I really loved the preview for this book, but I could not get past the first two chapters. It lost my attention constantly, and didn't seem to match the preview or my expectations at all.

Don't bother.

Great writing with lots of twist and turns. Such a suspenseful thrill ride until the very end.
Thanks for letting me read an advance copy.

When I started reading The Perfect Wife, I was expecting a psychological thriller. I was expecting to read about Abbie’s remembering what happened to her the night of her accident. I was even expecting a few twists to the plot, which the book delivered. What I wasn’t expecting was the science fiction angle of the book. That took me by surprise.

The plotline of The Perfect Wife was interesting. Abbie wakes up wondering who she was. She is filled in by her husband. Abbie is an AI. She is a replica of Tim’s wife who went missing over five years ago. Abbie’s memories of her marriage show that Tim and herself are in love and happy. But Abbie can’t help but think that something is missing. That memories are missing. Abbie soon embarks on a mission to discover her missing memories. She also wants to find out what happened to Abbie 5 years earlier. Did she disappear? Or did something more sinister happen?

I liked Abbie, but I couldn’t get a feel for the AI. She was bland, personality- wise, for 90% of the book. I couldn’t connect to either version of her, which irritated me because I wanted to in the worse way. Abbie before was much more enjoyable.

Tim creeped me out. I understood that he was devastated by Abbie disappearance. But to make an AI that had her memories was creepy. Even creepier was how he was before Abbie. Talk about chills!!

Danny was also an essential character in The Perfect Wife. The author did a tremendous job of describing his form of autism. The author also did a fantastic job of explaining the various schools/treatments that Abbie and Tim tried.

I wasn’t a fan of the switch between 2nd person POV and 3rd person POV. I don’t like 2nd person POV. Add in that it kept switching to 3rd person and I was like “What” during some parts of the plotline. I kept having to reread chapters, and I am not a huge fan of doing that.

The end of The Perfect Wife confused me. I had to read it a few times. Even now, after I have finished the book, I still don’t get it. The author did wrap up the “What Happened To Abbie” storyline well but it didn’t jive with the rest of the story. Plus, what happened to Abbie and Danny at the end. I couldn’t figure out which one was the truth.

I love this authour! I read Believe Me and it was so good and The Perfect Wife does not disappoint. I love murder/thriller books. When you find out that the wife is an AI bot, right at the beginning, so no spoiler alert. I was not sure if I would like this book but the writing and story were so good. For us who grew up with Robots taking over the world this is a must read. I felt sorry for the AI. It also touches on autism which was so interesting at how an different people deal with it in there family. In life no one is perfect and no one should try to live up to being perfect, you and everyone around you will be disappointed. Whether you have a child with Autism, you husband or wife if not perfect, or life just does not go the way you want it to accept it.

"I'm so happy you're finally here. That we're together again, at last."

Well, I wasn't expecting this. The synopsis is a little bit deceiving. Since I don't want to ruin the experience for anyone else, I'll hold off from divulging too much.

The Perfect Wife is a creepy novel. The mystery centers around a young mother, Abbie Cullen What really happened to her?

Abbi is an artist who's hired by a robotics company and here is where she meets the owner, Tim, a millionaire tech guide. She proceeds to marry him and they have a child together, Danny. Then, like waking up from a dream, Abbie opens her eyes and she can't remember much of what has happened to her life in the last five years. When she wakes up, the only face she recognizes is her husband's. Tim tells her she has been gone for five years. It will be up to Abbie to put the pieces of her life back together.

The Perfect Wife had a component of suspense combined with sci-fi. There is a lot of tech talk and AI information which is extremely intriguing to me. Our world is constantly morphing because of it. AI is everywhere and will only surround us more. Do I love AI? Absolutely. Some of the things related to technology in this book are probably already in the works by some crazy people. It wouldn't surprise. J.P. Delaney brings many good questions to the table and some of them are quite scary.

I did have some issues in regards to the ending. Specifically with what happens with Abbie.

(view spoiler)[Why after everything robot Abbie does, she has to die? The real Abbie already died. Why does the evil predator win? Is the premise of the book that no matter what, the men will always win? Yes, Robot Tim might kill the real Tim but what if he doesn't? Then still a male robot wins. It doesn't help either Abbie. No justice for human Abbie or robot Abbie. (hide spoiler)]

Cliffhanger: No

3/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Ballantine Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! This psychological thriller really took me out of my comfort zone and I loved it! The author combined a brilliant premise with mystery and suspense and kept me guessing. There were a few sections in this novel where the story fizzled, but overall this was a refreshingly different psychological thriller.

“Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He’s a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative start-ups. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss.”

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2786188420

The concept in this book was a really interesting one (creating robots/cobots for someone after they die). I enjoyed the twists and turns and did not see the ending coming. However, I felt this one fell a little short for me. Maybe it was the terrifying concept that the cobot started thinking on her own or the part where Tim makes a robot of his wife, but I felt that the story was a little slow to progress. Then the ending seemed rushed to finish.

The "Stepford Wives" are now high tech!!! This book is amazing! JP Delaney blends "scary" futuristic technology of "cloning" our loved ones as robots, but having feelings, with the reality of having a son with autism (Heller's Syndrome).

Thank you Netgalley for an early copy of The Perfect Wife

Tim is a Silicon Valley tech magnate and he has just successfully created the first authentic cobot...a life like robot programmed to have emotions and thoughts like an actual human. He has modeled Abbie as an exact replica of his wife, also Abbie, who disappeared after going surfing in a storm. The robot Abbie has been brought to life with her own thoughts and feelings. The new version is trying to adapt to every day life wile caring for Tim and Abbie's autistic son, Daniel, and trying to piece together the past relationship Tim and Abbie had. While learning the ins and outs of the first Abbie she begins to uncover information that Tim may not be who she thought he was and must figure out his involvement with the original Abbie's disappearance.

