The Wife Between Us is one of my highly anticipated 2018 releases, and I’m happy to report, it lived up to my expectations.
Book Description:
When you read this book, you will make many assumptions.
It’s about a jealous wife, obsessed with her replacement.
It’s about a younger woman set to marry the man she loves.
The first wife seems like a disaster; her replacement is the perfect woman.
You will assume you know the motives, the history, the anatomy of the relationships.
You will be wrong.
My Thoughts:
I’m going to keep this short and sweet because the less you know prior to reading this one the better. Publishers, take note, The Wife Between Us is a lesson in how to write a blurb, because what reading the blurb does is spur the reader on, it makes you eager to get through the pages of this novel to find out the facts. This novel starts off slow, but with each page, the anticipation builds; you do exactly what the blurb tells you not to do – you make assumptions, and you may even, like me, be confident you’ve got it figured out. You’re eager for the bomb to drop, and when it does, it’s genius – and I was completely wrong in my assumption.
What’s great about The Wife Between Us is, you don’t have to wait till the end of the novel for things to become clearer, and you’ll think you know everything, but what follows is a heap of mini twists that allow everything to fit together perfectly. I’m purposely avoiding talking about anything that happens in this novel because you’ve got to read it for yourself, I don’t even want to hint at anything that happens, as the lure towards this novel comes from you wondering what’s going to catch you off guard next. But know that through-out the read, I was nodding my head in approval at the cleverness of it all.
Essentially, The Wife Between Us is Domestic Noir, but it’s one that takes you on a crazy ride due to all the ‘aha-moments’, rather than the quickening of the pace or the depth of the plot. I’m always curious when two authors write a novel together because I wonder if it’ll be noticeable due to the read being disjointed or if they will be able to come together as ‘one-voice.’ I’m pleased to report, Hendricks and Pekkanen have penned a fab novel that’s perfect for fans of the crazy plot twist.
This book is available to buy from: Amazon UK / Book Depository
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Ah I really wanted to read this one, but Netgalley didn’t approve my request. I am so happy you liked it, it makes me want to read it even more. And your description of it as “Domestic Noir” makes it sound brilliant!
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Ah damn Netgalley, haha! It was a fun read and I definitely recommend it 😊
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I’ll be reading it soon! Let’s see what I think 😛
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You tend to figure things out much more often than me so I’ll be interested to see what you make of it 🙂
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I steered clear of this one because I thought it was going to be too much of a domestic thriller for my liking, and I still think that might be the case but I keep seeing fantastic reviews for it and it’s making me want to read it!! Agh!! Cure you and your good review!
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Curse*
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Haha, it probably will be “too much of a domestic thriller” but for me it wasn’t about the depth of the plot or the cliche-ness but all the reveals. I’d say give it a go, it’s a fun read 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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I liked it too! Glad you liked it 🙂
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Okay I’ll have to read it with no assumptions hmm, we’ll see about that :-). Very curious now though and happy to hear it good your seal of approval 🙂
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I thought for sure I had it figured out 🙈 I hope you enjoy it, it’s a fun one!
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I agree and this was such a hard review for me to write without any spoilers!…
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Right! But hopefully once everyone’s read it, they’ll appreciate the vagueness of the review, lol
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Reblogged this on The Writer's Block.
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Thank you for reblogging 😊
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Glad you liked it! It does intrigue me how two authors can write a book and make it flow so well.
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I did and I can see why you advised avoiding reviews before reading it, especially long detailed ones 🙂
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Yep – those short blurbs really are great, aren’t they? 😀 This sounds brilliant! Great review x
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Thanks Jo! I’ve been drawn to a few books lately because of the short and snappy blurb 🙂
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Awesome review, Janel! And spoiler free, so extra kudos for that!! 😊
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Thank you! It’s hard to keep books like this spoiler free haha but I solemnly pledge I will not spoiler a book for anyone 🤣
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😂🤣😂
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Great review! I liked this too! It was good and twisty.
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it too, such a fun read 🙂
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Ooh SO intrigued now Janel!! Perfect review to keep us guessing! 🤗
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😊 I’m glad I caught your attention with one 😉
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