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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

27 reviews

magicsarah's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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vj_thompson's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a ride. After the 250ish page hump, the book picks up. Infidelity is a large plot point for this book, which is why I assume most people rate this book low. I am also not a fan of that plot line either but boy oh boy did the story get good after that. The hunting wives are just a bunch of women who seem perfect but beneath everything, they are hiding secrets and their own guilty pleasures. The ending was crazy. If only you could see my face/reactions after reading some of the plot twists. 
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willow_21_05's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book was very good if you like medium to slow paced books, as it takes a while for the plot to begin and actual thicken. Towards the end of the book the plot is THICK and start moving very fast. This builds the tension and made me want to carry on reading. I don't think this book will be for everyone and there is some touchy subjects within the book (Look up triggers). However I would recommend this book to someone who like mystery books and as a one off book to read. 
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bookswithbray's review against another edition

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4.0

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addysongilmore's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was actually a complete mind-fuck. I read it in one day, and I will probably be thinking about it for a while.
You'll love this book if you love drama, deception, and a good murder mystery.
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kelseyyreadssbooks's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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beckyremillard's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Sophie becomes obsessed with Margo. She stalks on Facebook and does whatever she can to get close to her. She weasels her way into Margo’s friend group, The Hunting Wives, and drama ensues. 

The main characters in this book are not likable at all. Sophie’s husband is a good guy, but everyone else is awful and annoying. I literally did not care what happened to anyone. 

Also, the mystery part of this book didn’t start until like 2/3 through the book. The whole beginning is just Sophie obsessing over Margo and making stupid, horrible decisions.  

I powered through because I heard people say good things and I hate not finishing. The end wasn’t a shock to me but it did raise my rating a bit. Otherwise I’d have rated it even lower. 
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katherinek's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very fast-paced and entertaining. It’s like a horrible car accident that you can’t look away from, mainly because of all the awful decisions Sophie makes; She‘s extremely reckless and basically destroys her family. I really appreciated the backstory about her mom being the same way, which offered some explanation for Sophie’s behavior, but I would’ve loved an even deeper look into why she is the way she is. The involvement of barely legal boys was very unnecessary — the author easily could’ve made them in their 20s, and the story would’ve been exactly the same. Instead we get no explanation as to why, or even if, this is wrong.
The amount of alcohol in this book is wildly concerning. The whole book, I was thinking, girl, you’re 40!! If you need to be home by midnight, put the shots down!
The social media aspect was really interesting; Sophie’s obsession with Margot through social media was very intriguing. The hashtags made me cringe, though.
I predicted several parts, but the ending was a surprise, although it didn’t shock me. Several loose ends were left untied;
We never got answers about the roofie situation, Erin’s past with the group, or the creepy neighbor.
 
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alisainwonderland's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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s_lorenz's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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