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The Mother-In-Law

Sally Hepworth

3.85 AVERAGE


Kept me guessing the whole time if it was suicide or murder... and if murder, who dun it?! Highly recommend listening to the audio book with the Australian narrator! *chef's kiss*
dark reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Quick, easy read 

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wizfizlizzy's review

4.0
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ratchel_reads's review

4.5
emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was good and I did not see the ending coming at all.

bsnow0617's review

3.0
dark tense medium-paced

I am happy that I knew little about this book before I started reading it, so I had no expectations. We know almost immediately that the mother-in-law has died and the police seem to suspect foul play. I love the way the story is told from back then and now and from Diana's point of view and from Lucy's point of view.

I noticed that so much of the conflict between Lucy and her mother-in-law seemed to come from an inability to communicate. Each was trying to "read" the other and failing miserably.

I enjoyed the back and forth between the characters telling the story. One didn't really know there was so much mystery and intrigue until one gets further along into the book. I thought the story was well told and in an interesting way.