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The Mummy Bloggers

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Love, love love this book. The fast pace and interconnected lives of the main characters keeps you wanting to see what happens next. The relatability of each woman is amazing.

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Thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to read this book! I appreciate the kindness. <3

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Smart, funny, and over-the-top! This story follows three fictional mom bloggers in Australia, each falling into a classic Mommy-blogger archetype: the aspirational mom with the gorgeous kitchen and perfect abs, the crunchy mom with the farmhouse and the homeschooled children, and the working mom with the overscheduled life and mountain of mom guilt. When they’re each nominated for a prestigious blogging award—and could get a nice cash infusion into their blog if they win—these women will do anything to make sure they come out on top.

I went into this book expecting cardboard characters and hilarious hijinks—and while there were definitely hijinks, these characters had serious depth. Yes, we get the obligatory look behind the perfect Instagram curtain and their not-so-perfect lives, but we also see the real women behind the machine. I had a LOT of fun reading this book but it also made me think about motherhood, marriage, social media, and the price of perfection. The writing is sharp and wry, the voices for each character are distinct, and the conclusion was satisfying.


Definitely recommended! This released in 2017 in Australia and has a brand-new cover for its US release on June 3. Perfect for fans of mom-dramas on TV or readers/followers of moms on social media.

Thanks @Netgalley and @legendpress for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

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An interesting story of 3 mom bloggers competing for a prestigious blogger award and cash prizes. The back story of how they were all related was really strange and I thought more would have been gossiped about in that regard. I like how the author choose completely different types of moms to highlight (crunchy, stylish, overworked).

(Will post to Goodreads and Amazon once released.)

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Thank you net galley for the advance reader copy of this novel. This was a contemporary women's fiction novel that fans of Sophie Kinsella will enjoy. I could relate to bits and pieces of each mom blogger and think that is the biggest market factor for the book-- relatable mom life.

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Maybe because I have a blog (not my primary money making endeavor mind you) but it was fun to see the other side of it. I can't imagine the stress of always being "on". This book was a fun read and gave some insight on the lives of influencers, the good and the bad.

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A story of 3 mummies all competing for the Blog Ahh Award and cash prize fund that goes with it leading to some extreme competition.

The Mummy Bloggers is certainly not what I was expecting at all. Addictive and shocking. I really couldn't put this down and highly recommend it to everyone.

Fast paced, well written and easy to follow as all the characters were so different.

The only thing I didn't like in this book was the bad language in relation to Abi's character. I do realise it was part of the character but find it unnecessary to such extreme - maybe it isn't classed as bad in Oz/NZ? Saying that though it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book which I found to be one of the most compelling reads I've ever read.

Full review will appear on my blog after publication date.

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I really enjoyed this, the characters were very believable and the sense of an accelerating runaway train was very delicious!

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This was such a fun read. Super entertaining, quick paced, and funny. It was crazy over the top, but that added to the fun. I didn't like any of the main characters, but I don't think your supposed to. But never the less I still loved reading this book.

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Abi, Elle and Leisel all wrote mummy blogs, but all with a different view - there’s the Green Diva, Stylish Mama and the Working Mother. Elle is married to Abi’s ex-husband and Abi’s partner Grace is Leisel’s sister!! All three are up for the prestigious Blog-ahhs. It started off as a small compeition amongst the three, but as it gets more serious there are blog trolls, an attack, an illness and a death, The book was much deeper and darker than first apprared, was a brilliant entertaining read.

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This was a tricky book. I couldn’t make my mind up for a long time, was I supposed to like the characters or hate them? I have to say after reading the first chapter for each of them, I hated them and didn’t know if I’d stick with the book, they were that detestable. I’m glad I did though, I was massively addicted by the end. While I never grew to like or sympathise with the characters, it made me think twice about a lot of things I see on social media and maybe even thing I lost! Not something I expected from a book like this. So, while I would happily see any of the three main characters left stranded in the desert, it strangely didn’t take any enjoyment away from reading the book as a whole. Strange to review a book you like with characters you hate. I do think this is a first.

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Quality of Writing: 8/10

Pace: 9/10

Plot Development: 7/10

Characters: 8/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Insightfulness: 10/10

Ease of Reading: 10/10

Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So, I received this book as an advanced reader copy through NetGalley, but I didn't realize at the time that it's been published before. This book originally came out in 2017, but with a pink cover. That being said, apparently it's getting a second run.

