Synopsis:
Welcome to the family.
Hannah thought she’d found her happily ever after. Marrying Ethan, the man of her dreams, felt like the start of a perfect new life. But with Ethan came his family, and with his family came Margaret. She welcomes Hannah with warmth, insisting she sees in her not just a daughter-in-law, but the daughter she never had.
Yet as the honeymoon bliss fades, Margaret’s affection unfurls into something much darker. Ethan, ever the devoted son, remains disarmingly blind to his mother’s covert manipulations. He insists Margaret means well, attributing her intrusions to love and concern. But Hannah feels a different truth in her bones.
Hannah is forced to confront a chilling realization. She thought she had married the man of her dreams, only to discover that she’s also bound to the mother of her worst nightmares…
Review:
This one turned out to be a pleasant surprise and not what I expected. I was hoping for it to be good based on the synopsis.
The beginning already sets the stage for what to expect: a mother thinking about killing her baby. That is a very disturbing way to signal that something equally disturbing is coming my way.
After that, we jump to Hannah meeting Ethan. Did their relationship evolve rather quickly? Yes. But who am I to judge? Meeting his mother was something very different from what you would usually expect. Did she come across as a bit overprotective and overly eager to get involved in the daily lives of the newly-weds? Absolutely. Did she give off a vibe that screamed run as fast as you can to me? Yeah.
And this is when everything slowly started to feel very weird, and bit by bit it became clear that something disturbing was going on. That part came across so well. The progression from she might be a bit much but means well to this is unhealthy and not ok happened gradually, and I was unable to put the book down. The ending brought a twist I did not see coming, and I wasn’t completely on board with. Overall, though, it was a very good read, and I enjoyed it a lot.
🌙 Recension: Smother (Smother Series #1) by Daya Winters
📚 Genre: Thriller
📅 Release Date: April 21, 2026
📗 available in various formats – included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 Bought
📆 Pages: 344
⭐️ 4/5
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