A Different Kind of Normal by Cathy Lamb is a novel I have mixed feelings about. I can’t in all honesty say it’s a great book, because I found many faults in the writing, the one dimensional characters, the story, etc.

Jaden Bruxelle, known as Boss Mom by her 17 year old son Tate, is struggling with mothering a brilliant boy born with a too big head, uneven eyes and a great sense of humor. He was left at birth by her drug addict sister who is his birth mother. Jaden’s mother is a soap opera star in Hollywood, and they are descended from a long line of witches. There are more characters, but I will leave it to the reader to discover them

For all the faults I found with this book, I really liked it and it even at times made me cry. It is truly about a mother’s fierce and protective love of her child, especially a child who tends to get bullied a lot. I was rooting for Tate from the beginning, and he didn’t let me down.