Omg. I was so disappointed in this book. I was bored out of my mind. I loved the premise. I think I gave it 3/5 stars but it's more like 2.5 because I was so let down. Anticlimactic. I didn't like the writing. I didn't like the ending. I figured out the "twist" before I was even halfway through. I am so offended that people compare this to Dexter. Not even close, move along.
Oh no! I just finished and loved this one. Quite pleased for someone’s first novel. I feel like the lack of a point for what they were doing is the exact idea, people in middle class suburbs get so bored and I love how this plays into the psychology of that lifestyle.
I gave this book a high rate based on how fast I read it and how fun I had with all the family drama (not the best either but it entertained me 🤷) but I DO AGREE that, as a thriller, is a complete mess. It is not a thriller, to begin with... There's no tension, the "plot-twists" are predictable as hell, and the ending was an insult (so rushed and surreal). The synopsis should've warned that it is more like a twisted family drama than a gripping thriller 😂 Overall I enjoyed the book? For some strange reason, yeah. It is overhyped? Heeeeeeeeeell yeah... I agree with almost everything you said.
Great review. I think it's a shame that Milicent was so underdeveloped as a character; a fatal flaw for the book. You're right about the poisoning being completely random.
Just finished this book. Honestly, I am glad I read this before your review. This book was grand in my opinion. And I would suggest to anyone to ignore or comeback to this review after finishing and deciding for yourselves. I understand your issues with plot, but honestly without the backstory the ending twists would have made no sense, without knowing about the characters the ending would not have been as effective. It was brilliantly written. Her style is very classic which may not appeal to younger readers. Wanted to add thank you for putting some spotlight on this book! It is worth the read.
@3DogMom LOL calm down Karen, this is a year old post and I am full grown. Even upon rereading it, I didn't get the message of "I'm right, everyone's wrong", as I stated "in my opinion" and "I suggest", those phrases clearly leave room for others to disagree. However, if that's how you interpreted the post, I won't insult your comprehension skills. And the book was great (in my opinion). I still remember the plot well. Chao!
I actually enjoyed the book, but I think that’s because I read it so fast. The beginning was interesting. Then it became boring. Then my interest peaked towards the end. The ending was good-ish, would’ve been better if Jenna died or something. After all of that, the epilogue ruined my entire night. I was so angry with the author, but regardless, it’s quite a good debut book.
I’m honestly really shocked because I really enjoyed this book and it was recommended to me by a friend. I thought it was super interesting but I don’t tend to read thrillers too often so that may be why. Would love to hear some recommendations on a good thriller to read though ❤️
Remember that this is this girly's personal, subjective opinion, it's not a fact. So if you have enjoyed the book it must be good! Everyone has different tastes and opinions, don't let other people's opinion shake your own
ahaha i just finished the book and I didn't even noticed that we don't know his name xD I felt the same way as you do tho, but i was not that bored. I was expecting this to be different and as good as everyone said.
I was so bored throughout this entire book and I kept waiting for something to happen but it just...didn’t. I’m so glad you made this video because everyone else has absolutely LOVED the book and I’ve been so confused.
Actually, on your point about serial killers not harming their children, I saw in an interview that Melissa Moore, the daughter of the Happy Face Killer, said that her dad would enjoy upsetting her by killing kittens. It’s not necessarily the same thing, but it’s still emotional abuse 🤷♂️
SPOILER-Maybe... At first I thought the husband being an unnamed narrator was the real Owen Riley all along. But then they said he died in Europe before the last body was found. That's when the story all fell apart for me. They mention the Owen killer so much just like they do the husband. It is like its a fight between the husband and wife over who controls over the people being killed.
I am about a third of the way into this story and I find it offensively boring. I am not invested in any of the characters, the plot is tedious, and I have no desire to finish it; but I’ve come this far so now I feel like I have to! lol People I follow on TH-cam have all been talking about how great this book is, which is why I picked it up in the first place... and now I’m just terribly disappointed in everyone who recommended it. 😂 I really wish I had watched your review before purchasing this snooze fest!!
*spoilers* Lol I haven’t even read the book and have no interest but as soon as you said about the husband not asking what she was doing that she’d set him up lmao.
