This was a page turner that’s for sure and I thoroughly enjoyed it but it frustrated me at times.. twists and turns galore …

3.75/5 stars! Ok; hear me out: Abby sucks and is super unlikable and I wanted to scream at her multiple times. Now that that is out of the way, I really enjoyed this story. I didn't see the final twist coming and enjoyed the different storylines of sharing both when they met, their 'happy' marriage, the murder, and the investigation that follows. It was an easy story to stay engaged in and despite Abby being a pain in the a**, I really enjoyed it.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

A good story that pulls the reader along. Abby is a scholarship student in her first year of law school. Tiny and shy, with an un approving father and a dominant sister, she has very little self confidence. The best looking student in law school, Charles Crenshaw notices Abby one day to her utter surprise. Confident and wealthy, Abby doesn’t understand what Charles sees in her, but she is completely and utterly smitten. After a whirlwind courtship they are married as soon as Charles finishes law school. Very soon, perfect Charles becomes nightmare Charles, abusive, demanding and absolutely vile. Always into mind games, he sabotages his condoms so Abby gets pregnant before she can finish her degree. Burdened with school and a new baby, Abby starts suffering from migraines that are accompanied by blackouts. One day Abby comes to beside Charles’ dead body. Did she finally snap? The book is told through both Abby’s POV and Peter, the detective assigned to the case. All the details of the previous three years emerge. An implausible ending, but an enjoyable read. I would recommend.
My thanks to netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advance copy.

I really enjoyed this domestic thriller, much more than I had anticipated after reading some mixed reviews.
This book quickly drew me in and the writing style is easy and fast paced. I had planned to start this book, but had to keep reading to get to the end.
The characters are unlikeable and annoying but that just added to my intrigue.
Overall, this is a great read and one that I’d recommend.

3.75 Stars
I'm just going to throw it out there. This is one of those mystery novels where you will most likely get annoyed and frustrated with the protagonist.

Abby was a law student when she met the charming and handsome Charles. Right away, he swept her off her feet. He took her to fancy restaurants and showered her with gifts. Less than a year later, they were married. That's when she noticed a change in her husband's demeanor. He became controlling and aggressive. Things didn't get any better after having a child. One day, she found her husband dead on the living room floor. The thing was, she couldn't remember if she had done it or not.

Abby was weak-minded and lacked a backbone. It was maddening. She had multiple chances to get out. Of course, she chose not to.
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With that being said, the story was still entertaining and kept me captivated the entire time. I would recommend it to those who are a fan of domestic mystery novels.


***I would like to thank NetGalley, Katherine Bolger Hyde (the author), and Severn House for graciously sending me an ARC to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.**

Well that was definitely a little different than I thought it would be?! It was a decent read, it had light suspense, intrigue, abuse, and plenty of terrible mind games! The storyline was interesting and flowed nicely! There were a few crazy twists! I will recommend reading this book as it was worth reading, I wouldn't say it was one of my all time favorite but still worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

From the outside looking in, you would be forgiven for thinking that they were the perfect family. Wealthy boy meets girl, sweeps her off her feet, marries her, they move into a lovely home and have a child. But appearances are deceiving and one day, they handsome husband is sprawled out in a pool of blood on the floor while his beautiful wife stands above him. She did it of course, it’s always the spouse. The problem is, she doesn’t remember if she did it or not. A twisty tale that brings to mind the phrase “be careful what you wish for”

Thank you NetGalley and Severn House for this arc!

The book takes no time at all to get right into the thick of it. Did Abby do the unthinkable and kill her husband?

In the first chapter we find Charles, Abby's husband, murdered in their home in cold blood but the crime scene seems to be a little off. Abby is the one who finds him dead and calls the police but has no recollection of the prior events that lead to his demise. Apparently she has been having blackouts over the last few months; chunks of time are missing throughout her days which she shares with Peter, the detective.

The book is told in alternating timelines from when Abby first met the rich and handsome Charles to present day, from both Abby and Peter's perspectives.

This book was so juicy I could not put it down. One minute you think that Abby and Charles are the perfect fairytale couple. He comes from a well off family and woes her with all his charm and money, but money cannot buy happiness. As their relationship begins to get more serious, i.e. marriage, you get a sense that Charles is quite controlling and verbally/emotionally abusive. He isn't the prince charming she expected he once was. I began wanting to murder him myself. I was hoping she actually did it. I will say the ending was kind of laughable at some parts, I would even say ridiculous but overall a decent read.