I read this book in less than 24 hours but was tempted many times to abandon it. The premise is this:

Woman falls in love with great man and his mother almost immediately tries to tear them
apart.

Ok this would be good except it made no sense to me, the reader, that this girl would stay in the relationship because not only was the mom awful, the boyfriend/fiancé was awful!

And yes, there’s a twist at the end but the twist is too little too late. I was waiting through the whole first half to see if maybe this was a case of a non trustworthy narrator and that maybe she was the crazy one. But no.

Skip this one.

The Other Woman, a deubt novel from Sandie Jones, does not disappoint! There were parts that felt a little predictable and characters I didn't care for, but I still found it to be a page-turner and the twist at the end caught me by surprise - always a sign of a well-written book for me! Hope the author continues to write - she is on my "to read" list of authors!

Thankyou to NetGalley and St Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Once again we have a story about a [supposedly] intelligent professional woman – at least about one who has been very successful in her position – who makes really, REALLY stupid choices. I just don’t get this. And to add insult to injury, our protagonist, Emily, is in the field of human resources! In that profession, you’ve got to be able to “read between the lines” so to speak and to make hiring and firing decisions that will best benefit the company.

This was a horrible story about horrible people.

I can believe it was the author’s first novel, and I can also believe it was her editor’s first novel. There are so many holes in the story line and so many discrepancies in the time line and the actual worldly events that took place 10 or 20 or 30 years ago, it was obvious that nobody bother to check things like when color photography overcame black and white or when Polaroid photography became common. There were many other discrepancies that jumped out at me as I read this as well.

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Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

Emily falls deeply in love with Adam and is imagining her future with him. Then she meets the mother-in-law from hell. Nasty put-downs and and manipulative behaviour make Pammie a formidable enemy for Emily.

This is a very intriguing well thought out psychological thriller. That this is a debut is very surprising. The tension built throughout the novel to a twisted and quite startling climax.

This was a gripping psychological thriller. It kept me on the edge of my seat! So many twists and turns! It makes you think twice about the family you are marrying into.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

The Other Woman, is a tantalizing, twisty tale that gives a new meaning to the term, Monster in Law."

Emily has met the man of her dreams - Adam Banks, her fantasy of her own personal happy ever after is just beginning. But little did Em know - Adam came with baggage, his Mother, Pammie. Every Mother just wants their children to be happy right? Wrong. So enters the MIL from hell prepared to battle it out for Adams affection.

The ending left me breathless - yet, another book that I find myself saying, "I didn't see that coming!" 5 stars for this deliciously demented dip! ❤️

I stayed up pretty late finishing this book...I couldn't put it down - definitely recommend

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As I was reading this book, I really liked the story, but was afraid that it would turn out just to be a story of relationship woes rather than a mystery or a thriller, but at the end I was happy to find there was a twist and it made sense with how everything else played out. I liked that everything was tied up nicely at the end. I liked the characters and I thought the book was very well written. I look forward to reading more from this author.

This was a welcome distraction. Well written, and something I'm sure a few of us can relate to when it comes to jealous, nutty mom-in-laws

This is one of the best Books i have ever read. I had a hard time putting it down. This author is a must read i cant wait till more come out. The twists and turns will have you guessing. You think you have the book figured out and bam it changes. Love this book

This one still has me in it's grip. I can't stop thinking about it. So many of my patrons will love this! I would guess where the story going and it would take a left turn. I was flabberghasted with all the twists and turns. Loved it!

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This book! Staring Emily, Adam, and Pammie. Pammie the always dreaded monster in law, Emily the gullible love struck heroine, and Adam the typical D-bag boyfriend. Emily and Adam meet and it’s all down hill from there, they are quickly engaged and start to plan the perfect wedding. That is until Pammies’ devious plan puts a stop to it a mere 24 hours before. But why?


Sorry if there is any spoilers, I try so hard not to! But I just get so excited when a novel really strikes home. This read was a roller coaster, in every sense. This is my first book review so bare with me! Emily meets Adam, she falls for him blah blah blah. But then, she meets the mother in law to be. Who knows Emily just ate a full Christmas dinner, yet prepares a full meal and is desperately disappointed that Em can’t finish it. Who puts just enough hurtful words in a conversation to draw a tear but not enough for anyone else to notice? The whole book I was back and forth yelling at Em for being so conceited, then back at Pammie for being.. well as we know her typical Pammie self. It all boiled down to family secrets, and how well do you know the one you are about to marry? Then there was James the stuck in the middle youngest child who always tried to stay on everyone’s good side. Who was there then gone, but wasn’t strong enough to pull through. If only this book could be about Emily and James and not Emily and Adam. I guess if you ever been in a controlling situation this book hits home, here and there. If you haven’t it’s an awesome suspenseful read that keeps you on your toes and not able to guess what’s going to happen next!

