Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book! This book synopsis sounded very intriguing and I was excited to jump in. However, I found the pacing of the book quite slow, and it seemed at times there was not much going on. Overall it was a bit repetitive for my tastes. I think many others will enjoy this book and I look more from this author.

This book is filled with so much suspense and mystery. A very enjoyable and thrilling read. Can not wait to read more books by this author.

An interesting story which was an entertaining read, not great but kept me entertained throughout. I would read another of this authors books.

Great synopsis and first part of the book. Unfortunately after that it moved at a very slow pace. It has lots of repetition and the story dragged on a bit too much.

Linda had the ideal life. She had been married to Jim for twenty eight years and had two lovely daughters. But Linda yearned for more. She divorces Jim and decides to travel and meets and marries Marcus. Two years later things aren’t quite as exciting and one night Marcus drowns in the sea at Crete. Linda is left penniless as she discovers that Marcus has spent all her divorce settlement. She ends up going home and living in a rented flat and working in a chip shop. Linda’s recollection of the night Marcus drowned is hazy. She knows that they had been drinking and arguing but is not certain as to whether she pushed him into the sea causing him to drown. Linda’s world is turned upside down as the profile of a man called Tony Fortin appears on a dating app and she is convinced that it is Marcus. But how can that be? Linda enlists the helpof her best friend and her ex husband to help solve the mystery. I enjoyed reading this book as it kept me guessing with all the twists and turns. A recommended read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Joffe Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

This book had some twists and turns which I enjoyed. Lots of good character building and I enjoyed reading this. Wasn’t my favourite book but still good!

A good thriller with lots of twists and turns. I found the middle a little slow then the end seemed to wrap up quickly. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC

This masterfully story plunged me into a world of anxiety and fear, where the characters' search for answers had me jumping at my own shadow, slept with the big light on!

Read about 10% then gave up…. At 5 chapters it was t imter3stimg, it was drawn out, and I had to stop.

3.5 rounded up. Some good twists but too much time in Linda's mind. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I will say that I did enjoy the writing style of this author. But I just couldnt get into the storyline and I couldn't connect with the characters.

CAN PUBLISHERS PLEASE STOP MARKETING BOOKS AS UNPUTDOWNABLE?!?! I mean, I would also like them to stop adding "completely gripping" in the title as well because nine times out of ten, I have found them to be the most boring books ever. And sadly, this one was no exception.

None of the characters were particularly likable, especially Linda, and considering the amount of time we spend in her head, this was a huge turn-off for me as a reader. In fact, the more I learned about her the more I disliked her, she was the catalyst for everything that happened, yet she loved to act like she was the victim.

I also did not appreciate the way the author seemed to lead us by the nose, telling us what we should be feeling instead of letting us form our own conclusions based on the information given to us.

Once you add in all of the twists that I am sure were meant to be enticing, but ended up being confusing, the speculation of certain characters and the absolutely unnecessary drama of others, this one quickly spiraled into something so bogged down I couldn't wait to be done with.

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel from the publisher. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

Linda is grieving the loss of her husband, Marcus while also struggling to accept the estrangement from her daughters, following her divorce from her first husband Jim. As one too many strange incidents occur, Linda begins to wonder more about the night that Marcus disappeared…

The pace of this book was quite slow initially. However, halfway through the pace increases significantly, with many twists and turns.
Each character was quite unlikable at times but I think that stayed true to the main theme of the book, in being true to oneself and not worrying about pleasing or being acceptable/likeable to other.

The ending of the book was very unpredictable, as were many of the twists, which keep the reader gripped, guessing and turning the page to find out who is behind what. These were well executed and enabled the story to remain unpredictable up until the very end. Very enjoyable!

Unfortunately I just couldn't connect to the characters in this book and it really stopped me from enjoying the book.

However I did enjoy the authors writing style so I would definitely try more of their books. This one was just not for me.

So you think your second husband is dead, and you might have been the one to kill him? Linda left her husband and daughters to run away with Marcus! She thought he was the sexiest most exciting man she'd ever met. Her family thinks she's having a midlife crisis! One night changes everything. Linda has no memory of what happened to Marcus the day he died, but she believes she may have caused his death. She comes back penniless, her daughters cannot forgive her for what she did to their father. As time goes on, Linda thinks Marcus may still be alive. She turns to her ex-husband and best friend for help in finding out what really happened to Marcus. The story took me a little bit to get into it, but once I did I found it to be a very enjoyable read. I did guess what was happening before the end so I guess it was a little predictable.

Interesting premise and opening scene. After that, the first half of the book moved slowly for me and I took an immediate dislike to Linda and her woe is me attitude. There was a lot of repetition in this part and that dragged the story down for me. The book picks up some energy with the return of ex-husband Jim into Linda's life.

The length, pacing and repetition of content wasn't a match for my reading style. The twists were easy to figure out and Linda was unlikable throughout - but not the good kind of unlikable, but the irritating type. The biggest surprise for me was what happened between the sisters. This is just my opinion and I encourage others to check out the book and see if it is for them!

Thank you to Joffe Books and Netgalley for the gifted earc to read and review.

2.5

Thank you to NetGally and Joffe Books for this ARC.

You watched as your husband disappeared under the dark ocean waves, so now is he messaging you on a dating site?

An nice easy read full of mystery and revenge.
All the characters felt well fleshed out and well written. Plenty of twists to keep you guessing which was great.

Oh I loved this book!!! A twisty thriller that I could not stop reading. Great book and the ending is fabulous!!!

Your husband’s dead. He’s never coming back. So why is he on a dating site asking you to go out with him...?

OK...so I was a little confused from the outset with this book. Who's the dead guy? Her husband, right? OK. But it's revealed that he was her second husband. So she had two husbands. So what happened with the first husband? How does he figure into the equation? And what's the go with her daughters? Are they angry with their mum or what? So Linda walked out...so she had some kind of mid-life crisis...get over it. The world doesn't stop and start with you!

I hated Linda's daughters but then I didn't much care for Linda either. And Gail? With friends like those who needs enemies? That woman was so cruel in her conversations with Linda, it was more than just banter. It was mean. And then there was Marcus or Tony or whoever he really was. Self-obsessed narcisstic prat. The only person remotely likeable in the entire story was Jim. Poor old Jim. Good old trusty Jim. The one mainstay in Linda's life, despite walking out on him for adventure and excitement (which Jim did not do). Now he is branching out and discovering new things, namely his adventurous streak which he never had with Linda. But he still stood by her after everything. And what, pray, was all that? Much of the book kept alluding to "after all she put him through"...without actually saying what that was.

This book sounded so intriguing from the premise but oh my gosh...we spent way too much time in Linda's head. WAAAAY too much time! It was a place I didn't care to be, listening to her mope on about did she do this or did she do that? Was she hallucinating? Was she imagining things? And over and over it went. Rehashing and rehashing what she imagines happened to what may have happened to maybe it not happening at all. And this guy on the dating app is Marcus reincarnate come to torment her once again. Or did she imagine that too? Honestly, I didn't care for any of them and skipped to the end to see how it all turned out. Only to find I didn't really miss anything at all.

I would like to thank #JaneEJames, #Netgalley and #JoffeBooks for an ARC of #HerSecondHusband in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.