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lajoy's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-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

0.75

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amandalawrance's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I did not guess the ending.

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lilycollings's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I devoured this, thanks to a long car journey and not being able to find anything I want to watch on tv.

This book had me guessing someone else who did it constantly. It was the perfect mixture between thriller, romance and a little bit of chick-lit.

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itzzz_ajey's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Three Bisexual women in the closet.
And a very odd love/hate triangle between the three

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one_to_fifty_two's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I am continuing to work through my never ending BOTM TBR....

I had high hopes for this book, even though I read questionable reviews. I really wanted to enjoy it but it feel pretty flat for me.

All the characters in this book were awful people. It made them all so unlikable, which is turn had me disliking all of them. All of the women especially in this book are horrible humans. They cheated on their husbands, sexually assaulted children (including their own friend's son), had obsessive/stalker tendencies, and thought themselves above the law. It was gross. For me, I have a hard time enjoying a book when I have such strong dislike for all the characters in it.

The twist at the end was unexpected. I felt like I figured out "who did it" right before it was announced. That is my reason for giving this three stars and not lower. I wouldn't recommend this one. If you have been thinking about reading it, skip it. It is not worth the time, in my opinion.

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schuy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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jillzaiser's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

For a book that's pretty cliche and predictable, I had a great time reading The Hunting Wives. I could see the twists and turns from a mile away, since many of them relied on typical tropes... but I couldn't put this book down! It has a great pacing and captures the heart-rushing adrenaline of paranoia extremely well. Cobb's writing style overdescribes settings and small details in such a smart way that really brings to life the obsessions and fixations of Sophie's mind. It made for a very visual book that I could easily see in my head as I was reading. Given the hunting "wives" title, I hoped for more development on all of the wives, but that didn't happen. It was hard at times to remember who was who when they showed up since they weren't that distinct. I could have done without

Margot and Brad. Cobb could have easily aged up Brad and Jamie to 21 or 22 and still had the same essence without the creepy grooming and taboo vibe

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