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minna1999 's review for:
The Serial Killer's Wife
by Alice Hunter
If I’m being honest, the most interesting thing about this book is its title. It’s mildly interesting, but I found myself to be mostly bored while reading it. Despite the tension of some events, I… didn’t feel tense. Just mildly curious. I didn’t have the urge to keep reading and not put the book down.
It gets repetitive. Really repetitive. It’s all same: the wife keeps wondering what’ll happen to her, wondering if she ever knew her husband, wondering how the village people will perceive her, wondering how her daughter’s life would change. It’s exhausting.
When a “thriller” is not gripping me, I definitely expect a huge twist at the end to boost it. By the last couple of chapters, I was beginning to think the twist wasn’t coming, and I was gearing up to give this two stars, but lo and behold: it did! So I’m giving it three stars.
In my opinion, the epilogue ruins this book. It sets things up for a sequel, which I think is absolutely unnecessary. None of the characters are interesting. Not even the serial killer in question. I wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for a sequel.
It gets repetitive. Really repetitive. It’s all same: the wife keeps wondering what’ll happen to her, wondering if she ever knew her husband, wondering how the village people will perceive her, wondering how her daughter’s life would change. It’s exhausting.
When a “thriller” is not gripping me, I definitely expect a huge twist at the end to boost it. By the last couple of chapters, I was beginning to think the twist wasn’t coming, and I was gearing up to give this two stars, but lo and behold: it did! So I’m giving it three stars.
In my opinion, the epilogue ruins this book. It sets things up for a sequel, which I think is absolutely unnecessary. None of the characters are interesting. Not even the serial killer in question. I wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for a sequel.