My favorite Kubica book since her debut, The Other Mrs. is a fast-paced and twisty thriller that is extremely well written. Highly recommend.

Sadie, her husband Will, and their two boys move to Maine and inherit a  an old ,creepy house from his sister, who committed suicide there. They take custody of his troubled teenage niece Imogen, who is struggling to cope after her mom’s loss. Instead of a fresh start though their lives are turned upside down when, their neighbor, Morgan Blaine, is found brutally murdered and Sadie becomes the main suspect.Soon it becomes clear that someone close to Sadie  may be responsible for murder and with no lack of suspects she does not know who she can trust . 

The Other Mrs.is a dark creepy thriller by Mary Kubica .Told through three POV’s it's a slow burner. The pace does quickens later half of the book and even though it requires  you suspend your sense of disbelief, it makes for an entertaining read 

I would like to thank  Harlequin & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

I had very high hopes for this novel because I have read other works by Mary Kubica and I loved them all. And lets just say that this book did not disappoint. I found the characters in this book easy to relate to and I was pulled into their lives and just dying to find out what was going on. The book has our main characters Will and Sadie having to move to a new house in a very small town after becoming the legal guardian of Will's niece after the untimely passing of his sister. Not long after the family moves into their new house the woman across the street is killed. The book has many different points of view as each character tries to figure out what is going on. I loved the story just like other works by Mary Kubica this one will have you on the edge of your seat dying to figure out what is going to happen. Another great read by a fantastic author that continues to grab my interests and one that will always stand out from the rest. All of the twists and turns that this book took really had me guessing and kept me on my toes. I found all of the characters to be amazing and even the ones that I didn't like to much I loved the way that they were written. Great read I'm very glad I got the chance to check out this book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Other Mrs - Mary Kubica (Out February 18, 2020)

Thank you to Park Row And NetGalley for an advanced ecopy of this book.

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Sadie and Will Foust are left with the responsibility of caring for Will’s niece when his sister passes away. Having a lot of bad memories they’d like to leave behind in Chicago, they make the decision to move to Maine into his sisters old home. Shortly after they arrive, one of their neighbours, Morgan Baines is murdered in her home. Concerned with her family’s safety, Sadie finds herself wrapped up in Morgan’s case.

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The Other Mrs is a twisty-turny psychological thriller. I love Kubicas ability to give each character a unique perspective, you could easily tell who’s POV you were reading from even if you didn’t catch the header. I did find this one a little slow at times, but I think it’s because I assumed I had everything figured out really early on. Well you know what they say when you assume... Although I did figure out certain aspects, there were still lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming! The ending of this book is phenomenal and had everything I want from a psychological thriller!

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If you are a fan of The Girl On The Train or The Woman In The Window, I highly recommend you pick this one up!

Twisty dark murder tale in an atmospheric town. Newcomers to a small town are plunged into a nightmare when their neighbor is murdered. A brilliant thriller.

3.25 stars rounded down to 3.*

I started and finished this book on the flight from SFO-HK and was fully gripped in the psychological mystery. However, were I not on a plane I have to wonder if I would have been as engrossed.

I have read three previous works by Ms. Kubica-and this one was not as gripping. I enjoy her writing style and will continue to look for work by her, but this one did not surprise me at all. In fact, I predicted each of the "twists".

Definitely worth the time invested, and I would recommend to fans of Kubica and the genre in general.

*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.

This book was incredibly difficult to get through. If it wasn’t short sentence after shorter sentence like a bunch of run on thoughts put together, it was too many needless descriptions and excessive descriptions that added nothing to the story. It felt like a student trying to meet a word count on a school assignment by just throwing in a bunch of words to make the book longer. The ‘atmospheric’ descriptions really weren’t working for me either.

This read didn't go down the road you thought it was...had to reread a few pages to figure out what changed but I didn't see it at first. I did enjoy the twists...will look for more by this author.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary Kubica has done it again & given us a super thriller w/so many twists it will make you're head spin but in a totally good way. I read this book in one day because I could not put it down!!!!!!! At first I wasn't sure about our main character Sadie. Thought she was a unlikable character who was unreliable and wasn't that great of a mom. Then I read on and understand it wasn't her fault at all.
Sadie is a Dr, a mom, & a wife who moves to an island because her husband inherited a house & a niece. A few mths after their move a neighbor is murdered and that's when very strange things start happening in Sadie's life. Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin for my honest review.

Mary Kubica does is again - those plot twists. How does she come up with this stuff?!
With that being said, this book took me for a ride. Everything I thought it was, wasn't.
You think you have something figured out, and you may be onto it, but then you get to the ending and start questioning everything you thought it was.

