This was twisted and bonkers and does indeed feature a "mother like no other". Entertaining in a crazy way.

Sharp Edged..
When Anna, about to become a mother herself, meets her own birth mother a catalogue of bizarre events begin to unfold. Marlene is certainly generous with her wealth and seems delighted to become a grandmother- but with that comes her eccentricity and way, way more. What will Anna have to sacrifice for this woman? Dark and disturbing suspense littered with sharp edged yet bleak humour, twists and turns aplenty and a cast of deftly drawn characters- Marlene herself is compellingly ghastly. Certainly a contemporary take on a mother/daughter relationship and the trials of motherhood.

I wanted to love this book but unfortunately it just didn't live up to the hype of the blurb. I can see what Abigail Burdess is trying to do but the writing isn't strong enough to carry it off - you can tell she's a screenwriter rather than a natural long-from writer. The plot is definitely dark and twisted, but mostly just unhinged in a confusing, borderline unreadable way. I almost gave up several times but I wanted to see if Burdess could somehow pull it off in the end. I wish she had but sadly not.

This book is an engaging and gripping read. I was highly entertained by the storyline. The characters were gritty. I hope this gets the hype it deserves.

This was an incredible read, it was completely gripping right from the start and full of twists and unpredictability. I couldn't put it dow, I loved it.