So WOW. The story captured my attention from the first sentence and kept until the last word. I actually kept trying to flip to the next page, realizing it was over so then went back and reread the last chapter. The characters were well written, well developed (except maybe for Connor, I would have like more from his perspective);, the twist, well that was something! Don’t want to give away any spoilers. Looking forward to more from this author.

The New Husband by D.J. Palmer is a domestic novel as well as a mystery of sorts. It starts slowly but by the denouement it is filled with violence, murder and torture. I must admit the end was hard to take. A woman's husband disappears while fishing off his boat. Blood is found and he is presumed to be dead. The woman takes up with a new man who is a teacher in the local high school. He eventually moves in with her and her two children, a daughter who can't stand him and a son who gets along with him. I found him a little too solicitous to his companion which made me suspicious which was warranted. I will leave it to you to find out what happens. I enjoyed the book but didn't find it compelling.

Oh HECK YES!! 🙌🏼 The New Husband was so deliciously dark and twisted. A domestic thriller that leaves the reader frantically turning pages. This is a slow unraveling with little tidbits to keep the reader in the loop while the characters are caught unaware. The truth was so shocking and disturbing, I gasped. IT’S SO GOOD! I devoured this book in a day and enjoyed every minute. I enjoyed the authors first book, Saving Meghan, but this sealed the deal and now this is a must read author for me. The New Husband was fabulously written and executed, a full 5 ⭐️ for me. My enormous gratitude to @stmartinspress for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read and review this book. When Nina's husband, Glen disappears she thinks he is either dead or disappeared because he wanted to escape his family. Along comes Simon to fill his place, but does Nina really know anything about Simon? Things are just not what they seem. I liked this story, but thought it was a bit predictable. Also, how could Nina have been so blind? Recommend if you like a good thriller!

I enjoyed this book immensely! It was intriguing throughout and about halfway you started to get the answers you were looking for. Simon was crafted to be the charming abuser and Nina was the mourning wife looking for answers about her missing husband and uncovering his dark secrets. They met at a vulnerable time and it was the perfect storm for Nina to fall into Simon's trap. I was as drawn into this book as I was Saving Meghan. 

I wish the chapters had labeled perspectives. The chapters switch between narratives and it would have been helpful to have them labeled by character name so you could follow along quicker. You could figure out who was talking in the first few lines of each chapter but having them already labeled would have been beneficial even though it could have given some of the plot away.

Suspense, mystery, and a whole lot of creepy makes for a great read!
Nina's husband, Glen, goes missing suddenly, but while the town is searching for Glen, Nina discovers his hidden affair.  Did he run off with this mysterious woman?  As she digs deeper Nina uncovers more truths about Glen that she never knew. Desperate to help her family survive the circumstances they find themselves in, here comes Simon, the teacher from her children's school, rescuing her and the kids both emotionally and financially, or at least that's how he wants it to seem.  Nina's daughter, Maggie, has reservations about Simon from the start, and sees a dark side of him no one wants to believe exists.  What happens will leave every reader asking, how well do I really know the people in my life?  
Great story, plot is well developed at a nice steady pace.  Loved Maggie and Ben!  
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Top notch!!  I loved every minute of this book!!  Oh Simon!!!!  This is definitely a 5 star story for sure!!

Up all night once again, couldn't put this one down. Great read. So many times I wanted to scream at Nina to OPEN HER EYES. I hope to see more from this author soon.

Wow!  Such an unexpected book!  At first I thought it was a typical husband cheating...living a new and separate life... This book brought the characters to life and you just know there is something... some THING wrong with Simon and the family dynamic.  I could not put the book down and at about 50% of the way through you will be totally surprised!  Great read.

Wow!  How can a woman be so blind?  DJ Palmer sets up readers to believe a woman duped and dumped by her husband cant see the bad actions of her soon to be new husband.  Pay close attention or you will miss the BIG clues!  Happy reading!

