Wow. This book!! 5 huge stars all the way.

I devoured this thrilling book in two days. One of the best I've read all year.

Highly recommend.

This book was sooo slow to get into and Adam was so unlikable. This book just didn't do it for me. I felt like this plot had been done before.

Many thanks to Minotaur Books, Sandi Jones and NetGalley for the free arc of “The Other Woman” in exchange for my honest review.

The first several chapters of this book were almost too easy a read for me. I kept thinking, this book would be perfect for a quick read on vacation. The characters were fairly stereotypical, the story line was plausible, if not predictable... until the twists that had me saying to myself, wtactualf?!

Emily has met Adam; the man of her dreams. The problem is, Adam is a mama’s boy. Boy or boy, what a mama he has. Pammie, this story’s “Monster-in-Law” is everything and more than Jane Fonda in the same named movie. Therein lies the basic plot of this book, however, don’t let the similarities fool you into thinking you’re reading the same story.

Sandi Jones does it so much better, so much more twisted, with a gut wrenching, mind bending shocker at the end that will leave the reader speechless. Great job, Mrs. Jones! I thoroughly enjoyed “The Other Woman”. Looking forward to your next novel.

The Other Woman is a thrilling ride to the say the least that Sandie Jones takes us on!

So.. have to be honest I really struggled with rating this one. Did this novel keep me on the edge of my toes and give me one hell of a ride?! Heck yes.. but on the other hand this is a plot that we have seen before.

My mind kept going back and forth to The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances. This is a very similar plot line as this story but Sandie takes a slightly different right turn on this drive....

I was fully engaged in this story but there was so many unanswered questions that I had in my mind upon finishing this. Some of it just didn't make sense to me? I sat on this over night and I just was slightly annoyed with my perturbing questions lol... which caused me to rate this one a tad lower.

Let's meet Emily. She's a successful business woman who meets Adam at a bar one night. Adam and Emily's relationship takes off like a rocket. Emily soon is introduced to Adam's mother Pammie. Pammie is like nails on a chalkboard... until the death of you.. literally.

Pammie to say the least has zero LOVE for Emily... setting traps at every moment she can in order for Emily to struggle with her relationship with Adam. But, what is truly going on behind doors between Adam and Emily? Is their relationship is as it seems? Why, does Pammie hate Emily so much?

The Other Woman is a novel that will keep you turning those pages until the very end. Questions will keep haunting you until you can get your fingers on those answers my friends!

I do have to say Sandie takes one hell of a unexpected turn with this ending that some of you will have your jaw fully glued to the floor.

Overall, 3.5 stars on this one for me.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and St. Martins/Minotaur books for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest review.

Published to GR: 7/15/18
Publication date: 8/21/18

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for my review. Here is that review:

You have GOT to be kidding!!! So, the entire book, basically, was just a misunderstanding? HUH? Admittedly, Emily is one of the neediest heroines I have met recently, but STILL!! There were several danger signs, but she "LOVES" the guy, so she ignores them. He is a COMPLETE A-hole, but she "loves" him, so it's OK. His mother is a wicked shrew, but she has her problems. His brother is too good to be true, and he is.

I was really getting into this book, wondering how in the world it was going to end, and then it DID. And I, for one, HATED the ending.

I gave it 3 stars because most of the book was a solid 4, but the ending was a 2 at best.

This book was so good!!! At first I was appalled at the way Pammie treated Emily, then equally upset at how Adam treated her. But the twists!! Holy cow!!! I didn’t see that coming at all!!

4.5/5 - Compelling, fast paced suspenseful thriller with the kind of plot that keeps you guessing until the very end, even when it seems the entire book is heading in one direction. Emily is dealing with the literal mother of all terrible apron string moms. The woman is a pure psychopath, and is doing everything she can to drive her away from her son. Things draw to an incredibly chilling climax before everything is tied up with the beautiful bow of closure. The characters are complex and fleshed out, the story is gripping and really pulls you in as you're reading it. This is right up there with my favorite thrillers of the year.

I really enjoyed this book. I started reading it and found it hard to put down. If you enjoy psychological thrillers with many twists and turns this book is for you. I did not expect the ending. I definitely recommend this book.

