JOIN / SIGN IN

Welcome to Foyalty

Earn a Foyalty Stamp for every £10 you spend in our shops or online*

Every 10 Foyalty Stamps you earn adds £10 to your Foyalty Balance

Spend your Foyalty Balance in our shops or online, with no minimum redemption*

*Exclusions apply, see full T&Cs for details.

Learn More

Love, Mom

Iliana Xander (author)

Paperback Published on: 17/07/2025

£9.99

30 reviews

Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £2.99

In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days

Make and edit your lists in your account

No stock available in any shop.

In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days

No stock available in any shop.

Bookseller Reviews

View all

Head-spinning, dark and twisty

I have a feeling that Iliana Iliana Xander could be the next Freida McFadden. She certainly is someone to watch. Mackenzie's mother, an incredibly succ... READ MORE

Wynnie

Synopsis

After Her Mother’s Mysterious Death, Mackenzie Receives a Chilling Letter: Want to Know a Secret? Love, Mom.

For fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and twisty psychological thrillers that keep you second-guessing everything…

'Supremely gifted story-telling, with twist upon twist, it is impossible to resist’ DAILY MAIL

‘OMG wow…so original, so many twists. One of the best books I have read this year’ 5***** reader review

‘Best thriller I’ve read in a while – unputdownable! The twists and turns are a rollercoaster’ 5***** reader review

Mackenzie Casper has always lived in the shadow of her famous mother – a best-selling author whose dark, twisted tales have garnered fans across the world.

When her mother dies in a tragic accident, many fans are left grieving. But Mackenzie is left with more than she bargained for when investigators start asking questions.

What if what happened wasn’t an accident? What if it was murder? Then, a mysterious envelope arrives, with pages from her mother’s diary:

Want to know a secret?
Love, Mom.

What Mackenzie reads leaves her in shock. Then comes the next letter…As Mackenzie starts her own investigations, she begins to uncover the secrets her family have hidden from her for years.

But which one was worth killing for?

Why readers are OBSESSED with LOVE, MOM

‘The first twist left me speechless! And they kept on coming’ 5***** reader review

'One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in a long time' 5***** reader review

'This is the twistiest thriller I have ever read in my entire life' 5***** reader review

'Some great plot twists that had me gasping out loud' 5***** reader review

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405983822
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 27 mm
Weight: 266g
Languages: English

Customer Reviews

View all

Enjoyable mystery, a bit on the YA side but none the worse for that

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book. This is an enjoyable mystery with quite a few surprises. It did take me longer t... READ MORE

am/am/am

Addictive

Love, Mom completely hooked me, so much so that I didn’t mind being kept 45 minutes for my doctors appointment as it meant I didn’t have to put book down

ZoeForeverReading

Twisty and enjoyable

Mackenzies mother is a best selling author who writes dark twisted stories. Her mother then dies in a tragic accident but somehow this doesn’t seem right ... READ MORE

Sal B

Brilliant

Mackenzie Casper is the daughter of famous author, E V Renge whose best selling books are dark and gory tales of revenge. When her mother dies suddenly... READ MORE

Trevene Highfield

A twisty tale cleverly told

We all know disfunctional families but for Mackenzie, when her mother dies, it becomes so much worse. This tale is told through Mackenzie and some other vi... READ MORE

Dana Farren

Twisted

This was a very twisted read told in three parts, the second of which really explains past events in great depth and adds some great additional personal vi... READ MORE

Sarah Goldthorpe

Twisty dark thriller

Thanks to Netgallery for this ARC This was such a delicious, dark and twisted thriller that follows Mackenzie Caspar who in the aftermath of her famous ... READ MORE

Tammy Morton

Love, secrets and unexpected twists

Having heard so many glowing reviews of Love, Mom by Iliana Xander, I was eager to dive in and it absolutely lived up to the hype. From the very first page... READ MORE

Hasina Begum

Excellent and unpredictable

An excellent twisty and unpredictable psychological thriller. I loved this book even though it was a bit far-fetched in parts. Highly recommended- 4 1/2 ... READ MORE