I really enjoyed this book, it kept you guessing as to the true nature of what is actually happening. The characters were well developed and the plot was well thought out. It moved at a great pace and kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book as a must read. It was well done on all aspects

Wow! I was not prepared for all the twists and turns in this thriller. It was an almost exhausting read but I loved it!

This is a solid suspenseful read, on par with the author’s other work. I think the only downside is that you can guess the ending about half way through, so it was a bit disappointing from that regard. However, the writing was consistent and by no means was this a bad book. If you enjoy horror/suspense/mystery/thriller this is a great read.

We will buy this for our library because we have all Ms. Kubica's other books, but it is not as good as her others have been. I know people will check it out though. It was just very predictable. I knew the twist in the story in the first couple of pages.

Just finished my first book of 2020! What an amazing start!! I recieved this ARC from @netgalley and @parkrow in exchange for an honest review. I don't even know where to begin I love @marykubica and have read most of her books and this is definitely my favorite. From the beginning I was intrigued by Sadie's story! It has moving parts I kept trying to piece together but then the unexpected happens and just when I thought I had it figured out BOOM another layer added in!! Loved the detail in her story, the twists I didnt see coming and the way she tied everything together!! I highly recommend this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ book! Publishing day Feb 18!! Thanks again #netgalley for this ARC
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This was another thriller that grips you from the beginning and takes all the twists and turns that it possibly can. Did all the twists work? No, not for me. However, it was still an entertaining read. Without giving anything away, I just wasn't a big fan of the ending--it felt kind of "icky" to me. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.

I couldn't get enough of this book. I thought I had things figured out a few times but then an unexpected plot twist. I wasn't thrilled with the answer to the mystery but overall the ending wasn't bad. Worth a second read to see if I may have been able to figure it out on my own.

I really enjoyed this unique thriller. There was a huge plot twist that I didn't see coming and the ending was fantastic. I read this one through in two sittings--it was really hard to put down. Recommend for fans of the genre--a solid addition to the unreliable narrator domestic thriller genre.

I’m not going to spoil this book for you, but I didn’t like it. This is the first time I’ve made it through a Mary Kubica novel and now I know why.
The Other Mrs is about a doctor named Sadie whose life in Chicago falls apart (husband is having an affair, her child is having trouble in school, she has to resign from the hospital) and she goes to Maine for a fresh start. Her husband, Will, sees this as a fresh start even though it comes from unfortunate circumstances. His sister so riddled with pain from fibromyalgia kills herself and leaves them in charge of her estate and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Imogen.
I wrote down a number of issues I had with this book, but I can’t share many of them because of massive spoilers, and I don’t want to ruin it for you if you decide to pick it up.
In the last half of the book, Kubica brings in something she hasn’t mentioned previously as part of Sadie’s routine. At first glance, it seems very off, like she forgot to mention for the first 200 pages. But that is done deliberately to throw the reader off. I didn’t like that. The author’s job is not to trick you but surprise you. There is a difference.
One of the main reasons I didn’t like this book was because of the persistent paranoia trope that just seems to be invading literature. Sadie is a FREAKING DOCTOR and everyone around her seems to be second-guessing her. She even moves to Maine with her cheating husband because of the kids. Does that make sense? She blames herself multiple times in the book for “driving her husband into the arms of another woman”.
How many times do I have to keep reading about paranoid weak women?
I find it extremely frustrating and distasteful to keep painting women into these stereotypical boxes.
As far as character development, it’s practically nonexistent. The pacing is all over the place and when we are finally confronted with our villain there is nothing that would have set the reader up for an “aha” moment. It goes from ok…to wait.. what? quickly.
I will admit that the ending is interesting and I haven’t read anything like it, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good.

Mary Kubica never fails as a quality writer. This book was set in Maine and I found the location to be part of my interest in this book. Picturing a small, quaint island town with very few people and where people all know each other's business adds to the mystery and suspense. It brings a certain vibe to the character's personalities.

There are many suspects throughout the book making it difficult to figure out. Mary Kubica is a master at this. I finished the book satisfied and I liked how the story was buttoned up without a lot of questions or need for more clarity.

One of the main characters is Sadie who is a doctor and having a strong female lead is fun. Her husband's character is frustrating because he is hard to figure out. Is he a nice guy or a bad guy. Is he strong or a wimp? I like the contrast in their personalities. The other characters are built up just fine and are interesting as well.

Definitely a must read! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you so much to NetGalley of the ARC. I am appreciative that I can do a review for this book!