I liked this book but didn’t love it. It was an interesting and unique plot and was engaging to read. However the twist (and answers to many of the questions that had been building up) came very late in the story, and after that things wrapped up way too quickly, leaving many questions unanswered. Like, what was the purpose of Rebecca’s picture being shown then hidden? Why fake the cancer? And many more.

Unfortunately I cannot recommend this book. The characters are just flat out annoying and there are far too many plot holes. Plus nothing happens until almost the end of the book. Emily is like a stereotype of everything that is annoying about some women. She is the one that will drop her best friend and forget their promises because of a new guy. She will overlook huge red flags while complaining to her neglected friends. No self respecting woman continues a relationship with Adam. The man who is so full of himself no one can compare. These characters would be awful in real life and for those reasons make for difficult reading. This book tried too hard to follow the new trend of surprise twists but waits until the very end of the book to write one. The author forgot to make the book interesting and worth reading and seemed only to be thinking of the ending. Which could explain the plot holes which are glaring but to explain would be to give away the plot.

I LOVE get lost in thrillers that leave me stumped until the end and The Other Woman most certainly shocked the heck out of me! I found this book completely unputdownable, so when I found out this is Sandie Jone’s debut novel I was shocked because it’s SO DARN GOOD!! The twists and turns were endless and I literally found myself saying “wow” out loud throughout this addictive book! If you love a good thriller then this 5 star read is the book for you! The Other Woman is a total must read and I am so exciting to see what Sandie Jones comes out with next!

I heard so many good things about this book and I was so excited to read it! What a good quick read ! A page turner

This story started out a bit wobbly and predictable but shaped up to be a pretty good story with a decent twist.

What a great airplane read as I made my way to Sydney. The writing itself is a bit surface, but the plot is involving and the pages fly by. I really enjoyed it, and happy to push it as a definite beach read--the end twist is fantastic indeed--and hits you in the face.

Emily meets a Adam in a pub, and they fall head-over-heels in love. Things aren’t so easy with Adam’s mother, tough. Mother love can be deadly.

Emily finally finds the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. Unfortunately, her future mother in law is less than ideal. She is passive-aggressive and manipulative. She does everything within her power to keep Emily from being happy and from feeling like a part of the Banks family. Or is Emily just being hypersensitive, possibly misreading signals? Can she learn to deal with her mother in law so that she can find happiness with Adam?

This novel just did not work for me. I didn't have the ending completely figured out but that was only because the storytelling wasn’t leading me in any kind of direction. It felt chaotic and contrived. Every choice and decision was convenient to the very end. I didn’t care for any of the major characters. None of them had any redeeming qualities. Emily was practically beat to death with red flags throughout the story but insisted on ignoring them as she plugged along, complaining all the while, questioning if she could every happy and at peace in life and in love.
This novel was labeled as a thriller and I was genuinely confused as to why for probably the first 75% of the book. I would recommend a hard pass on this one.

This book took a turn that I was never expecting and left me thinking about it days later. Sandie Jones did an amazing job of guiding readers in one direction when the exact opposite was taking place. I can't wait to recommend this book to my book club. Wow!!

Wow, all I can say is wow! What a compelling and suspenseful story! I was on the edge of my seating waiting for what would happen next. I felt for Emily and what she had to endure. Throughout the story, I hated Pammie for the way she treated her future daughter in law, Emily. I was waiting and waiting for her behavior to be revealed to her son Adam and then, TWIST! I never saw the ending coming! What a great read. I would highly recommend.

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Imagine cheerily jaunting along to your house and finding another couple moving their household goods in while yours are completely missing. This is the predicament that Fiona Lawson finds herself upon returning early from a weekend away. Told in vignettes via podcasts called The Victim, Fiona regurgitates what has happened before and since finding out about this transaction. The alternate chapters are narrated by her husband, Bram, elucidated in a word document. Bram and Fiona had split due to his marital infidelity but had been sharing living in their home at different time frames to co- parent their two young children. However, as the story unfurls, events cascade that threaten their fragile alignment even more. At first, I was very intrigued with the style but by 30% I felt it was monotonous and longed for something more to happen. As if the author could hear my thoughts, things picked up steam with lots of twists and turns and a shocking ending. A mystery that is more a character study, it deserves a vigorous round of applause...

I love this book. The writing is amaxing, the story is gripping and it's a page turner. I give it 4.5 stars and a strong recommendation.