Seven women, inextricably linked by one man, must figure out which of them killed him in order to protect one another in this electrifying debut thriller.

I really wanted to like this one, but there were just too many characters and too much going on. If it had been more streamlined, I might have enjoyed it more.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This took a minute to find my groove with as there are a lot of different POVs (and I wish the author has figured out a way to give us a little prompt of who each character was at the start of their chapter), but once I did, I really enjoyed this domestic thriller. The book opens with 7 women sitting around a decapitated head in a hotel room. Each woman is linked to the horrible man whose head they sit around and all have motive to be the one who responsible for his death, yet no one is stepping forward to confess. Each chapter explores the history and involvement each woman had with the man and I loved how all the stories started to overlap and weave together. A bit of a slow burn but I found myself on the edge of my seat, rapidly turning pages needing to find out how it would all play out.

There is one severed head with seven women, all possible murderers.

Through story flashbacks and their POVs, we learn about each of the characters and their motives in this slow burn very dark mystery.

I found the story line unique and thought the story telling and the pacing of the plot and the ending really was well written.

Rose Wilding is a new author to me and I would be excited to read more of her future works.

This turned out to be a dark book, a little darker than I expected. The characters were very unlikable, to the point that I did not care about the Who-Dun-It part. There were too many POVs to keep track of. The ending was rushed, and I found that even as the book ended it made no impact on me. I alternated between reading and listening to the audio book, both did not work for me.

I want to thank Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for an ARC, and advanced listening copy of this book.

Unfortunately, Speak of the Devil was just a bit too complicated for me to follow along - there were so many characters and the jumping around in POVs made it a bit too much for me - particularly since I opted to listen the audiobook.

I did enjoy the concept - and certainly cared to hear some POVs over others. I also did enjoy the ending. Unfortunately, I'm unsure if I would grab something else from the author.

*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for my honest review.*

One severed head and seven possible killers. All seven have very good reasons for wanting him dead and the novel explains them all in detail via flashbacks. By the end of the novel, you want to give all of the women hugs and wish that you could have also participated in the killing.

Very intriguing premise and very well done!

This book was nothing like I expected but in a great way. Going in, I thought this would be a single POV and I was shocked that this was seven POV's plus a detective POV. At first I thought this would be overwhelming for me, but I really grew to enjoy the difference in POV voices and stories. I liked how this book was paced and the ending was insane (I thought I knew what was going to happen and I very much did not). 3.5 stars rounded down to 3!

Seven women, one victim and all had a reason to kill him but who actually did it? This one kept me guessing!
Thank you #minotaur and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

What I liked about this book: I liked that each chapter focused on a different character. I liked that each chapter started with the time (and that it starts at the change of the Millennium,,,,, I thought that was a unique time for the story). I also liked that this is a British book. I also love a good British mystery/suspense novel.

What I really liked: All of these women are tied to one man, and he died. And no one knows who killed him, so you slowly learn more and more information as the book unfolds. And they also learn who killed him too.

Such a good book!

Jamie Spellman was a despicable man who had traumatized women throughout his short life. Now seven of these women have banded together in hopes that the authorities will finally believe them. When they discover his severed head at their secret meeting place, they must determine who among them brought Jamie to his final justice. It was challenging to keep all the characters and their individual back stories straight, but I found this debut thriller to be a compelling story overall. Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and the author for a copy to read and review.

I thought this was such a creative take with a modern retelling. I enjoyed the cover the description and the character development. I thought the Book was propulsive, and I enjoyed reading it.

What happened to Jamie Spellman? Seven women gather one night after an anonymous text message to meet at “the usual place” - where they find out that Jamie was murdered.

What follows is the story of how each of the women crossed paths with Jamie at various times in their lives, and never in a good way. Was he born evil? Raised to be evil? Somewhere in between?

I always like when we get the perspective of different characters, and this book did not disappoint!

Thank you to @netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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So this was a different type of book for me. I went in blind and I honestly thought it was a horror novel by the title and the cover of the book but boy was I wrong and I'm so glad that I was wrong! It was so good!
This is a story of seven broken women that are all linked by one man and while they are all linked one of these women is a murderer. I enjoyed all of the multiple POV however, following all of them were confusing at times. I did like how the author pieced all the pieces of the puzzle together to form the picture, that is a first for me! Great author and definitely looking forward to more works by this author! Now, the only problem I had with the book was I didn't feel like there was closure. The book was pieced together beautifully like a Christmas present just without the bow. If you are looking for an intriguing book with a different way that it's written and something twisted this should be your next read!
Thank You Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this one!

Ok, this is a tough one to rate. I found this to be very entertaining throughout. But once I finished, I was left wondering where the value was in this book.

This is about a horrible human of a man, and seven women he wronged in different, devastating ways. Did he deserve to die for his actions? Maybe not. But it’s a book, so we’re allowed to root for any one of them to have been the one to kill him.

There’s not really any twists or turns here. No character development, necessarily. It’s just each person’s story and then at the end you find out how it all finally ended. And I guess you get to sit with that.

Again, it was intriguing. The writing is well done and the audiobook is good. I just wasn’t sure about it all by the end.

There are people who will like this novel but I found the premise predictable and the writing to be grabbing for the low hanging fruit. An Agatha Christie type whodunit with added gore and ick, there will be readers who gobble this up. Alas that isn't me. I couldn't finish it.

Fast-paced and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

Lots of different character POV's in this creepy thriller, but once I was able to keep them straight, I really got into the story. Great revenge story!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in exchange for honest feedback. An excellent thriller/mystery.

A book with black crows on the cover? Sign me up! Yes, I am really that easily intrigued. 🤷🏻‍♀️ What happens when just the head of a deceased man is found in a hotel room? This book is told from multi-POV. You know I love multiple POV! It paints a complete picture or makes a well-rounded story for me. As the book progresses, each woman describes Jamie a bit differently (never positively), and I felt like I knew exactly who he was at his core.

Another book that I really enjoyed! This was an ARC that I listened to and read. I enjoyed both versions and recommend either one!

This reminded me of The Last Invitation by Darby Kane. If you read that book, you'd like this book as well!

All of them have been wronged by him in some way or another but they don’t know which one of them finally snapped and beheaded him. Seven women and all had motive to kill him but it’s up to Detective Inspector Nova Stokoe to find out the truth and the secrets they are hiding.

I liked all the different POVs and how each women had a different story to tell and how they dealt with the trauma. No doubt about it he was an awful human being who constantly skirted the system and got away with everything it seemed so he had it coming and I don’t feel sorry for him. I feel sorry for the women who weren’t believed and the others who were manipulated and abused by someone who claims to love them.


This book is on the shorter side and reads quickly with all the different POVs throughout telling the story of what happened.

Thank you @minotaur_books and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.