"Speak of The Devil" intrigued me right from the start, especially since I enjoyed "Bad Sisters" on AppleTV—it had that same juicy drama vibe. I opted for the audiobook, hoping to dive into a gripping tale. However, I have to admit, it ended up being a soft Did-Not-Finish for me.

The story is packed with characters, which normally I enjoy, but this time around, I struggled to keep track of everyone. Maybe it was just my headspace at the time, but I found myself zoning out rather than getting lost in the plot twists.

I don't like to completely give up on a book, so I might circle back to it later when I'm in a different frame of mind. For now, though, "Speak of The Devil" didn't quite click with me like I hoped it would.

Couldn't get into this one, but appreciated it and its narrator. might try it again down the road! Thank you to the publisher for the early listening copy.

This clever murder mystery opens with seven women sitting around a decapitated head, each with a motive for killing the same man. As the story unfolds, secrets and betrayals come to light, keeping you on edge. The dark humor and complex characters make it stand out from typical whodunits. A gripping, character-driven thriller with a killer premise!

7 woman who's lives are changed by one man.

⚠️TW⚠️
Gaslighting
Rape

This was somewhat similar to The Guest List by Lucy Foley, only fewer POV's. It was a slower read. It goes back and forth from the 1980s and the 2000s to tell everyone's POV to the current time. It was confusing as the narrator changed between the women because there weren't any signs of connection. It just felt like random characters until around half the novel.

Got the audio version from netgally

I absolutely devour revenge stories! This one had so many characters which definitely kept up the suspense all the way through. It was interesting finding out about each character and their motive IF they were to be revealed as the murderer.

Speak of the Devil by Rose Wilding is an intense and captivating psychological thriller, and the audiobook format really brings the tension to life. Set in a gritty, atmospheric world, the story revolves around seven women connected by a brutal murder, with each chapter revealing new layers of dark secrets, revenge, and betrayal.

The multiple narrators in the audiobook give distinct voices to the characters, adding depth and immersing you in their emotional journeys. Wilding’s writing is sharp and gripping, and the audiobook format enhances the suspense, making it hard to pause. If you’re into dark, character-driven mysteries, Speak of the Devil is a thrilling listen!

I will be withholding my review of this book in solidarity with the St. Martin's Press boycott.

📱 Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books

🎧 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio

I really enjoyed this one. Thank you, NetGalley for sharing this with me. I'll definitely be looking forward to reading more.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was exactly what I wanted it to be! I loved it. I will make sure to check out other books by this author. When I requested this I was just intrigued by the concept of it and I loved how it turned out. This story had a great plot and if you have read this and enjoyed it, This was so much. It was such a great story. I would say give this one a try. I will continue to follow this author. Way to go to this author for not letting me down.

I highly enjoyed the narrator of the audiobook. Kept me listening.

This was a fun premise and a book I ended up enjoying more than I anticipated. I loved the idea of trying to figure out who murdered Jamie and finding out all the ways he wronged the suspects. You definitely won't finish the book feeling bad for what happened to Jamie. The only criticism is that the book has a lot of perspectives and I struggled with keeping the large cast of characters straight. The ending was solid with a compelling buildup to the climax.

This was okay. The plot was a little predictable, but I read a lot of thrillers. I think the writing style was good, just too many narrators.

3.5/5 Stars

When seven women gather in a hotel room, they find the severed head of a man they all knew. They all have reasons for wanting him dead, but who actually did it?

I think this started off really well, but I got a bit bored as it continued, but it did eventually pick up again by the end. I was interested how each of the women were related to Jamie, and all the nasty things he did to them. We get the POV of all the women, but I think there were a bit too many characters to try and keep up with, which made it a bit difficult to get fully immersed in the story. It was an extremely fast read though, and I read it in one day. I did think the ending was rather abrupt, which was a bit jarring, but overall an enjoyable read.

Lots of characters, at times difficult to keep track of all of them. By the end I was only mildly interested in the resolution

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.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ALC of "Speak of the Devil" by Rose Wilding. I really found myself intrigued by the description and appreciate a book with multiple points of view-including that of law enforcement when it involves a mystery.

It went a lot darker than I was expecting and at times I had to turn off the narration just to process what I was hearing, but kept coming back, hungry for resolution. The narration was spot on and i found it added a level to the story that i don't think I would have had if I were reading the story.

Trigger warnings abound so readers need to be cautious.

I had a hard time getting into this one the first time I tried but I decided to try again and am so glad I did because the second time I couldn't put it down! Just be prepared to take notes as there are 7 main characters and putting together how they all fit into the story takes a little bit.

This was such an interesting story and I love that it starts right away with a bang and really doesn't let up. 7 women a dead man and all had a reason but who actually killed him?

Narrated by Colleen Prendergast who does a great job at navigating all the accents and voices of all the women in this story. She also brought the emotion! Well done!

I don't want to give any spoilers I will say if you like a good thriller give this one a try!

4 stars

I received this audiobook from the publisher Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a fair and honest review.

I love a good whodunnit story, and SPEAK OF THE DEVIL was a fun read, that begins with seven suspects.

I paired the book with the audio format and loved the narration!

*many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

While listening to this, my phone stopped working. Once I received my new phone and downloaded the Netgalley app I lost all my downloaded audiobooks. I was unable to finish.

I was just a few chapters in but was hooked... I loved the suspense and how the author was drawing us in with little guesses on who the murder could be. Very sad I won't be able to finish the audio for now.

Dnf at 29% I couldn't relate to any of the characters, there was so much in this story, and it just fell flat for me. The characters were not relatable.

Ohh this book is dark. There is a warning in the beginning and I think that was a wise move because if you're sensitive to trigger warnings, this one may not be for you.

Admittedly, it took me a while to get invested in this novel and figure out who everyone was. There are a lot of characters and seemingly a lot of plots. Once we learn the core story and realize the novel centers around our bodiless head, the pieces of the plot really come together.

At its core, this book is about a group of women who were all wronged by the same man. We learn of each woman and her story and history, her relationship with the man, and how she was wronged. There are some parts that are very hard to read but this just made me more emotionally invested in the story.

Intertwined with the deep character studies is a plot surrounding magic, murder, and mystery. I loved the police procedural aspect and just how intertwined all the different elements of the story and characters were.

I listened to this book on audio which also took a bit of getting used to. The accents were fairly thick but I enjoyed the narrators and loved the theatrical element the audio gave to the novel.

This was a dark and thrilling read and one I definitely recommend if you can handle some not so nice imagery!

Thank you to Minotaur Books, MacMillan Audio, and NetGalley for the copy.