Jacy and Jed travel to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to visit Jed's father, the warm and welcoming Dr. Ash. He treats her like a member of the family from the start and Jacy enjoys the attention at first. When she has a pregnancy scare, however, he becomes very controlling and secretive. He definitely has an old school way of thinking about women. What secrets is he hiding? Is Jacy just being paranoid? And what does the mysterious caretaker of the house, Mrs. Brandt, have to do with everything?

The story is very slow building and the formatting can be a bit jarring until you get used to it. You spend a great deal of time in Jacy's head and you start to question what is real and what may not be. Jed starts to act weirdly and she wonders if she ever really knew the man she married. He's a main character but he fades into the background a lot.

Let's talk about the ending, shall we? While several loose endings are tied up, many are not and that made for a very abrupt end. I swiped left on my phone and was pretty angry not to have an additional chapter. I've since gotten over the anger and can appreciate what the author did.

Overall it was a good book and I'd recommend it to fans of thrillers and psychological suspense. It's a book that you can definitely finish in a weekend.

Many thanks to Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for the early ARC in exchange for my opinion.

Jacy and her husband set off on a road trip to visit his father, Dr. Ash, in Michigan’s upper peninsula. As soon as they arrive they are engulfed with the warmth of Dr. Ash and his house keeper, Mrs. Brandt. Things take a turn when Jacy, who is pregnant, has a health scare. Now Jacy feels trapped with no way to escape. As she gets closer and closer to her due date, she gets more scared and tried to leave, but will she be able to with dangers all around?

I have read some previous books by this author and was excited to snag a copy of this one. However, I quickly realized that it was different than the other that I have read. For one the format was different – choppier. The writing was well done, there were just a lot of breaks. This was a slow burn thriller for sure. There was a lot of build up to the big reveal and twist at the end. I just found the whole story odd, and it wasn’t my favorite. I would still recommend this one to anyone looking for a suspenseful read.

Grab yourself a copy of this one May 30th!

Thank you to the publisher Penguin Group – Putnam, @putnambooks, @penguinrandomhouse, and Netgalley, @netgalley, for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a slow burn story. I was unsure about it at first but I'm glad I continued. It was dark, and creepy. I really think Megan Abbott is talented! I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group, Putnum for my ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Jacy and Jed are expecting their first child. It was a quick courtship that ended in marriage, and when Jed suggests that they go and visit his father, Jacy agrees. He lives in a remote area without cable or Wi-Fi. Yep, my darn bells started ringing even before I knew much about Dr. Ash(Jed’s father) or his creepy housekeeper Mrs. Brandt.
Everything seems fine at first, or as fine as it could be in a rather strange house in the middle of nowhere. When Jacy starts having issues with her pregnancy, she is as good as a prisoner in her father-in-law‘s house. Is Jacy misunderstanding what is going on around her or should her goal just be to get out(now).
I was more than a little surprised at several of the plot points in Beware the Woman. I had a pretty hard time relating to Jacy at first,but once some of her background was exposed, her character and her decisions made more sense. I didn’t love the story as much as The Turnout ,but it did grow on me. 3.5 stars.

Jacy and Jed have been living the newlywed dream after a quick wedding and now expecting their first child, they embark on a weekend getaway to Jed's homeplace. This is Jacy's first time meeting her father-in-law and she is quickly charmed by the Dr. Ash! Things start to become weird, however, when Jed and Dr. Ash begin to try convincing Jacy that something is wrong with the baby and keep convincing her that extending their stay is necessary to protect the pregnancy. Jacy begins to question Dr. Ash's intentions and thinks they are planning to keep her there indefinitely but is Jacy just being paranoid? When Jed's behavior begins to change, Jacy realizes that she must find a way to escape or risk being another female to perish in the remote home!!

Beware The Woman was an interesting concept, however, the book was so full of incomplete thoughts and sentences and the dialogue was rambling! Some may enjoy that writing style but it really drove me nutty! Also, not much at all happens in the first half of the book. Once the suspense started building in the last 50 pages or so, the author did improve in at least writing complete paragraphs that were more interesting to read.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

From page one I found this book completely held my attention. I loved the slow burn, and it gave me major “Rosemary’s Baby” vibes. This story is about a young couple, Jacy and Jed, who go to visit Jed’s father in a remote part of Michigan. Newly pregnant Jacy is at first welcomed by Jed’s dad with open arms, but after she has a health scare everything changes. Is there something going on with Jed’s dad? Or, is Jacy imaging things?

I devoured this book, and could not wait to figure out what was happening. The end even surprised me! It was a five star read until the very end. I felt like the book ended so abruptly. I was really unsatisfied and wish it had an epilogue! I have so many unanswered questions and I loved the story so much.

Thank you to NetGalley, and the publisher, for the ARC in exchange for a honest review!

