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A review by erboe501
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
5.0
This book was fantastic; I couldn't put it down. Lawhon set each scene up beautifully with her descriptions, so every scene was easy to visualize. I was totally immersed in the story, truly captivated. It sometimes took a few lines to adjust to the changes in point of view, but I'm glad that the reader was privy to so many outlooks on the case.
I just can't get over how adorable Jude and Maria were together, definitely one of the cutest couples I've read about because of their total, unconditional love for each other. I love when books describe some special trade or unconventional occupation, so the passages on Maria's sewing abilities were really a treat. Lawhon made it sound like her talent was magical so that all I wanted to do was witness this gift firsthand. The character I had the most trouble with was Stella, because I vacillated between not really liking her in the 1930s and then liking her strength in the 1969 sections. I do admire her tenacity, as I do in all three women. *SPOILER* The fact that the women orchestrated the whole crime definitely screams girl power. Except for Jude, Lawhon does not paint a very sympathetic picture of the men in the novel.
The cover design of the book is also right on point. A good cover always bodes well!
I just can't get over how adorable Jude and Maria were together, definitely one of the cutest couples I've read about because of their total, unconditional love for each other. I love when books describe some special trade or unconventional occupation, so the passages on Maria's sewing abilities were really a treat. Lawhon made it sound like her talent was magical so that all I wanted to do was witness this gift firsthand. The character I had the most trouble with was Stella, because I vacillated between not really liking her in the 1930s and then liking her strength in the 1969 sections. I do admire her tenacity, as I do in all three women. *SPOILER* The fact that the women orchestrated the whole crime definitely screams girl power. Except for Jude, Lawhon does not paint a very sympathetic picture of the men in the novel.
The cover design of the book is also right on point. A good cover always bodes well!