A feminist revenge fantasy with mystery elements.
Three women past their prime, according to the world at large, and menopause is not appealing. As each experiences loss of one kind or another, they find that they have developed some interesting abilities with their freedom. Living in Mattauk, they often see, but rarely interact, with the super wealthy who live on Culling Point overlooking the ocean. The women soon learn that with their new power comes responsibility. Their mission is to rid their community of the evil that has resulted in missing and dead young women.
I liked this well enough but am sort of tiring of the angry women vibe that involves vigilantism and murder. It's one of those where all but maybe one or two men are horrible and, despite everything going on in the news, I do not actually feel that way. In order to fully buy into this story, you have to suspend disbelief long enough to accept that the three main female characters in this story have unusual supernatural skills that come in handy when they are investigating and taking care of business in their little town. It was hard to feel sorry for the creepy men, but definitely they were stereotypical as in every book like this you read about old rich men abusing young girls. Harriet, Nessa, and Jo narrated arts of the novel so each was unique in her point of view and interesting in the way they dealt with their age and stage of life.
So, I'm glad I read this and feel like it will appeal to a certain female fan base as mature women are portrayed as strong and powerful characters capable of living life large. Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - women's fiction "Big Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick" fantasy
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