A real fast paced quick read for me.
Interesting if slightly bonkers storyline.
Although i enjoyed it a number of things didn't add up and i was left with quite a few questions
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

3.5/5

This book was pretty short and enjoyable, I had a fun time reading it. (But I would definitely look up trigger warnings for this, especially if you're sensitive to garbage/abusive relationships/men.)

The premise of this story: Sometimes you just need to plan to murder your garbage husband with your besties, just casual girl's trip activities!

I do wish we got a bit more background on the characters, we definitely get some but I think I would like more overall and with a few other characters besides the main group of best friends. I think I only say that because of how the book finished, I think that should have had a bit more background to it (sorry for how weird and vague that sounded, I'm trying not to spoil anything).

We support women's rights and wrongs in this household! It's called karma.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

"It has always been about my friends; my best friends.
Because yes, good friends will die for you, but only best friends will kill for you."

3.5 stars!

This book was pretty binge-worthy, and I enjoyed the plot leading up to twist, as well as the twist itself. However, the chapters that followed felt a bit... underwhelming in comparison. Perhaps it was because the build-up was comparatively intense, or maybe because the author seemed to lose their footing with the plot right after the big reveal.

As for the mastermind... let’s just say the readers were intentionally misled. We were explicitly told they had no knowledge of certain things, and that deception threw me off completely. Without spoiling too much, I’ll just point to Chapter 18, last paragraph.

The ending left me with so many questions. I wish we’d gotten more backstory about the mastermind and their motivations. Also, what exactly happened to Lori? And does Aunt Sylvia know the whole story? A lot felt skipped over or rushed. As if there was nothing left for the plot, once the reveal was over.

One thing I have to mention: there should have been trigger warnings.

Some scenes—especially in the first chapter and a few later ones—had disturbing content I wasn’t prepared for, like sexual assault, domestic violence, and miscarriages. I get that thrillers and murder mysteries deal with heavy topics like murder and gore, but as someone new to the genre, a heads-up would’ve been nice. Especially with the way we started off...

That said, the last chapter was a little reassuring though. I'm glad to see Women helping other Women- by whatever means necessary!

Thanks NetGalley and Joffe Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks NetGalley and Joffe Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This was a completely binge-worthy book that I read in less than a day. There are all kinds of twists in this book, and many I didn’t figure out. The end might be a bit extreme — even for a book that has many extremes — but I still really liked it. Definitely a book worth checking out when it’s released later in January, 2025.

Three best friends. Three women who will do anything for each other. Including killing their horrible husbands! Great read!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! It had great suspense, intriguing, murder, mystery, a fantastic who done it that I did not see coming and a few wild twists! The story was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this one! Thank you NetGalley and Joffe books, my fave! For sharing this book with me!

Penny, Holly and me. We’ve been best friends since we were seven years old. We tell each other everything.

Well . . . almost everything. I haven’t told them about Simon.

The first time he hit me was on our wedding anniversary. He broke down in tears afterwards. That’s the thing about Simon. He’s always sorry . . . until the next time.

I’m not sure why I don’t tell my friends about my horrible husband. Maybe it’s because I don’t want them to worry. They have their own problems.

Now we’ve descended on Penny’s stunning country home for a rare girls’ weekend.

As the cocktails flow, the truth starts to come out. It turns out I’m not the only one keeping secrets. Bloody hell, we sure can pick them.

As I find out about the awful things Penny and Holly’s partners have done, we make a we’ve put up with our good-for-nothing husbands for long enough. It’s time to put things right. Permanently.

“Here’s to our horrible husbands. May they get what’s coming to them.” We clink our glasses and drink.

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. To kill our lying, cheating, murderous spouses. But now what’s going to happen . . . ?

Loved it

Thank you NetGally and publisher for this book!

Wow! WOW! Wow!! Boy was this book a great one! I enjoyed this writing style. All of the twist and turns. This thriller was definitely one I had a hard time putting down. I guessed wrong every time!! I will be picking up more books by this author ASAP!!

Penny, Holly and Lisa get together after many years for a girl's weekend. They keep in contact via Whatsapp, but do not mention how unhappy their marriages are.
It all comes out over the weekend, and they decide to kill their husbands.

Easily a 5 star read for me. I stayed up late to try and finish it, but the need to sleep won, so I woke up early to read the final chapters.

Riveting, fast paced, emotional, triggering. I could not put this book down.
I rate it among the best I have read this year.

Thanks to Netgalley and Joffe Books for the ARC.

Three best friends; Penny, Holly, and Lisa. They live in different parts of the UK and don’t get to see each other nearly as often as they’d like, so Penny decides to remedy that and invites Holly and Lisa to her home for the weekend.

They’re having a fabulous time but then the drink loosens their tongues, and they each tell the others about their horrible husband. Lisa’s husband is violent towards her, Holly suspects her husband may have killed someone, and it looks as though Penny’s husband might be cheating on her. They decide that they’re going to do something about those horrible husbands and come up with a plan – to murder them.

We all like a story that suddenly has an “I wasn’t expecting that!” moment, and this one certainly has a very big surprise that I didn’t see coming. Absolutely gripping and will definitely read more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

An interesting premise for a story though i thought the ending was a little far fetched.

I generally liked the easy flow of the book which made it easy to read. Three women scorned, what will they do for revenge?

Thanks to net galley and the publishers for this arc

3.5 stars

Horrible Husbands is about three friends who hatch a plan to kill their husbands. It left me gasping for breath from the unbelievable twists that just started coming and didn't let up. I got frustrated with how much crap that the women have to deal with from there husbands and I actually screamed with desperation. I enjoyed how much they could rely on each other for support and I liked that the chapters were sharp and short alternative between the three.