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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
3,5. Aunque bastante predecible, el entrar en la situación hace que te plantees muchas cosas te hace entrar en el cerebro de un adicto al porno, el de su entregada mujer, como para la prensa la noticia lo es todo, incluso por encima de los escrúpulos, la obsesión que puede llegar a tener un policía por un caso, etc.
Aún así hubiera agradecido algo más de misterio o una trama algo más elaborada.
Aún así hubiera agradecido algo más de misterio o una trama algo más elaborada.
It was good, nothing particularly thrilling. Like you know the entire time what happened and the puzzle pieces slotting into place aren't particularly clever but it was entertaining overall
This was a pretty good book. Some of the narrative is repetitive. The story is entertaining and definitely dives into a different criminal behavior.
I’ve never wanted to slap a woman so hard across the face as much as the widow
This one has been buzzing for a bit, and is getting a decent holds list at the library. The new trend in thrillers seems to be unreliable female narrators that aren't particularly sympathetic, and this one checks all the boxes. The overall story arc is pretty good; nothing new, and not as twisty as one may be led to believe. I was a touch annoyed with the time jumping between chapters, especially since one had to pay attention to actual dates on the chapter headings (June 6, 2010; April 8, 2006; etc.) rather than a more straight forward "3 years earlier", "2 days later". Barton has some writing skills, at least, and I'm certain her next book or two will get more polished.
I liked The Widow although it had a much slower pace than other psychological suspense novels I’ve recently read. I thought the dynamic between Jean and Glen was interesting and I found the novel interesting as a character study and how complex marriages can be when one of the partners is accused of a heinous crime.
Jean was an unreliable narrator, but I found her chapters to be a little boring. The author seemed to purposefully make her flat in order to give nothing about the plot away. The chapters from the point of view of the reporter and the detective working the case was much more engaging. However, I did like the flashbacks to Glen and Jean’s courtship and subsequent marriage to get a better understanding of why she stood by him as she saw the signs of the seemingly double life he was living.
There are some disturbing parts of The Widow that were really hard to stomach. As Jean and the police find out more about Glen’s porn addiction and how it relates to a missing child investigation, I felt truly revolted. Jean became increasingly frustrating as a character and I really couldn’t find any sympathy for the situation she finds herself in after Glen’s death.
There were a few twists that I didn’t see coming, but a few reveals were pretty obvious early on. I guess I was waiting for a big shocker to blow me away, but that never really happened. But despite my few issues, I did overall enjoy the book and finished reading the entire book within a couple days.
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of the novel for review!
Jean was an unreliable narrator, but I found her chapters to be a little boring. The author seemed to purposefully make her flat in order to give nothing about the plot away. The chapters from the point of view of the reporter and the detective working the case was much more engaging. However, I did like the flashbacks to Glen and Jean’s courtship and subsequent marriage to get a better understanding of why she stood by him as she saw the signs of the seemingly double life he was living.
There are some disturbing parts of The Widow that were really hard to stomach. As Jean and the police find out more about Glen’s porn addiction and how it relates to a missing child investigation, I felt truly revolted. Jean became increasingly frustrating as a character and I really couldn’t find any sympathy for the situation she finds herself in after Glen’s death.
There were a few twists that I didn’t see coming, but a few reveals were pretty obvious early on. I guess I was waiting for a big shocker to blow me away, but that never really happened. But despite my few issues, I did overall enjoy the book and finished reading the entire book within a couple days.
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of the novel for review!
This book reminds me of Girl on the Train in terms of style and suspense. You know part of the story but not all of it, until the end. It's fairly well-written and engaging.
*** I received an advanced e-copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review
This story was told alternately between the widow of the accused kidnapper/murder suspect, the one who is covering the story for the newspaper and is trying to help uncover the truth, and the detective who investigated the case. You feel sympathy for not only the mom of the missing girl, but also the widow of the accused. The story is so fast paced that you will want to keep turning pages until you find out the answer everyone has been seeking.... what happened to Bella?
This story was told alternately between the widow of the accused kidnapper/murder suspect, the one who is covering the story for the newspaper and is trying to help uncover the truth, and the detective who investigated the case. You feel sympathy for not only the mom of the missing girl, but also the widow of the accused. The story is so fast paced that you will want to keep turning pages until you find out the answer everyone has been seeking.... what happened to Bella?
This is well-written, and I enjoyed it. An "electrifying thriller", however, it is definitely not.