3.5 stars. If you can put up with Emily, the main character, and her inane, mindless love of Adam, the man of her life, and his pathetic relationship with his mother Pammie, and various other nonsense, then . . .this is a pretty good story. I found myself getting fed up with Emily’s stupidity and weakness, but I had to find out how it all ended. With the interesting twist at the end, it turned out to be worth it and, overall, a decent read.

Emily thinks Adam’s perfect; the man she thought she’d never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves.

Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants: Emily gone forever.

This book was sooo good. I could not put it down. I don't know how Emily put up with Adam's mom. I would have left a long time ago. Then his brother keeps wanting to meet with her. She also finds out about Adam's last girlfriend and does some snooping. What Adam's mother does to destroy Emily and their relationship was so mean. But the ending! I did not see that coming.

3 1/2 ⭐️‘S

Emily has met the love of her life, Adam. Meeting her soon to be MIL, Pammie, did not quite go the way she had planned. Pammie is a nasty, duplicitous woman, undermining Emily at every turn. The more Pammie tries to destroy, the harder Emily fights to hold on, ignoring warning signs and continually looking the other way when Adam exhibits bad behavior. This debut is the perfect, fast paced beach read, that doesn’t let up until the very nice ending twist.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. For those of you who love the shock and awe endings, if you don't figure it all out ahead of time, you will love this book. I found it very hard to get into and almost put it down several times. Although the story is good, it took me some time to like it. Emily has found the perfect guy, Adam. He's everything she ever wanted, except for his unusual relationship with his mother. When she meets Pammie, she realizes mom is not so happy about her sons new love. Then there is Adam's brother James, who Emily has the hots for but is determined to marry Adam. All of this makes for an interesting enough story, and of course you will love to hate Pammie, want to throttle Adam and really want to smack some sense into Emily. Overall it is a well written debut novel, just somewhat slow moving for me.

Read this book in one sitting and not because it was an easy read but because it was deliciously captivating. I needed to keep turning the page to find out what happened and never would have imagined the plot twist at the end!

“The Other Woman” is uber twisty and addictive and keeps you up way, way, way, way too late reading to the “I can’t believe that happened” shocking end. This psychological thriller is a debut by Sandie Jones and after reading it, she’s now on my “I’ve gotta have every one of her books” list!

So here’s the story. Emily meets Adam, who is definitely The One. But with the perfect guy comes the mother-in-law from hell, Pammie, a woman you’ll love to hate. What do they say about mothers and the lengths they’ll go for their sons? Well, you won’t believe the lengths Pammie goes to ... and I’m not gonna tell you either. You MUST read “The Other Woman” to find out! 5/5

Pub Date 21 Aug 2018

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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No matter what you might think about your own mother in law, she has nothing on Pammie. Emily thinks she's found a gem in Adam (I'm. not so sure) but she's got a battle ahead of her if they are to get and stay married. This has some twists that make it hard to review because of spoilers and a surprise ending. Emily is a little dopey to me but she makes a good heroine in distress even as Pammie makes a very good villain. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This is a fast, entertaining read.

4 stars (release date August 21, 2018)

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good, quick read. It has plenty of twists and turns and is an interesting story. Emily meets Adam and thinks he's the perfect man. Soon after they meet they plunge head-long into a serious relationship. After only a few months they've moved in together. Everything is perfect - except Adam's mother Pammie.

Pammie will stop at nothing to break Emily and Adam up. To Adam, Pammie is the perfect doting mother, but Emily sees her dark, manipulative side. How far will Pammie go to be rid of Emily?

The story was fast paced and I read it quickly. I liked the characters, although Emily grated on me a bit at times. She is smart and accomplished, and yet frets and doubts herself often. She is much too insecure and forgiving at times to be true to the character. Other than that, I liked this book and recommend you read it.

For a debut novel THE OTHER WOMAN had a twist to it I never saw coming! Thinking about it did I have my own idea on how it could have played out, well yes – but I was not the author and because of that I still think it was extremely good.

Emily thinks Adam is perfect; so perfect that she couldn’t imagine why he took notice of her. Basically she just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop because her self esteem couldn’t comprehend that this ever so handsome dude was paying so much attention to her. What Emily never suspected was that in the back ground there was a sinister ‘ other woman’ who was not about to let Emily come between her and her son!

