Reviews

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

rachpenner's review against another edition

2.75

Hmm. I read this book because I had seen so many good reviews, however it was not for me haha.

I found the main character to be pretty unlikable, and the twist wasn’t that shocking to me, and the plot seemed unnecessarily dark. I can understand why people enjoy this book, but again, not for me. 

Also - RIP to these women’s livers because WOW i think 75% of this book was about how much they drank at all hours of the day haha

jhenry's review against another edition

Didn't love the poor choices of the mc enough to keep going 

xenikoo's review

40 year old women making out with kids is not something I like to read about. JAIL for that! Also cheating irks me out SO much. Just leave your partner, how hard is it? The obsession and desperation the fmc had were crazy, couldn’t stand it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Alcohol

mimisbooks703's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

chattahooooooochie's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thriller_buffet's review against another edition

1.0

I loved the story yet I’m not ok with a lot of things that happened

lauralovefeild's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.25

todallyanika's review against another edition

2.0

More of a 2.5 than a 2. The description of this book is not accurate. For a murder mystery, a body isn’t discovered until you’re 60% through the book! The victim doesn’t even go missing until 55% through. Instead, you have to read about a lesbian MILF and high school boys game of spin the bottle and process the narrator destroying her marriage for a schoolgirl crush on the popular girl. I thought I was getting a suburban thriller, not a novel about a wannabe influencer debating between having sex with her rich new friend who she’s obsessed with or the teenage best friend of one of her new friend’s son. She’s drunk constantly, drives drunk, lies to her loving husband, constantly leaving him to take care of their toddler son while she’s passed out after partying and doesn’t arrive home until late the next morning. The narrator is just unlikeable, this book is confusing and made me deeply uncomfortable to read.

melly1924's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

jumpingskyline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25