Colton Chase's Reviews > The Unmothers

I want to begin by saying that the story was very good despite my three star rating. The idea and the creativity and the plot were all so good and exciting. The execution wasn’t the best, though. And I think that the medium of a novella would have suited this more.

A grieving journalist is sent to a small rural town to look into and write a piece about a horse that gave birth to a healthy baby boy. That’s really all you need to know to go into this one. The rest of the story will unfold from there. You’ll be introduced to a large (almost too large, in my opinion) cast of characters. You’ll glimpse into the culture and the folklore and the legend of the things that lurk in the shadows of the woods. You’ll meet the women and be taken into their secret lives in order to make sense of it all.

I wish this book was shorter. Really, the first third of this book was not necessary for the development of the plot, and it almost felt like work that was not needed. The constant switching between POV’s and the effort of trying to remember who everyone was made getting to the meat and potatoes of the story a slog. I loved the idea, and I loved some of the characters. It just didn’t work well for me. However, if you’re a person who these things do work for, then this will likely be a home run urban legend novel for you.

Thanks to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.