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Disco Mama
- GenresHorror
236 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2026
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September 28, 2025
I came for the DJ but stayed for the dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. Disco Mama is a compulsive read that’s sure to resonate.
On a surface level, we follow our protagonist as she hurdles headlong into an astonishingly unhinged midlife crisis. It doesn’t take that much scratching at the surface, though, to get to the meat of the story: an exploration—or is it an exposé. . . maybe a bit of both—of just what it is to birth a whole other person and raise them. Of course, everyone already knows that so much identity is lost in the name of parenting, but this story goes above and beyond that simple fact. I loved how Meuret used highly relatable details like Disco Mama watching Lola sleep and more bizarre ones like eating Lola’s old artwork to show how intense and slightly deranged the connection between a birthing parent and their child can be.
Speaking of eating non-food items. . . it’s time for a side thought!
The Pica to Cannibalism pipeline was fascinating, and the actual mechanisms of Disco Mama’s cannibalism was fresh, entertaining, and oddly satisfying all at once. I feel it also lent the whole story a tiny touch of the supernatural. . . really, I could go on about this single point, but what I want to rave about would totally spoil the fun for everyone, so I’ll go right ahead and keep my geeky thoughts to myself.
Alright, back to birthing parents and their children.
There’s an acute anxiety perpetually simmering just below the surface when you’re a parent. I think this quote gets right down to the core of how this novel gut punched me hardest: “I promised myself I would be nothing like my mother. Perhaps not better, but different, which illustrates the bitter savagery of mothering. While we meticulously inspect our psyches like chimps picking the lice of our own parents’ betrayals, we fail to see the brand new kind of monsters our mothers molded us into.” That one passage was a grenade launched right at my feelings about how I may or may not be succeeding as a parent.
Truth be told, I don’t think I’ll be done unpacking from this trip of a reading experience for a while yet. I tell y’all, though—it was fast, it was brutal, and it was a trip I’d gladly take again.
Disco Mama hits the shelves February 1, 2026. Mark your calendars and make sure you’re following @moon.struck.books on Instagram for updates like when, where, and how to snag a digital ARC.
Thanks to Moonstruck Books for the ARC! I'm leaving this review voluntarily.
On a surface level, we follow our protagonist as she hurdles headlong into an astonishingly unhinged midlife crisis. It doesn’t take that much scratching at the surface, though, to get to the meat of the story: an exploration—or is it an exposé. . . maybe a bit of both—of just what it is to birth a whole other person and raise them. Of course, everyone already knows that so much identity is lost in the name of parenting, but this story goes above and beyond that simple fact. I loved how Meuret used highly relatable details like Disco Mama watching Lola sleep and more bizarre ones like eating Lola’s old artwork to show how intense and slightly deranged the connection between a birthing parent and their child can be.
Speaking of eating non-food items. . . it’s time for a side thought!
The Pica to Cannibalism pipeline was fascinating, and the actual mechanisms of Disco Mama’s cannibalism was fresh, entertaining, and oddly satisfying all at once. I feel it also lent the whole story a tiny touch of the supernatural. . . really, I could go on about this single point, but what I want to rave about would totally spoil the fun for everyone, so I’ll go right ahead and keep my geeky thoughts to myself.
Alright, back to birthing parents and their children.
There’s an acute anxiety perpetually simmering just below the surface when you’re a parent. I think this quote gets right down to the core of how this novel gut punched me hardest: “I promised myself I would be nothing like my mother. Perhaps not better, but different, which illustrates the bitter savagery of mothering. While we meticulously inspect our psyches like chimps picking the lice of our own parents’ betrayals, we fail to see the brand new kind of monsters our mothers molded us into.” That one passage was a grenade launched right at my feelings about how I may or may not be succeeding as a parent.
Truth be told, I don’t think I’ll be done unpacking from this trip of a reading experience for a while yet. I tell y’all, though—it was fast, it was brutal, and it was a trip I’d gladly take again.
Disco Mama hits the shelves February 1, 2026. Mark your calendars and make sure you’re following @moon.struck.books on Instagram for updates like when, where, and how to snag a digital ARC.
Thanks to Moonstruck Books for the ARC! I'm leaving this review voluntarily.
September 30, 2025
"Believe me, Cris, people mutilate themselves for this kind of opportunity. Don't let your ego spoil a good thing." (page 134)
I wish someone would have driven this home to me at a younger age!