From the moment Emily met “Pammie” the mother, she sensed that this woman had a very deep bond with her son and knew that in spite of Pammie’s kind words, there was a sense of knowing that they were only spoken, but not felt. Unfortunately, Adam wouldn’t believe that his mother had any ulterior motives towards Emily after he had asked her to marry him. Emily knew better but couldn’t speak a bad word against Pammie and had to walk on eggshells to see Adam happy.

You’ll be sitting on the edge of your seat thru this one from beginning until the end. Great psychological thriller casting a tense dysfunctional relationship between Emily, her fiancé Adam and his twisted mother Pammie. Hold onto your seat - you won’t see the twist when it hits you like a bolt of lightening!

Marilyn Rondeau

THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones
Emily met the man of her dreams , there is just one problem. ..another woman in his life .
When I look for good books, one of the things I look for is uniqueness, or the authors ability to surprise me. I have to say not only did the author keep me hooked through the story , (I read it in 2 days) but she kept surprising me especially at the end. Yea...this is a very good book..I loved it. I think you will too!

If subtlety were water, this book would be Mars.

This is happening more and more with these "twist ending" books, and it's frustrating. Because I am really beginning to enjoy psychological thrillers, and the ones that have been pushed down the assembly line are all trying way too hard.

Emily is a no-nonsense kind of woman. She's the top sales person at her job, which she'll proudly tell you. She's not afraid to slap down a misogynist, or stand wherever the hell she wants in a bar, ability of waitstaff to do their job not withstanding. She's a strong, independent woman who don't need a man. And when she's with her family, they are sooooooo hilarious, she'll make sure to tell you that in case you didn't see that in the snappy dialogue.

Emily meets Adam, the perfect man who she mentally undresses within minutes of meeting him, and finds him acceptable. They begin to date. She's upset that, a month in, he doesn't answer "RIGHT AWAY" to questions regarding them getting married, and the fact that he hasn't introduced her to his mother.

His mother shows her pictures of Adam as a child, and tears up talking about her late husband.

The feathered hairstyle, cut close around her face and neck, with its en vogue streaks of gray, so evenly distributed that it could only have been done in a salon, could never disguise her pain.



Yeah, that's what we're dealing with here.

But wait, no, she's not a delicate flower. She's actually a PSYCHOPATH out to RUIN Emily's happy life. And we spend the entire book seeing just how mustache twirling and mwa ha ha'ing Pammie (PAMMIE) will do to break up Emily and Adam.

Seriously, I can't. This was so bad. The clunky plotting is bad enough, but this dialogue, holy shit.

"I assume you mean my love life. Isn't that the only thing girls really want to know about?"

I lifted my shoulders and wrinkled my nose. "That obvious, eh?"

Um, ew?

And then we get to the last 1/4 of the book, and Adam's personality (what there was of it) is flipped. Or more accurately, Emily finally reacts to what we've all been reading for 300 pages. And then we get to the end, which literally makes no sense. None. There is so much that doesn't make sense, because a part of me suspected this is what we were heading toward. And actually, it could've been really good, the path we were taking.

But it is so freaking clunky. This book went over like a lead balloon, and I can't even put into words the multitude of problems. No. Just no. This is not the next Gone Girl, guys.

This one was interesting, and there were quite a few twists; but, I found it a bit too predictable. Pammie was definitely a dynamic character, but I found the other characters a bit dull.

A strong psychological thriller. Jones knows how to write characters that get the reader emotionally involved, whether that’s loving a character or hating a character or being pushed to frustration by them. This is a read for fans of psychological thrillers, fast paced, un-put-down-able reads.

This book is a really good read. I enjoyed it immensely. I would not call it a mystery though. It is a contemporary family drama. I don't want to say anymore because i do not want to give away the twist. I could not put it down.

I thought the synopsis of The Other Woman sounded kind of like a Lifetime movie and I was expecting a really fun, guilty-pleasure type of read. Unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations.

I was really looking forward to seeing what a psycho Pammie would be. Even her name is perfect for the frustrating, overbearing mother-in-law. While she definitely did some underhanded things, she just never got as over-the-top as I wanted her to be. I think for this type of book you really have to go big and it never really got there for me.