Jacy has a seemingly idyllic life with her husband Jed. They decide to visit Jed's father in his remote home in Michigan's upper peninsula. Soon, strange things are happening. Fans of women's fiction and psychological fiction may enjoy it.

This was only my second book by Megan Abbott, and I’m thinking her writing just isn’t for me. I struggled with this one as much as I struggled with The Turnout. I understand she is well-loved, but this book and the author aren’t for me.

Paranoia or cabin fever that’s the question so continue on he journey to see that happens. This story was great and it keep me all the way until the end.

Beware the Woman
By Megan Abbott
Pub Date May 30
G.P. Putnam
Thanks to the author, publisher,and NetGalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion.
Eerie novel about a family outing that takes a terrifying turn.
Mystery . Thriller. Horror
I felt the ending was abrupt. A prologue would be helpful.
3 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I was excited to read this slow burn, creepy, psychological novel! Jacy has awful taste in men. That’s what her mother thinks and her past experiences also verify that assumption. She falls too hard for Jed and she finds herself married to him in a few months. Without waiting any further she gets pregnant. Jed thinks it will be good to her to rest at his estranged father’s secluded cottage and hormone fueled, emotionally unbalanced Jacy goes along with it.

Dr. Ash, Jacy’s father-in law lives in a secluded house far from civilization and without the comforts of the 21st century. Her father in law old school regarding women and their "place" and is still mourning his wife, Jed's mother. And of course, we have a mysterious, prying caretaker, Mrs. Brandt taking care of entire house.

I found this to be an interesting, slow burn novel. If you love Megan Abbott, this is right on par with her other books! I do agree that I would have liked another chapter to tie up the loose ends. But once the story gets rolling, it does not disappoint!

4 stars

I honestly had no clue what was going on the majority of the book. Kept me guessing. Honestly was wondering if Jacy was a witch or going to turn into a warewolf or the mountain loin.

The burn may have been a little too slow with this one. Like other reviewers, I felt like nothing really exciting happened until the last 20% of the book. I also had a hard time getting into the style of writing. The story had a Rebecca feel to it, so it made sense that there wasn't a lot of dialogue and instead was more of the main characters running thoughts. We were inside of her head, trying to figure out who is lying and who she should trust. I personally just had a really hard time getting into it and found myself skimming now and then until it got more exciting.

It's been a full 2 days since I finished reading this book and I am still not quite sure how I feel about it... Deeply atmospheric and tinged with horror, I think I would classify this as a gothic thriller or suspense novel. Feels very similar to the vibe of Abbott's previous novel, The Turnout. Not to mention the creepy lady's face on the cover!

Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband, Jed, take a road trip across country to visit his father, Dr. Ash, at his cabin in the remote woods of Michigan, where Jed's mother apparently died in childbirth. At first, Jacy is showered with love and care but things take a turn when she experiences a health scare and the whole mood starts to feel a bit off. Something is wrong, things feel dark and eerie, the men are overstepping the line to take charge of Jacy's health, and Jacy is vulnerable. Is she imagining it or is there something more sinister going on?

The storyline weaves in a multitude of current topics related to women's rights, abortion, consent, etc. without fully "going there."

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group for providing an electronic ARC of this book.

Claustrophobic and disorienting, gave me Mexican Gothic vibes with feminist undertones, but set in Michigan. Definitely a slow burn, which I appreciate, but uneven at times.

Megan Abbott is great at a timely book. This one was full of dread and issues around woman's autonomy and reproductive rights. I really liked it, I felt like it was a slow build which I enjoyed but then the escalation to the final chapters was almost too fast and over the top in contrast. It was almost camp which contrasted too much with very serious feeling of the rest of the book.

Megan Abbott remains one of my favorite writers. An absolute firestorm of a book; deeply unsettling while winding through prose so poetic I want to weep.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange of my honest review.

Beware the Woman was a slow burn for me. Not exactly a thriller or a horror novel this story is just creepy.
I liked the mystery surrounding the pregnant woman and her very weird father in law but thought the story of the couple, Jace and Jed, was weak.
Abbott's writing is engaging but this story was not for me.
Thanks for NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

While a different from her usual books, There's a certain amount of predictability about the Mother but, because of the superior writing you are not sure where the story is going and that is a good thing. I actually was very interested in the Main Character and what will happen to her. Some characters are not that important as she is.
What I enjoyed was not so much the story but that the author was not overly descriptive. I say this because over describing bores me I don't really need to know what someone is wearing everytime they come back into the story just get to the point and Megan does this well. The ending draws you in and plays with your mind a bit.
This is an eerie thriller that is not to long but just right for a plane ride or a read by the pool this vacay.

Pregnant Jacy And her Husband Jed travel to Michigan to visit Jed's Father. What follows is filled with mystery, mayhem with a touch of creepiness. Me too with a touch of Jane Eyre and Handmaid"s Tale I raced to the finish of this one . Megan Abbott never disappoints