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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

62 reviews

one_to_fifty_two's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I am continuing to work through my never ending BOTM TBR....

I had high hopes for this book, even though I read questionable reviews. I really wanted to enjoy it but it feel pretty flat for me.

All the characters in this book were awful people. It made them all so unlikable, which is turn had me disliking all of them. All of the women especially in this book are horrible humans. They cheated on their husbands, sexually assaulted children (including their own friend's son), had obsessive/stalker tendencies, and thought themselves above the law. It was gross. For me, I have a hard time enjoying a book when I have such strong dislike for all the characters in it.

The twist at the end was unexpected. I felt like I figured out "who did it" right before it was announced. That is my reason for giving this three stars and not lower. I wouldn't recommend this one. If you have been thinking about reading it, skip it. It is not worth the time, in my opinion.

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literarypenguin's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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? Yes

1.0

I may be in the minority here but even though I tried to like this book and have a good time, There were just too many factors that kept me from liking this book.

When I read the synopsis I thought I was in for a heart-pounding scandalous thriller with drama and scandal thrown in the mix unfortunately I didn't get a lot of that. All I was treated to was a not-so-bright main character hanging out with a bunch of forty-some-year-old women who liked to sleep with teenage boys. And no discussion was made of why that was wrong! Yes, I understand the age of consent is different in some places but it still gave me an icky feeling when I read it and it just came off as manipulative to me. I really kept hoping that the main character Sophie would start to gain some type of self-awareness or reflect on her bad behavior and how it is affecting those around her but she never did. She still chose to be around that group and keep her almost creepy level of obsession with the group leader. Also, Sophie was more than willing to leave a great job in Chicago for a slower-paced life in a small town but instead of being happy and relieved with this new way of life she was not happy about it and thought it was boring constantly! Yet she kept doing things like gardening or cooking so wouldn't you think someone wouldn't enjoy stuff like that or even do them if they were so bored of a life like that? The near-alcoholic levels of drinking in this book bothered me a bit too. At one point I thought was there anything else to drink in this town besides alcohol or water.

This book was not what I was expecting it to be and I was very disappointed by it. You may enjoy a book like this and if you do that is great but personally, it just wasn't for me.

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alovelikethis's review against another edition

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I am not ok with the older woman having sex with high school boys.

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sandrakruse's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

1.0

Wow, this was really disturbing. In a BAD way. If Cobb had written this about male characters banging female teens and drinking like this… hahahaha. Oh wow. Disgusting, really, the whole ”banging seventeen year old boys when i’m forty”-thing. As a vocational school teacher myself, i can’t believe people sing this books praises.

Also, Sophie is so stupid it hurts my goddamn head. And ”also #2”, why play in to this ”bisexual people are so much more likely to cheat and/or be ”broken” persons”. Like seriously, why?

BAD book.

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