Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn: Review

I do enjoy a bit of suspense and thrills now and then in my books and this upcoming book sounded like a great choice for a dreary weekend! A first time read for this author for me, check out my thoughts and review below.

Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Publisher: ‎ Simon & Schuster (August 13, 2024)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1982144661

Overview:
Ten years ago, June’s beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon, his body never found. Now, a decade later, June is finally ready to move on. She owns a natural wine bar in Brooklyn and is engaged to a patient, supportive man named Kyle. She’s excited to finally begin a new chapter in her life and start a family.

But out of the blue, she sees him—Josh, her first husband. Is this just a hallucination from the guilt June carries about finally moving on, or is it possible that her husband never died in the first place?

June tries to forget about this vision, chalking it up to grief and nerves, but soon enough, she stumbles across a website for a winery in Napa, and the owner in the photo is identical to her dead husband. With her upcoming wedding looming and a fiancé who’s already worried she hasn’t quite left her past behind, June secretly flies to Napa for answers. But she’s not prepared for all the secrets she’s about to unlock because everything she thought she knew about her first love is a lie.

Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Review

The plot sounded like an interesting one with a little bit of mystery to it. As I am diving in, I’m rather intrigued by the disappearance and death of someone one week after their marriage.

The plot takes us back and forth between timelines and it gets to be interesting with the different characters and the mystery surrounding her husband. The main character has somewhat recovered from her husband’s death, but his death always remains on the back of her mind as to what truly happened.

The author leads us into many twists and turns in the story having to do with his death. June has never gotten over him. Plus, the main character and other subsequent characters really don’t get my buy-in.

The characters are not likable with the exception of her fiancé. I don’t like June’s actions and I definitely did not care for the mother-in-law. Flynn does throw in some girl-on-girl time but that felt like a distraction and really didn’t add to the storyline other than try to show a psychological twist.

Flynn does add some interesting turns at the end that are from left field but I felt these twists really just leave the reader sad. The story is different and interesting, but it doesn’t have that additional layer of tension to make this a true suspense-type read.

Overall, it feels like I did not care for the book, however, I did like the premise of the story. I can not get past some of the character flaws. Till Death Do Us Part is a good story on the surface. It lacks that in-depth tension and elevated emotional writing that builds the mystery and suspense which makes a book un-put-downable.

3.5 STARS!!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.