Why do you have to do a hole video of you just complaining about this book??? Thumbs down. This book is a great book. You are just missing The points. You are the dumb one not the book. Militant gave Jenna the eye drops to make her sick so that Tobias wouldn't find that she had killed Crystal and other women without him. Millicent is mentally ill that is why she kills other women. Tobias is stupid but not as stupid as you portray him to be. The real truth about this video is that you want views. You want to have a different opinion on things so you will get attention and subs doing so. I actually read this book and I got all of th e points with a little bit of pondering. It's not that hard... I'm twelve and a big reader. This is an amazing book and I hate the fact that your opinion will convince others who have not read this book to not read it. You have ruined the expirience and the thrill. You act so unsurprised... Almost like you haven't read the book... Their is a unshocking plot twist for you. Why can't you RANT about that?
I had pretty much same opinions about this book. All the back story and family drama was sooo boring and not interesting geez. The whole book was a mess and the ending was just bad.everything wraped up so fast and just uhh. Overhyped
The premise sounds interesting, however, the husband's naive (?) involvement is off-putting. You can write well about partners in crime, oblivious innocent spouse, but not a half-perpetrator, half-stupid spouse. Especially since it we are not meant to understand that he is stupid. I enjoyed the rant btw ❤
This was the most honest review of this book! I know because I've read this book and I was just the same about the book ! I got bored most of the time and the ending was shit!
I've been looking forward to reading this book, and your rant review makes me want to pick it up and see for myself what I think. Lol. But the book does seem like it's kind of a big mess.
Omg I agreed with every single point you made. How about when the preteen son blackmails his father? That’s where it lost me. I didn’t buy the ending. He didn’t even have the stomach to ask questions about the past women. It was thrown in there to shock us but, to me, it just didn’t make sense for his character. I subbed on this review! Can’t wait to watch more! Xoxoxo
YES I forgot to mention that part, but I was so shocked. What even was the whole point of that?! And why does the dad just not even care to clear it up... idk super weird start to finish, it's probably best not to question it too much :P
I think there is a version of this story that might make for a good read. It's probably better if the why is explored with the how? Why does he feel he is better at baiting the hook with the disabled tactic. It worked for the killer in The Cell (2000) & The Silence of the Lambs (1999). The simbiosys sounds like a great premise to jump off. He the web to her spider.
I was also super bored and underwhelmed by this. I feel like the only reason this book has any tension is because the husband is dumb. How the heck are you married to a murderer and you don't question anything??? It was just so predictable that I was pretty disappointed by the "twists." Glad someone else at least seems to feel the way I do!
Thank you!!!! I couldn't agree more. Even some of the other youtube reviews are so positive about this book also. I bought another book by her and now I'm scared to read it.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!! I think the ending is misunderstood by a lot of ppl. The whole attire was narrated from Millicent’s husbands perspective whose real name is not known (sumthing readers don’t even notice). I think he was the actual psychopath all along because Millicent never directly mentions that she killed the women. The story points towards her being the killer because that’s how her even more mysterious unnamed husband points to. If u check the pages again u will see Millicent always blames him nd never directly acknowledged or stated that she was doing anything wrong. Also he cudve been the one poisoning Jenna. He was the one who sneaked out at night and not Millicent. I think Millicent was more like her accomplice. Andy acknowledged how Millicent was devastated after police found out it was him. Nd she always says “you are doing all of this”. In direct conversation she doesn’t acknowledge her crime directly, even in the last scene. Also remember how the husband tells the story of his pet frog whose tongue he cut off. Also the paper cut thing was the husbands thing. Cuz he said that’s how he wud protect Millicent. Nd in the last scene where the guy does the Tobias thing once more , I think it points to this theory. Also Millicent wanted to say sumthing while dying, but he killed him before she cud. I think all of this points to the theory that her husband whose name we don’t even know was the real psychopath Nd Millicent was just an accomplice. Because we only assumed otherwise because of his perspective of all the events nd not Millicent. So cud be he was the crazy one nd this was all his psychopathic dillusion. Otherwise how did he do the Tobias thing in the bar again? Nd wtf is his name even ? Nd all the ideas abt Owen nd blah blah came from his head.
