Once again Sarah Pinborough knocks it out of the park. I absolutely loved how strange this book was. If I hadn't already read Behind Her Eyes and Cross Her Heart and loved them I probably wouldn't have picked this one up but she has me as a devoted fan now!

The beginning of this book caught my attention and I was anxious to see where the author was going with this story. As it progressed I became less involved and cared less and less for the characters. The voodoo references were off putting and I began losing interest. There were enough twists and turns that propelled the story along so I held on and finished the book. All in all, I just don’t have intense feelings for the story one way or another. #DeadtoHer #netgalley

Marcie is Jason’s second wife and Keisha is William’s second wife. Both married into high-powered wealth, both have questionable pasts and all have secrets..

When stunningly beautiful Keisha unexpectedly turns up as William’s new bride, temper’s start to flare in Marie and Jason’s relationship, and the bad juju’s start to flare all around.

A mysteriously steamy thriller that toddles with both a domestic thriller vibe and a southern voodoo vibe. This book is not at all what I had expected, and I will admit, there are bits and pieces in it where she lost me for a few minutes because of it teetering away from the domestic thriller sense, but I was still unable to put it down! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I thank #NetGalley, HarperCollins, and Sarah Pinborough for the opportunity! #DeadToHer

This really was one of those jaw dropping reads that all of you thriller lovers will want to read in 2020.

I stared at the pages like this 😳 and then a little of this 🤭 and some of this 😱 too. This book has scandal, jealousy, and plenty of drama to be a guilty pleasure read. It takes place among members of wealthy Southern high society where the superficial pearl clutching wives worry about being displaced by a younger attractive and more interesting new wife on the scene. The story has a lot of adult scenes and and sexual moments so definitely don’t read it if you’re not open minded to that and all that it entails.

Overall, this was a high quality chick-lit read. It’s dark, disconcerting and even has some voodoo mixed in to spice things up. The main characters are all unlikable and it was interesting and chilling to read from these sketchy AF perspectives. It wasn’t what I was anticipating. This story is unique and goes out in a blaze of haunting glory.
3.5 stars out of 5 and rounded up to 4 for this review.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Just like her last book Sarah Pinborough's newest book comes w/twists, curveballs, and some definite wtf's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book had me not wanting to put it down and if I had to thinking bout when I could pick it up again. We have Marcie, a hot youngish woman who married into high society. Enters Keisha, a younger hot woman who also marries into the society club, whom Marcie began to suspect is after her husband. Well Marcie is not putting up w/that crap and is not giving up her husband, and their lavish lifestyle for anything in the world. Thank you soooo much to Netgalley and William Morrow for my honest review

2.5 stars. I thought Behind Her Eyes was fantastic, and I liked Cross Her Heart, but this one just didn't do it for me. I actually really enjoyed the first half or so, but after that it started to feel like such a slog and I didn't care about these people at all. If you like reading about rich people problems you might enjoy this one, but I often enjoy books along that line and couldn't get into it here. By the end I just didn't care what happened to any of these characters.

DNF at 20%. None of the characters were likable, relatable or interesting. A very flat storyline and became a chore to read. I am not typically one to fall asleep while reading, but after 3-5 pages my eyelids would drop. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, but I hope my next NetGalley read is more entertaining.

This book was intense. It was full of mystery and intrigue. I enjoyed the twists and turns. They kept me guessing!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of Dead to Her.

Dead to Hear left me guessing what was coming at every turn. I flew through this book wanting to know what was next. Pinborough left me thinking about the characters even when I wasn't reading. This is my second book by Sarah Pinborough and I can't wait to read more!

