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A review by mmccombs
Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
The first half was riveting, thoughtful, and very compelling, but it kind of lost me by the end. The twists weren’t really all that groundbreaking but still kept the plot suspenseful. I enjoyed the book most when it leaned more lit fic than thriller, the character development was methodically paced and interesting to me until it went off the rails at the end. I generally enjoyed the writing and thought her musings on trauma were nuanced. I was thinking I’d end this book totally wowed by it, but I leave feeling like it was solid but didn’t stick the landing with a rushed, shallow, thriller ending.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief