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A review by mollymahli
The Murdering Wives Club by Sharon Thompson
3.0
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The synopsis of this book hooked me--historical fiction and mystery are two of my favorite genres, so I thought this book would definitely be for me. However, the synopsis did not convey the amount of romance and sexual content in the story, and those are two things I tend to stray away from (but for readers who do enjoy romance, I think this might be an additional selling point). To me, it felt like, for much of the book, the actual mystery and investigation were not well defined and were more background than the focus of the book. Towards the last quarter things did pick up and I got more into the mystery and trying to figure out what was true and who were the good and bad guys and gals. Overall, I think the premise of this book was really good, but it just didn't quite hit its full potential and would have benefited from another round of edits.
The synopsis of this book hooked me--historical fiction and mystery are two of my favorite genres, so I thought this book would definitely be for me. However, the synopsis did not convey the amount of romance and sexual content in the story, and those are two things I tend to stray away from (but for readers who do enjoy romance, I think this might be an additional selling point). To me, it felt like, for much of the book, the actual mystery and investigation were not well defined and were more background than the focus of the book. Towards the last quarter things did pick up and I got more into the mystery and trying to figure out what was true and who were the good and bad guys and gals. Overall, I think the premise of this book was really good, but it just didn't quite hit its full potential and would have benefited from another round of edits.