(Blurb from A Model Mother by Chemcat on Wattpad.com)
“After seeing the photograph of Rose with her baby, Lloyd, Miles now knew beyond doubt that he was his son. One day Lloyd would inherit the Seton property empire, a business which Miles’s father had created from scratch and which Miles now ran. He was determined that he would take responsibility for raising his son but to his intense frustration and anger this meant that he would be forced to make contact with Rose, the woman he had spent the better part of a year trying to forget.
When he had first met Rose he had thought he had found his soul mate. But then his friend Max, whom he had known since childhood, had told Miles that Rose was cheating on him and he had the evidence to prove it. So not only had he been taken for a mug and fallen for a lying, traitorous bitch but now she had his son too.
Rose was dreading having to meet with Miles. She had hidden away from the eyes of the world hoping to be left alone after the hurt of Miles’s very public dumping of her but she knew that it was inevitable he would come after her now that a picture of Lloyd had been published in an international gossip magazine.
Lloyd and Miles were as alike as peas in a pod. She was under no illusion that the Seton money machine and all the lawyers it needed would soon start grinding away at getting custody of Lloyd. She was still totally in the dark as to why Miles had left her when she was pregnant and now she was terrified that he would try to take LLoyd away from her too. But Rose was no pushover. She had been an international model in her teens and now was a successful businesswoman in her own right. If she had to she would give Miles the fight of his life. The problem was, Rose still yearned for the days before Miles had walked out on her, days she counted amongst the happiest in her life."
A Model Mother is Wattpad user Chemcat’s first ever novella, which I find a bit surprising as it’s written so brilliantly. The writing style of this author is different to how most young adult fiction is generally written and also different to what I’m used to. The book is rated PG-13 on the website but honestly I think it should be rated M as it contains a few heated scenes that I don’t think is really appropriate for 13yr olds.
I feel like the storyline and it’s characters weren’t given it’s full potential because of the fact that it’s a novella. The ending was unsatisfactory, I felt, because I still had so many unanswered questions. In my opinion the 2 part epilogue should have be added to the last chapter and the actual epilogue should have expanded more on the relationship between the main characters Miles and Rose. However these are the only aspects of the book that annoyed me. I really enjoyed reading this novella; it was not hard to get into as the first few chapters really have the reader grasping for more. The author did a great job of keeping the reader hungry and eager to get to the resolution of the climatic events.
As it is a novella it’s a very quick and light read, perfect for when you want something to pass the time. I absolutely loved the little plot twists that the author was able to squeeze in. The story also contained a few flash back scenes which can get quite tricky as most times it’s done terribly however not in this novella! Everything is crispy clear, well written and I would highly recommend you give it a read.
Brilliant work Chemcat,
Aditi
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