Please seek help if you or someone you know has thoughts of suicide or extreme depression. There are hotlines and agencies to assist you.

National Suicide Hotline

1-800-273-8255

United States dialing code: 988

Postpartum Depression National Hotline

800.944.4PPD (4773)

Review:

This book taught me to love yourself. I know it is weird to think that a murder mystery novel could teach you to love yourself, but it did. The theme was more about self care then anything else. I personally have a tendency to put everyone else before myself and my mental health because of this, I felt like I could really relate to Harper. I am in the shadows too.

Harper is a stay at home mom suffering from postpartum depression. She doesn’t feel like herself anymore and she is really struggling to survive. Sometimes she thinks it would be easier to just end her life. Even though I have never suffered from postpartum depression, Harper was written in a way that I could relate to all of her emotions. There have been multiple times in my life that I haven’t felt like myself. Going through my journey of getting diagnosed with Hashimotos disease was one of those times and that took years. I’m was eye opening to see how I can relate to this character.

Now to the nitty gritty of this book. I felt like the story was a little slow at first. I took a little bit for me to become invested. Once I was in, I was in. It was so hard to put this book down. The whole time I was going through the story, I knew something wasn’t right. Spoilers!!! All I can say is I figured out half of the twist but was caught off guard by the other half. Stay at Home Murderer is definitely a book I will recommend. I thought it was thoughtful and entertaining. I loved Harpers self care journey.