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A review by stephaniecommerer
My Husband the Murderer by Charlotte Barnes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'd like to thank Charlotte Barnes, Net Galley and Bloodhound Books for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
My Husband the Murderer follows our main character Maggie, which is not her real name, a 60-something mother of two who works from home and has moved several times after the arrest of her husband after he turned out to be a serial killer.
Her ex-husband Edward O'Connor, in prison for the murder of 9 women, 1 never found, was diagnosed with cancer and has six months left to live. He decides he wants to confess to everything, more than he has before, but he'll only talk to Maggie.
This book had so much depth to it, I really felt for Maggie throughout this entire book, being a lonely older woman with little family left being put in an impossible situation trying to finally get closure for the families of women Edward killed. That being said the plot is very slow moving, but the book is fast paced. It's easy to fly through the book even if nothing significant happens because the chapters are so short. It's not the most thrilling book I've ever read but it definitely has a lot of heart and I think lovers of crime thrillers who need a change of pace every once in awhile would really love this book.
Trigger Warnings I Gathered: grief, disordered eating, depression, abandonment, vomit, murder, cancer, animal death, death of parent, mentions dementia
My Husband the Murderer follows our main character Maggie, which is not her real name, a 60-something mother of two who works from home and has moved several times after the arrest of her husband after he turned out to be a serial killer.
Her ex-husband Edward O'Connor, in prison for the murder of 9 women, 1 never found, was diagnosed with cancer and has six months left to live. He decides he wants to confess to everything, more than he has before, but he'll only talk to Maggie.
This book had so much depth to it, I really felt for Maggie throughout this entire book, being a lonely older woman with little family left being put in an impossible situation trying to finally get closure for the families of women Edward killed. That being said the plot is very slow moving, but the book is fast paced. It's easy to fly through the book even if nothing significant happens because the chapters are so short. It's not the most thrilling book I've ever read but it definitely has a lot of heart and I think lovers of crime thrillers who need a change of pace every once in awhile would really love this book.
Trigger Warnings I Gathered: grief, disordered eating, depression, abandonment, vomit, murder, cancer, animal death, death of parent, mentions dementia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness
Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent