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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
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:
No
I was lucky to get an advanced reading copy from Edelweiss - thank you!
I've been hooked on Sarah Pinborough since BEHIND HER EYES, and I love how she never tells the same story twice. This book is layered and lush, set in a dark, hot South filled with secrets. Marcie is a second wife, married to high-powered exec Jason. She knows her place in society - she'll never be as beloved as Jason's first wife, Jacqui, but she is content with her role as a kept wife in a fancy house. Until Keisha comes along. Jason's boss, William, returns from a soul-searching trip to Europe with Keisha in tow. She's his new second wife, but she's nothing like Marcie - and she is going to turn Savannah on its head. Nothing is as it seems here, and every character is flawed, not particularly likeable, or both. But that's what brings the alchemy to the novel, and readers will be turning the pages eagerly to find out how it all shakes out.
I've been hooked on Sarah Pinborough since BEHIND HER EYES, and I love how she never tells the same story twice. This book is layered and lush, set in a dark, hot South filled with secrets. Marcie is a second wife, married to high-powered exec Jason. She knows her place in society - she'll never be as beloved as Jason's first wife, Jacqui, but she is content with her role as a kept wife in a fancy house. Until Keisha comes along. Jason's boss, William, returns from a soul-searching trip to Europe with Keisha in tow. She's his new second wife, but she's nothing like Marcie - and she is going to turn Savannah on its head. Nothing is as it seems here, and every character is flawed, not particularly likeable, or both. But that's what brings the alchemy to the novel, and readers will be turning the pages eagerly to find out how it all shakes out.
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Dead To Her is my first experience with the author. I found the synopsis interesting and wanted to try some thrillers as I haven't been picking them up as of late. The story is a mystery, thriller and follows Marcie and Keisha. Marcie is the second wife of Jason Maddox. Her entry to the social circle was challenging and gaining acceptance from the other society wives was difficult. However, after some years, she has finally settled into the comfort of her position as Jason's wife. All sense of security is lost when her husband can't keep his eyes off his boss's new wife Keisha. She is beautiful, wild, and bold. Marcie is not going to let an interloper take away her hard-earned stability. The story overall was interesting. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. The who-dunnit style story had its positive moments. While there were twists and turns keeping the reader glued to the book, there were parts that were hard to wrap my head around. I felt the plot was all over the place and took a lot of time to get to the mystery part of it. The story went on too long with Marcie and Keisha's inner monologues, rants, and explicit scenes to get to the point of the story. The plot and pacing were erratic and felt unorganized to me. I didn't also expect it to be quite explicit in a lot of scenes. I guess not knowing about was quite a shock when the scenes happened. I wasn't expecting it. It also took up a lot of space in the story and to me, it didn't feel necessary to add them. The characters were what you would expect the stereotypical society ladies to behave. The social hierarchy, malice towards new members, conceited behavior is all on point. As I mentioned earlier, the whole story was a mix of things, while the plot twists kept on coming literally until the end and with an ending leaving you gobsmacked, the execution could have been better in my opinion. This book was not for me and I know a lot of people enjoyed the crazy ride this book takes you on, so it might be different for everyone. I personally didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. I thought the book was ok, and it had the potential to be really good. I gave the book 2.5 stars.
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DISCLAIMER : Thank you, Netgalley and Harper Collins UK for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Dead To Her is my first experience with the author. I found the synopsis interesting and wanted to try some thrillers as I haven't been picking them up as of late. The story is a mystery, thriller and follows Marcie and Keisha. Marcie is the second wife of Jason Maddox. Her entry to the social circle was challenging and gaining acceptance from the other society wives was difficult. However, after some years, she has finally settled into the comfort of her position as Jason's wife. All sense of security is lost when her husband can't keep his eyes off his boss's new wife Keisha. She is beautiful, wild, and bold. Marcie is not going to let an interloper take away her hard-earned stability. The story overall was interesting. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. The who-dunnit style story had its positive moments. While there were twists and turns keeping the reader glued to the book, there were parts that were hard to wrap my head around. I felt the plot was all over the place and took a lot of time to get to the mystery part of it. The story went on too long with Marcie and Keisha's inner monologues, rants, and explicit scenes to get to the point of the story. The plot and pacing were erratic and felt unorganized to me. I didn't also expect it to be quite explicit in a lot of scenes. I guess not knowing about was quite a shock when the scenes happened. I wasn't expecting it. It also took up a lot of space in the story and to me, it didn't feel necessary to add them. The characters were what you would expect the stereotypical society ladies to behave. The social hierarchy, malice towards new members, conceited behavior is all on point. As I mentioned earlier, the whole story was a mix of things, while the plot twists kept on coming literally until the end and with an ending leaving you gobsmacked, the execution could have been better in my opinion. This book was not for me and I know a lot of people enjoyed the crazy ride this book takes you on, so it might be different for everyone. I personally didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. I thought the book was ok, and it had the potential to be really good. I gave the book 2.5 stars.
After reading Behind Her Eyes, I was looking forward to reading anything by Sarah Pinborough.
I am going to be honest, I neither loved this one nor hated it. I have been reading reviews and people have these two extreme opinions.
I am going to be honest, I neither loved this one nor hated it. I have been reading reviews and people have these two extreme opinions.
Pinborough has done it again! She manages to create these characters, these worlds, that suck you in and just when you think you know what happens there is a twist... and then there's a second twist! I devoured this book in one day. I should have been cleaning my house but really, the dust wasn't going anywhere.
Story was just ok, uninteresting characters and plot. I think I’m done with this author. I haven’t liked any of her books so far.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can’t say I loved this one as much as BHE, but that’s a hard one to beat.
With this one, expect the unexpected. I just love I how Pinborough plays on your assumptions as a reader and throws you for loops and for that reason it was a 4 star read for me at first. Then upon further reflection the religious and voodoo take on it just kept me shaking my head in confusion dropping it to two stars. Just when I thought I’d figure out little cues, she’s throw a twist in. I listed via audible and I think that helped with the speed of it (there are some boring parts) but overall an enjoyable read while finishing the baby room.
With this one, expect the unexpected. I just love I how Pinborough plays on your assumptions as a reader and throws you for loops and for that reason it was a 4 star read for me at first. Then upon further reflection the religious and voodoo take on it just kept me shaking my head in confusion dropping it to two stars. Just when I thought I’d figure out little cues, she’s throw a twist in. I listed via audible and I think that helped with the speed of it (there are some boring parts) but overall an enjoyable read while finishing the baby room.