stalking them very
"I CAN BE A BETTER YOU." My very first thought......Single White Female with just a touch of The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, but with its own crazy twists and an end line that will make you stop, take note and question it. BAD MOMMY is a loony-tunes show of two super-sick and one easy-going character who spend a great deal of time together eating, drinking, texting....some even sexting while getting to know each other's idiocyncracies. Fig Coxbury....that's her name....is "five layers of
Wow. Just wow.Is Tarryn a psychic because this book is a mirror image of my life. Word for word, I kept thinking, "Did I write this book?"When I got about halfway through, it finally hit me. I DID write it. That's why I'm giving it five stars. Because I wrote it. Not Tarryn. Bad Mommy? More like bad friend.
Hop on the Bad Mommy Express She's done it again. But this time with a new writing style and characters that felt so real that I now look for them while walking down the street. As soon as I finished, I immediately started reading the book again. You will want to pick up Bad Mommy ASAP. This book is unlike anything I've read. This is the story of a woman that wants the life of her best friend. It's realistic, raw and just plain creepy. The last chapter is one of the most powerful chapters I've
Wow. Wow. Wow.Tarryn Fisher is officially now one of my favourite authors ever. I adore her books. This was absolutely freaking brilliant.It just got better and better as it rolled out. An author that loves to shock her readers. She's one exceptional talent.This is a very clever book. You like twisted characters? Damaged goods? Messy people? Don't blink, get this book. It will suck you in and leave you gasping at the end. Bloody brilliantly plot!Written in three parts, three perspectives. Each
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