I dont think so..all the ideas about Owen was millicents plan..like reconstructing the murders way etc..also what about when tobais went to millicents mother's house she said Millicent doesn't like the photos of holly in the house therefore they removed it before she came?
@@ketakirajurkar9492 The point here is the whole story was given from the Husband's pov (whose real name is unknown). This is all his perspective and we know that he's a psychopath. So how can we actually trust it? Because milicent from her own mouth and by her own words never gave the impression of her being the main culprit. that was all in the husband's brain. In fact the key to the argument of milicent being not guilty is in the scene where she dies and even while dying she blames it on him. Also the husband's friend when asked how milicent was doing while he was on the run said that "she was devastated and affected badly by all this". All we have here is the story from the perspective of a manipulative psychopath. From milicents own words you can never put her as the culprit and orchastrator of any of his crimes. Also, at certain points of the story milicent's response to certain things did not fit the narration of her husband. In the end, even after he gave the impression throughout the entire story that he was just a pawn doing his wife's dirty work, at the last chapter he goes against his own version of facts and does the same "TOBIAS" thing again which means this guy is out of his mind and is the main culprit and the only psychopath in the story.
I think the ending is misunderstood by a lot of ppl. The whole attire was narrated from Millicent’s husbands perspective whose real name is not known (sumthing readers don’t even notice). I think he was the actual psychopath all along because Millicent never directly mentions that she killed the women. The story points towards her being the killer because that’s how her even more mysterious unnamed husband points to. If u check the pages again u will see Millicent always blames him nd never directly acknowledged or stated that she was doing anything wrong. Also he cudve been the one poisoning Jenna. He was the one who sneaked out at night and not Millicent. I think Millicent was more like her accomplice. Andy acknowledged how Millicent was devastated after police found out it was him. Nd she always says “you are doing all of this”. In direct conversation she doesn’t acknowledge her crime directly, even in the last scene. Also remember how the husband tells the story of his pet frog whose tongue he cut off. Also the paper cut thing was the husbands thing. Cuz he said that’s how he wud protect Millicent. Nd in the last scene where the guy does the Tobias thing once more , I think it points to this theory. Also Millicent wanted to say sumthing while dying, but he killed him before she cud. I think all of this points to the theory that her husband whose name we don’t even know was the real psychopath Nd Millicent was just an accomplice. Because we only assumed otherwise because of his perspective of all the events nd not Millicent. So cud be he was the crazy one nd this was all his psychopathic dillusion. Otherwise how did he do the Tobias thing in the bar again? Nd wtf is his name even ? Nd all the ideas abt Owen nd blah blah came from his head.
A quarter of the way through i was so bored with the pointless suburban garbage that i had to stop and reassure myself that the solution wasn't what i thought. Well, turns out it was. What a stupid boring terrible waste of time story. These people kill for no reason and the nameless main character is embarrassingly dumb. This story is only surprising if you have bought into patriarchy and the ideas that women are innocent damsels and male cheaters are victims. This wanted to be Gone Girl and was instead a sedative. The solution was so obvious...
Omg. I was so disappointed in this book. I was bored out of my mind. I loved the premise. I think I gave it 3/5 stars but it's more like 2.5 because I was so let down. Anticlimactic. I didn't like the writing. I didn't like the ending. I figured out the "twist" before I was even halfway through. I am so offended that people compare this to Dexter. Not even close, move along.
Oh no! I just finished and loved this one. Quite pleased for someone’s first novel. I feel like the lack of a point for what they were doing is the exact idea, people in middle class suburbs get so bored and I love how this plays into the psychology of that lifestyle.
Same but I didnt understand the ending?
I gave this book a high rate based on how fast I read it and how fun I had with all the family drama (not the best either but it entertained me 🤷) but I DO AGREE that, as a thriller, is a complete mess. It is not a thriller, to begin with... There's no tension, the "plot-twists" are predictable as hell, and the ending was an insult (so rushed and surreal). The synopsis should've warned that it is more like a twisted family drama than a gripping thriller 😂
Overall I enjoyed the book? For some strange reason, yeah. It is overhyped? Heeeeeeeeeell yeah... I agree with almost everything you said.
