This was a fun read featuring an unlikely trio. I personally loved the three women. This book reminded me of the movie The Other Woman but not a romcom, more of a thriller-com. I think it also touches on the importance of friendship. Overall, a great book with an ending I didn’t quite expect but thoroughly enjoyed.

Julie does it again!! This story was so perfect for the time, in a world obsessed with true crime and scammers, but also revenge and anger.

I think Julie had a great way of really giving dynamic and relatable characters with such depth. Each woman in the story could stand on her own and relate to someone. I was routing for the characters while I laughed and cried with them. Even the secondary characters like Nana Sylvia was a whole character on her own.

I think she really took on a difficult subject and one close to a lot of women's hearts and made it funny, heartbreaking, and frustrating all at once.

Overall the story itself was so clever! I think the way it was written really allowed for comedy alongside the tragedy. I think she also had me as a reader wondering how it was going to end and what would happen, I could not have predicted the ending and I still don't know how I feel about it, BUT IN THE BEST WAY. I will forever be talking about what could have or should have happened!

The covers for each of her books are so good and grab your attention!

I will read anything Julie writes!!!!!

Julie Mae Cohen's Eat, Slay, Love was an absolute delight. If "delight" is watching the rise and downfall of a corrupt and cruel man (which it is, for me). I love the recent rise of feminist thrillers, and Cohen's latest adds to the canon brilliantly.

Love the title and the cover of the book. I think this will draw a lot of attention and also be a good read, especially probably for an older crowd? Not for me but still grateful for the arc

Fun like quick ‘vacation’ read! I don’t love romances so quick reads like this are the perfect vacation or beach read for me! Lilah is totally insufferable but does redeem herself. The character development felt smooth and you can see each character change and grow.

Skip the mystery and pass the witty comedy with a side or two of murder. Revenge. Feminism. Female empowerment. Say no more, it's a winner.

This is the second book I've read by Julie Mae Cohen. It was very enjoyable as was her first novel, Bad Men. Women banding together (or alone) to rid the world of very bad men has quickly become one of my favorite tropes!

Three women are involved with the same man. One who is married to him, one who is his fiancé, and the third who is freshly divorced and ready for some fun. What happens when they all realize he's not who he's pretending to be?

This was a fun read and highly recommended. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this digital arc.

Thank you to NetGalley and Abrams for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Eat, Slay, Love was very unexpected in that it was just as much a story about empowerment and sisterhood as it was a suspenseful story about murder. The three main female characters in this book are wildly different, but all are the targets of a con man who has either stolen their money or was looking to do so. Rather than go to the police and quietly hope for justice these ladies figure out a conclusion all (or mostly all) are happy with. There are a lot of heartfelt parts to this book as we learn more about these ladies (Marina, Opal, and Lilah), but my favorite parts focused on their revenge and their friendship.

Very unique and titillating, I recommend this for anyone who wants to see a comeuppance literally served hot.

this is the most joyful book about murder i've ever read, and that's a VERY good thing. all the bonding and good times and understanding in the book doesn't merely go with the murder, but draws it into itself, making it almost funny! 5 stars, tysm for the arc, would read again.

Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where offbeat crime and WF is popular.

When I saw Julie Mae Cohen had written a new book, I jumped at a chance to read it and it did not disappoint! It included it all - love, betrayal, murder, gore, heartbreak, but most of all friendship. I really enjoyed the plot. It was fast-moving, and kept me entertained until the last page. Was it realistic? Maybe not, however, it was great fun! It made me feel powerful and I was singing "Single Ladies" when I finished it. If you love a good feminist read - read this one! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

Such a good book! I love that these women get to take out their revenge and that they stick up for one another. It was an entertaining read. Possibly a bit unrealistic, but not like over-the-top so it was still very enjoyable!!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Eat Slay Love is a funny and killer novel that passes the Bechdel Test!!

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Overlook Press, and was excited since I recently finished Bad Men, also by Julie Mae Cohen.

This novel focuses on female friendships, the patriarchy, and finding yourself. It had lots of funny moments, and a murder here and there. It isn’t much of a mystery/thriller as the title suggests, but I loved the character development.

I also loved Godzilla.

I loved this! You normally see the scenario of three women and one man in romance novels or empowerment stories. But this was different and funny. It was so good!