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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
I really wanted to like this book - and I did for the first half of it. But then came the black magic, the weird voodoo and it completely lost me. It was such a shame as I was enjoying it for the most part.
The other thing that put me off this book was the excessive and details sex scenes. Really didn't need those.
The first part of this book had me intrigued. 2 second wives - Marcie and Keisha. They are different but shared that role. Their husbands worked together so they needed to be friends. Keishas has just arrived from London after marrying rich widower William Radford. Marcie tries to help her fit in, meet the right people and be a good southern wife. But both women had their secrets and their friendship becomes intense.
Thanks to William Morrow and Edelweiss for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
The other thing that put me off this book was the excessive and details sex scenes. Really didn't need those.
The first part of this book had me intrigued. 2 second wives - Marcie and Keisha. They are different but shared that role. Their husbands worked together so they needed to be friends. Keishas has just arrived from London after marrying rich widower William Radford. Marcie tries to help her fit in, meet the right people and be a good southern wife. But both women had their secrets and their friendship becomes intense.
Thanks to William Morrow and Edelweiss for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
This almost got a two star review for being so predictable but then... the ending. There's a twist I definitely didn't see coming and that redeemed most of the rest of this old money Southern society breached by "not quite our type" outsiders.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
★★★½
This was definitely a twisty page turner! But it’s hard to review some thrillers like this because you really want to go in blind with them.
There was a full cast of characters that were hard to find anything to like about them, and you never knew what their motivations were, but it also reminded me of a real housewife drama I love to watch.
Overall this was a captivating read and I feel like I need to read Behind Her Eyes now.
*Thank you William Morrow for this free copy for review. All opinions are my own
This was definitely a twisty page turner! But it’s hard to review some thrillers like this because you really want to go in blind with them.
There was a full cast of characters that were hard to find anything to like about them, and you never knew what their motivations were, but it also reminded me of a real housewife drama I love to watch.
Overall this was a captivating read and I feel like I need to read Behind Her Eyes now.
*Thank you William Morrow for this free copy for review. All opinions are my own
Intriguing
After seeing so many bad reviews I was skeptical to read this. I really enjoyed the story. I think a lot of people read her other book, Behind Her Eyes (I haven't read it yet) and from the sounds of it that was a phenomenal story so they were "let down" when reading this story.
Dead to Her definitely has suspense and mystery to it. It was a puzzle that came together perfectly. Some of it was obvious but the motivation behind it not so much.
After seeing so many bad reviews I was skeptical to read this. I really enjoyed the story. I think a lot of people read her other book, Behind Her Eyes (I haven't read it yet) and from the sounds of it that was a phenomenal story so they were "let down" when reading this story.
Dead to Her definitely has suspense and mystery to it. It was a puzzle that came together perfectly. Some of it was obvious but the motivation behind it not so much.
After watching Behind Her Eyes on Netflix, I had to experience more from Sarah Pinborough! She always has the most surprising twists in her book and Dead to Her was a wild ride. The beginning part seemed to have the foundation for the typical “older man brings home a young new wife and the whole town gossips” premise. However, there is a lot more than meets the eye here! The pacing was weird though and inconsistent throughout, but it still kept me interested and trying to figure out what was actually happening. Plus the last part of the book really ramped up the suspense so it was definitely worth it. The ending is one of those that you either love or hate and I think I enjoyed it. Thank you so much to William Morrow for my gifted copy!
Marcie is the younger second wife of the wealthy Jason Maddox they live in Savanna. Image is everything but she feels like she just doesn’t fit in, she wasn’t born into money in fact she’s the complete opposite of the blue blooded woman they socialize with. When Jason’s boss the recently widowed William Redford IV returns from London with a new wife Keisha everyone is shocked! Keisha is gorgeous and oozes sex appeal. Now Marcie isn’t the number one subject of Savanna’s society circle, Marcie isn’t happy because her husband can’t seem to keep his eyes off of Keisha which just irritates her and makes her paranoid. When Jason asks her to befriend Keisha for their “benefit” she soon learns that Keisha has quite a history and isn’t as carefree and she appears she has her own dark secrets, soon the ladies become friends. Marcie can’t help but be drawn to Keisha. Soon lines are crossed lines, lines that may cause Marcie to lose everything she’s worked for and her perfect world to topple. This book was so twisted! Throw in some voodoo, sex, murder, poison and whole lot of selfish characters who keep stabbing each other in the back to keep their secrets hidden I was hooked! I give this four stars!
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