I honestly think I would have approached the whole book differently had it been marketed as a family drama! 😱
Great review. I think it's a shame that Milicent was so underdeveloped as a character; a fatal flaw for the book. You're right about the poisoning being completely random.
Just finished this book. Honestly, I am glad I read this before your review. This book was grand in my opinion. And I would suggest to anyone to ignore or comeback to this review after finishing and deciding for yourselves. I understand your issues with plot, but honestly without the backstory the ending twists would have made no sense, without knowing about the characters the ending would not have been as effective. It was brilliantly written. Her style is very classic which may not appeal to younger readers.
Wanted to add thank you for putting some spotlight on this book! It is worth the read.
@3DogMom LOL calm down Karen, this is a year old post and I am full grown. Even upon rereading it, I didn't get the message of "I'm right, everyone's wrong", as I stated "in my opinion" and "I suggest", those phrases clearly leave room for others to disagree. However, if that's how you interpreted the post, I won't insult your comprehension skills. And the book was great (in my opinion). I still remember the plot well. Chao!
I actually enjoyed the book, but I think that’s because I read it so fast. The beginning was interesting. Then it became boring. Then my interest peaked towards the end. The ending was good-ish, would’ve been better if Jenna died or something. After all of that, the epilogue ruined my entire night. I was so angry with the author, but regardless, it’s quite a good debut book.
I’m honestly really shocked because I really enjoyed this book and it was recommended to me by a friend. I thought it was super interesting but I don’t tend to read thrillers too often so that may be why. Would love to hear some recommendations on a good thriller to read though ❤️
I liked it as well, I was intrigued the whole time
Remember that this is this girly's personal, subjective opinion, it's not a fact. So if you have enjoyed the book it must be good! Everyone has different tastes and opinions, don't let other people's opinion shake your own
i have a feeling that the man has to be the villain and that the woman has to be the victim for some people to enjoy it ???
ahaha i just finished the book and I didn't even noticed that we don't know his name xD I felt the same way as you do tho, but i was not that bored. I was expecting this to be different and as good as everyone said.
I was so bored throughout this entire book and I kept waiting for something to happen but it just...didn’t. I’m so glad you made this video because everyone else has absolutely LOVED the book and I’ve been so confused.
OMFG YES! Idk why anyone likes this book because it’s such a snooze fest. Additionally, I was able to guess the ending about halfway through the book.
Actually, on your point about serial killers not harming their children, I saw in an interview that Melissa Moore, the daughter of the Happy Face Killer, said that her dad would enjoy upsetting her by killing kittens. It’s not necessarily the same thing, but it’s still emotional abuse 🤷♂️
SPOILER-Maybe... At first I thought the husband being an unnamed narrator was the real Owen Riley all along. But then they said he died in Europe before the last body was found. That's when the story all fell apart for me. They mention the Owen killer so much just like they do the husband. It is like its a fight between the husband and wife over who controls over the people being killed.
I’m nearly finished this, I don’t love it but I will finish it. None of the characters are very likeable.
I had to read My Lovely Wife as an assignment for my graduate degree. I felt sorry for their daughter that is about it. It is not a thriller.
I am about a third of the way into this story and I find it offensively boring. I am not invested in any of the characters, the plot is tedious, and I have no desire to finish it; but I’ve come this far so now I feel like I have to! lol People I follow on TH-cam have all been talking about how great this book is, which is why I picked it up in the first place... and now I’m just terribly disappointed in everyone who recommended it. 😂 I really wish I had watched your review before purchasing this snooze fest!!
*spoilers*
Lol I haven’t even read the book and have no interest but as soon as you said about the husband not asking what she was doing that she’d set him up lmao.
me: about 50% in
also me: time to read spoilers
Why do you have to do a hole video of you just complaining about this book??? Thumbs down. This book is a great book. You are just missing The points. You are the dumb one not the book. Militant gave Jenna the eye drops to make her sick so that Tobias wouldn't find that she had killed Crystal and other women without him. Millicent is mentally ill that is why she kills other women. Tobias is stupid but not as stupid as you portray him to be. The real truth about this video is that you want views. You want to have a different opinion on things so you will get attention and subs doing so. I actually read this book and I got all of th e points with a little bit of pondering. It's not that hard... I'm twelve and a big reader. This is an amazing book and I hate the fact that your opinion will convince others who have not read this book to not read it. You have ruined the expirience and the thrill. You act so unsurprised...
