This was such a great psychological thriller and I literally couldn’t put it down. I read this book in two nights because I couldn’t go long without knowing what was going to happen. Sadie Froust moves with her husband and two sons to tiny town in Maine because her husband’s sister had past away. They decide to let their niece live with them in the house she grew up in to help her niece cope with the loss of her mom. Their niece is Imogen has a dark presence about her so when a neighbor next door is murdered, Sadie can’t help but think about Imogen. This book is filled with so many secrets that intertwine the deeper you get into the story. And the ending is a shocker! I did NOT see it coming which made me love this book.

WOW! This book was full of twists and you never knew who to trust. Told from multiple perspectives about a murder on a small island, the reader is pulled into the drama and fear of it all. The main narrator, Sadie, has just recently relocated with her family to a small island off the coast of Maine, only reachable by ferry. She and her husband, Will, bring their two sons to live in Will’s late sister’s home and have been given custody of the teen daughter, Imogen. While not the happiest scenario, the family came hoping for a fresh start. Things quickly devolve as the family members each start to divulge their various secrets and sins to the reader. The book deals with a lot of tough topics like mental health, suicide, abuse, and murder, but it’s a thrilling read! It starts off a little confusing at first as it jumps between narrators, but things speed up and all start to fall into place as the mystery all starts to come together. I especially liked the ending and the author’s note, but I won’t ruin it for you.. you just have to read it yourself.

<b>”I am in the business of saving lives, not taking them. But there are exceptions to every rule.”</b>

First off- Mary is one of my favorite go-to authors when I’m in need of a thriller/mystery psychological read.

She knows just how to keep you on your toes without giving too much away. Just barely dangling the carrot right in front of your nose until the perfect moment.

I couldn’t wait to get to that point because I knew in true Kubica fashion she was going to screw with my head and she did! <I>Twice.</I>

You have major doubts about, well all really, of the characters right from the very get go. Something’s off. Eerie. Everyone’s looking at the other like they know something one doesn’t. But who is really to blame?

<b>”Someone is lying. But I don’t know who.”</b>

With an unsolved murder in the neighborhood and the creepy girl down the hall, what’s to be afraid of?

In the end, justice never looked so satisfying.

*Note: review will be posted to After the Pages book blog closer to publication date.

This book was AMAZING. I could barely put it down. It was such a twisted storyline and I found that I thought I knew what was really going on....but then bam...nope! The character development was spot on, you develop the exact feelings for each character that the author wants you to. You dislike Imogen the niece who comes with the inherited house, you suspect certain culprits for happenings in the novel....but again nope.
When I love a book this much I don’t like to give away any details I just hope that my love and passion for the book makes people want to pick it up.

Thank you to the to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC for an honest review.

Mary Kubica has a way with me. She just does. From her writing to her twists to her intricately woven POV's, I guess by now I am just bias when it comes to her. I love her books. I haven't met one that I did not enjoy. That's a fact! So with me saying that, you can take what you want from my review LOL!

The downside of The Other Mrs. was that I really didn’t connect with Sadie and the character role that she played. And oh how I wish I would have, especially once the ending came around. I wish I could have attached to her more than what I did because I think the book would have had a completely different effect on me. The first part of the book I found her to be boring but yet again (I am bias, remember?) Mary Kubica's writing kept my attention the entire way through. I did enjoy the over-all tone and the POV's of Camille and Mouse and the way they spoke in their chapters though. I found it to be very engaging.

There is a lot going on in this book. A lot. A lot of characters, a lot of things happening on each page that you have to actually slow down, read, and retain. But with the book doing this, it will also make you think you know what’s gonna happen and then something totally unexpected happens. Which is my kind of book! I love the ole bait and switch scenarios. The Other Mrs. was a well crafted and well written mystery thriller with a quick-paced plot and very engaging and complex characters.

AMAZING!!!!!!! I literally cannot day enough amazing things about Mary Kubica. I honestly do not know how she does it. This story was perfection. It kept you guessing the whole way and the ending was everything I wanted it to be!

Having read many psychological thrillers I have become familiar with the patterns most books follow. I was unprepared for the number of twists this novel packs in and the complexity of the many characters. I found the setting and some of the characters a bit exaggerated but it didn't take away from the plot line. I think you'll be happy you read through to the end of this book! Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for providing an ARC so I could enjoy it sooner than later!

All I can say is wow! Mary Kubica nailed it. The storyline was great, and I did not see the end coming at all. When you can get to almost the end of a book and not have figured out where it was going ahead of time - that’s a great twist! Highly recommend

“The Other Mrs” is a tense psychological thriller that will definitely keep your interest right to the last page. The story is told through alternating narrators, which ratchets up the suspense as more and more pieces fall into place, building to an unexpected conclusion. Nicely done!
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Other Mrs is a wonderful twisty thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Sadie and Will have moved to a tiny island in Maine from Chicago following the death of Will’s sister. They inherited the house and custody of the sister’s teenage daughter. Although Sadie didn’t want to move she realized that they needed a fresh start after Will’s affair.

