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Horrible Husbands by Jessica Huntley

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved this - completely bingeable with characters with varying degrees of likeability.

This is the first book I've read by Jessica - I had the privilege of sharing a lodge with her at a reading retreat back in January and I've since purchased all her books and finally got round to reading this one. I had a particular interest as the first hiding place for a body was an idea I'd given her and I was VERY excited to see how she'd bring it to life, and she delivered!

This won't be my last book by Jessica. I'll be saving the ones on my TBR for those times when I need a slump breaker because these are perfect for that.

Thanks Jess for using my daft idea and thanks for keeping me thoroughly entertained as I read it!
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Could just be me. Could be timing. May try again in the future but just not really sinking in and I don't really care 
Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life by Helen Fisher

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Think it's a not right now rather than a DNF -may come back to it 
Handle With Care by Louisa Reid

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Blind Spot by Paula Hawkins

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fast-paced

2.75

This was ok - check the trigger warnings. It did the job of needing the dopamine hit of finishing a book in under 1.5 hours (my focus has been all over the place and this helped overcome that a bit). 

Characters not that likeable, which was fine, but I really didn't like Edie at the end and her attitude towards Lara - really disappointing reaction. Ruined it for me a bit. 

This was an ok read. Probably worth it but if it had been a full length novel with the same plot and ending, just more fleshed out, I would have been disappointed.
Bad Fruit by King Ella

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.