Almost like you haven't read the book...
Their is a unshocking plot twist for you. Why can't you RANT about that?
@@jameshanson4874 oh boy. Grow up. Learn to respect people's opinions. You cant go about calling people dumb if they dont like the same books as you
I had pretty much same opinions about this book. All the back story and family drama was sooo boring and not interesting geez. The whole book was a mess and the ending was just bad.everything wraped up so fast and just uhh. Overhyped
Brutal. I doubt I'll be reading this one now! Thanks for the review.
The premise sounds interesting, however, the husband's naive (?) involvement is off-putting. You can write well about partners in crime, oblivious innocent spouse, but not a half-perpetrator, half-stupid spouse. Especially since it we are not meant to understand that he is stupid.
I enjoyed the rant btw ❤
I couldn't have put it better! "Half perpetrator, half stupid spouse" pretty much sums it up perfectly 😂
You summed up my thoughts on this book exactly. I was looking for reviews because I just finished this and it was a hot mess.
This was the most honest review of this book! I know because I've read this book and I was just the same about the book ! I got bored most of the time and the ending was shit!
I felt it was rushed
@@samhunt6300 never can it be
I've been looking forward to reading this book, and your rant review makes me want to pick it up and see for myself what I think. Lol. But the book does seem like it's kind of a big mess.
Omg I agreed with every single point you made. How about when the preteen son blackmails his father? That’s where it lost me. I didn’t buy the ending. He didn’t even have the stomach to ask questions about the past women. It was thrown in there to shock us but, to me, it just didn’t make sense for his character. I subbed on this review! Can’t wait to watch more! Xoxoxo
YES I forgot to mention that part, but I was so shocked. What even was the whole point of that?! And why does the dad just not even care to clear it up... idk super weird start to finish, it's probably best not to question it too much :P
I think there is a version of this story that might make for a good read. It's probably better if the why is explored with the how? Why does he feel he is better at baiting the hook with the disabled tactic. It worked for the killer in The Cell (2000) & The Silence of the Lambs (1999). The simbiosys sounds like a great premise to jump off. He the web to her spider.
I was also super bored and underwhelmed by this. I feel like the only reason this book has any tension is because the husband is dumb. How the heck are you married to a murderer and you don't question anything??? It was just so predictable that I was pretty disappointed by the "twists." Glad someone else at least seems to feel the way I do!
Thank you!!!! I couldn't agree more. Even some of the other youtube reviews are so positive about this book also. I bought another book by her and now I'm scared to read it.
This book sounds like such a mess
like a mix of a bajilion different plots and stuff that dont make any sense😂😂😂
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
I think the ending is misunderstood by a lot of ppl. The whole attire was narrated from Millicent’s husbands perspective whose real name is not known (sumthing readers don’t even notice). I think he was the actual psychopath all along because Millicent never directly mentions that she killed the women. The story points towards her being the killer because that’s how her even more mysterious unnamed husband points to. If u check the pages again u will see Millicent always blames him nd never directly acknowledged or stated that she was doing anything wrong. Also he cudve been the one poisoning Jenna. He was the one who sneaked out at night and not Millicent. I think Millicent was more like her accomplice. Andy acknowledged how Millicent was devastated after police found out it was him. Nd she always says “you are doing all of this”. In direct conversation she doesn’t acknowledge her crime directly, even in the last scene. Also remember how the husband tells the story of his pet frog whose tongue he cut off. Also the paper cut thing was the husbands thing. Cuz he said that’s how he wud protect Millicent. Nd in the last scene where the guy does the Tobias thing once more , I think it points to this theory. Also Millicent wanted to say sumthing while dying, but he killed him before she cud. I think all of this points to the theory that her husband whose name we don’t even know was the real psychopath Nd Millicent was just an accomplice. Because we only assumed otherwise because of his perspective of all the events nd not Millicent. So cud be he was the crazy one nd this was all his psychopathic dillusion. Otherwise how did he do the Tobias thing in the bar again? Nd wtf is his name even ? Nd all the ideas abt Owen nd blah blah came from his head.
