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The Wife Between Us

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This started well and I was thoroughly enjoying it until the 'twist' which just made the whole thing pointless. Shame...it had been so promising.

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Well if I could give it 10stars I would! This has to be be the best domestic cat and mouse thriller I have read in absolute years!!!!

It’s jam packed with twists and turns and just when you think you get it, you don’t! I was constantly re-reading bits so actually check what I was reading was correct as there was yet another twist and your like what?? So back a chapter you go!

I really cannot recommends tbis enough and can’t say too much as it’s not out fir another 3months! However I have told ANYONE who will listen about this book and will be running it to buy it for my friends.

It seriously had me up half the bloody night as I couldn’t put it down and when it had finished I was still thinking about it hours later and that’s the sign if a good book!

It’s amazing and breathtaking and scary and obsessive and just brilliant!!!!!

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This gripping thriller defies assumptions by consistently, and cleverly, delivering twist after twist. Brilliantly, there are no loose ends, but the journey to its neat and satisfying conclusion is so full of twists that it makes the authors’ achievement in straightening them all out in time all the more impressive! A must for fans of Gillian Flynn who have been searching for a comparative edge-of-the-seat ride.

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I really enjoyed this book. Great storyline, wonderful main characters and a very good read. I would recommend this book.

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A mind-bogging read about marriage and betrayal. I assumed I had figured out early on what was happening and what the story was about. Boy was I wrong! Enter a very revealing twist that I certainly didn't see coming! The twists and turns juat carried on right to the very end! A beautifully clever written plot with fantastic characters! I thank Netgalley for an early read of this brilliant novel! A must read!

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‘The Wife Between Us’’ by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen published 8/2/18

Tangible tension Breakneck speed! Troubling! Twists and Turns! Unputdownable!

All sound cliches?? NOT for this book, from the opening word to the closing sentence this book had all the above and more... it keeps you on your toes! just as you thought you had worked out the plot and where it was going..off it went again with yet more surprises, twists and turns...it really did keep me guessing until the very end

I loved the characters and how they evolved and loved the roller coaster ride they took you on and how they involved you in the book

I really didn’t want to stop reading this book in the 2 days I read it and when I wasn’t reading it was on my mind and I was trying to work out how it would end! the writing made you feel tense and drew you in to the excitement of the book

A must read of 2018 and if you havent guessed I would 100% recommend it, but make sure you have a day or two to yourself as you wont want to put it down 😃

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This book gripped me from the outset. It's twist is executed flawlessly and the book is one of the best plotted pieces of fiction I have read. The story is compelling and keeps you turning the pages. One of the best books of the year

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I really loved this one - it is domestic noir with a properly defined little wow moment that actually caught me by surprise. Clever without a doubt and this is what I mean when I talk about the proper literary twist rather than just a plot development...

ANYWAY that aside, The Wife Between Us is a tense and often claustrophobic psychological thriller, beautifully written by the author collaborative team of Hendricks and Pekkanen - with all the cleverly timed surprises you could wish for, a really engaging and addictive story and some well defined, often divisive but endlessly fascinating characters.

One wife that was, one wife to be - it's easy to assume things but also to read between the lines if you look hard enough - the prize, a good looking, rich and caring man - the competition is in the eyes of the beholders and not everything is exactly as it appears.

The tale fairly rocks along, there are some thought provoking and downright scary themes explored within the narrative and it's one of those honest to God page turners that keeps you up at night desperately trying to stop your eyes from closing before you've read just one more chapter.

It is a popular theme in genre fiction at the moment, you know the Gone Girl effect - but this is that done extraordinarily well with enough differences about it to make an impact - intelligent plotting, wonderful writing and an ending that may well surprise you just when you thought you were done with it.

Overall a genuinely intriguing and very immersive read.

Recommended.

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This is such a good book, will keep you guessing until the end, with twists and a chilling plot, centred around marriage, jealousy and the complexity of relationships. The characters are those you can relate to and have their own secrets and lies. A suspense that will have you hooked. Highly recommend you buy this book and I look forward to reading more books by these authors.

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