A gripping read that will keep you up at night.. My first Laura Wolfe story and I'll be back for more!

I really enjoyed this title. It was interesting and kept my attention. I really liked the way Laura Wolfe told the story and I will be recommending this title.

This was a great little suspenseful mystery. It kept me guessing, and it still had a feelgood quality to it. It wasn't disturbing like some other novels. I enjoyed this read and would read more by this author. I received a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher.

A fascinating, page turning thriller with a unique plot that kept me intrigued throughout. 
Perfectly paced, full of suspense and with twists you simply don't expect. 
A definite must read!

This was a page turning thriller with a very clever plot. I really liked the mysterious set up and the many clues. 
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

If this is the debut novel for this author I can't wait to read what she has coming next!  I was captured by the idea of how two widows were drawn together at the same time that a murder just so happens to occur in a small town.  I stayed for the captivating character development, complex relationships, and twisted mystery.

It is often said there is safety in numbers. A truth that comes all too swiftly in this tale of two different people tied by death. A traveler renting space on a lonely stretch of land. A true independent and a women use to being alone and self sufficient. The discovery of a body pushes the two to join forces and resolve the mystery at hand.

With a large house and land to spare, Gloria brings in two renters. What initially makes her feel safe (having people around) and comfortable soon makes her questioning her decision when a local woman is found dead. Who could be capable of murder?

What started out as slow was just the author's way of building up the story. Once things were set in motion, it was beyond difficult to put it down. This was the first book I've read of Laura's but I'm definitely eager to see what else she writes.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this and give my honest opinion.

Gloria has taken on two lodgers: Beth, a freelance journalist whose trailer is parked on her land and Joe, a painter currently renting the spare apartment over her garage. For a while everything seems fine, until their behaviour begins to make her suspicious. A local woman has been murdered, the killer still at large. Gloria thought their company would make her feel safer. Now she’s not so sure.
Two Widows is written from both Gloria and Beth’s perspective. As with all good psychological thrillers the truth is not as straightforward as it seems.  It was a little slow to start but as I got deeper into the plot I found it difficult to put down. A compulsive read. Highly recommended.
My thanks to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Gloria lives a!one in a house car from anyone she has lost her husband and is lonely.
A young girls body is found on the beach.
Gloria has put a notice up for somebody to rent a room.
Beth turns up But she wants to rent a pitch of land to put her home on. Gloria finds out that Beth too has lost her husband and they become friends.
Gloria eventually rents her aaprtment / room out to Joe an artist .
Newcastle these peop!e got anything to do with the young dead girl.
Thanks NetGalley

Two women living on shared land. Are both of them hiding secrets? This was the hook I needed for reading Two Widows and I'm so glad I did. Both women have a wonderfully interesting back story that comes alive layer by layer, slowly but surely, with more details revealed along the way. Plus, I loved the idea of Gloria looking out her window to the mysterious woman who now lives on her property as well as another strange new guest who rents the apartment above the garage. Is he hiding something too? A story about friendship, motherhood, marriage, and sisters all wrapped up into one slow burning suspense that reveals the final mystery in the end. A great read!

This is a debut novel for this author and the premise really intrigued me. It was an easy to read story even though it starts out kind of slow. The main character Gloria rents out part of her land to a freelance travel writer. And she is relieved because there are starting to be quite a few murders in her area. And of course, she starts to be suspicious of everyone. 

There is quite a bit of repetition about certain past events as the author tells the story, and because of this the outcome was a little more predictable than I like. But it is well wrapped up and I appreciate that a lot.

Wow, what a book!  Well written, suspense dripping, thrill giving, chill inducing, and so much more!  Written in an amazing way, which provided insight to the characters in a way that I felt really let you take in more stories than one!  I will definitely be looking for more by this author, who knows how to write in such a way that you gave a hard time putting down the book!  My recommendation, don’t delay, grab today!  
Will buzz around and use lower amazon reviewer number!

Gloria Flass is looking for some extra income following the death of her beloved husband Charlie. She rents out part of her land to travel writer Beth who then reveals that she too is a widow. But strange things are happening in town and at Gloria's: the murdered body of a young woman is found and Gloria's garage apartment is broken into...
The plot is delivered through a dual timeline narrative of Gloria in the present and Elizabeth in the past. Gloria is isolated, rejected by her church for having a homosexual son who in turns feels betrayed and is avoiding her.
Elizabeth in the past is pregnant when she discovers her husband is having an affair. This leaves plenty of opportunity for the reader to make assumptions about the intervening time. In the present day, Beth doesn't have a baby and has been widowed so it is easy to guess there is heartache ahead :(
Two Widows deals with some pretty big themes and topics: infidelity, grief, a parent's reaction to coming out, drugs, murder. I felt emotionally connected to both timelines and there was enough mystery to move the plot on while developing the characters in a sympathetic way.
There is plenty of anticipation and tension built up over the course of the book as the story unfolds. Both women are brave and vulnerable, and have aspects of their personality that are easy to identify with so we are drawn into the plot. The strands of the women's lives and the murder plotline are all tied up neatly at the end leaving a satisfying conclusion.
I really enjoyed Two Widows and am impressed at the emotional element of this psychological thriller.