@3DogMom you are not worth it. And sorry i dont think its that difficult to comprehend.
I dont think so..all the ideas about Owen was millicents plan..like reconstructing the murders way etc..also what about when tobais went to millicents mother's house she said Millicent doesn't like the photos of holly in the house therefore they removed it before she came?
@@ketakirajurkar9492 The point here is the whole story was given from the Husband's pov (whose real name is unknown). This is all his perspective and we know that he's a psychopath. So how can we actually trust it? Because milicent from her own mouth and by her own words never gave the impression of her being the main culprit. that was all in the husband's brain. In fact the key to the argument of milicent being not guilty is in the scene where she dies and even while dying she blames it on him. Also the husband's friend when asked how milicent was doing while he was on the run said that "she was devastated and affected badly by all this". All we have here is the story from the perspective of a manipulative psychopath. From milicents own words you can never put her as the culprit and orchastrator of any of his crimes. Also, at certain points of the story milicent's response to certain things did not fit the narration of her husband. In the end, even after he gave the impression throughout the entire story that he was just a pawn doing his wife's dirty work, at the last chapter he goes against his own version of facts and does the same "TOBIAS" thing again which means this guy is out of his mind and is the main culprit and the only psychopath in the story.
Maybe everyone has their own opinions😉
I liked the book but end was crap tho.
Here’s another thing less than thrilling: the girl on the cover looks like you 😂😂😂
Does she?!! 🤣
I actually quite enjoyed it :/
I thought you'd say that Tobias was actually the serial- killer that he and his wife were copy-catting!
I think the ending is misunderstood by a lot of ppl. The whole attire was narrated from Millicent’s husbands perspective whose real name is not known (sumthing readers don’t even notice). I think he was the actual psychopath all along because Millicent never directly mentions that she killed the women. The story points towards her being the killer because that’s how her even more mysterious unnamed husband points to. If u check the pages again u will see Millicent always blames him nd never directly acknowledged or stated that she was doing anything wrong. Also he cudve been the one poisoning Jenna. He was the one who sneaked out at night and not Millicent. I think Millicent was more like her accomplice. Andy acknowledged how Millicent was devastated after police found out it was him. Nd she always says “you are doing all of this”. In direct conversation she doesn’t acknowledge her crime directly, even in the last scene. Also remember how the husband tells the story of his pet frog whose tongue he cut off. Also the paper cut thing was the husbands thing. Cuz he said that’s how he wud protect Millicent. Nd in the last scene where the guy does the Tobias thing once more , I think it points to this theory. Also Millicent wanted to say sumthing while dying, but he killed him before she cud. I think all of this points to the theory that her husband whose name we don’t even know was the real psychopath Nd Millicent was just an accomplice. Because we only assumed otherwise because of his perspective of all the events nd not Millicent. So cud be he was the crazy one nd this was all his psychopathic dillusion. Otherwise how did he do the Tobias thing in the bar again? Nd wtf is his name even ? Nd all the ideas abt Owen nd blah blah came from his head.
I had this to read on my kindle but after this I think I'll pass haha
Lack of talent…? That’s very harsh
Maybe she needed to do some revising and editing. But I don’t think she is untalented
Man... but how long did it take to clean up all that spilled tea? 😂
Hours and hours and hours 😂
Sounds like an awful book :|
A quarter of the way through i was so bored with the pointless suburban garbage that i had to stop and reassure myself that the solution wasn't what i thought. Well, turns out it was. What a stupid boring terrible waste of time story. These people kill for no reason and the nameless main character is embarrassingly dumb. This story is only surprising if you have bought into patriarchy and the ideas that women are innocent damsels and male cheaters are victims. This wanted to be Gone Girl and was instead a sedative. The solution was so obvious...
I was so close to reading this book, thank you so much for saving my life!
cute
I found the protagonist very one dimensional and generic with little to no personality, let alone a friggin name!