Meet Georgia…she comes across as having it all, but there is a price to pay for maintaining such status.

Meet Aubrey – Bold, Beautiful, with an amazing career… but not so amazing marriage

Meet Libby, a working mom, coming to terms with her recent divorce, and raising her teenage son
And meet Hannah. New to the neighborhood with a past that is nipping at her heels

Hawthorne Lane is a coveted place to live, with beautiful homes and tree-lined streets. The envy of the town. Every Halloween, the residents of Hawthorne Lane put huge efforts into hosting the famous Fall Festival – but this year…. this Halloween, not everyone is going to make it through the night.

It’s clear there’s more going on behind the closed doors of Hawthorne Lane than one would imagine… and who is holding the secret that is worth dying for?

Immediately, after reading the synopsis, I had the essence of Big Little Lies (which I LOVED!) … friendships in a close neighborhood, secrets held by all the women involved, and murder centered around an annual event…admittedly, this was a draw for me.

While similar in layout, The Wives of Hawthorne Lane has a stronger focus on domestic abuse, where in BLL, this is also a topic; however, it is more balanced in BLL with all the other things going on.

I enjoyed this book, not to the extent I enjoyed Big Little Lies ( sorry – it’s impossible for me not to compare them), but it did feel like a revisit to a beloved book, and it was like unwrapping another storyline – different women, different back stories, and a different outcome.

You could also say it has a little “Desperate Housewives” vibe.

Overall – enjoyable.

Rated: 3.25 out of 5
Read Author Before: No
Read Author Again: maybe

Book Club Worthy – being in a book club of 16 women, I think this would be a fun book club choice. With the comparisons to TV shows and other books, as well as topics of the secrets we keep for better or worse, much to discuss! Grab your popcorn!