This book was good. It had a unique storyline with characters that each varied from the others.

Elle (The Stylish Mumma) is the uptight and "fake" mom who hires people to do everything for her, but takes the credit. She comes off as perfect because she doesn't actually do anything herself.

Abi (The Green Diva) is the "hippie" blogger. She's the one with the far out opinions and who enjoys playing devil's advocate a little too seriously.

Leisel (The Working Mum) is, well, the working mom. She's the breadwinning, overworked, authentically tired mom with a stay-at-home husband.

Holly did a wonderful job of creating three clearly different personalities, motivations, even worlds. Each of these women has a unique background, and a somewhat unique future. They all have different kinds of content on their blogs and they go through different trials.

The plot line was very predictable in some areas, but there were a few twists I didn't see coming. The ending was mostly satisfying, but I wish she'd write a sequel instead of republishing this one. I think there's potential for a sequel, especially with the way Holly left things on a bit of a cliffhanger.

There was only one point I wish could be cleared up. <strong>Spoilers in bold!</strong>

**What happened to Adrien at the awards show? Did he have a panic attack? Was he poisoned? Has he made himself sick somehow? Did Elle slip him something? He's acting all strange and the next thing you know he's sitting outside like nothing happened. What happened?

Spoilers over.

So, anyways, the book was a cute look into mommy blogging and internet culture. It did a good view of expressing different viewpoints and was overall very pleasing to read.

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If you throw a book at me that is about blogging, written in email format, letters, etc, you know I will read it! So when I saw The Mummy Bloggers, I ran to read it. Please note: this book was written in 2017, so keep that in mind as they do make mention of that a couple of times in the book.

This book is a bit of a generalization - there is a competition for a large sum of money and exposure between different blogs. There is a category for "mummy blogs" (this book takes place in Australia) that pits 3 women against each other. The stay-at-home mom who lies on social media to make it look like her life is perfect, the working mom, and the "crunchy" mom who espouses not vaccinating children and not eating sugar, even though she does both.

Everyone has secrets. Everyone is lying. Everyone is acting out for the clicks and the followers to win the award. Discovering the truth, and who wins in the end, kept me turning the pages as fast as I could. It was a cute story that I would call a great beach read!

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What a brilliant read. The premise of this book spans generations even though it is very much set in the here and now with blogs, social media, celebrity gossip, paparazzi and sexual diversity. The three main female characters are multi layered and the author brings such depth to their personalities and their thinking. I felt like I was inside their heads during much of the narrative. The background to the characters was beautifully interlinked and the relationships, while far fetched in that the 3 women nominated for the same award were closely related by blood/marriage, this didn't matter as it actually gave the book more depth and the sub plots describing all of the messy, complicated relationships were both hilarious and tragic in equal measure.
I said that this book spans generations and my reason for this observation is that this could be rewritten as a historical drama and the characters emotions and dialogue would be more or less the same. There has always been mothers who felt they weren't quite making the grade, mothers who thought they knew everything and mothers who were born to be just that. Throw in a hint of adultery, addiction, flawed personalities, ambition and ruthlessness and 'The Mummy Bloggers' is timeless.

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This was a very timely story considering the influence that bloggers ( especially mommy bloggers) have on the world today. I really enjoyed each bloggers stories and the way they were connected. It was also a nice look into how real life is vs what we see on Instagram. Really enjoyed this and will definitely recommend to my friends !

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This was a very enjoyable read. Three blogger mums and their worlds. It was easy to read, had sone characters you love to hate and some exciting bits to keep you turning those pages. It made me stop and think abour the instamums out there. Quite a raw fictional book which hits on some real thought provoking messages.

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I couldn't connect at all with any of the characters. Oh, I tried. The chapters were so short and by the time I started to have any form of investment in the character that section focused on, it would switch to someone else. Everyone was forgettable and I just couldn't get into it at all.

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I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

A lot of truths about motherhood wrapped up in charmingly funny mom-lit. A surprise and a keeper

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I always appreciate stories of people running tandem in pursuit of the same goal and this was no exception. Abi and Leisel were easily identifiable and appreciated for their fortitude and strength. But Ellie although being the shallow facade behind Stylish Mummy was hard to read. I would like to have seen more of Cate, Zoe and Grace.

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I laughed out loud through this whole book, and definitely recognized the stereotypes from every mommy blog/board I have ever visited. Fun, fast-paced, and a great ending.

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