Not long after their move one of their neighbors is found murdered in her home just down the street from them. What comes next is an unraveling of Sadie as she tries to piece together what happened before the police pin the murder on her.

Love Mary Kubica in general, and this one kept me guessing. I thought I had everything figured out, but was hit like a ton of bricks with all of the twists at the end! The island setting in Maine is almost a character itself in this twisted novel of suspense.

THE OTHER MRS. is a hard to put down mystery with so many twists that I never saw coming!

Sadie and Will have just moved to a tiny island in Maine from Chicago. They have their two sons with them and due to unforeseen circumstances, they inherit Will’s niece when his sister passes away. They also inherit her house. Will tells Sadie that this will be a fresh start after their lives have recently had some troubling moments.

When their new neighbor, Morgan Baines, is found murdered in her home, Sadie adds another check mark to her growing list of reasons on why they shouldn’t have upheaved their lives. While they inadvertently get pulled into the mystery of Morgan’s death, more secrets unravel and it’s apparent that one, two, or all of Sadie’s family may be in grave danger.

Mary Kubica is a brilliant writer who really delves deep into her characters to make them fully developed. She also has a way of making the reader constantly want to read more at the end of the chapter. I was hooked from the beginning, and after the 75% mark, actually gasped at the way revelations were revealed. Then it happened again, and again. This is the kind of book I did not want to end because I was so entertained. Highly recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley, Mary Kubica, and Park Row for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A great, twisty, domestic thriller! I had a great time with this book. I feel like pages before it happened I figured out what was about to happen, but it didn’t bother me. I liked the ending. I liked the characters and cared about them. Overall a very solid thriller from an author I haven’t read before!

At the point of being 10% into The Other Mrs. I was pretty certain that I knew the secret that was at the heart of the book and had thought to quickly read through to the end. That plan came to an end very soon as I became invested in the story. Turned out that there was a lot more to that central theme and the novel is more than a “who done it”. I thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining thriller.

3.5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC

This book starts so slow and stay that way for about 70% of it and then eventually picks up and gets quite interesting . Quite a bit of it was predictable ... although there is a twist at the end that’s quite good .

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.

A spooky atmosphere in Maine, unsettling questions about the husband and wife, and a local murder. This should be right up my alley. But for some reason I cannot put my finger on it was just okay for me. I enjoyed this for what it was, a nice thriller, but it doesn’t stand out in any special way.

“The Other Mrs.” by Mary Kubica is a new author to this reader. It is a well written, twisted, hypnotic and addictive story that draws you into the Foust Family, the little quirks, and the murder of their neighbor Morgan Baines. I typically do not read psychological thrillers but am incorporating them into my list of reads and this story did not fail.

The Foust Family are very dysfunctional i.e., the husband is a big flirt, the niece is a loner who has a dark past, the normal and troubled sons and the mother who suffers from what appears to be bipolar with hidden secrets. As soon as the family uproots to a new city, low and behold there is a murder next door. The neighbor is found dead the new family on the block and Sadie, the mother and wife become the lead suspect. The only way to clear her name is to find the real murderer.

This suspenseful novel kept my eyes glued to the pages…page after page pulling me into wanting to get to the end to find out “Who dun nit”. There is so many twists going on in every phase that when you thought you knew one thing, an “ah ha” moment happens and turns you in another direction. Sadie’s character was complex, Imogen was heart-breaking and Will was unforgiving. I won’t get too much more into the novel but to say tangled web and unpredictable. The suspense is never ending and the pace if perfect.

This book was amazing from start to finish and I have become a fan of this author. Will be looking forward to reading more from her.

Thanks very much to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

5-Stars

Loved this book! Lots of great characters and many many twists and turns. Every time I thought I had it figured out, something else would happen and I was totally wrong. Great twisty thriller! Highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

If I would have known that this was a story involving multiple personalities I probably would not have read the book because I find that storyline rather simplistic. However, I am glad that I did read this book. It was another winner from the author. Putting aside my personal preference, I found the book to be well written and to do a good job of building on mystery and suspense. It is a book that I would recommend to others.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review -
A thrilling psychological thriller you will devour -
Will and Sadie move to Maine, to a house he inherited when his sister died. With the house came Imogence, a troubled teen. Sadie is worried when their neighbor is murdered and all eyes begin to look at them, the new family in the neighborhood.
With Sadie's and Will's troubled past and Imogence troubled soul - you will be turning the pages quickly to discover a shocking ending!!!