The Second Mother by author Jenny Milchman is a dark and fun novel with mystery and thrill throughout! Being born and raised in Maine myself, I truly enjoyed the feels of Maine she described, spot on with a lot of things! Definitely recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book. From the very beginning, I was immediately hooked. Stayed up all night to finish it and am glad I did!

Island life is different, especially if that island is off the coast of Maine, Summers may bring outsiders to visit, but winters are for the locals only. Julia Weathers is an outsider, but she’s taken a job on the island, teaching grades K-8. And while at first the job on location seem ideal, as time progresses, she begins to wonder if her new neighbors are as friendly as they seem. Island life is different and so are the people who live there. I really enjoyed this book because I am a Mainer and have visited our islands off season and they are very insular places, outsiders are not usually taken to, so the tension in this book was very real and palpable