The Wife Between Us: A Novel

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.

I was provided an advance copy of this novel from he publisher through Netgalley.

The Wife Between Us is full of twists and turns, and I could not put it down--until the last third of the book. Suddenly it felt like I was reading a different story. It became much more predictable for me, like the author had to find a way to wrap up the story. However, I seem to be in the minority, so maybe it was just my interpretation. It's hard to give a more in depth review without spoiling the book, but I wish there would have been a more definitive ending.

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Ok, I'd like to go 4.5 for this one. I really liked it a lot. I was reminded of a few other books while reading it, [b:The Breakdown|31450633|The Breakdown|B.A. Paris|https:images.gr-assets.com/books/1492234495s/31450633.jpg|49326982] chief among them. Not that it bothered me in the slightest. There's one point at about 41% through when a twist happened that literally made my brain incapable of thinking. I had to rewind the text to speech app at least five times to try to get it kick started again.

Seriously, if you like twisted psychological thrillers, put this one on your TBR list. Although, I do think the epilogue was too much and completely unnecessary. Which is a big reason for the desire to give it 4.5 instead of a full 5. It made me groan and wish it didn't exist.

A big thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy. There'll be a review posted on C-Spot Reviews once the book is released.