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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this novel. All opinions are my own.
Trigger warning: this novel contains instances of gaslighting and abuse.
What happens when you meet someone like you... and you want to save them from the same things you're going through?
Leah and McKenna are living very similar lives - both had jobs that they loved, both fell in love with charming, charismatic men, both got married and moved to the 'burbs, both stopped working. Both live picture perfect lives, at least that's what it seems on the outside.
But Leah and McKenna have a dirty secret, and when Leah spots McKenna at a liquor store one day, she can't help but be drawn to her.
Thus begins a favor that McKenna didn't ask for, but one she knows she needs to replay.
Will our detective find the link between these two women? And if he does, what will he do with this information?
This is one book you're definitely going to want to read.
Trigger warning: this novel contains instances of gaslighting and abuse.
What happens when you meet someone like you... and you want to save them from the same things you're going through?
Leah and McKenna are living very similar lives - both had jobs that they loved, both fell in love with charming, charismatic men, both got married and moved to the 'burbs, both stopped working. Both live picture perfect lives, at least that's what it seems on the outside.
But Leah and McKenna have a dirty secret, and when Leah spots McKenna at a liquor store one day, she can't help but be drawn to her.
Thus begins a favor that McKenna didn't ask for, but one she knows she needs to replay.
Will our detective find the link between these two women? And if he does, what will he do with this information?
This is one book you're definitely going to want to read.
I really liked the concept of this book! Two women suffering from horrible marriages help to rectify their freedom with a favor to each other. Although there are definite triggers for domestic abuse/intimate partner violence, Nora Murphy does a good job writing about the subject and giving good acknowledgments in the end. I give this book 4 stars! Thrilling read from start to finish!
4 stars!
I really liked the concept of this book! Two women suffering from horrible marriages help to rectify their freedom with a favor to each other. Although there are definite triggers for domestic abuse/intimate partner violence, Nora Murphy does a good job writing about the subject and giving good acknowledgments in the end. Thrilling read from start to finish!
I really liked the concept of this book! Two women suffering from horrible marriages help to rectify their freedom with a favor to each other. Although there are definite triggers for domestic abuse/intimate partner violence, Nora Murphy does a good job writing about the subject and giving good acknowledgments in the end. Thrilling read from start to finish!
Leah Dawson and McKenna Hawkins live in beautiful homes in an upscale neighborhood. They are both well-educated, career-oriented and married to charming, successful men. The women do not know one another but they are living similar lives. What they have in common is not their seemingly perfect lives. They are both in abusive marriages. They are both trapped. Leah and Liam are attorneys. McKenna’s husband Zachary is a psychiatrist. She is a pediatrician. While living separate and difficult lives, the two women eventually discover that they share the same pain. Once their lives intersect, will they be able to help one another?
Nora Murphy’s impressive debut is a fast-paced book that had me completely invested in the lives of these two women. It is a relatively short (under 300 pages) book which was perfect as you’ll be anxious to learn what happens once Leah lets McKenna know that they are living the same nightmare. The Favor is a very effective domestic thriller but also shines a light on how abused women suffer in silence. It is well-written, thoughtful and unsettling. I recommend it.
Many thanks to Minotaur Books / St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read The Favor in advance of its release. I’m looking forward to reading more from Nora Murphy.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
Nora Murphy’s impressive debut is a fast-paced book that had me completely invested in the lives of these two women. It is a relatively short (under 300 pages) book which was perfect as you’ll be anxious to learn what happens once Leah lets McKenna know that they are living the same nightmare. The Favor is a very effective domestic thriller but also shines a light on how abused women suffer in silence. It is well-written, thoughtful and unsettling. I recommend it.
Many thanks to Minotaur Books / St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read The Favor in advance of its release. I’m looking forward to reading more from Nora Murphy.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
I know this is fiction but I do think books like this are important. I liked that violence wasn’t used as the predominant abuse because emotional and mental distress can be hidden much easier. I liked the story, not so much how you knew what was going to happen the entire time ?
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am simultaneously intrigued and horrified when I read domestic thrillers like The Favor.
Leah and McKenna are mirror images of each other. Strong, career-driven women who found themselves in an abusive relationship and no way out. A series of coincidences leads Leah to McKenna’s door. If she can’t save herself, maybe she can save someone else? But what will be the price, and what events will be triggered along the way? I imagine that Murphy was subtly inspired by Strangers on a Train while drafting this tale, and I do not think readers will be disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.
Leah and McKenna are mirror images of each other. Strong, career-driven women who found themselves in an abusive relationship and no way out. A series of coincidences leads Leah to McKenna’s door. If she can’t save herself, maybe she can save someone else? But what will be the price, and what events will be triggered along the way? I imagine that Murphy was subtly inspired by Strangers on a Train while drafting this tale, and I do not think readers will be disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated