The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry is about a single mother, Claudia, who has a young son who is less than easy to manage. Suddenly, Claudia's worries are taken away when she finds a new specialty school. The only caveat is she has to work and follow the rules for the scholarship. 

 

I listened to this book in November of 2021 and am reviewing this in May 2022. The narrator Nan McNamara did a good job. The book itself was a dark story about when trying to do the best for your child can actually do more harm. I found Claudia to be highly naïve, but I can see how many do fall into cults. This whole story is basically about falling into a cult and then trying to fight a way out while protecting a child. The premise was good but I really did struggle because there was never a good pull to want to continue the story. I found it to be predictable. 

 

3 Stars because I did finish it and I did like the premise. I remember details which when I review books even days later is not always the case. I also remember not liking the book. Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Media, Sylvie Perry and Nan McNamara for the free copy. This was an honest review.