Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc. I was gripped from the first page and couldn’t put it down! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Highly recommend

Maggie has started venturing out of her house at last. Years of being held as a virtual prisoner by her controlling husband, Frank, she’s now free. She’s just taking little walks in the village, braving smiling at strangers, feeling delighted when they smile back. Then, on one of her walks, she finds herself drawn to a poster in the window of the local pub, advertising an evening with a psychic. Maggie doesn’t believe in the supernatural, but decides it is the perfect place to finally meet some friends! Great read! I wasn’t sure which way this book was gonna go?! Paranormal or not?! It ended up being perfect! It had great suspense, murder, mystery, gaslighting, dark secrets, intrigue and some crazy twists and turns! The story was very interesting! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Widow’s Husband by Natasha Boydell due to be published June 18, 2025.
Maggie was held as a virtual prisoner by her controlling husband, Frank, and she’s now free. Maggie doesn’t believe in the supernatural but decides to visit a psychic - it is the perfect place to finally meet some friends. The psychic tells her Frank is back. Is he or is Maggie crazy?
This was a fast read – I thought I had the plot figured out, but nope! It combined enough mystery and suspense to keep me interested the whole time, and I really enjoyed it.
Also recommended by Natasha Boydell: The Doll’s House and The Perfect Home.
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This book was ok read I feel like the elements of the story have been done before but didn’t really grab my attention or grip me but I still finished it as it only had 26 chapters!

Review of ‘The Widow’s Husband’ by Natasha Boydell, due to be published on 18 June 2025 by Boldwood Books.

Had me gripped from the prologue - it sets a scene and draws you in.

Maggie, having spent years in an abusive relationship is negotiating having the courage to venture out of her house again, having been kept a virtual prisoner by her husband until his death.

She meets new friends, gets a dog and starts living her life again, slowly, when strange things start happening at the cottage she shared with her husband, leading her to believe that he has literally come back to haunt her.

The strange happenings and eerie events lead her to question her friendships, sanity and everything she knows to get to the truth of what is going on.

Recommended read.