Review of 'Silent Wife' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This was not a book that I enjoyed reading and indeed one that I struggled to get to the end of. The most disagreeable aspect was the torrent of rapes and murders described in painful detail. I enjoy a 'good murder', but this was just too gruesome for me. Solving the mystery was almost a side issue, which doesn't have to be a problem, but there was no interesting psychology or other issues to compensate. What was also reduced the enjoyment was that there were not a lot of likeable characters in the book. Most of the women in the book were weak victims with not much else to them and most of the men were violent and rather one dimensional beings as well. This is not an author I'll be reaching for again.
Disclaimer: This review was possible due to being provided with a free copy of the book …
This was not a book that I enjoyed reading and indeed one that I struggled to get to the end of. The most disagreeable aspect was the torrent of rapes and murders described in painful detail. I enjoy a 'good murder', but this was just too gruesome for me. Solving the mystery was almost a side issue, which doesn't have to be a problem, but there was no interesting psychology or other issues to compensate. What was also reduced the enjoyment was that there were not a lot of likeable characters in the book. Most of the women in the book were weak victims with not much else to them and most of the men were violent and rather one dimensional beings as well. This is not an author I'll be reaching for again.
Disclaimer: This review was possible due to being provided with a free copy of the book by NetGalley.
