The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney lost me in the first few pages. How many book are out there where someone wakes up and doesn't know who they are? Too many, and with that, and also that the main character was embellished into a robot type, meh, couldn't go on with it.

LOVED this book!! Y’all about a sit on the edge of your seat, never even came close to figuring out the ending thriller! This book combined the tech and art worlds seamlessly while at the same time totally blowing your mind psychologically! Such a great mind trip!9

“ The Perect Wife” is JP Delaneys newest book and my first reaction is wow.
The story begins with Abbie waking up and not realizing she is no longer the same person she remembers. Her wealthy, driven husband has brought her back to life. We all wish for that kind of love and devotion don’t we?
The story is told from an alternating point of view - unknown narrator giving the story of how Abbie and Tim met and fell in love and ultimately struggle with their sons autism and Abbie herself as she adjusts to her new life and regains memory of who she was before.
The twist at the end is totally unexpected and I loved it.
This is a unique, entertaining story that not only fans of mystery can enjoy but those who like thinking of the future with AI as well.
Thank you #netgalley and #randomhiuse for the opportunity of reading and giving my thoughts on a truly different kind of tale that has me thinking on questions raised in the story on what truly makes us alive?

I had read this author's previous book Believe Me and did not like it. I found this book to be an improvement. This book was an interesting thriller with a twist ending.

Wicked good! As science moves forward in robotics, it is inevitable that someone out there will try to replicate a loved one in robotic form. And if you are the head of a big robotics company and your beloved wife has died, well why not? THE PERFECT WIFE tells the story of Abbie and Tim, both before and after Abbie went missing, presumed dead, and Tim recreated her as a cobot (companion robot). THE PERFECT WIFE does a great job 0f examining the ethics behind creating "human" robots while giving us compelling characters and a good story. It also explores the difficulties and joys associated with raising an autistic child and the ethics surrounding the treatments for autism. Very interesting read.

JP Delaney's recent work, The Perfect Wife, is a bit of mystery, sci-fi and thriller, and certainly a novel that makes you think about the possibilities, as well as the downside, of turning our world into a place run more by emotional AI then humans.

Abbie Cullen Scott, wakes up one day, and finds while she is herself in her head, she is in the body of a robot. Her husband Tim will not tell her what happened to her, before he put her mind into the robot she is now, but he does tell her loves her and he is thrilled to have her with him. So begins Abbie's new life, as she is brought back to her home with her son, Danny. She slowly begins to learn both about her life, and about the life she led before, in the actual body of Abbie Cullen Scott. She starts to uncover secrets that Abbie had, and enlists help in uncovering some of the secrets she left behind, but has to give more of herself than she would like, in return. However, she has to do, what she has to do, to figure out what has happened, and what she must do about it.

The story is told from the perspective of Abbie, opposite what appears to be the voice of someone who works at Scott Robotics, Tim's company. Abbie reports from the present, as she is learning about herself and about the human Abbie Cullen Scott, while the other voice provides the backstory of Tim Scott and Abbie Cullen's unlikely romance and marriage.

This book is well written and grabs the readers attention quickly. I found the end to be a little hard to follow and fully grasp, and I might have to go back and read it again to see if I can make full sense out of it. Regardless, a good read.

In the world of modern technology and Artificial Intelligence is it long before we see the cobot, or companion bot come to life. Is life the proper word? What if you perfect spouse goes missing and you work in the technology world how do you move on? If you are Tim Scott you create The Perfect Wife, a AI cobot who is an exact replica of your wife.

JP Delaney is incredible. What an intriguing subject. The writing was fabulous, I got so attached to "Abbie" and couldn't wait to find out what will happen next, all the while trying to figure out who was actually telling the story. At times I thought it was Abbie, but then I thought it might have been someone she was friends with but when all was over I was shocked. A few times I thought I figured out how the book would end, but I was never even close.

All the characters took on such a persona that I liked all of them....even the ones I deemed to be threats or the enemy.

What makes us human? Who can you trust.? What would you do for you child? This was a very surprising story line to me. I think JP Delaney has set the gold standard for thrillers. Delaney has proven consistent with this book and past offerings. Well done!

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The Perfect Wife is a great page-turning read! JP Delaney is back and in fine form. Well worth the time.

JP Delaney never fails to disappoint when it comes to unusual, mind bending stories. The Perfect Wife is no exception, as the reader gets to know Tim & Abbie. Tim is a tech innovator and visionary who is devastated by Abbie’s death. He comes up with a groundbreaking way of bringing Abbie back, complete with memories and empathy. I was astounded at the early premise of this novel, as it wasn’t expected, and Delaney weaves a story of deception, where nothing is as it seems. What makes one human? Can humans can be less than the empathy coded into robots? So many good questions raised here.

Riveting and unsettling at the same time. JP Delaney created a story of Artificial Intelligence that is not far from where our society is headed.A true modern day Dr. Frankenstein.

