Book Review: The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

About the Book

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.

My Review

There was definitely a lot going on in The Hunting Wives, and not a lot I agreed with. That being said, the book was cleverly written, with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing. A lot of the main characters lacked morals which hey – not totally unusual, right? But it was hard to keep turning the pages and I wanted to cringe at a few of the scenarios I was reading. I did finish the book to figure out the mystery aspect, because each time I thought I knew the villain, another plot twist popped up and piqued my interest. Overall, good writing and settings, but not really for me.

3 stars