The Hunting Wives

By: May Cobb

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

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“Gossipy, scandalous housewives behaving badly might make this the juiciest read of the season."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Sultry, salacious and utterly unpredictable....You'll devour it."--Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder.

Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she's feeling bored and restless.

Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as the Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying. As Sophie's curiosity gives way to full-blown obsession, she slips farther away from the safety of her family and deeper into this nest of vipers.

When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the woods where the Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and her life spiraling out of control.

🤯 WTH Sophie

Whoa whoa whoa. I’ve never wanted to slap a character until now. I mean come on...surely no one is that dumb. The story kept me coming back, partly because I wanted to see if she got smart. But....😆

Save ur credits unless u like smut

I am soooo disappointed in this book. I read a lengthy review in the Dallas Morning News and was so excited to try a new author.

This book is 5% gun club and 5% background and 80% smut. Bored housewives running around drinking, going to bars to chasing men, men with men, women with women, cheating on their spouses, and lots of drinking ( which precedes bars and chasing men), teenagers adulterous with grown women and the one girl who got pregnant.

I’ll leave it at that in case you want to read the book. Don’t bother if this kind of crap is little to you.

Won’t miss much if you don’t listen to it

Childish main character, very poor storyline, lacks content with an interesting twist at the end.

Did Toyota sponsor this?

Admittedly, I watched the show before reading the book. But why does she need to mention “the Highlander” rather than “my car” about 57 times? Anyway — story was decent but prefer the show storyline.

Wanted to read before watching

Slow start but lots of twists and turns. Ended up liking it for the most part. See if you can read from Libby before you waste a credit.