Dead To Her explores revenge and its long reaching tentacles...Marcie is married to Jason; she’s a second wife who doesn’t quite fit in with the Savannah society ladies, but even she is a better fit than William Radford’s new, MUCH younger wife Keisha. As Keisha bewitches the men and earns the contempt of the women, Marcie’s paranoia multiplies as she’s convinced that her husband will betray her with Keisha. There’s more at play here, however; Marcie’s own dark past isn’t quite buried, and it makes her a suspect when people are targeted, money is missing, affairs are suspected, and secrets long past are brought back to life.
Savannah is clearly meant to set a gothic yet proper setting for this novel about society gone wrong. However, Pinborough would’ve been advised to research deeper into the complexity that is Savannah; her perspective is cliche and uninteresting. Voodoo, old murders, mistresses...none of it gains focus as the plot is overly crowded and unclear. The pacing is languorous, which works partially, but suspense never quite reaches the needed fever pitch to make this a win.

Having read and liked Behind Her Eyes, I was pretty sure I would enjoy this, but I really didn't. Right from the beginning I found in rather bland and off-putting, I could tell I didn't want to get to know these characters, the plot and setting were not adding much either. I pushed through and the payoff wasn't really there.

No doubt about it. The girl knows how to spin a yarn! Sarah Pinborough’s new book Dead To Her may not have quite the mind blowing conclusion of her novel Behind Her Eyes however there are twists and turns aplenty to satisfy a thriller reader. The plot sometimes requires a blurring of one’s logical sense but that is worthwhile for this enjoyable book.

This was my favorite Pinborough book. Think Big Little Lies meets Gossip Girl. A great female led noir. Check this out!

Wow! Unexpected...that’s the word I choose to describe this book. Parts of the plot initially had me thinking that the reader would be drug through the story, listening to superficial problems of the rich elite. What I got were MANY differing perspectives and interesting points of view from quite an array of characters. And beginning around the middle section of the book up until the last page the twists and turns really starting reving up, leaving me wondering what was coming next! The story had you asking "who did it?" about so many things... The book was an engaging mystery that had my brain trying to put together all the pieces of the puzzle. Excited to read more from this author in the future!

I am a huge fan of Sarah Pinborough. She is an exciting writer to me because she is so creative I honestly never know what I am in for when I pick up one of her books. This one was no exception and with a cast of unlikable characters it was fun to sit back and see everything unfold.

Marcie Maddox and her husband, Jason, had an affair that resulted in him leaving his first wife and eventually marrying Marcie. They hobnob with other wealthy and elite people in their town of Savannah, Georgia. One of those privileged folks is William Radford IV who has just married a much younger and beautiful woman named Keisha. Marcie is not too happy when she notices Jason and Keisha seem to have an attraction to one another. Marcie better keep her eyes on them because she's worked too hard to maintain her lifestyle and would hate to be kicked to the curb like Jason's first wife.

There is way more to the story than what I just wrote in my synopsis but you honestly don't want to know too much going in. What I enjoyed about this book is it is a very slow build up until you get to the big thing that happens in the story. I personally loved that but maybe other readers will find it boring. I feel like this is the type of book that readers can determine fairly early on, like a quarter of the way into it, whether or not this is a book they want to continue reading.

Once the action really starts to pick up, everything starts to hit the fan, but in a good way. In terms of predictability there is something that I wondered about early on, and my suspicions turned out to be true. But it's one of those things in which I didn't really have a good theory as to the details so it was still fun to learn why everything played out the way it did. Also there are some I guess what you might call bonus parts to the ending that were pretty unexpected so it's not likely a reader will be able to figure out every single piece of the puzzle ahead of time.

This is my favorite of the three books I have read by this author. I just think she is a creative storyteller and I look forward to reading more from her in the future. Definitely recommend reading this one if you have enjoyed her other novels. I also recommend it to the readers who liked Behind Her Eyes but hated the WTF? type ending. This one is a more satisfying type read that is much less controversial.

Thank you to HarperCollins Publishers and Netgalley for providing me with an advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review!

Not sure how I feel about Pinborough's new book (loved her last one) An intense storyline but did not feel for any of the characters. I still read the whole book because I had to know what happened!

