Are You Awake?

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While I enjoyed some of the OTT moments, I feel like it would’ve worked better if the book was aiming to be a darkly comedic mystery. Mary is on maternity leave from her job as an attorney and caring for her two young children with little help from her husband.

Mary has 2 young children who are never quiet and keep her up all night (and an unsupportive jerk of a husband to boot). Understandably she is very tired with two small children but I felt she should have been portrayed as much smarter than this book gave her credit for. It didn’t deter my reading, but I wonder if other readers would’ve embraced the silliness a bit more if it was straightforward in the funny department. It was a cat and mouse driven piece as 2 women are both witness to a crime but are unsure if they can trust themselves.And life becomes a constant revolving door of meeting each childs' needs one after the other after the other after the other.

In ‘Mum of the Year’ fashion, Mary occasionally brings her nursing three-month old son and her continually screaming two-year-old daughter who either speaks Caveman “HOT, MUMMY! After a degree in English and French from Oxford University she moved to London and worked in the charity sector. When they see news reports of a missing woman, who was last seen walking alone not far from them, the pair are convinced it’s her they saw being attacked. Honestly, it started out pretty intriguing, but soon turns into just a chaotic day in the life of Mary.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Although I liked Tim, and felt compassion for all he has endured-I struggled whenever the narrative switched to Mary! I did find the story dragged a little bit but that could just been the incessant droning and whining of a demanding two year old I did not take a liking to one bit. Are You Awake by Claire McGowan takes the reader on a mystery that is both surreal and recognizable at the same time. The police aren’t making time for Mary and Tim, so they decide to take matters into their own hands and try to solve a crime.

I was drawn into the lives of two primary characters, Mary and Tim, who have trouble sleeping at night and find themselves noticing odd happenings in the neighborhood. I also really felt for her losing her identity through being a mum to two young children and needing something to get her teeth into.

And, the decisions she would make while her children were in tow would not win her any “mother of the year” awards.