My Review
Now here is an author you should put on your list to get to....
Laura Wolfe and she loves animals too so I love her already 💕
When you are used to solitude and love your own company, it can be quite encroaching when someone comes into your space to set up home.
Equally it can be just what you need when you don't even know you do....
This is what happens in the story....
Gloria having lost her husband a while back is lonely Iiving in their farmhouse.
Estranged from her son too.. 
When she allows travel writer Beth to park up her home on wheels on her land for a time, she hopes it will be some company for her and maybe the start of a nice friendship..
But she can't help wondering why Beth has appeared in the area and why now. Could it be to do with the body that Gloria found recently on a nearby beach..
We do get a great insight into both these characters lives through the two timelines of the story being told...Beth when she was married to her husband and Gloria now...
I took to the older lady Gloria for some reason. I'm not too sure why but I felt sorry for her character...
She wanted to do right with her family but messed up when she needed to understand...
A story I found was filled with suspense, quite dramatic in places and the mysterious goings on had me on tenderhooks for much of it...
You feel the hairs on the back of your neck rising very slowly with this read....
Well worth your time.

I love a book that has me guessing and switching opinions based on the newest information while leaving me unsure as to whether I’m right or wrong. This is that type of book, and it was an excellent mystery. The story unfolds in two parts alternating chapters: Grace “now” and Elizabeth “before.” It’s an effective method, as it allows for the plot to advance. I thought both women were interesting characters, but I especially liked Beth. She was one of the most “real” characters I have read in a long time. I did think that the resolution seemed to come a little of nowhere, but in the bigger context of Beth’s story, it made sense. I would recommend this book. For a full review, please visit Fireflies and Free Kicks. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a digital ARC of the book.

Two Widows by Laura Wolfe is a pyschological thriller that had me immediately. This is the first time I have read anything by this author and if this book is anything to go by, it won't be the last.
The story is told by two women, Grace and Beth. Beth narrates the past and Grace the present. We learn of Beths past marriage and events leading up to her husband Jasons death and we see the tragedy as her perfect life crumbles  Beth drew a lot of sympathy from me as I witnessed the carnage around her. 
The present chapters are told by Grace as I said previously. We know find out that she has  pushed her son, Ethan, out of her life by accident rather than design, and she spends her days in isolation at her farmhouse in the middle of nowhere.Grace is a complex woman and I still, even now can't decide if she was just an interfering woman anyway or if her husbands death had caused this behaviour.I thought the author had made very real characters with real flaws and this made the story a good one too.
Two Widows is a story that weaved together a number of genres such as, murder mystery and psychological thriller and created a story that truly grabs you. The stories of both women keep unfolding as you read and the chapters,slipping back and forth are a natural story progression.
Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the copy of the book to give you my reviee today.

Firstly a big thank you to the publishers for my copy to review on netgalley. This is a new author to me which never gets dull!I whizzed through this , very unpredictable with twists and turns. As you turn the pages, layers of truth are revealed.A really great thrilling read packed with intrigue and suspense. I look forward to reading more from this author.Published 27th August

The chapters of this intricately plotted thriller alternated between the perspectives of Elizabeth (before) and Gloria (now) two diverse, strong willed characters who came from opposite sides of the social divide. The before chapters covered Elizabeth's marriage to Jason, her interactions with her troubled sister and the events leading up to Jason's death. I couldn't avoid not feeling a lot of sympathy for Elizabeth as she was put through hell and her perfect life crumbled into pieces around her. The now chapters introduced us to Gloria, a older lady who had inadvertently pushed her beloved son Ethan away and lived a lonely, isolated life in her old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the book, I struggled to decide whether I liked Gloria or not, she was a complex character who could be very judgemental at times, interfering and just a bit clingy and obsessive. Maybe her behaviour was affected by her continuing grief over the death of her beloved husband? Or maybe she was just lonely and not used to interacting with other people? There was numerous moments when I felt like reaching into my kindle, giving her a good shaking and demanding to know what the hell she thought she was doing. This story didn't have a large cast of characters but the ones who did appear were a mixed bag of realistic individuals. Some likeable, some not so likeable and a few who were not who they appeared to be.

This gripping story is a enthralling blend of domestic drama, murder mystery and psychological thriller that hooks the reader in, keeps you guessing and totally mesmerized as the two women's stories unfolded before your captivated eyes. The author's words flowed with ease, the moving between the two time frames never felt disjointed and many of the chapters ended on a cliff hanger, giving the reader a very bad case of just one more chapter syndrome. This is a extremely well written thriller and I look forward to reading more of this author's books in the future.

This is the story of two widows Gloria and Beth. With very different lives and being of different generations they form an unusual friendship. Narrated in the present by Gloria and the past by Beth we get to know them both flaws and all.

Gloria lives in isolation and is struggling financially after her husband’s passing so advertises the small apartment above her garage. A church going religious woman, she messed up with her son Ethan when she discovered he was gay, allowing her homophobic church friends to sway her opinion. Now alone after their falling out, she is anxious after a young woman’s body is found. Beth doesn’t want the apartment but would like to use the land at Gloria’s to park her tiny home.

Then enters Charlie a scruffy artist who can pay upfront for the apartment. Two new people and by now two murders….. I feel like I need to add a dun dun dun here.

There is so much to unravel in this book, murder mystery and intrigue jam packed within the pages. Is Gloria right to make friends with Beth? Why does the lodger go into the woods? Who are these strangers and are they involved in the murders?

I love character driven books and this is a great example where you can really root for them and the ending with Mary Ellen and Gloria proverbially sticking up two fingers had me whooping with joy.