This is one twisted and scary story about a woman who just wants to be happy again with a man she loves and with her two teen aged children.  Nina has found someone who she thinks she can love and who she hopes she can trust, something she thought would never happen after finding out her husband of 20 years had been lying to her, wiped them out financially, and apparently was having an affair.  While she knows it will be hard for her children to accept the new man in her life when they have barely recovered from the mysterious disappearance and presumed death of their Dad the previous year, Simon seems perfect.   A teacher at the middle school Maggie attends he seems to adore Nina and her kids and wants only the best for them. Maggie in particular cannot stand Simon and it appears that she is just being an obnoxious teenager as Simon bends backwards to try and make things work.  However things are not always as they seem to be and in this case they are way, way worse than anyone could imagine.  Palmer really makes you wonder if you ever can really know someone – even someone who you truly love.

I was really looking forward to reading this book. The synopsis grabbed me, along with the cover.

To say I was disappointed is probably the best way to describe my thoughts on this. In all honesty, the story itself is good. However, the writing is what killed the book for me. It was choppy, incomplete. I felt nothing for the characters. It was all over the place. It had no flow to it at all. I struggled to read it. I had to force myself to finish it.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy .
So who can you trust...I couldn't put it down. This story was thrilling, creepy,  and believable . I just had to ge to the end...my heart was palpitating and I was anxious to get to the end.  It did not disappoint. Fantastic thriller.  Thank you again for the ARC.  Great story DJ Palmer 👍

DJ Palmer wrote a suspenseful novel full of possession and intrigue. Once you start reading you won't want to stop.   Getting into the mind of a psychopath was fun but also it was strange. DJ Palmer you have a new fan.

I really wanted to love The New Husband by D.J. Palmer.   Quick synopsis: Nina's husband disappears and it appears that he has many secrets....an affair and he hasn't worked for several years.  Enter Simon the perfect man or is he the monster?  It starts off very slow......alternating points of view between Nina Garrity and her daughter Maggie Garrity.  Parts of the book read like a YA novel.  The second half makes up for the slowness in the beginning because you must find out all about Simon,  All in all, I rate the book 3 1/2 stars.  Thank you NetGalley and D.J. Palmer for the ARC.

I think I read a review of this which compared it to Gone Girl or Girl on the Train. It certainly has the potential for being the same kind of hit. Palmer was especially smart to have both Nina and her daughter Maggie narrate the different chapters. This allowed the reader to see Simon in two different ways, ways that eventually merged as his real character was exposed. Like many suspense novels, there are some plot points that don't make a lot of sense. Having Simon be a middle school history teacher doesn't quite click with me. I also think that Daisy might  have been more suspicious of him. The tension is good without being roller-coaster crazy.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the early review copy of this novel. I was intrigued right away after learning the book was about a mustered husband starting at the beginning. I enjoyed learning about each of the characters from their own point of view.  I found it very entertaining. Don’t want to give the twist away, but it’s one everyone is sure to appreciate. Great read.

Thank you Netgalley for an early copy .
I absolutely loved this book, it had me up very late because I just had to finish this book. I love the characters of Maggie and Ben so much.  Very good warning signs about a controlling man.

The New Husband is a creepy, chilling, sinister read and I loved it. Nina and Simon move in together after the disappearance of her husband Glen, who wasn't who Nina thought he was. But neither is Simon. Halfway through the truth is revealed about one of them and I was surprised. After that the story was fairly predictable. I like Maggie the best. She had guts and temerity. I thought Nina was a dupe and easily influenced. It's a good reminder that you never really know people.

If everything seems too good to be true, it likely is. And Simon swoops in after Nina's husband disappears - seemingly perfect. With a husband who seems less perfect by the day, Nina quickly falls for Simon's charm, as does her son Conner. But her daughter Maggie isn't convinced. Is Nina right or is Maggie? Interestingly enough, Palmer gives away the secret about halfway through the book along with a surprise the reader likely isn't suspecting. And then from that point forward, it's all a matter of the right people figuring things out in enough time, which ends up being suspenseful in and of itself. The book was definitely interesting, though not perfect. There were points where the writing felt really stilted to me, it still felt somewhat predictable, and I didn't always love the fact that the story was alternating back and forth between multiple characters. I also felt that for a social worker, Nina was pretty dense and not overly thoughtful about things going on with her own family that seemed like she should have been able to see and deal with - trauma or no trauma - but that's merely my personal opinion.