So it began when Abbie woke up from her accident to find she is not who she is, in fact she's not even human. She's a robot or more specifically a cobot (companion robot). Her husband, Tim Scott, built her to replace the human wife that he lost. Soon, the robot Abbie is not longer a replacement Abbie, but an outside person trying to find out what happened to the real Abbie. Little by little she started to become human herself and understands the true story of Tim and Abbie. Tim is a genius borderline into madness scientist. An amazing character with many scientific references that was intricately woven into the storyline.The way the story was written made me dove right into the story as if I was Abbie instead of a reader looking through a window as the story unfolded. I was living the story. At first the story reminded me of the book "A Simple Favor"; however, the story is so much more than that. There are twists and turns that I could have never predicted. Again, Delaney came up with a story that no one has ever written before. Characters were not one dimensional. The characters became alive and human. There is no guessing in this story.

The acknowledgment at the end was nothing short of spectacular. I know many would skip it, but it's a must read.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this fabulous ARC in exchange for an honest review.

No no no

I'm a fan of JP Delaney but this book is a non-starter. From the first pages I wanted to skip to the ending and then close. After reading about 25% I didn't even feel the need to find out what happens.

This book is the movie "Ex Machina" written from the POV of the android and I'm not interested.

Spectacular! I admit it that I was quite nervous going into this one after reading the blurb. I was worried that it was going to be strange and science “fictiony” and it is somewhat BUT it’s also so much more!

The writing and character development is excellent. The story alternates from AI Abbie’s point of view and that of a “historical” perspective that serves to show how things have progressed to get to this point. The chapters that AI Abbie narrates are unbelievably good. I was totally immersed in this story, I could so clearly picture it.

There are surprises and twists. The ending was perfect! I rarely give 5 stars. I’m stingy with them. They are reserved for something that is so unique and pulls you so far in you don’t want to stop reading until the end and you want the ending to never come (Dot Hutchison, The Butterfly Garden comes to mind). This earned every star. Kudos!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Random House Publishing for a copy in exchange for a review.

A unique premise for a psychological thriller. Very intriguing and different! I would recommend if you're sick of reading thrillers with the same premise.

Wow. So very different, original, stunning in its conception. Some reviewers will call it dystopian; at times Stepford Wives kept coming to me. The main character, Abbie, is a robot woman created by her tech genius husband, Tim, as an experiment to replace his missing wife. But she has feelings just like we imagine the real Abbie had. So...this story is fascinating, but I felt a certain frustration - an almost coldness in that we don’t know if we can trust Tim, or anyone else in the story or even Abbie’s memories. This came close to being a five star book, but those are the reasons I could only give a four.

Thank you to the publishers at NetGalley for inviting me to read the advanced copy for review. Delaney’s writing and creativity are amazing, brilliant, and it's definitely a page-turner.

The premise of the story--a techno whiz kid building a robot to substitute for his deceased wife--was strange and unsettling, But this book just blew me away. Stunning in its writing. And shocking as the characters evolve in the most sinister way. Indescribable. I have never ever come across a book of this magnitude--ten stars for everything that could possibly be contained in one book. I can't find the words to describe this novel. Read it and you will see what I mean. But beware--you will NOT be able to stop reading it until you have finished the entire book. Without a doubt, the strangest most enticing and stunning mystery I have ever read, TEN STARS!!!!,!,

Wow, this is an amazing psychological thriller! This thriller kept pulling me in compelling me to keep reading to discover what was going to happen next. It has an extremely clever and highly entertaining and thought provoking plot with just enough suspense to keep you guessing. Gripping, intriguing, compelling with an absolutely awesome ending. I was fortunate to receive this novel from Netgalley as an Advance Reader Copy, in exchange for an objective review.

Thanks Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, I can't find enough words to describe how amazing this book is.
It has a really unique and thought provoking plot with exciting twists and turns and an amazing ending.
Never a dull moment with this unpredictable roller coaster, so make sure you have plenty of free time because once you start reading this book you will never be able to put it down. Enjoy!

Delaney takes psychological thrillers with crazed husbands/wives to another level with The Perfect Wife. It almost feels like dystopian fiction at times. The main character, Abbie, is a robot woman created by tech genius, Tim, as an experiment to replace his missing wife. She is so realistic she can pass for the real Abbie. Everything she knows has been programmed by Tim using data from the original Abbie. But we don’t know if we can trust Tim. We don’t know if we can trust anyone or any memory of Abbie’s. The story could go in so many different directions with this premise. I kept guessing but never really knew more than Delaney wanted the reader to know.
I really liked Abbie as she pieced together clues on her own. I also found Danny’s story interesting and I loved Abbie and Danny’s interactions. It’s probably a 5 star book but I needed one more character Abbie could trust early in the story to keep things grounded.
Thank you to the publishers at NetGalley for inviting me to read the advanced copy for review. Delaney’s creativity was amazing and to call this a page-turner is putting it mildly.

When Abbie woke in a hospital bed not knowing why she was there, she Discovered her memories of the last five years were gone. I almost put the book down thinking it was the same old suspense novel plot. I almost decided not to read further.
I’m very glad I kept going because by the next page I was hooked and could not put the book down until I had finished it. A creative and unusual plot, with many twists and turns, this is a suspense novel you must read. Every time I thought I knew what would happen next, I was wrong and the ending was dynamic and amazing. Clear your schedule. Once you start you’ll do nothing else but read until the end.