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mollymahli's review against another edition
3.0
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The synopsis of this book hooked me--historical fiction and mystery are two of my favorite genres, so I thought this book would definitely be for me. However, the synopsis did not convey the amount of romance and sexual content in the story, and those are two things I tend to stray away from (but for readers who do enjoy romance, I think this might be an additional selling point). To me, it felt like, for much of the book, the actual mystery and investigation were not well defined and were more background than the focus of the book. Towards the last quarter things did pick up and I got more into the mystery and trying to figure out what was true and who were the good and bad guys and gals. Overall, I think the premise of this book was really good, but it just didn't quite hit its full potential and would have benefited from another round of edits.
The synopsis of this book hooked me--historical fiction and mystery are two of my favorite genres, so I thought this book would definitely be for me. However, the synopsis did not convey the amount of romance and sexual content in the story, and those are two things I tend to stray away from (but for readers who do enjoy romance, I think this might be an additional selling point). To me, it felt like, for much of the book, the actual mystery and investigation were not well defined and were more background than the focus of the book. Towards the last quarter things did pick up and I got more into the mystery and trying to figure out what was true and who were the good and bad guys and gals. Overall, I think the premise of this book was really good, but it just didn't quite hit its full potential and would have benefited from another round of edits.
alittlemixofvix's review against another edition
3.0
I was slightly let down by this one, it held so much promise yet just fell shy of the mark for me. The idea that there is a murdering wives club, The Sinful Roses, to help those in need with no other options was a great premise, but I think more focus was on other characters rather than the club itself.
It was interesting to see Eve’s story develop and more of her personality come through with each letter she sent, I also enjoyed Norah’s personality though her hints at something larger dragged on a bit too long. Weirdly, though he wasn’t a main character, I really liked Giles and felt his character was real; in fact he was probably the only character I warmed to. However, I thought the author was good at setting scenes well, I could picture it all clearly.
Apart from the men being away at war, the fact that it’s set in wartime has no real bearing on the story – there’s maybe one or two throwaway remarks about it, that’s all. I couldn’t connect to Laurie and found him frustrating, annoying, and very naive. I also felt at the end there were still loose ends of the story that hadn’t been tied up – about Norah, about why they even considered helping Eve, about Charlotte, about the club members themselves…
Overall an ok read if you don’t think about things too deeply as that’s when things start unravelling. However, I would be tempted to try another book by the author.
*I received a complimentary copy of the e-book from BookSirens and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
It was interesting to see Eve’s story develop and more of her personality come through with each letter she sent, I also enjoyed Norah’s personality though her hints at something larger dragged on a bit too long. Weirdly, though he wasn’t a main character, I really liked Giles and felt his character was real; in fact he was probably the only character I warmed to. However, I thought the author was good at setting scenes well, I could picture it all clearly.
Apart from the men being away at war, the fact that it’s set in wartime has no real bearing on the story – there’s maybe one or two throwaway remarks about it, that’s all. I couldn’t connect to Laurie and found him frustrating, annoying, and very naive. I also felt at the end there were still loose ends of the story that hadn’t been tied up – about Norah, about why they even considered helping Eve, about Charlotte, about the club members themselves…
Overall an ok read if you don’t think about things too deeply as that’s when things start unravelling. However, I would be tempted to try another book by the author.
*I received a complimentary copy of the e-book from BookSirens and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
mal717's review
2.0
So, listen. This wasn't terrible. I just .... only liked Eve. Perhaps Norah a little bit. It wasn't that good until Eve really came into the story.
charf47's review
2.0
This was not a book that I enjoyed. I felt that the premise was an interesting one and showed promise, but unfortunately, needs more work. I felt that the characters were superficial and the plot, too, lacked depth. Thank you to BookSirens and the author for the advance review copy which I received for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
sadiereadthat's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.75
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review.
This is a mystery set during WWII, but having very little to do with the war. A wounded soldier returns home from the front and believes that his wife is trying to kill him. He works with an aide to solve the mystery of who shot another woman whose husband died under mysterious circumstances.
This was an enjoyable read, but it was not the best mystery I've ever read, but there was not much extraneous material and it was nice that I wasn't very sure what was happening at times. It definitely kept me intrigued.
This is a mystery set during WWII, but having very little to do with the war. A wounded soldier returns home from the front and believes that his wife is trying to kill him. He works with an aide to solve the mystery of who shot another woman whose husband died under mysterious circumstances.
This was an enjoyable read, but it was not the best mystery I've ever read, but there was not much extraneous material and it was nice that I wasn't very sure what was happening at times. It definitely kept me intrigued.
vesper1931's review
4.0
The rumours state that there is a Murdering Wives Club. In 1944 Laurie Davenport has returned to Davenport Manor, from the war blind, convinced his wife, Charlotte, intends to kill him. Family friend General Frederick Ashfield involves him, and his carer and assistant, Noran Walsh in the case of murderer Eve Good and her connection to the Sinful Sisters and the Club.
An interesting and entertaining well-written historical mystery with its varied and absorbing characters.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher via Library Thing and am voluntarily leaving a review
An interesting and entertaining well-written historical mystery with its varied and absorbing characters.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher via Library Thing and am voluntarily leaving a review
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