I also found Emily, the main character, to be exasperating. She was one of those characters that just always made the wrong choice. She was also pretty spineless. She rarely stood up for herself and when she did she went about it in the wrong way. There were so many times I just wanted to slap her and tell her just to be HONEST and maybe she wouldn’t have all these problems. In addition to not liking Emily, I really didn’t like Adam. I expected him to be a sweet, yet clueless mama’s boy, however he was actually just not a very nice person. I thought he could be abusive and controlling and there were definite red flags – besides Pammie – that Emily just ignored. Their relationship was far more frustrating to me than Emily’s relationship with Pammie.

There was a bit of a twist at the ending, but I wasn’t really a fan of it. It was something I had begun to suspect, so it wasn’t very surprising. I also thought the epilogue left a lot to be desired. I didn’t really see the point in it.

Overall, I found The Other Woman to be underwhelming. I really liked the idea of it, but it just never lived up to my expectations. I thought it was pretty slow-paced and drawn out and Pammie never got as crazy as I wanted her to be. My biggest complaint, though, is with Emily’s character. If she could have been just a little less annoying I think I would’ve enjoyed the book a lot more. However, almost every other review I’ve read of this has been very positive, so it might be worth checking out.

Overall Rating (out of 5): 2 Stars

Emily and Adam have the perfect relationship and can't wait to be married. There is only one roadblock: his mom, Pammie. Pammie keeps doing things to undermine their relationship, to give Emily doubts, and make her feel as if she is going crazy. Adam is turning a blind eye towards it all, so Emily is left to deal with it all on her own.

This book started out a little tame at first, but it quickly got insane. The lengths Pammie went to were horrifying, and I wanted to shake Emily for staying in the relationship, and knock some sense into Adam. I was utterly shocked at the way it ended. If you love a good psychological thriller, then this is the perfect book for you.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book.

I don't know where I fall on this one but I'm going to have to round up to 3.5 stars. The antagonist is a woman that you love to hate, The Mother of all mothers-in-law. She is decidedly twisted and inserts herself in the middle of her son's new relationship. The protagonist, Emily, is a strong independent woman but can't seem to stand up to her boyfriend or his whacky mother. As the relationship progresses and marriage is on the horizon things deteriorate at a quick pace. I have to admit that I stayed up late to finish, hoping that mommy dearest would get hers in the end. However, the author throws in a plot twist that requires a stretch of the imagination. I think that readers of chick lit/psychological thrillers will enjoy this one.

Emily and Adam meet at a bar and just have that spark. Everything seems to be going well until she meets his mother, Pammie. She is all your worth mother in law nightmares, in one. You will probably spend most of this book wondering why she puts up with Pammie and Adam’s lack of support. I know I did. I would have left that mess a long time ago.

I had some issues with Emily as a character. I tend to be more drawn to strong female characters. Regardless, it was a fun and light read. I read it quickly and was engaged most of the book, wondering what was going to happen next. Check this out if you’re looking for a thriller that’s perfect for the beach.

This is the best book I've read this summer - hands down. It's well written, flows well & the characters are relatable and likeable. Thank you Sandie Jones!!

Emily and Adam fall in love hard and fast. As the are preparing for their upcoming wedding, Adam's mother is driving Emily crazy and Adam is blind to it, resulting in issues for the young couple.

Do yourself a favor and read this book to find out what happens. It's a easy, quick read that I just couldn't put down. I look forward to more from Sandie Jones.

Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of #TheOtherWoman in exchange for an honest review.

You’re young, you’re happy, you think your guy is just perfect….then you meet his mother….a woman who appears to be just a little too involved in her son’s life. (Jessica Lange in HUSH and Angela Lansbury in MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE come to mind).

Adam Banks is the perfect man except for his tendency to ignore or resent anything negative said about his perfect mother, Pammi. Emily Havistock is a twenty something and relatively successful in her career of choice when she meets Adam and falls head over heels for this very secretive guy. It’s a plus that he’s a great lover who has the ability to turn her to “mush” every time their bodies meet so she ignores every warning, including those from her friends Pippa and Seb, and continues down the road to what she sees as “happily ever after” but, of course, Pammi has other plans.

Author Sandie Jones draws you into this tangled web of a page turner with some unpredictable twists that imbue the narrative with enough suspense to keep you questioning the identity of the true villain of the piece.