A well written psychological thriller, fast paced and highly addictive reading. A sure fire hit this summer.

Wow! What a great book with twists and turns and a surprise ending! Highly recommend this book!

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So I am of two minds. This was a good thriller, however, I wanted to yell at the main character (Emily) for being so clueless sometimes. Love is not the answer if you think your fiancee's mother is out to get you. I am always shocked at women who just blithely continue on with things when they think someone near them has murderous intentions, but hey, I watched every episode of Forensic Files, so apparently there's a lot of people out there who stick their head in the sand when they start to get bad vibes off of people.

I did get a kick out of this thing, although I will say that the ending though not expected, didn't really work with what we know of the characters at this point. I also thought some things dragged the book down. Emily being obtuse about what an ass Adam (the fiancee) was being with regard to her and her best friend Seb. Also, Emily was being way too passive aggressive to me in parts. She wanted Adam to stand up and choose her, but shoot, even 10 percent in I knew that wasn't going to happen.

"The Other Woman" is about 20 something Emily who finally meets the guy she thinks she is supposed to be with forever. Emily's meet-cute with Adam, and their subsequent dating has her knowing that she is in love almost immediately. I personally didn't get it myself, but to each their own. Emily after ensuring Adam has met her two best friends (Pippa and Seb) is nervous about meeting his mother Pammie. Adam thinks his mother is perfect (warning sign #1) and after a disastrous first meeting with Pammie, Emily is wondering if she imagined the digs that seem to be coming from Pammie (she didn't warning sign #2). When Adam and Emily are finally engaged, Pammie starts to do what she can to thwart Emily at every time (warning signs #3 through infinity).

I have to say that after a while I lost all sympathy for Emily. She keeps hoping that Adam is just going to realize his mother is a horror and when she starts hanging out with Adam's brother James, she starts hoping he will see it too. Pretty much Emily just tells people things that Pammie has said and waits back for them to take action. I would have hightailed my butt out of there at first whiff something was off, but then again, I have seen "Get Out" and I have a healthy fear of people who seem too good to be true.

Emily is also a contradiction at times. She wants Adam, but she also seems to want Adam's brother James to want her too. I was glad that Seb called her out on that whole thing. She sees Adam as being controlling and a jerk, but she excuses it all because she seems so focused on being with him. You have to wonder besides the hot sex they were having, what else was there to Adam.

The other characters were developed well I thought. Pammie was a smiling snake. James was doing the most, Pippa and Seb were 100 percent loyal.

The writing I thought worked well. I felt tense pretty much right after Emily meets Pammie and it never lets up. I was waiting for something horrible to happen and you get the death by a thousand cuts that Pammie seems intent on inflicting. The flow was off a bit though. We seemed to be having way too many time jumps happening. Jones does set it up though since a remark will be made so you can figure out how long time has passed, but still, maybe a chapter heading with 5 months later or something would have been helpful.

The ending though didn't feel true. I mean I can definitely see parts of it with the setup that is provided to us readers, but I think that some of it didn't work very well. We get an epilogue showing us months later I assume (see what I said about chapter heading with timeline established above).

When a friend suggested we buddy read The Other Woman together, I read the description and I was hesitant - it sounded so similar to breakout hit ‘The Girlfriend’ by Michelle Frances which I read earlier this year, but after reading other positive early reviews, I said “why not” and I’m so glad I did. A new relationship, a mysterious past, a meddling future mother-in-law, throw them together and you have quite the story here - but be careful, things aren’t always what they seem!

Thank you to Minotaur Books for an advance copy, all opinions are my own.

Sandie Jones' debut The Other Woman is a great read! I was completely sucked in by the plot and read the entire book in one day. I will definitely be recommending this title to others.

Emily is in love with Adam, but something is not quite right. The wedding date is set, the dress is bought, but Emily’s relationship with Adam’s mother is tense, to say the least.

A taut, psychological thriller with twists and turns throughout.

There are lots of books about "the other woman" but how many of them are about an evil mother-in-law?

Emily is happy binge watching t.v. shows and eating takeout with her flatmate Pippa until Adam shows up and sweeps her off her feet. Things are going great in the relationship until he takes her home to meet his mom. At first Emily doubts herself. There's no way a 60+ year old Mom could be so evil and calculating right? How could Adam's mom hate her when she doesn't even know her - or does she just want to keep Adam to herself? And then as things escalate, it becomes quite clear that Emily is not imagining things. There's also the mystery of what exactly happened to Adam's first fiancee? Adam appears blind to his mother's manipulating ways - can Emily make him see the truth before it is too late for them?

I expected to be frustrated by this book, with a female character who who was blind to what was going on or who acted naively when faced with the action of a crazy potential mother-in-law. But Emily wises up to Pammie quickly and quietly begins fighting back instead of letting the woman run all over her and derail her life. This book was compulsively readable, I had to keep going to find out how it ended!