She is a talented writer but this is way too grim for too long for me. I am done

Probably one of the worst books that I have read. The whole story could have been told in 6 chapters .

The tension and frustration is always there. Sad to think this could happen even worse to know it does.

I started the book because it was on Barack Obama’s list. But I thought it was terrible! I kept waiting for it to get better, but it didn’t. I kept reading because I had already invested so much time. Then, I hoped that it would be neatly tied up and justified in the end. Instead, I actually wanted to scream! This book was ten hours of my life I wish I could get back.

Wow. Shows how deeply society judges Mothers and demands perfection. This book made me sob, really thought provoking.

Loved everything about this book. Unfortunately, I worried for Frida through much of it and even now when I have finished it, I find myself worried. I guess that’s the testament of an excellent book.

This was the most awful, unfulfilling, depressing book I've ever read. Psychologically abusive in its entirety and a complete waste of time and money. The only reason I gave it two stars is because the writing is decent.

Interesting concept. At first I wasn’t enjoying the story but I soon wanted to read more and more. It never grabbed me emotionally. I felt robotic at times.

This novel is simultaneously eye opening and heart breaking. 😢 Frida is a convincing protagonist, as she learns to survive in a dystopian future (that shares many similar traits to our own present) where the government, with its own female enforcers and accomplices, continues to put the burden of innocence on mothers to prove themselves in every hardship. I felt like I was reading a Asimov novel with a contemporary take through a parents eye. 🔥🔥🔥

This book just made me…queasy. As a mom of 3 I could connect with feeling overwhelmed & the impossible expectations- self inflicted and external. Yet I could never connect with the the characters, and the lumping together of women who made mistakes and those who abused. I just really disliked this book. Personal opinion