The Wife Between Us

My rating: * * * * *

Goodreads Description

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous wife and her obsession with her replacement. You will assume you are reading about a woman about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. You will assume the first wife was a disaster and that the husband was well rid of her. You will assume you know the motives, the history, the anatomy of the relationships.

Assume nothing.

My Review

Yay, yay, Bookworm's...It's time to jump up and down, do cartwheels along the street and high five each other, because this is getting the elusive 5 stars from me!

It's been a while now since I've read a genuine psychological suspense novel and, until reading this book, I didn't realise just how much I've missed them. That is due, in part, to the fact that this read was just such a fantastic psychological roller-coaster ride that I found myself slightly bashed about by the end, but with a huge smile on my face.

I don't want to say too much, if in fact anything at all, about the plot. This is one of those books that you need to read blind, which may be a tad difficult because of the hype that surrounded its release. As I'm writing this review, I realise that it would be very difficult to write about the plot without giving something away, and I definitely don't want to do that. All I will say is this - the blurb pretty much summarises this book perfectly - Assume nothing.

This is a book that is written in 3 parts and there are twists and turns along the way for you to enjoy, and one that will definitely knock you right off your bicycle. This is also a novel that will keep you engrossed, dying to pick up the book and read whenever you can. That alone deserves 5 stars if you ask me! The plot is great, and also very clever, and there were a number of times throughout the book when I would think to myself just how difficult it must be for the author (in this case, authors) to write such a book without letting something slip at some stage along the way. I'm sure that was no easy feat, and probably took a great amount of editing, so well done to the publishers as well.

Anyway, please do yourselves a favour and pick up a copy of this book. If you're a lover of the psychological thriller / suspense genre, then this is one not to be missed. It was clever, crafty, well plotted and planned, with characters that were very real. I loved it, and I hope you do too.

My Rating: * * * * *

Publication Date: March 2018 (South Africa)

Genre: Psychological Suspense

Format: Trade Paperback

Source: Review copy received from the publisher. Many thanks to authors, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, and Pan Macmillan SA for my copy. It was my pleasure to read and review this title.