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Black Widows by Cate Quinn

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bookish_withsky's review against another edition

3.0

I did not have overly high expectations going into this point. It is multiple point of view and revolved around Mormons in a poly marriage. There are three wives whose husband has been killed and none of them get along with one another. However, I was baffled. Each point of view feels like an actual different person is speaking. I genuinely could not tell which I full heartedly believed had done it. I felt each had reasonable motive, so much so that it would be a little harder to blame them, but none of the wives really seemed capable of murdering their husband. Not only are you working out the murder mystery, you're also trying to solve the mystery behind the first wife's past. It genuinely blew me away and I loved every minute of it.

steph82's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

karenina4777's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

courtneyyloves's review against another edition

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5.0

5 Stars

“Blake’s dead, his wife killed him. The question is… what one?”

A murder. Cults. Dark themes. An absolute thrilling and interesting read. I liked each perspective we got from Tina, Rachel, and Emily. We learn how they came to meet Blake, and live together. I love how different they are and how they grow throughout the book. I liked the friendship they didnt have and then they did.

Lots of triggering subjects as well.