Narration: 5 Stars
Story: 5 Stars

If you've been looking for something that's a cross between Real Housewives & Mob Wives, with a dash of Goodfellas thrown in, look no further than Young Rich Widows - what a fun, wild ride!

This is truly begging to be adapted - we're in 1985, I'm envisioning Dynasty-style wardrobe & hair & makeup & a killer soundtrack. The pacing was perfection, there wasn't a single dull moment throughout & the twists & turns just kept coming. I honestly had no idea where this was all going to go, but I was so happy with the way everything played out. The book shifts POVs in that you get to hear from each of the four widows involved & I just loved all of them - these were complex, dynamic women, I came to care about them all so deeply that I was on the literal edge of my seat the last 45 minutes worried about their fates.

Spoiler

When they were all fighting in the kill room, I was legitimately terrified something would happen to one of them- first I thought Meredith died, then I thought Justine was going to get it, I was actually screaming, lol.

Meredith's story in particular really struck a chord with me, especially as queer person whose current reality isn't too far off from everything she had to deal with in getting recognition as Robin's partner. & I have to give it up for each of our fantastic narrators - a standing ovation for all four of them! They each gave a captivating performance, a few scenes even had me tearing up - something I was not expecting to happen at all in a mob thriller!

I highly recommend finding a friend to listen to this with, it's so juicy & twisty that there's plenty to discuss & it makes for some great conversation! The only author I'd read prior to this was Layne Fargo (They Never Learn being one of my all-time favorites), & now I can't wait to go dive into the other authors' backlists - we've got yet another win from Audible Originals, this easily being my favorite thus far!