The Other Mistress
By Shanora Williams
Review and Rating 3 ⭐️

The Other Mistress by Shanora Williams is one wild, twisty psychological thriller. Maybe just too much of one for me. There is a whole lot going on at times, and you never know what is going to happen next!
Adira, a self-made millionaire, has everything except for the devotion of her husband. He is cheating with not just one but two women. Adira will do anything do get him back and hatches a crazy plan to do just that.
Trigger warnings galore with this one. Child abuse, DID, assault, cheating. The narrator is completely unreliable at times and completely frustrating. Shanora Williams keeps the twists and turns coming until the climatic ending. If you like your thrillers wild and dark and don’t mind if they are a little far fetched, then this might be the book for you. Just not a favorite for me, but I’ll round it up from 2.5 to 3 ⭐️! I’ll give Shanora Williams another go for sure!
I want to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for an eARC. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Book Rating Key
⭐️ Not Recommended
⭐️⭐️ Readable Book
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good Book
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Excellent Book
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Near Perfect Book
***Note*** I seldom give ⭐️or ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings. If I feel a book is a ⭐️sometimes I just prefer to not finish reading it and not rate it. As for 5 ⭐️books, I think of those as books I would want to take with me to a deserted island 🏝️, and this means I read a whole lot of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️star books. Happy Reading!

I was not a fan of this book. Now that does not mean the book was not good, it just wasn’t for me. I am a fan of her work, so I expected to love this like the other works. However, I did not like the way the mental health issues were handled. But please read this book, and judge for yourself.

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

Absolutely fabulous!!!

This book had a solid premise, but I felt the way mental illness was represented in this book was outdated and offensive. I couldn't get into or behind this one.


A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of The Other Mistress by Shanora Williams in exchange for my honest review and opinion. This was a fantastic psychological thriller that is a fast paced read with lots of jaw dropping twists and turns. The ending literally made me gasp as I was so not expecting this. Do yourself a favor and set aside some time to read this as it's amazing.

This book was messy & the author did not do enough research on DID.

Thank you Net Galley & to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

The Other Mistress is a psychological fiction read that is twisty, especially the end. I love an unreliable narrator, so that was a benefit for me. However, I had difficulty relating to her thought process. This was one that didn’t leave a memorable impression for me.
Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow what a great story, kept me engaged throughout the whole book I couldn't put it down it was soooo good!

This book wasn't for me. I found the first half to be very slow. I was waiting for it to pick up speed but it never did. The story itself seemed far fetched.

"The Other Mistress" by Shanora Williams offers a mixed reading experience, leaving me content overall. The novel explores intricate relationships and secrets, engaging the audience with a well-crafted narrative. Some parts of the book prove to be intriguing, drawing the reader into the complexities of the storyline. However, there are moments where the pacing lags, and certain aspects of the plot feel like a drag. Despite these occasional drawbacks, the well-developed characters and the satisfying resolution contribute to my overall contentment. Shanora Williams demonstrates a talent for storytelling, creating a book that combines both gripping and less dynamic elements. "The Other Mistress" succeeds in providing a balanced reading experience, where the highs and lows ultimately leaves me satisfied with the journey.

I never read the author before, but this book made me an instant fan. I absolutely adored her writing style, it made me feel like I was right there with the characters. There were so many twists and turns, I was never sure what direction the plot was going in. The ending was absolutely perfect. I think this would make a great movie too.

This story unfortunately rubbed me the wrong way with the direction the story took. Everyone has a different threshold for these kind of things, but for me I didn't like what the main twist was doing and particularly the way the book ended.

This was honestly a little difficult to like at first considering how unrelatable Adira was. Thankfully, the jaw-dropping twists made up for the intial disappointments.
Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Books for providing a digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Shanora has long been one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed this book as much as her first. I'd definitely recommend.

This was a super twisty one that kept me guessing. It’s about a woman whose husband is cheating on her. She eventually speaks to the mistress and finds out there is another mistress!

2.5 stars

Normally this type of book would be right up my alley, but The Other Mistress just left me confused and asking “what did I just read?”

It started out promising, we have the wife who thinks her husband is cheating on her with 2 different women and she begins her plot to figure out what is going on and why he’s doing this. But as the story continued, I just got more and more confused and aggravated with the main character. Once we figure out the plot twist it makes a little more sense, but overall it just fell pretty flat for me.

This is the first book I’ve read by Shanora Williams and it just wasn’t for me, but I am still interested in reading her other novels because of the acclaim they’ve received.

***thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC copy in return for an honest review***

This is the second book I have read by Shanora Williams and this author has become one of my must read authors. This book was filled with twists and turns that made my jaw drop.

This book took me on a thrill ride and I loved every word of it. I definitely look forward to more from this author.

I really did not connect with Adria, and I felt for someone who had a successful business she really did not run her life as well. As I continued reading and things were unravelling i realized that there was more to her than meets the eye. THis book twists and turns. The book shifts back and forth between memories and the present. THe chapters are short as well. At some points the book was slow but overall it was enjoyable.

This was a bit of a strange one for me the subject matter wasn’t my favorite but it was an interesting story. This story follows Adria a woman who has everything she is successful and happily married at least that what others think. Adria is struggling with the fact that her husband is cheating on her with not one but two mistresses. Adria desperate to get her husband back to herself and start a family pairs up with her first husband’s mistress Jocelyn to try and break up the couple. Jocelyn knows she is the mistress but isn’t happy another mistress is now involved. Jocelyn comes to Adria with a plan to get her husband back to herself.

I hate cheating usually it doesn’t bother me in books but it was so hard watching Adria try to win her husband back when he is such a jerk. I really enjoyed Adria and Jocelyn as characters and thought the whole premise while weird was something you couldn’t look away from. I will say I really enjoyed this authors writing and hope to pick up more from this author in the future.