I really loved this book!! It had so many twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next!! This was my first book by this Author, and it won’t be the last!! Quick read!! Highly recommended!! You won’t be disappointed!!

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy Dead to Her. I've previously read one book by this author and really enjoyed it, but Dead to Her just wasn't for me. I found the writing salacious, and I was pretty sure I had the culprit figured out, so there wasn't much of a twist.

I hope this book makes its way into hands of the right readers. Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Another year, another book with a three word title with the word her in it and a woman on the cover…well, it must be time for Sarah Pinborough’s latest. And what a crapfest this one turned out to be. Mind you, Pinborough is the author who’s been through the gamut of it all, starting off in the Leisure Publishers’ stable penning British frights and moving on to YA, tv adaptations, crime and, of course, eventually…nay, inevitably…these female thrillers the world can’t get enough of. And sure, that’s where the money’s at, but for some reason that’s also where the quality started to decline. A gradual process that led to the cheesy inanity that is this book. Slow simmering plot, steamy and muggy like Georgia’s weather, which is to say not in a good way. Apparently, Pinborough visited the place and was inspired to write this…you’d think the place would be thoroughly unflattered by this literary ode to it, but who knows maybe the Real Wives of Georgia’s elite live just like that. The plot is actually about second wives, specifically. The ones who ditched their dismal circumstances and married up into society. The two of them get close to each other, then one of their dearly practical to have spouses drops dead and…oh, the suspense, the suspense. Ok, but seriously, nothing much even takes places for about first three quarters of the book, except for a lesbian affair so laughably corny, it seems like it was written by a horny teenage boy. When the suspense thriller thing actually kicks in, it’s almost as an afterthought and it’s difficult to care either way. And the prerequisite plot twists toward the end are as preposterous as the thing in its entirety. This was inevitable, Pinborough’s thrillers have had that stretch your credulity to the max quality all along and she’s been laying it on heavier and heavier, but with this one she has finally veered into the dreaded inanity territory. It’s silly and then it’s just stupid. The characters are ridiculous cardboard cutouts of moneyed elite and adjacent personnel. The main protagonists are…well, mainly they are hot, and it isn’t the weather. They are hot sexy ladies and, though Pinborough does give them backstories for layering, it doesn’t really do much but sets it up for the ending plot twists. The book is a Scinemax movie in the making. At best. Featuring the least credible lesbian relationship in recent literature, thrillers or otherwise. It almost seems like there is a deliberate idea to save a lackluster plot through lesbians and black magic. And the saddest thing about it is that it doesn’t work. And if you can’t make a thing good (or at least fun) through lesbians and black magic…well, then that thing is dead in the water. Not just to her, but to the entire audience. It’s all hugely disappointing, of course, because Pinborough can certainly do more and this is dramatically far from her best work. In fact, it’s the sort of thing that makes you rethink your estimation of her work’s quality in general. Am I reading her now out of some oldtimey author loyalty? I’m not sure, but after this book, her next one will certainly hold less appeal. This wasn’t a one off, this was an almost predetermined eventuality, following the trend while sacrificing quality. This is what writing for the paycheck looks like. It isn’t terrible, which is to say it is readable, it’s just wasn’t really worth reading. Pinborough is decent enough of an author to entertain no matter what, but this is her bottom of the barrel entertainment. To optimize enjoyment of this one set your expectations on dumb fun and maybe it’ll do. Otherwise, prepare to be disappointed and underwhelmed. Thank Netgalley.

It definitely has been a minute. Trying to find my groove again. Work, mom, read 😂 thanks to #Netgalley for my #arc #deadtoher #sarahpinborough was just what I need to escape the madness we call #christmas. This read was filled with twists. And an ending you didn't see coming. Highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a little mystery and mayhem in their own little private world. It was a page Turner that had me burning through it. Thank you Sarah for such a delicious book ❤️ how far would you go for your best friend?