DeepSummary
Ash, Elena, and Sheena discuss the Audible original 'Desperate Deadly Widows,' the sequel to 'Rich Young Widows.' They talk about their favorite characters, like Crystal and Camille, and the strong themes of sisterhood, indigenous rights, and empowered women standing up for themselves. They imagine casting the book as a film and play games like 'most likely to' with the characters.
The hosts praise the writing, especially how each of the four authors wrote for a different character yet maintained a cohesive tone. They highlight the skillful planting of clues that reveal the murderer's identity. Sheena suggests reading the 'Court of Thorns and Roses' series next for their 'Weirdo Audiobook Club.'
Ash and Elena convince Sheena to join their new Audible book club after enjoying 'Desperate Deadly Widows' so much. They share other Audible recommendations like 'Needful Things' by Stephen King and Elena's own book 'The Butcher and the Wren.'
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The Audible original 'Desperate Deadly Widows' is a gripping thriller with well-developed, complex female characters.
- The book skillfully incorporates themes of female empowerment, indigenous rights, and the strength of sisterhood.
- Despite having four authors write for different characters, the book maintains a cohesive tone and voice.
- The foreshadowing and clues cleverly reveal the murderer's identity by the end.
- The hosts enthusiastically recommend the audiobook and propose starting a book club to discuss more titles.
- Sheena suggests reading the 'Court of Thorns and Roses' fantasy series next for their book club.
- Elena and Ash share additional Audible recommendations like 'Needful Things' by Stephen King and Elena's own book 'The Butcher and the Wren.'
- The friendly rapport and banter between the hosts makes for an engaging, entertaining discussion.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Sheena: "You guys don't understand what kind of a compliment this is. Because Elena does not give out compliments. Like this, but when she does, they're always in this form, they're always aggressive."“ by Sheena
- “Ash: "Even the way that, like, Justine and her were still friends after everything happened and, like, worked their way through it, so. Damn, you know, like, that's girls being girls, right there. We love it."“ by Ash
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Morbid
Morbid Network | Wondery
5/31/24
Weirdos!! It’s a SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE brought to YOU by our friends at Audible! Today we’re joined by Sheena Melwani to chat about the Audible original, “Desperate Deadly Widows”! Join the “Weirdos’ Audiobook Club’ AND the conversation as we talk about our favorite characters, themes, and scenes! Haven’t listened yet? Don’t worry about it, friend! Go to Audible.com/weirdos for YOUR free trial! And don’t forget to click the episode post on Instagram to comment YOUR favorite part of the book, and discuss with other Weirdos who enjoyed the title, as well!
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