I have read other books by Sarah Pinborough before and really liked them so I was excited to get an advanced copy of Dead to Her to read.

This story is about love affairs, wealth, and murder in a very twisted way. The story is set in the heat of Savannah, Georgia where William Radford IV brings home his much younger new wife. Marcie and her husband are having some troubles of their own so when Willam's wife, Keisha, meets Marcie they develop a friendship and closeness .

There is a supernatural twist to the book that I didn't love. I would have given the book five stars if it weren't for the talk of spells and bad juju. I'm not a fan of that type of genre. That being said, the rest of the story definitely worked for me. I loved it...it was twisty and kept me reading to find out what would happen.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book for an honest review.

This started out so painfully slow that I almost quit reading, but thanks to other readers reviews I persevered and it was totally worth it. I read this in one day because I really had to find out how it ended. It was hard to find a character to root for because they all seemed perfect on the surface but so flawed and desperate underneath. I really had a hard time with Marcie's internally dialogue because it felt so stereotypical of this genre - woman trying to be strong but constantly questioning herself, swinging from calm and confident to wondering if she is the one with a problem. But once I got past that, I enjoyed the pace and the development of each characters backstory. I did suspect the person who is ultimately the culprit but did not tie together the pieces or have a clue how it all happened. There are a lot of characters to keep up with, so lots of red herrings. Good comparison to Gone Girl or Woman in the Window, with a little more sex.

Thank goodness for the epilogue- it definitely saved the piece.

I enjoyed the fact that the author kept you guessing throughout the novel; however, it wasn’t in a drastic way by any means. I liked the writing style overall and I would read more works by this author.

The story was an overall pleasant read, and I enjoyed the ending, but it did drag on a bit at times. There were times I found myself reading it more for its style than its substance.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this ARC! A more comprehensive review will be posted on social media closer to the date of publication.

I was somewhat apprehensive about reading another Sarah Pinborough's book since I disliked the ending of "Behind Her Eyes" (I know, not a popular opinion at all). Well, this one was a big disappointment for me as well. However, unlike "Behind Her Eyes" where I only didn't like the ending, with this book I started to dislike it right from the start. I kept reading hoping that it will get better, that the plot will pick up, that the characters will start being more likable, but alas, nothing like that happened. The main characters are two couples: William and Keisha and Jason and Masie. Both William and Jason are white, older, very successful (read rich) lawyers and good friends. Keisha and Masie are their second "trophy" wives. Masie and Jason's "love story" started as an affair (Jason was married at the time) and William married Keisha only a few months after knowing her (BTW, he is in his 60s and she is in her early 20s). She is an "exotic" black girl from London. This is where my first issue lies: William brings a very young black wife into a very traditional Southern (read WHITE) society just a few months after his first wife died from cancer and all the ladies are just going with it, totally accepting and all that. Not quite realistic, but whatever...The moment Keisha entered the scene, Masie is pretty sure that she and Jason want to have an affair. So, for pretty much the entire book we have two bored much younger housewives who are just brooding and complaining about their husbands: Keisha simply want her husband dead, dead, dead, and now....and Masie is all up and arms about the cheating that her husband might or might not be engaging. By the time the actual mystery started, I was so bored by the whole story that I didn't care for it all. And then the "black magic" appeared and I just started laughing (from boredom and ridiculousness of it) How stereotypical, all of the black characters are somehow involved with the voodoo magic. Really?

I did not finish the book. I did not bond with the characters. I am not going to post this on Goodreads nor my website.

Sarah Pinborough's novel Behind Her Eyes is one of my favorite psychological thrillers of the last few years, and I enjoyed her other novel Cross Her Heart as well. So when I saw her upcoming title available on Netgalley, I immediately requested it and surprisingly was accepted!

Unfortunately, Dead to Her did not live up to my high expectations. This book has a slow start, it felt like nothing was happening for the first quarter and there was a lot of unnecessary sex. Normally, I don't mind that but after finishing this, I don't think it was needed at all.

I was intrigued by the topic of voodoo incorporated into this story; however, where the story ended up did not make any sense to me. I did not see any "breadcrumbs" being led to this ludicrous ending. I was expecting something MORE. I'm left feeling confused and incomplete.

The characters in this were also all incredibly annoying or outright boring. I didn't care for any of them. When I don't connect with characters, I have a hard time giving a book a high rating.

With that being said, I give Dead to Her 3 stars. This story was just okay and the ending didn't work for me. I'm still a fan of Sarah Pinborough and will continue to read her future titles. This sadly just wasn't for me.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

I was so excited to read this book since I really liked, and was intrigued by, Behind Her Eyes. The first half of this book and the second half are vastly different. I had an idea of what the story was going to be like at first, but was surprised when it went in a completely different direction. This story involves some black magic and it does not feel like it fits into the story at all. I was a little confused in some parts, but also really wanted to know how it ended and who was the bad guy in the book. To be honest, the ending was kind of a letdown. There was no chemistry between the characters and they were all pretty unlikeable. I had high expectations for this book and would give it 2.5 stars out of 5.

Thank you to the publisher for my copy for an honest review! I started this book today and I'm finding it not something that is for me. I've been curious about this Sarah Pinboroughs books since hearing about "Behind Her Eyes", which I never got to. I was excited for this one, but it's not for me!

