5/5 for this book. I loved it! Jane arrives in Thornfield Estates and becomes a dog walker to the rich and bored surburban housewives. She meets the attractive, recently widowed Eddie and falls in love - with him or what his money can give her. Eddie's wife and best friend went missing in a mysterious boating accident.

The story follows Eddie and Jane as they both have secrets in their past they dont want others to know about. The book keeps you guessing the entire time.

A modern retelling of Jane Eyre with a little bit of DuMaurier's Rebecca thrown in. I liked the concept behind the story and it was clever to have the story told from three viewpoints: Jane's , Eddie's, and Bea's. You got a more complete story with more details explained. Kudos to Hawkins for throwing in a lot of little details from Jane Eyre down to the dog Adele. The only thing was that Jane wasn't very likeable and you didn't root for her or her relationship with Eddie. Still an enjoyable read and some good twists (although if you know Jane Eyre you already know one). Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to read and review this book.

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Loved it!

Pretty Woman meets Jane Eyre- told from multiple POV’s.

“Whatever souls were made of, mine and Jane’s were the same.”

Jane Bell recently moved to Birmingham, Alabama to start over. Broke and living in a crappy apartment, she gets a job as a dog walker in a fancy neighborhood called Thornfield Estates, a beautiful gated community. There she meets Eddie Rochester- handsome, rich, and recently widowed. As Jane and Eddie become closer, she learns Eddie’s wife Bea died in a tragic boating accident with her best friend less than a year ago. But was it an accident? As the story progresses, Jane learns the truth about Bea, and faces secrets of her own.

Fast paced and binge-worthy! Fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell will enjoy this!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC!

An intricate plot from many different directions, which left me wondering who of the characters I felt like I could trust!

Rated E for exceeds expectations. I've never been wild about Jane Eyre, but couldn't resist this modern take. Hawkins did a great job updating the parts of the story that haven't aged well and still managed a good twist (difficult with a story we all already know).

As soon as you start reading this book you know the main character is going to be an interesting one!’ Full of drama and thrill... you won’t want to put it down. Go read!

Good read, wasn’t crazy about the characters. There were a lot of details, the plot began well, yet I tired of reading about shallow women and minute details of their jewelry and yoga outfits. Jane wished to have a cushy shallow life too, but stealing from her clients and scamming others was a real turn off. By the last 10% of the book I was ready for it to end and was bored with the “did he/did she” dialogue. I found most of the characters more exasperating than interesting.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. .

Enjoyed all of the twists and turns. The story sucked me in to the plot and kept me reading because I had to know how it would turn out in the end.

This book was fantastic! I loved how the true story unfolded and getting sneak peeks of Bea’s life throughout the book. Jane’s story has me hooked from the beginning and loved the twist at the end.

This book was so good! I loved how the story was written from a variety of different perspectives. I still don't feel like I trust "Jane" and didn't love that she ended up with all of Bea's hard earned money. Jane was a thief and a gold digger and she got rewarded for it?? The book kept me entertained though and I read it in one day. I'll definitely look for more books by rachel Hawkins..

Didn't love it. The characters were boring. Pass. Would not recommend....didn't like Jane Eyre either.

The Wife Upstairs starts out simple with Jane the dog walker, but becomes slowly complicated by Jane’s twisted life.
A new man she meets walking the dogs seems to be the man of her dreams, but is she and he really everything they appear to be appear to be? And what is that knocking Jane hears upstairs?
Be prepared to be over your head, and out of your comfort zone with Rachel Hawkins in The Wife Upstairs.

Really enjoyed this new book by Rachel Hawkins. Jane is a dog walker who moved to Birmingham, Alabama who is looking for something more. She meets Eddie and sparks fly. She is then thrust into a world of rich housewives and giant houses. Although the mysterious death of Eddie's ex-wive looms. The novel kept me turning pages and was extra fun since I'm from Birmingham, so I knew all the places and atmospheres. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good suspenseful mystery.

Wow...this was a good one that definitely exceeded my expectations!

Jane is a new arrival in Alabama. She’s broke, and lives with a roommate in a dump of a town. She ends up dog-walking for the elite in a beautiful gated community. On one of her walks, she meets Eddie. He’s a recently widowed man whose wife, along with her best friend, drowned during a “girls weekend”. Their bodies were never discovered. Jane and Eddie fall in love. As their romance quickly escalates, Jane can’t help but hear the town gossip and wonder if Eddie’s marriage wasn’t as perfect as he depicted. Jane also has a past that she doesn’t want anyone to find out...least of all Eddie.

I completely devoured this book! There were some twists that I could see coming, but even more that took me by surprise. I love the writing style of author Rachel Hawkins. It’s very smooth and easy to get lost in her descriptions, characters lines, and imagery. It’s just a fun book that reveals secrets at a perfect pace. That made it very hard for me to put down.

⚠️ CAUTION: This is a modern twist on JANE EYRE, a novel I’ve heard about, but never read. I was also unfamiliar with details of the plot. There is at least one Goodreads review for this book that doesn’t use a spoiler alert before revealing one of the twists. According to the reviewer, spoilers aren’t needed for a book based on a book published in 1847. I absolutely do not agree with that. FYI in case anyone reads additional reviews before reading this novel. If you aren’t familiar with Jane Eyre and don’t want to be spoiled, proceed with caution.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Rachel Hawkins, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A story told by the points of view of Bea, Eddie, and Jane, The Wife Upstairs is a excellent suspense with a lot of twists and turns.
Thank you St. Martins Press, Rachel Hawkins, and Netgalley for ARC.

Suspenseful and full of twists! A modern day take on the classic novel, Jane Eyre, ‘The Wife Upstairs’ keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Written from perspective of the three main characters, Rachel Hawkins weaves together a tale of a twisted love triangle where no one is quite as they seem.

This book grabbed me from the beginning and didn’t let go until I finished! I loved all the twists & turns, thrills, chills, lies, and shocks! A must read for those who love books in which there is much more to the characters than you original think! I found it to be well written, chilling, and absolutely thrilling! Grab your copy today! Not one you want to miss!
Will make sure to buzz it up!

Jane is running away from her past. Even her name is not hers. Right now she is walking dogs to earn money in an affluent neighborhood. It keeps her busy and at least it helps pay her rent.
Than one day she meets Eddie. Handsome, tall, rich. He asks for dinner. Before she realizes what's happened, she's moved into his mansion. He's given her a nice car to drive and a credit card to use whenever she needs anything. The only fly in the ointment is the death of his first wife and her best friend. They have been gone over a year. Dead, presumed dead in the lake. No bodies have been found. It's just a matter of time. Then Jane will find herself mixed up in a dark twisted story that she never saw coming.
Great read, entertainment at its finest!!

Fans of Tarryn Fisher's The Wives will marvel at Rachel Hawkins' The Wife Upstairs! ~ White Hot Reads

Oh. My. God! It has been an extremely long time since I've binged a book in less than 24 hours. Add in the fact that The Wife Upstairs kept me wondering what was going to happen next and I couldn't stop reading. The beginning was a bit simple for me - at least I thought it was - until I kept reading. Each time I thought I had it figured out, Hawkins through in another twist I didn't see coming.

The Wife Upstairs is a brilliant 5 star read full of bobs and weaves that engross the reader from the very beginning!

A suspense novel with shades of Jane Eyre. Jane has a business walking dogs in an extremely rich neighborhood when she meets one of residents, Eddie, whose wife Bea had died along with her best friend Blanche in a boating accident a year ago. Jane and Eddie fall in love, become engaged, and Jane is no longer on the outside looking in, but one of the residents herself. But none of the characters in this novel are really who they pretend to be.