Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson recommended by Buzzfeed, BookBub, and Country Living among other publications. This book has a 4.3 out of 5 star rating on Amazon.com. It was first released in 2021 and came out in paperback earlier this month. Joshilyn is also the author of the bestseller Never Have I Ever. When BibiloLifestyle Book Tours invited me on this tour I was beyond excited. Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t stop.

Book Blurb:

Revenge doesn’t wait for permission.

Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat was warned that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected that fearful outlook, and life has proved her right. Having married into a family with wealth, power, and connections, Bree now has all a woman could ever dream of.

Until the day she awakens and sees someone peering into her bedroom window—an old gray-haired woman dressed all in black who vanishes as quickly as she appears. It must be a play of the early morning light or the remnant of a waking dream, Bree tells herself, shaking off the bad feeling that overcomes her.

Later that day though, she spies the old woman again, in the parking lot of her daugh­ters’ private school . . . just minutes before Bree’s infant son, asleep in his car seat only a few feet away, vanishes. It happened so quickly—Bree looked away only for a second. There is a note left in his place, warning her that she is being watched; if she wants her baby back, she must not call the police or deviate in any way from the instructions that will follow.

The mysterious woman makes contact, and Bree learns she, too, is a mother. Why would another mother do this? What does she want? And why has she targeted Bree? Of course Bree will pay anything, do anything. It’s her child.

To get her baby back, Bree must complete one small—but critical—task. It seems harmless enough, but her action comes with a devastating price. 

Bree will do whatever it takes to protect her family—but what if the cost tears their world apart?

Review:

When I said I couldn’t stop reading this book, I was not kidding. I read it in one day! First let me rave about the cover. It is perfect for the book and has a lot of significance as you read. The book is around two mothers who will do anything for their families. This becomes more apparent as the story progresses. You don’t have to be a mother to get into this book but I felt what Bree and the woman were feeling as a mother. It made me wonder what I would do in a similar situation. What I loved most about this book is there were several times I thought everything was wrapped up and the book was finished but then a new twist or piece of information was found. I was reading the paperback so I knew more was coming because I was not near the end of the book but it was exciting to find out the new twists.

 

A huge thank you to BiblioLifestyle Book Tours, Joshilyn Jackson, and WilliamMorrow Books for including me on this tour. It is truly a book you will devour.