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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Look, I love a messy little domestic thriller. Give me a dead husband with too many secrets, an emotionally unstable wife confessing to a murder she’s not explaining, and a nosy detective with a tragic backstory, and I will gleefully dive in like it’s my emotional support popcorn.
The Final Wife kicks off strong. The setup? Delicious. Luke (the dead dude) was a charming narcissist with a history of screwing over women, so there’s no shortage of people with motive. Anna, the new wife, confesses to the murder but conveniently forgets the whole "details" part. Meanwhile, DS Rebecca Dance is trying to sort out the truth while wading through the emotional wreckage Luke left behind.
And yes, the twist at the end landed for me—it was satisfying, if a little soap-opera-adjacent.
But here’s the thing: the middle third dragged like my attention span on a Monday morning. The multiple POVs started to feel samey. Like, are you a haunted ex-wife or just another woman with coffee-colored curls and a vague sense of guilt? The voices bled together, and a few of the side plots (hi, Jimmy and Tom) felt like they were dropped halfway through.
I didn’t hate it. It was compulsively readable and had its moments. But it didn’t hit that emotional punch or originality I was hoping for. Solid? Yes. Memorable? Eh.
mysterious
tense
fast-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
mysterious
medium-paced
The story was super interesting, I enjoyed all the drama! The plot twist at the end got me, I was definitely not expecting that...
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun, twisty listen!
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Once the twists started they just didn't stop! I gotta take some time to really think about this but I can say this, it was an easy and quick read, I liked the characters enough but didn't care for them enough to notice the DCs bf arc was abandoned 😂story wise, what seems a straight forward situation at first, turned into an intricate plot with an ending that wont have me forgetting this book anytime soon.
mysterious
medium-paced