I just finished this book and I am still digesting it (no pun intended). I absolutely loved it. It's a very fun and quirky take on cannibalism. It is borderline transgressive, however, it is not depressing! Which is a big deal IMO. A lot of transgressive books are very bleak to read. But this was fun. The cannibalism comes into play as magical realism.
Our protagonist, Regina, is a bored suburban wife/mother, who had a wild youth which ended abruptly when she became pregnant in her 20s. Fast forward 17 years, she is now in her 40s, and wants to live a more exciting life. As her husband leaves for an extended period due to his own ailing mother, Regina decides this is the time to let her hair back down and live life according to how she really wants to live it. This sets off a series of events which leads her to becoming highly sought after DJ.
I cheered for our protagonist. I love fem rage novels. Good for her! I also love adult characters, and while there were teenage characters in this, they didn't act dumb. I loved the characters, they felt very authentic. I loved the motherly tid bits of advise or funny parenting style, reminded me of a few people's parents I knew when I was growing up.
I highly recommend this book to people who like: fem rage, strong female characters
I wish someone would have driven this home to me at a younger age!
I just finished this book and I am still digesting it (no pun intended). I absolutely loved it. It's a very fun and quirky take on cannibalism. It is borderline transgressive, however, it is not depressing! Which is a big deal IMO. A lot of transgressive books are very bleak to read. But this was fun. The cannibalism comes into play as magical realism.
Our protagonist, Regina, is a bored suburban wife/mother, who had a wild youth which ended abruptly when she became pregnant in her 20s. Fast forward 17 years, she is now in her 40s, and wants to live a more exciting life. As her husband leaves for an extended period due to his own ailing mother, Regina decides this is the time to let her hair back down and live life according to how she really wants to live it. This sets off a series of events which leads her to becoming highly sought after DJ.
I cheered for our protagonist. I love fem rage novels. Good for her! I also love adult characters, and while there were teenage characters in this, they didn't act dumb. I loved the characters, they felt very authentic. I loved the motherly tid bits of advise or funny parenting style, reminded me of a few people's parents I knew when I was growing up.
I highly recommend this book to people who like: fem rage, strong female characters
January 19, 2026
Who hasn’t contemplated their own aging and life choices in metaphorical disco ball reflections? As a 40-something mother and wife, Regina is hungry to reclaim her identify, to consume life for herself again, all puns intended. In pursuit of her new DJ persona, Disco Mama, she casts aside what no longer serves her and transforms all the rest. DISCO MAMA is a clever and funny pink horror novel by Tiffany Meuret that explores female rage exploding in midlife when we are fatigued by not living life according to our own terms. This mama grapples with everything that comes with the roles of wife, mother, and most importantly, self.
You absolutely want to read this “good for her” release! Thank you to Moon Struck Books for this arc!
You absolutely want to read this “good for her” release! Thank you to Moon Struck Books for this arc!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I love horror of all varieties. And there is plenty of body horror here, but it was the mother/daughter relationship that kept me hooked the entire time. Meuret's prose is simultaneously accessible and illustrative, and this turned out to be a very snappy read - the kind where you can inhale chapter upon chapter.
Meuret is a very talented writer; another reviewer likened her to Gillian Flynn, and I think that's an apt comparison. The engaging storytelling, the quality of the prose, and the "set your teeth on edge" plot beats all come together in this propulsive novel.
Thank you to Moonstruck Books for sending me an ARC!
Meuret is a very talented writer; another reviewer likened her to Gillian Flynn, and I think that's an apt comparison. The engaging storytelling, the quality of the prose, and the "set your teeth on edge" plot beats all come together in this propulsive novel.
Thank you to Moonstruck Books for sending me an ARC!
March 17, 2026
This was a fun ride start to finish, not a whole lot of gore but goddamn when it does finally get to it you feel insane
February 12, 2026
I really loved Disco Mama by Tiffany Meuret!! It was exactly what I needed to read at this moment. I can’t recommend this book more!!
December 16, 2025
If you're a Tiffany Meuret fan, this is her best work. And I love all of her books, so this is really memorable. The writing is SUPERB. She reminds me of Gillian Flynn, but this is better. This is all things splatter, body, literary, thriller, a little of everything. I could've clapped at the ending. I may have, actually. Brilliant book that deserves to be on every 2026 list. Thanks to Moonstruck Books for the ARC.
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