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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book, one of the twists i worked out, but there were others I didn't. Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a lightweight thriller.
A refreshing plot style, worthy of some hype.
A refreshing plot style, worthy of some hype.
This wasn't bad, but it didn't wow me in any way.
dark
mysterious
sad
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
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
(Audiobook)
I feel awful writing bad reviews so I just want to highlight the fact that the book obviously isn’t a bad book (with reference to its rating), it just wasn’t for me.
I usually find that thrillers have an intriguing start that grabs hold of the reader, regardless of how the rest of the book turns out to be. This was however not the case for me with The Serial Killer’s Wife. I really struggled to get into it and felt myself drifting away and not really caring for the plot at all.
Most twists were predictable (at least for avid thriller readers). However, this does not have be detrimental to the book if the rest of the story is good. Unfortunately, that was not the case here.
The main character POV was just annoying and unlikeable. I could not have cared less about the daughter Poppy who was mentioned in every other sentence it felt like. This book could probably have been reduced to 2/3 of the book length and nothing would have gone to waste, it was just way to repetitive.
I feel awful writing bad reviews so I just want to highlight the fact that the book obviously isn’t a bad book (with reference to its rating), it just wasn’t for me.
I usually find that thrillers have an intriguing start that grabs hold of the reader, regardless of how the rest of the book turns out to be. This was however not the case for me with The Serial Killer’s Wife. I really struggled to get into it and felt myself drifting away and not really caring for the plot at all.
Most twists were predictable (at least for avid thriller readers). However, this does not have be detrimental to the book if the rest of the story is good. Unfortunately, that was not the case here.
The main character POV was just annoying and unlikeable. I could not have cared less about the daughter Poppy who was mentioned in every other sentence it felt like. This book could probably have been reduced to 2/3 of the book length and nothing would have gone to waste, it was just way to repetitive.
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
A good book to get me back into psychological thrillers, but it was a frustrating read at times. Was genuinely surprised by the main plot twist but I wish I could rate it 3.5 stars.
DNF'd at over half way through. They are all horrible people and I decided life was too short to carry on reading it.
This. Was. GOOD! “The Serial Killer’s Wife” starts out with an apparently nice, normal couple, just living life, when suddenly one night the husband is late and the police show up at their door. The wife is startled thinking maybe he was involved in an accident, but turns out he can be involved in a murder… And everything pretty much goes downhill from that.
Plot: ★★★★★
Absolutely loved it! There were some great twists, only one of them I was expecting, but even that one was written in such a way that my head was spinning and I wanted to scream. I recently read a book with a similar premise but the plot played out completely different, loved them both. And the ending is just CRAZY, I love it when little clues are put into the story and you forget about them, just so the writer can come back and hit you in the face with it.
Structure: ★★★★★
Excellent pace, I took a while to pick it up but for other reasons, when I sat down to read it I read it all in one day, even slept late because I was just so close to finishing it! It is constructed with 4 POVs: the wife’s nowadays, the ex-girlfriend’s 8 years ago, the husband’s nowadays and 8 years ago and a mysterious woman’s, undated. They are all pretty exciting and alternated, my least favorite was probably the husband nowadays because it doesn’t add much, but they really are all very well written.
Characters: ★★★★
You can’t really trust anyone!! Maybe Poppy, but I wouldn’t vouch for her either. I liked how well Beth’s character was built, slowly and well-executed. With Tom you have different sides of him according to which POV is being presented at the moment, so at the end you can fully understand his essence. You don’t really get to know/understand a few other characters, but it isn’t an actual problem, and maybe too much information on everyone would just slow the story down.
4.7 ★
I wanted this ARC so much I went on twitter to bother Alice Hunter and ask for it, and I wasn’t let down AT ALL! Such exciting and impossible to put down suspense. Looking forward to any new things coming from this author!
Thank you NetGalley for this Advance Review Copy in exchange for my honest review!
Plot: ★★★★★
Absolutely loved it! There were some great twists, only one of them I was expecting, but even that one was written in such a way that my head was spinning and I wanted to scream. I recently read a book with a similar premise but the plot played out completely different, loved them both. And the ending is just CRAZY, I love it when little clues are put into the story and you forget about them, just so the writer can come back and hit you in the face with it.
Structure: ★★★★★
Excellent pace, I took a while to pick it up but for other reasons, when I sat down to read it I read it all in one day, even slept late because I was just so close to finishing it! It is constructed with 4 POVs: the wife’s nowadays, the ex-girlfriend’s 8 years ago, the husband’s nowadays and 8 years ago and a mysterious woman’s, undated. They are all pretty exciting and alternated, my least favorite was probably the husband nowadays because it doesn’t add much, but they really are all very well written.
Characters: ★★★★
You can’t really trust anyone!! Maybe Poppy, but I wouldn’t vouch for her either. I liked how well Beth’s character was built, slowly and well-executed. With Tom you have different sides of him according to which POV is being presented at the moment, so at the end you can fully understand his essence. You don’t really get to know/understand a few other characters, but it isn’t an actual problem, and maybe too much information on everyone would just slow the story down.
4.7 ★
I wanted this ARC so much I went on twitter to bother Alice Hunter and ask for it, and I wasn’t let down AT ALL! Such exciting and impossible to put down suspense. Looking forward to any new things coming from this author!
Thank you NetGalley for this Advance Review Copy in exchange for my honest review!