The Raven’s Wife by Amanda McKinney
Narrative of a Mad Woman
Mad Women Series Book 2

Dark, gritty, intriguing story with twists and turns aplenty – a great GOTCHA moment and much to ponder after reading this, the second book, in a thought-provoking series.

What I liked:
* That the drew me in, made me feel, and care what happened
* Julia’s strength and will to survive the abuse her husband dished out
* That I did not know exactly what happened even though I did read the last few pages of the book to see what would happen…something I often do
* That what I thought was going on wasn’t always right – loved the surprises
* Thinking about genetics, nature, and nurture in how people turn out as they do and just how this might apply to more than one character in the book
* That this story will stay with me for a while
* Thinking about families and friends and how they can be wonderful or not so wonderful and being glad mine ARE wonderful
* Thinking about good versus evil and then about the shades of gray somewhere in between
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about domestic abuse and how prevalent it is in the world

Did I enjoy this book – yes
Would I read more in this series – definitely

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )