Perhaps something was lost in translation? I believe this book was translated from German.Įarlier in the evening, seven women received a message from an unknown number asking them to gather in the “usual place” at 7 PM for an emergency meeting. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy. This was a pretty strong debut and I look forward to reading what this author comes up with next. I did figure out the ending before it was revealed but not much before so I still got my aha moment. His name is Jamie and he is a douche canoe. The individual voices eventually become clearly defined as it is told from each character's point of view and they get their own chapters so the reader gets to know them and learns of their backstory because the timeline goes back and forth as well.Īs the story weaves on, we eventually learn that the women are all connected in some way through the male character these women all have in common. I had this problem at first but once I got into the swing of things it became easier. Some reviewers have mentioned that there are a lot of characters to keep track of and it is hard to keep them all straight. I love a good book about a bunch of women who have had enough and aren't gonna take it anymore. It has a lot of strong female characters and if feminist revenge is your thing this is the book for you. This isn't light reading, to say the least. It is a really dark book with plenty of subjects discussed we have a murder (beheading) rape, transphobia, spousal abuse, gaslighting, suicide and marital affairs. This book was better than I thought it would be after reading some of the reviews. Twitter - Amazon - Storygraph - The Book Review Crew I would not hesitate to recommend the novel, the audiobook or pairing both for an intense immersion reading experience. Many thanks to Macmillan Audio for the ALC. The narrator does an impressive job of voicing the characters, setting the mood and bringing the story to life. I paired my reading with audio narration by Colleen Prendergast which certainly elevated my experience with this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. ![]() Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the DRC of this novel. The ending was a tad abrupt but overall, I enjoyed this novel and look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Not all the characters are explored in equal depth but I did like the diverse cast of characters and how skillfully the author weaves their distinct backstories into the narrative. The novel does venture into dark territory, touching upon themes of rape, police negligence in investigating crimes against women, gaslighting, manipulation, abuse, gender politics and transphobia among others. What makes this story interesting is that Jamie was truly a despicable character and not only at no point do you feel sorry for what happened to him, you also can’t fault these women for wanting him dead. I enjoyed trying to figure out who the culprit could be (It’s not too hard, but I thoroughly enjoyed the build-up to the end!). The narrative moves fast and at no point did I lose interest in the narrative. Narrated from multiple perspectives (in the third-person), Speak of the Devil by Rose Wilding is a well-crafted, immersive read. Complicating matters further is the fact that the investigator in charge of the case has a history with one of the women in question. However, they are not interested in outing the culprit and focus on covering up the crime and protecting one another.Īs the narrative progresses we get to know more about each of these women, how their stories intersect with the deceased, the events that led to their being in the hotel room with Jamie’s decapitated head, and what transpires in the two weeks following that fateful night as the women try to maintain their innocence. None of them is aware of who amongst them is responsible for the same but each of them harbors suspicions of who it might be. ![]() Each of these women has been wronged by him in some way and they have been plotting to get their revenge but decapitating him wasn’t quite what they had planned. The head belongs to Jamie Spellman a man who is no stranger to any of them. ![]() The story begins on New Year’s Eve,1999 with seven women in a hotel room sitting in a semicircle with a severed head in their midst.
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