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3.47 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was so amazing and slightly creepy. If you are a woman reading this, you are going to feel SEEN! If you are a man, you should definitely read this if you really want to know what women think. This is Stepford Wives, the Husbands version and I am here for it!
Holy Stepford Wives.
I loved Chandler Baker's first novel and was excited to read The Husbands. However, I think the book fell short for me as a whole.
While I love Baker's writing style and dry humor, I found the plot predictable and basic. I am still excited to read any future work that Chandler Baker produces, even if this book wasn't 100% for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC
I loved Chandler Baker's first novel and was excited to read The Husbands. However, I think the book fell short for me as a whole.
While I love Baker's writing style and dry humor, I found the plot predictable and basic. I am still excited to read any future work that Chandler Baker produces, even if this book wasn't 100% for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC
This domestic thriller is like The Stepford Wives but with a modern day twist. One quote in the book really stuck out to me. “The delegator still needs to keep track of all the things that need to be delegated.” All jobs/tasks differ in the type of labor they require: physical, time, mental, spiritual, etc. What happens when one person in a household is expected to take on the vast majority of the mental labor and care tasks of the entire household on top their very demanding job? That’s the question for the majority of women around the world every day. The pandemic exacerbated the issue. This book asks why do some women seem to have it all together at home and what would it look like if the care task scales were tipped in the other direction? If you’re in charge of the care tasks at home, you may groan and roll your eyes countless times while reading this one. If you know, you know. The internalized misogyny was strong at times. It felt predictable at times but the tiny twist at the end made me gasp.
dark
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
this was my first novel by this author and I had so much fun reading it! so different and unique from the other books I've been reading lately! had no idea where it was going but loved it!
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No