The Mother-In-Law Quick Peak

Summary: Lucy’s mother in law has always been very standoffish and distant, not the one she was hoping for when she married Ollie, especially after her own mother passed so young. When her mother in law turns up dead, and Lucy is a suspect, finding out the truth may be a lot more complicated than you ever expected.

Hook: A domestic thriller that will keep you guessing right until the very end.

Important Aspects: Relationships between mother and daughters in law

Quotes: “I worked hard for everything I ever cared about. And nothing I ever cared about cost a single cent.”

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Rating: 4.5/5

Praise: This book was suspenseful without terrifying me into staying up all night. I could not stop reading it. I also usually don’t enjoy suspense books because of the predictable endings, but this one kept me on my toes

Critique: I really enjoyed the story, but at the same time, it also eats at me a bit when we know something about a character that no one else does, and that the character never gets to explain

Where I read: In bed under the covers

Where you should read: In bed under the covers

Book or audio book: Audiobook

Reader critique/ font critique: The reader got the pacing just right. Fast enough to keep the story going, slow enough to let things ruminate in your mind.

Why you should read it: Best domestic thriller I have read this year

Why is it special: This book does a great job handling the delicate dance between a mother and daughter in law without being saccharine or insincere

What do you need to know if you didn’t read it: Mother and Daughter In Law relationships may always be complicated, but that doesn’t meant that both sides aren’t doing the best they can at heart

What should you take away/remember? There is always more to the story