This was a frustrating book to read. There were too many stories going on (some seemed wholly unnecessary) and too many people keeping secrets. And making stupid decisions. If I wasn't curious as to how it would end, I probably would have given up halfway through. But I stuck it out to the rather disappointing end.

<i>Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review.</i>

oof. this book really was good at first, meh in the middle and then downright frustrating at the end. i cannot think of a more chaotic, unrealistic ending. let me preface by saying the actual writing was good. the storytelling the author gave was fine. but the characters and the actual story were not for me. i found no redeemable characters throughout the whole story. they all were bad people except for camille, kiernan (he was literally an infant/toddler so that’s not saying much) and josh’s girlfriends. the rest of them really were not good to the point that i didn’t want any of them to win and have a good ending. it’s really hard to enjoy a story when all the characters suck.

the back and forth between the two povs was so confusing and i found myself having to remind myself which timeline i was in. it was too much. i enjoyed the thriller aspect but the ending was so unbelievable and ruined it for me. i felt that the story could have become more of a concise ending that made more sense, but it fell flat with too much going on.

not to mention, what tf happened to michelle? like we’ll never know. i hate that. the twists had me at first but there were too many twists and turns. sometimes simple is better and it doesn’t have to be so complicated. i wish i liked this more.

Ten years ago, June's husband Josh disappeared while swimming shortly after they were married. He was quickly declared dead but June always had her doubts. Now, she is newly engaged and finally moving on when she spots a man who is the spitting image of Josh. After some digging, she finds the mysterious man owns a winery in Napa Valley, the same area Josh grew up in. June heads there, knowing this is one mystery she must solve.

I loved this book! Here's what stood out:

The mystery: I felt that the pace of this book, and the mystery, were well done. Just when I thought I had a handle on what was going on, something new crept up and threw a wrench into all of my theories.

June: I really liked her character. She is likable and I wanted her to succeed and figure everything out. I felt for her when she was so stressed out and confused. I found myself understand so many of her decisions. She was a great FMC.

The structure: the book is told in sections, the POV's going back and forth between June in the present and Bev--Josh's mother--in the past. This worked really well with the story. I found myself invested in both of their stories.

Overall, this was a good domestic thriller that will keep you guessing.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

Special thanks to NetGalley, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, and Simon & Schuster Publishing for this arc out August 13,2024!

We start off meeting June, who is mourning the loss of her husband Josh. After a quick elopement, a week of marital bliss, he is declared dead. As we navigate her story line, we swap to the past with Bev, to learn about her life. Bev is Josh’s mom, so we get a glimpse into the start of his life and adulthood.

June never really understood how they declared her husband dead…. They say he drowned but his last text message to her just didn’t make sense. As she struggles with grief, she has this maddening thought that he’s truly not gone. She sees him out in places, in pictures, at her work. But is it her mind playing tricks on her? At moments in the book when she thought she saw her husband, I felt for her. I can’t imagine grieving someone you loved so much, only to have your mind mess with you even more.

Bev… she was an interesting character. I don’t know that I liked her from the start, yet my heart hurt for her too at times. She didn’t have the easiest life either, coming from a broken home and trying her best ( or maybe not her best ) to not make the same mistakes in her relationship.

As both stories came closer and closer together, I found myself trying to guess the final pieces. One hunch was right, one was wrong, and although I didn’t feel the intense thriller vibe in this novel, I really did enjoy the mystery and pull it had. It kept me on the edge the entire time, and I flew through it!

Would definitely recommend!

June’s husband, Josh, died shortly after they were married. It was called an accident, but June believes someone killed him. It’s been ten years, and she is engaged to be married to Kyle. One day she believes she sees Josh outside her wine bar. She can’t forget him and is obsessed with finding out the truth. She leaves Brooklyn for Napa Valley to talk to anyone she can about Josh’s death. She finds out two of Josh’s girlfriends had died and what people tell her about Josh does not measure up to what she experienced. I really enjoyed Napa Valley and the life of those who produce wine. The book goes back and forth in time, and I found that confusing. I had a hard time believing Kyle would put up with antics and lies. The book is certainly not predictable.

I really loved Till Death Do Us Part. It provides a unique story line mostly set in Napa Valley wine country. Told through the perspectives of June (current day) and Bev (the past) it tells a complicated story of love, loss, grief, friendship, pain, heartbreak, and starting fresh.

I also really enjoyed the way the author handled the topic of motherhood. It can be a complex and challenging topic to broach, but it really resonated with me.

Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. To be published August 13, 2024.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "Till Death Do Us Part" and all opinions expressed are my own. This one was not for me. There was so much going on, like more than one story to follow. It was hard to connect with the characters. I didn't like the way the story was presented. Didn't like the ending at all.

I enjoyed this book but as others have stated, what started out strong and captivating went on a bit too long and had some unnecessary bits. Still enjoyed the book and am grateful to have read it.

While there were so very unexpected turn of events - a main road the story was leading us down led to absolutely nothing with the most random ending. I personally found the secret Bev was keeping to be way more surprising than anything else in this read. I felt like there was so much potential for this book, but it all fell so short in my eyes.

Laurie Elizabeth Flynn’s newest novel started off strong with an intriguing prologue and a first part that fulfilled the prologue’s promise of mystery. Parts 3 through 5, however, were far longer than needed and had twists that seemed to be written solely to surprise the reader. The epilogue, especially, seemed totally unrealistic and disconnected from the rest of the book.

Till Death Do Us Part had parts that truly made me think and draw my own theories/conclusions, but overall it fell flat. I spent at least 40% of the book questioning how there was so much left to read. The premise of the novel had so much potential, but it would have been better off as a short story. For the purpose of this review, I’m rounding my rating up to 3 stars since half stars aren’t an option.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

June’s husband is legally declared dead, they had a funeral, she morned him, moved across the country, opened her dream wine bar. June’s now “moved on”, happily engaged to Kyle and seeing her “dead” husband everywhere.