I really enjoyed JP Deaney's previous work, The Girl Before, so I was very excited to receive an early copy of The Prefect Wife. In all honesty I am a big thriller fan but do not enjoy sci-fi fiction. That was the first hurdle I had to get over but overall enjoyed the novel. The twist and turns in Delaney's work are interesting and will keep you guessing to the end. The story is told from two points of view, robot Abbie in present day and an unknown narrator explaining snippets of Abbie and Tim's past. Robot Abbie, however controversially, has been designed to look and sound exactly like the real life Abbie and even intuitively piece together her thoughts. I struggled with wrapping my mind around things like when the robot was able to remember conversations and gain the real Abbie memories, when the programmers had no previous knowledge of the conversation or actions. Robot Abbie and Daniel develop a great relationship and you get a sense that the robot could have emotions or feelings toward someone. With some suspension of disbelief I began to really like the work and if you like thrillers, sci-fi or a mash up of the genres this is a great novel for you.

This book was a bit outside the type I normally read or enjoy. However it was well written but a tad boring. Not as good as this author's other books, but I liked that she went outside reality a bit. added a star for originality

I finished reading “The Perfect Wife” several weeks ago and I’m still thinking about it, which I think is a great compliment for a book - that you keep going back to it long after you finished it. The main character wakes up in a hospital, disoriented about how she got there and the explanation is shocking. Beyond being a great thriller, this book raises questions of morality and science and personality and humanity and what makes you you. I would definitely recommend it.

This book was a little outside of my usual tastes. I generally like thrillers and mysteries, and while this book had some level of intrigue for sure, it was a little too much like science fiction for me to really enjoy. Abbie has died and then comes back to life five years later, but this time as an AI. Her husband is a technological whiz and he has been working on perfecting robots. He has decided his wife should become a "perfect" version of her former self. I won't reveal anything else because I am worried about giving away too much of the storyline, but things don't always work out as planned. The book will likely appeal to those who like to read futuristic stories. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in return for an honest review.

The Perfect Wife was very different than the books that I normally read, but I was craving a psychological thriller, and the plot intrigued me. This was also the first book that I've read by JP Delaney.

This was a well-written book, the plot was twisty and interesting, the characters well-developed and thought out. I liked Abby very much.

Overall, although this was a good book, I wasn't a fan of the sci-fi aspect. Many people will love this book, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

I've been reading quite a few psychological dramas lately, and this is one of the best. Abbie wakes up to find she's an AI of the presumed-dead Abbie, wife of tech genius Tim and mother to son Danny, who has autism.

The story unfolds as Abbie discovers the details of her human's life, and it's a thoroughly enjoyable ride. The plot kept me guessing, even when I figured out one thing and assumed I knew it all. This is not a sci-fi read despite the AI focus; it's a fascinating exploration into what is sentient, what is human, and what our future could hold.

My only complaint is the title...just too boring and inaccurate for the complexity of this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for this ARC.

I loved Delaney's book Believe Me and I really looked forward to this one. I was not disappointed. I was hooked from beginning to end. The pacing was perfect. The plot unfolded perfectly. There is a dual timeline narrative but it is done in a way that it does not interfere with the main narrative. Due to the nature of the characters there is quite a bit of character development through out the book. The atmosphere was set in the no too distant future and it felt plausible. The writing was great. I was captivated by the the story and never distracted by the writing style.

I would give this book a 4.5 star rating, rounding up to a 5. The only thing that I did not like was the ending. I literally read it three times to understand what happened and I am still not 100% sure I understand it but maybe that was intended.

I highly recommend this book.

This was my favorite of J.P. Delaney to date which was weird for me because I found this book to be more sci-fi than a true psychological thriller. AI version of a real person? Learning all of her mannerism, memories, and of course her secrets. In this day and age this technology could be just around the corner which is what I think piqued my interest. The plot has a few holes in it and it did take me longer to read this than it normally would any other book but over good.

This book was a little different for me. It was confusing at first but as I kept reading kept my interest. I've never really read a book about robots so I found it amazing reading about what people are capable of creating.

If Westworld and The Stepford Wives and Sleeping With the Enemy and Gone Girl had a baby, J.P. Delaney would be the baby daddy.

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"You don't change the future without changing the rules."

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The last thing I want to do is ruin the experience of reading this book by divulging too much with my review so I'll just say this:

OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMGGGGGG!
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I loved it!
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I couldn't put it down!
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Delaney's best book yet!



*** A gigantical thank you to Random House Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ***

A mesmerizing, captivating story! I loved this thriller and can't wait for more books by this author!

The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney is truly a "remarkable" tale. As the reader, I try to vary the genres of novels that I read, and have struggled with Sci-fi novels in the past. The PERFECT WIFE was not a struggle for me. I loved how the story was told, the struggles of the characters and the premise of this novel. J.P. Delaney's newest novel had me hooked especially after reading the prologue.
The Perfect Wife is truly an amazing story, a new take on artificial intelligence. When you are looking for the answers who you can really trust, what it means, and what happens when you find out the truth behind it all.
What will happen when Abbie Cullen learns the real truth behind her life? Is it just a memory, plotted memories, or someone else pulling the string?
Thank you J.P. Delaney for writing a fantastic novel. The Perfect Wife I was intrigued by, I could not put it down. Wow, even had me guessing. I love books that keep me questioning things, even after I think I had it all (or some of it) figured out. I love that in a novel.