The Wife Between Us: A Novel

I’m still debating on a rating. Maybe a 3.5? (I may change the rating after some more thought)
I’ve given myself about an hour after I finished reading this book, to let me collect my thoughts.

I can absolutely see why people love this book. It’s just that for me it was a little underwhelming.
The pacing was definitely slow but my main issue with this book was the synopsis. I wish the synopsis wouldn’t have encouraged the reader to “read between the lines.” I tried to just take this book as it was and not overthink it... but by chapter five or six I had already figured out the big twist that’s revealed 40% into the book. There were a couple of lines that were written (it was like a switch that was flipped in my head) that made me connect the dots.
I wish I would’ve been able to experience that twist with everyone else. I felt like the synopsis essentially deprived me of a good plot twist.

I enjoyed the storyline and felt intrigued about the secrets that had yet to be unveiled.

It’s personally hard for me to become interested in domestic thrillers. I don’t tend to enjoy books with marriage issues. The only domestic based plot I’ve enjoyed was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. So unfortunately I tend to compare all other books with this theme to the unrealistically high standards of a Colleen Hoover book, which isn’t fair to the author(s).

Did NOT see that coming! And dang it, based on others’ reviews of some obviousness, I made complete inaccurate assumptions. Finishing this, I feel mildly dizzy for all of the rapidly erupting twists!

The story wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Troubled characters, toxic relationships, a tad of evil intent. I liked the way the character unfolded though and enjoyed Nellie's narrative, the way she described and expressed herself. Then some twists and turns keep things interesting. The final twist was a but far fetched to me, I think the book would have been better if they ended it without the last nugget about Emma.

The Wife Between us has suspense that propels the reader through the seemingly unending tragic and intriguing histories of the characters. It highlights the toxic sort of relationships and upbringings in the world and the author weaves a tale with stunning climaxes and oddly unlikely heroes.

Boring psychological thriller story and ending not that great. Took a while to get through