Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Well, this was certainly interesting in a really bad way. There are three parts to the story, which takes place on one day. Each part is narrated by one of the main characters: the wife, the husband and the wife’s best friend, Temi. The story is not a domestic comedy of manners as indicated in the promotional blurb. It is a painful unraveling of one marriage and two lives by a resentful, bitter and malicious woman.

The story centers around a wealthy young couple, who are trying to have a baby after three years of marriage. While he is successful and driven, she is unambitious and married for social and economic security. She just wants to float through each day avoiding any unpleasantness. Unfortunately, her best friend is unpleasant, and when it comes to the husband, she is downright nasty. When Temi learns that they are trying to have a baby, she is angered her friend hasn’t confided in her and enraged at the thought of their friendship undergoing more changes. After spending a day drinking wine, things are said and done that spell the end of this throuple. Perhaps.

The story does get tedious as it is a recap of the same day by three different people, albeit with a different point of view each time. It was also very strange to not know the names of the wife and the husband, but then again, Temi is really the central character, not the couple. I would have perhaps rated it higher if any of the characters were a bit more personable. The sudden ending didn’t resolve any issues, but maybe that’s how this story never ends.

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I hope this is just a quirk of the unpublished, unedited ebook but there were zero quotation marks or paragraph breaks marking off dialogue so it was very confusing figuring out who said what. And there was no ending. Just a seed of doubt placed. I want to know that Wife makes it out of that marriage and gets to be happy. They didnt sign a prenup so she gets half of everything, which is good for her. Temi was also a terrible friend but toward the end you can kind of understand it, but still. I would hope my friend would be a little more mature and talk to me if that were the case with something like this.

I desired to love this book based on the cover and the description but it fell flat for me. I really didn’t understand why the chapters weren’t more relevant than they presented. Just two stars for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A husband struggles to accept the best friend of his wife. The relationship between the women is longstanding and comes between tg3 couple at times. I am still unsure as how I feel about the relationship of the women at the end--did one betray the other or protect her?

I really enjoyed the premise of this book that takes on the perspective of each of its 3 characters in turn, following them through a single afternoon/evening. The book started so strong--I loved the first character's voice and the questions she raised as she shared her perspective on her relationships with her best friend and her husband. From there, however, it started to drop off and it ended with a fizzle as the best friend got the last word--but didn't have enough to say to merit 1/3 of the voice. As a short story or with only the husband and wife's perspectives, this could have packed more punch. As it is, it was an interesting idea that was executed unevenly.

I expected more. This story was basically the same information repeated from the perspectives of our three main characters, in an uninteresting way. The characters weren't very likable and the ending was rushed and abrupt. I also thought there would be more humor interwoven throughout.

What an interesting way to write a story! There are 3 major characters and the story is written in 3 separate pieces. One piece from each of the 3 characters describing the same events and their perspective of the relationships between the 3. Very revealing how each one saw the same event differently and felt differently about the relationships. And how easily one or the other could influence the feelings of the other 2 by very subtle manipulation.

“The Three of Us” is a fast-paced and quick-witted novella that brings up questions of loyalty, marriage, friendship, and trust. This story is as funny as it is thought-provoking. A relatable and relevant story for millennials who enjoy some self-snark.

I really really enjoyed this novel, mostly because I have never read anything like it before. And reading this very odd story reminds me of when I read My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Both stories are veryyyy captivating, and they don’t feel like something you have read before. I particularly enjoyed The Three of Us because it was a quick and easy read, and the story was told and developed in such an amazing way that I was really in a haste to get to the end of the novel, and to discover where the story was going to end. I was on my toes with every paragraph I read, because I so badly wanted to uncover why Temi, the best friend was such an issue for the couple, and why she was constantly a topic of conversation for them as well as a cause for argument between them.

I struggled to even make this graphic, let alone write this review. I really wanted to love this book, I saw a lot of potential from the storyline. But, this book lacked quotations and paragraph spacing. I found it so hard to figure out whom was talking to whom. I also felt like the same story was told over and over, just in a questionable characters POV.

