Saturday, April 17, 2010

Motherhood is Murder by Diana Orgain

Book Details
Motherhood is Murder by Diana Orgain
Paperback, 320 pages
2010, Berkley
ISBN: 0425233731
Series: Book 2 of Maternal Instincts Mystery

Synopsis
Nights out are hard to come by for new mommy Kate Connelly. So when Kate and her husband are invited to a dinner cruise hosted by her new mommy club, Roo & You, they jump at it. But when the president of the club takes a deadly spill, everyone becomes suspect-and Kate's on deck to solve the mystery.

Review
Motherhood is Murder jumps right into the action with the mystery beginning from the very first page. There is no long build up here, it rockets right out of the gate.

I really liked how the parenting aspects of the story were portrayed in this book. Kate's doubts as a first time mom were written very true to life. I'm personally not a fan of mommy group superior cliquishness, so I enjoyed Kate being on the fringe of that world. She's open to it without purely accepting or condemning it.

Motherhood is Murder is a fun, well written mystery, but I figured out who the killer was a few chapters too soon. Some more obvious clues could have been left out of the story entirely to prolong the suspense without taking away from the mystery. Overall, Motherhood is Murder is cute and very relatable to any mom.

Rating

Links
Diana Orgain's website

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10 comments :

  1. ShonApril 17, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    Nice review. I'm looking forward to starting this series soon.

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  2. MarceJApril 17, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    I think i'm going to love this one, thanks for recommendation again, I have downloaded it already.

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  3. MarceJApril 17, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Meant to ask, do I have to read the first one Bundle... 1st?

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  4. StaciApril 17, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    I saw this one at the library the other day but wondered if I would enjoy it because my boys are 15 and 18...sounds like I would!!

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  5. EmidyApril 17, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    Cute! I've read one other review of this book and it sounds really fun.

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  6. bookaholicApril 18, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    Lovely review! The book cover looks so cute :)

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  7. Giada MApril 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    I have to read this book! Thank you for your review! I'm sure I'll like this book very much!*_*

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  8. holdenjApril 18, 2010 at 5:55 PM

    I just read the first one and am looking forward to Motherhood is Murder! Glad to know it's out.

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  9. Juju at Tales of Whimsy.comApril 18, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    Sounds fun :)

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  10. KrisApril 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Glad to hear you enjoyed this one! I'm currently reading the first in the series and enjoying it.

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