I liked the premise of this book, but about 25% I just couldn’t take it anymore. The main character is whinny and annoying. I couldn’t stand her viewpoint anymore. The alternative Bev was intriguing. At this time I’m marking it as DNF but might circle back to it at a later date.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC - sorry this book wasn’t for me, I hope many readers enjoy it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for honest feedback.

I really tried to love this book but it was just too disjointed for me. The alternating POVs did not make sense to me. I really think the book would’ve been better if it had just been written from Junes POV because Bevs was completely unnecessary. The author threw in a lot of twists that were explained away too easily to be believable even for a thriller. Overall this one was a miss for me.

June’s husband drowned on their honeymoon ten years ago. Ten years later, she is finally ready to move on and is living in New York as the owner of a natural wine bar. When June thinks she sees her deceased husband Josh she isn't sure what to do. Under the guise of work she travels to Napa to stop at her deceased husband's family vineyard.

Is Josh alive? Has the last ten years of her life been a lie? Spinning nearly out of control, June will stop at nothing until she finds answers.

I really enjoyed this thriller. Definitely not what I first thought. The information about natural wines was also helpful to learn This is a great beachy thriller for those who love a strong female lead, #simon&schuster #tildeathdouspart #laurieelizabethflynn

Till Death Do Us Part started off strong: June gets engaged but sees her long-dead fiance watching her. So she does what every woman would do: takes a cross-country flight and lies about her destination to her very patient fiance while she goes on a fact-finding mission. Meanwhile, we read about Bev and David in the late 1990s and their family. Seemlingly disconnected, the storylines come together toward the end. But the ending itself came out of nowhere. And the multiple timelines and multiple POVs were a bit much.

Overall, this is a book about the importance of communication and what happens when you lie--even by omission. It's about siblings and whether blood is stronger than water and what we'll do for love. A solid book, but had a few too many far-fetched aspects to make it a solid five star.

Thanks NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book started off strong! I was hooked on the premise, and curious about the journey where the author was going to take us. I felt like it was just a bit too long and certain storylines felt somewhat unnecessary. In my opinion, this would have been a stronger book without either Michelle or Abby.

One of the reasons this book wasn't 5 stars for me, was because it lacked likable characters. Every character, with the exception of Camille, had somewhat fatal flaws that really prevented me from identifying with them or empathizing with their issues. The other reason was the end! The *twist* was so convoluted that I had to reread the ending twice to figure out what the author was trying to hint at. I was hoping for an ending that tied everything together succinctly but alas.

Overall, I enjoyed it and was continually picking it up to see what happened next! Thanks to #NetGalley and #Simon&Schuster for the ARC.

I was so excited to dive into this book - the premise seemed so intriguing. A man dies, unexplained a week after getting married and from what i gathered a body was never recovered.

The story goes back and forth to different POVs, different time lines - just it was A LOT.

I felt all of the characters were extremely unlikeable and it extremely hard to connect to them and want the best / their goal in the story. I felt like there was way too much going on between looking for the supposedly dead husband to planning a wedding to having the potentially not dead husband cheating on the new wife.

I felt like my head was spinning the entire time and it just wasn’t a book for me.

The ending of this book makes the book worth the read.

If you like wine and stories that don’t quite add up. This is the book for you. The first two parts of the book are slow. I wanted to DNF this book a few times. I’m so glad I didn’t. The book picks up in the second half and is very good with lots of twists.

The ending is so good and makes me so happy I didn’t stop reading the book.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I found myself excited to pick it up again each night. It's a dual perspective/timeline book, so lots of jumping around and trying to match and connect past to present. The ending fell flat for me - it felt a little out of nowhere even if it *technically* made sense. Unfortunately, it didn't sit right and there were some open threads (though those may have been intentional). It was good, but unfortunately, just not great. Would have loved at least one chapter from Josh's POV to get closure on the secondary mystery and his overall demeanor.

This was a thoroughly entertaining domestic thriller! Highly recommend for fans of The Last Thing He Told Me. I didn't see the twist at the end coming.

In the mystery Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn coming out August 13, June Emery is shocked when her husband Josh Kelly who drowned during their honeymoon in 2012 shows up near her natural wine bar in Brooklyn, New York, in August of 2022. Next, while perusing websites for Napa Valley wineries for honeymoon possibilities with her fiancé Kyle Parker, she finds a photo of her first husband on one of the websites. Does one plus one equal a living Josh?

Before she gets married again, June must go to Napa and confront Andrew Smith at his winery. She will be blown away by all the secrets that have been kept over the years, learning that all she knew about Josh Kelly was not the whole truth.

On a separate timeline in 1999 in Napa County, Bev and her husband David run the Golden Grape Winery, having taken it over from his family. Bev finds a restaurant receipt for two dinners at a restaurant she has not been to in quite some time. While first denying and sidestepping, David admits to a one-time “weak moment.” Bev throws him out of the house at just the worst time: the grapes are ready to be harvested. She realizes if they divorce, she will lose her home and her source of income as well as becoming a single parent of a child not yet one year old. She wishes she never found that receipt!

These two timelines will eventually come together in one twisty mystery that readers will not want to put down until the puzzles are solved.

Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, a former model who lives in London, Ontario, is the author of three young adult novels. Her adult fiction debut, The Girls Are All So Nice Here, was named a USA Today Best Book of 2021. Till Death Do Us Part, is her second adult novel.

My review will be posted on Goodreads starting April 22, 2024.

I would like to thank Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.