Helen Williams

A rollercoaster of a read

What a rollercoaster! Amazing characters with subtle hints so you think you might know what is coming, or do you? Loved the diary entries giving little bre... READ MORE

Pamela B

Page turner that is so bingeable

Love Mom is a relentless mix of secrets, lies, red herrings and a twist that will take you by surprise. When McKenzie's Mom who is a famous author dies ... READ MORE

Judy Odom

Brilliant

Mackensie is set to follow in her mum's creative footsteps until her mother dies in a tragic accident. Then on the day of her funeral a strange letter arri... READ MORE

Kerry Henderson

Ideal holiday reading

A good page-turner that maintains the suspense and keeps you guessing. An interesting and unexpected connection right at the end. Perfect holiday reading.

Jayne Southern

Not for me, sorry

I know I'm in the minority but I couldn't find anything amazing in this book and was glad when i got to the end. Sorry to be so negative.

Carole Kendal

Dark and twisted

When the famous author EV Range dies in a fall, mysterious events begin to unfold. All is not what it seems in the family. When EV's daughter Mackenzie be... READ MORE

Cazb

Twisty-turny page-turning thrillet

Elizabeth Casper, aka international bestselling thriller author EV Renge (an anagram of revenge) has unexpectedly died in an accident aged 43. She leaves b... READ MORE

Romie Petronzi

Great thriller with many twists

This is a fast paced thriller that keeps you gripped from beginning to end. Set in a small town in Nebraska it follows Mackenzie Casper’s search for answer... READ MORE

Clive Melville

Great twisted thriller

MacKenzie Casper is best known for her mother who writes twisted crime thrillers. Her mother dies in an accident, the world is morning and her daughter get... READ MORE

Angela Norton

Highly enjoyable

Love, Mom, by Iliana Xander is a psychological thriller that grabs hold of you from the very first page and refuses to let go. It’s dark, twisty, and brimm... READ MORE

Leanne H

Dramatic, tense and addictive

Wow, this was an amazing book to read and it is a debut novel for this author. Mackenzie Casper has not had a close relationship with her mother, who is... READ MORE

Yvonne Bastian

The twists come thick and fast

This is a thriller that, for me, started out well, dipped a bit in the middle and then picked up again at the end. The premise sounded really excellent. Ou... READ MORE

Liz

Suspenseful, great read!

I loved this book! I loved the past/present format, the current and past protagonists and really couldn't find out what had happened and who is writing the... READ MORE

Janina Harris

Good story

Really good story - lots of plot twists and surprises and well worth a read. Features some well developed and thoroughly unlikeable characters which add... READ MORE

Ruth Gilmour

The book is full of twists and turns and had me gipped from the very first page

MacKenzie Casper's mother is the best selling author E V Renge, who has just died in mysterious circumstances. Just after her death, MacKenzie receives a... READ MORE

Zoe Wright

Hooked from the start!

A twist I did not see coming! This book had me turning page after page quickly and I really couldn’t put it down Mackenzies story plateaued a bit ne... READ MORE

Lucy C

If you're struggling, pls persist, it's worth it!

At first I struggled with this book of daughter trying to find out the truth about her mother. The first half was quite slow and I contemplated finishing.... READ MORE

Joanna R

An interesting read

When Mackenzie’s mother dies there are suspicions that it may not be an accident. Then she begins to receive pages from her mother’s diary and starts to in... READ MORE

Brenda Birkett

What a twisty ride!

Talk about one twisty dark story! Gotta feel for Mackenzie, still reeling after the death of her mother, which may or may not have been an accident. And th... READ MORE

K. Bickmore

A thriller with so many twists and turns I never knew what was coming next

I ate this book up in five days. There are so many twists and turns that I never knew what was going to come next. Mackenzie is a young woman whose moth... READ MORE

Kirsten

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

Love, Mom

Bookseller Reviews

Synopsis

Publisher information

Customer Reviews

You may also like...