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What Kind of Mother
What Kind of Mother: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
4 posts | 5 read | 4 to read
What Kind of Mother mixes Southern Gothic, a missing child story, and body horror into an entertaining brew sure to inform your nightmares.Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her seventeen-year-old daughter. With nothing to her name, she scrapes together a living as a palm reader at the local farmers market. Its there that she connects with old high school flame Henry McCabe, now a reclusive local fisherman whose infant son, Skyler, went missing five years ago. Everyone in town is sure Skyler is dead, but when Madi reads Henrys palm, shes haunted by strange and disturbing visions that suggest otherwise. As she follows the thread of these visions, Madi discovers a terrifying nightmare waiting at the center of the labyrinthand its coming for everyone she holds dear. Combining supernatural horror with domestic suspense into a visceral exploration of parental grief, What Kind of Mother cements Clay McLeod Chapman's reputation as a star (Vulture) and the twenty-first centurys Richard Matheson (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman.)
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ImperfectCJ
What Kind of Mother: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
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Mehso-so

If you've seen my Litsy posts, you know I like weird books. In fact, I love books in which super-off-the-wall stuff happens in the service of portraying true emotional reactions. However, this novel has the first without the second. It's a changeling story, which is cool, but I don't really buy the characters' reactions. And the repeated use of the phrase "the muck and the mire" has "Hang Me Up to Dry" by Cold War Kids stuck in my head.

ImperfectCJ There's also a scene that reminds me of a line from a Beck song. The two musical connections together make me wonder what playlist the author was listening to while writing. 2mo
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candc320
What Kind of Mother: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
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Pickpick

This was another bonkers listen, but this time in the best possible way! I had no idea where this story was going and just held on through the twisted, horrific ride. It was one of those stories that I don‘t even really know what I read but I know I enjoyed the experience of going through it 🤣. I really have enjoyed this author‘s writing! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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BeeMagical
What Kind of Mother: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
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Pickpick

Book 184📚 3.4⭐️

Very strange haha. It definitely took a different turn than what I was expecting. 🐚🦀🪼🐝🪱

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LaurenMags
What Kind of Mother: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
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Pickpick

WTF did I just read?! 🦀🦀🦀
#horror