Thank you, @netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC, in exchange for my honest review. Pub date: May 16, 2023.

I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to take away from this book, but who cares? It's a complete blast to read. I breezed through it in an afternoon. A skillful and entertaining pas de trois!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

The Three of Us is the story of a husband, wife, and her best friend and how the intersections of relationships don't always go smoothly. The story takes place over the course of a single day and is told in 3 sections, one from each person's perspective. I struggled with this book because I never really cared about any of the characters and then the writing style is one where quotation marks are not used. There were parts that I enjoyed and I would try another of this author's books but for me this one is just ok.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I found the premise of this book far more interesting than its execution. I love character studies and slice-of-life stories, but unfortunately, this didn't land with me.

I normally find unlikeable characters fascinating - with the catch that they have to be believable! But in my opinion, that wasn't the case here - I found all three shallow and caricature-esque. The husband was rigid and controlling; the friend was manipulative and occasionally cruel; and the wife was passive to the point of absurdity. While we got *facts* about each of them, we never really got *insight* into why they are the way they are; there was also no real self-reflection or curiosity on anyone's part. In my opinion, if a story is about such a small slice of time (one single afternoon), you need a lot of depth to compensate for the lack of breadth, and I just didn't find that.

Thanks to Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

The Three of Us is told from three perspectives; a husband, a wife, and the wife's best friend. The husband and best friend hate each other, and the wife is in the middle, so what could possibly go wrong? Ore Agbaje-Williams has written a delightful story in a unique way, as events unfold between the trio over the course of one drama-filled day. Thank you #NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read an advance ecopy of #TheThreeofUs.

This was not for me. Takes place over the course of one day, as three people share their sides of the day unfolding. Two are best friends, and one is the husband of one of the woman. He and the best friend hate each other. There's really no plot, just their stream of consciousness as they relate how they all met and their backgrounds. I'm not a fan of stream of consciousness writing, so that didn't work for me. I can see many readers-especially readers who character driven novels- loving this, though.

This was a book I really tried to finish but couldn’t keep going because of the lack of depth in the characters and it being confusing to follow whenever anyone was actually speaking because of the not using quotation marks. It also felt the narrative was very random considering it was suppose to be about one night in, yet there were a ton of backstories going on that was hard to follow. I came in thinking it was going to be about one thing and disappointedly came in reading something else. I do not recommend.

The Three of Us
Ore Agbaje-Williams
Penguin Random House
2024

The Three of Us is, obviously, a story about three people: A wife; her husband; and her best friend. The women were free spirits during university and remained friends afterwards.

The story is told in three parts; each narrated by the wife, the best friend, and the husband. They tell their version of what happened one afternoon/night where they all have drunk heavily. The best friend does not want the wife to be married or have a child. She antagonizes the situation with barbs towards the husband. The wife plays along but really, who does she love more? Her husband or her best friend? What will happen when everything comes to a head?

The book is a short one and it moves quickly. I didn’t care too much for the characters so I struggled sometimes to keep reading. But, there is an audience for this book, it’s just not me.
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I really wanted to love this book, but it was just a like for me. I think I wanted more from the characters. But, I did enjoy it and I’m glad I was able to read it!

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I just didn't get this book. It was told from the viewpoint of three different people, the wife, husband and wife's best friend over the course of a day.

I never felt invested or connected with any of the characters. I kept waiting for a big breakthrough moment that never happened. Especially at the end. It just kinda stopped. I felt like I was left hanging. What happened?

2/5 stars

I wish to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G P Putnam’s Sons - for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The title of this book sounded very interesting to me and I looked forward to reading it. What do you do when your very best friend and your husband do not like each other at all, and you find yourself in the middle of it all? This is the story of just one day in the life of the three people. I found the characters to be dull and once you got the drift of the story that was all it was. The friend was very controlling, the husband protective of his wife and the spineless wife stuck in the middle. I did not engage with anyone. The ending was abrupt. Sorry to say this one is not for me at all.