Wow! I just finished reading Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough, and I’m blown away! This book is shocking, intense, & impossible to put down. I love the way the author tells the story from two characters. The entire time, I had no idea no idea what was going to happen, and even the last page of the book was filled with suspense. The story mentions vodou quite a bit, and in the past I’ve never been a fan of this topic, but I was intrigued and it worked. I have nothing but positive things to say!

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Have mercy, the characters Pinborough has created in "Dead to Her" are some despicable folks. And she keeps the surprises coming, it's really quite amazing. No one is who you think they are, except evil! I loved the steady stream of crazy in the internal monologues, it almost makes you dizzy. We see most of the action through Marcie's eyes - Marcie, who seems so greedy yet innocent, trying to escape a trailer park past. Keisha, part gold-digger, part cursed child. And the men, a bunch of arrogant, thoughtless wolves "'Too young for me'...thought no man ever" - everyone in this circle is scamming. It was draining to read, and fascinating at the same time, trying to figure out who did what to whom, why and when, and who will get the last laugh. "Even in the sunshine, it seemed that ghosts fought for breath." And devils, too.

P.S. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Very interesting story of jealousy and ambition in a posh community. A new young beautiful second wife comes on the scene, causing quite the commotion. Then, the older husband is found collapsed in his home office, and the police begin an investigation that brings more to light than anyone wanted...

I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to rate this. 70% into the book I would’ve given it a 3 star rating. It was just a story that seemingly wasn’t going anywhere that I could see. Just a bunch of horrible characters doing shady things. Then BOOM the ending just smacks you in the face with a million things all at once and I was just sitting there like 🤯🤯🤯 the ending was over the top crazy, but I loved that. It just took almost the entire book to get there. I’m the end I decided the ending in itself deserved a whole star so 4 stars is where I’m settling for now. I’m still not totally set on it though because about halfway through I wanted to give up, which doesn’t scream 4 stars to me. It’s not even a big deal so I need to calm down! 🤪 4/5 what a wild ending

Over the first half of reading this I really wasn't understanding what the point to everything was. There seemed to be nothing we were moving towards. It just felt like snippets of these 2 women's lives for no apparent reason and that made it really hard to want to continue. But I loved Sarah's other book, Behind Her Eyes and I know she can make a killer ending so that's what kept me going. And boy was I right. She really knows how to make a wild ending and it saved the book for me. I wish the first half would've been as good as the last 30% of the book. There was so much packed into it that I was a bit rattled. but in a good way.

I really feel like people will like this though. It gave me Big Little Lies vibes with the DRAMA and just the over all feeling of the book. It gets kind of dark which can appeal to a lot of people, and then it gets kind of insane. I think it will apple to a lot of people but then I feel like there will be only a handful of people who will love the end.

Very well written with an entertaining premise. All of the characters were unlikeable and the ending seemed far-fetched but it was a fun read.

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Juicy, well written, totally addictive story of wealth and black magic in the south. When the recently widowed, elderly and extremely rich William returns home from a trip to London with a beautiful new wife it throws the entire town into a frenzy. Williams new wife Keisha soon gets close to Marcie, who is also a second wife to one of the towns rich elite. What starts as jealousy when Keisha shamelessly flirts with Marcie’s husband soon turns to something else when Marcie realizes she is the object of Keisha’s attention, not her husband. Lots of twists and turns in this excellent atmospheric thriller. Very difficult to put down. Highly recommended.

Sadly this was a hard one to read, and I was so excited for this author. The characters were just blah! The entire book had my head spinning....what just happened?

I couldn't wait to start this newest release by the author the wrote Behind Her Eyes, which was one of my favorite thrillers in 2017.

The first half of the book was intriguing and I wanted to find out more about Keisha, who has recently married the wealthy, and older William Radford IV. She isn't the only trophy wife in town who has recently landed a wealthy hubbie though, Marcie is now Mrs. Jason Maddox and living her best life.

When these two women meet, the past, the secrets and their insecurities threaten to bring someone down, but who?

I was into this one until the weird voodoo/black magic plot line made its way into the story. Suddenly the domestic drama turned into an unbelievable, quite insane and confusing ride with the most dreadful characters I've encountered in a while. Just couldn't get on board this train.

Sadly, this one wasn't the thriller I hoped it would be.

Wow! This is the second book I've read by this author and it certainly won't be the last! I never once lost interest and felt compelled to keep reading to see where she was going with all this! This has all the elements to make an exciting thriller, lies, murder, infidelity, and even a little voodoo to liven things up a little! also...will there be a sequel?? The ending was wrapped up BUT still open-ended enough in case you didn't get enough of the main players in this little gem! Don't miss this one especially if you loved "Behind Her Eyes" by the same author.

Sarah Pinborough does it again a twisty turning novel.a strange twisted read. I picked it up to read a few pages found myself reading late into the night,Grab this book #netgalley#harpercollins,

I love this author but to me this book missed the mark. I didn’t connect with any characters and for a thriller it was too slow. That with the voodoo talk I just wasn’t interested. This author is still a favorite but this title just isn’t. Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook.

I LOVED Behind Her Eyes and was excited to get this ARC. Set in Savannah, this novel has an appetizer of social scandal, main course of murder and the dessert is voodoo. Go ahead and pre-order! ☑️☑️☑️☑️