This book was labeled a thriller but I found it quite boring. Really slow moving, really unrealistic and hard to believe. I wasn’t a fan of the narration either.

I tried so hard to like this book, but it just didn’t keep me interested. Giving this a 3 stars bc the plot was good but I just didn’t like the narration.

Fran did something with another woman’s husband and she shouldn’t have and although she has felt guilty ever since that wasn’t her biggest problem Tessa the man’s wife is trying her best to be friends with Fran and get her to help with a nonprofit when she reluctantly agreed to do it it will just be one more thing Fran ultimately regrets. This was a great book and I believe this is the first book I have read by Deirdre Palmer but has since download it others I have listen to other books narrated by Tenzin Connard and love her narration she has great character distinction and evokes the right emotion and has a beautiful accent. I love this book and highly recommend it I find Miss Palmer knows how to build up the tension and keep you on the edge of your seat and the narrator only magnified that and made it so much more intense. I highly recommend this book I want to thank net galley and dreamscape media for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

This is a wonderful book about why we shouldn't have affairs with married men. Maybe you just want a little spice or you think you're in love - but don't do it. It is a bad idea.
I liked the narration.

The thriller that just keeps on thrilling into the epilogue! The Wife’s Revenge. I highly recommend. I listened as an audiobook.. Narrator didn’t try to do different character voices. But was very well done with the narrator staying in her own lane and just reading the book. I did enjoy the book beginning to end. Would be a great summer read as well as a summer listen.. I give thanks and praise to the following for allowing me to review early and give an honest... totally my own opinion I give this book two out stretched arms with ten jazz fingers and two thumbs up!
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PublicationDate: July 11, 2023
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This one was a bit hard to get into, and it took me about half way through the book for me to actually get invested. Once I did though, it had everything you could want from a Domestic Noir. Lies, deception, revenge, twists and turns.

Two years ago, Fran was involved in an affair with Ben, a neighbor. The two families lived in the same village for years and their children were friends. Fran ended the affair but has lived under the shadow of guilt. Tessa, Ben's wife has always known about her husbands infidelity but chooses to act as if nothing is wrong in order to save her family and the security that comes from being married. However, she decides not to let this affair go by unnoticed. Instead of going to her husband about it, she plots to get her revenge on Fran through a series of acts that are just suspicious enough to have Fran living in fear. The wondering if Tessa will follow through on her threat to tell Fran's husband about the affair will have you on the edge of your seat.

After making it through the first half of the book wondering if I would be able to continue, I found myself wanting to see what would happen next and how it would all end. I am glad I kept going in this instance. I would give it a 3.75 stars if I could but instead rounded up to 4.

Thank you to the Author, Publisher and NetGalley for an Advanced Reader Copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I did not enjoy this book. I found it to be long, boring, and unrealistic.
Tessa knows that her husband is cheating, he has done it many times. And he knows that she knows. Instead of being mad at him, she decides to torture the other party. Yes, i am very aware of blame shifting, but at a certain point it becomes too obvious to keep doing that. Also, the torture of the other woman, Fran, is very minimal and takes place over two years. More minor nusiances rather than anything big. I finished it solely because i got it from NetGalley or i would have binned it long ago.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for my copy of this audiobook

This one left a lot to be desired. As a story that is supposed to be a thriller it was honestly quite boring. Sure, there were a couple intense parts but there wasn’t a ton of action to keep me captivated. It felt pretty blah all the way through the end.

🌀Synopsis
Ben and Fran have an affair. It doesn’t last very long and Fran realizes that it’s just a fling. She doesn’t love Ben and their intense romance was just pure lust. She loves her family and her husband but now she must live with her secret.
It’s nearly two years later when Ben’s wife Tessa confronts Fran. She knew about the affair the entire time and now she wants Fran to admit it to her husband in order to destroy their family. Fran refuses. She does find out that Ben’s precious lover committed suicide but she is suspicious.
Ben is not ready to let Fran go, though, and in one final attempt he tries to get her back one last time.

Thanks @netgalley for the chance to review this book. I wanted to love it, but it felt just a little slow at times. There were some twists, for sure, though, and it was a fun read.

Fran had an affair with a local man, Ben, but realized that it was time to call it off. Ben’s wife, Tess, was just angry enough to try to get revenge. Tess acted did some totally creepy things, and would stop at nothing to cause Fran discomfort.

Excellent narration of the audiobook.

My thanks to Netgalley, the author, and publisher for the advance audiobook copy of this book.

Well developed character driven suspense-thriller. Several years after an affair that she deeply regrets, Fran and her husband have become acquaintances with her former lover, Ben and his wife Tessa. As both couples navigate the sticky issues that accompany such a history and Fran is faced with the consequences of her actions, danger lurks nearby. Without getting into spoiler territory, there are a few well plotted twists and a delicious ending. There was a little slag in the middle, but nothing I found difficult to wade through.

Having experienced this book in audiobook format, I was really pleased with the voice actor's talent. She successfully navigated a dual POV book and gave a unique voice to each character.

Recommend!

Dang Tessa has some unresolved issues! This was a wild ride and I was here for it! Moral of the story - don't cheat on your spouse! This was my 1st book by Deirdre Palmer but will not be my last! I am off to add her backlog of books to my TBR!

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The Wife's Revenge by Deirdre Palmer, an audiobook narrated by Tamsin Kennard was exciting and in some parts intense story. Still, I would not describe this as an unputdownable psychological thriller full of shocking twists. In some way I think was more of a family drama as the main purpose was to concentrate on family dynamics.
I am happy I got an audiobook as I believe it would be too slow for me otherwise. I think that the narrator made this book in some way better. Tamsin Kennard created the atmosphere around the characters so they become alive in my mind.
I enjoyed the storyline but I expected a bit more action and suspension. I could not decide which is my favorite character as I could relate to nearly all of them, especially Tessa and Fran but not Tessa's husband Ben. He gave me a creepy vibe.
This book is about the family dynamics in Tessa and Fran's house. They are so different, each of them has different values and a different understanding of what is or is not acceptable.
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Tessa was CRAZY, but I still felt for her as she just wanted to keep her life in order. I enjoyed this thriller as it was twisted and I loved the multiple perspectives. I felt bad for Fran and hoped she would make it through the events of the book because she was a likeable character.

A solid 3.5! An easy read (via audiobook) with a decent storyline…but things don’t truly pickup until the 60% mark. The book provides the POVs of two wives who are so opposite of one another. Fran (Wife #1) came off weak, a true pushover and was messy. Wife #2's (Tessa) POV was entertaining, but was often a nuance. I battled on who to root for…both women had their moments in the book.. The last few chapters offered a great build up to the end…which then fell flat and seemed rushed. The narrator was good and kept me listening. Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the gifted ARC (audiobook)…as all opinions are my own.

Sidenote: How does one scan a face forensically? 😅🤔

Rounded up to a 4 because I totally enjoyed the narration of the audio as well as the authentic parent/child banter throughout the book. And, for a very personal reason I applaud author Deirdre Palmer. Over the last year+ I have read a number of books using Asperger's folks in the story. Several of those misused the Aspie characters as villains, and, instead of advancing the way the world sees neurodivergent folks, those characters personified that different = bad.

What an incredibly lovely surprise to discover one of the three daughters in this novel is not only neurodivergent, but accepted. She fit in the family, and had friends and playdates and clubs. In other words, she was herself and that was ok. The reason this was meaningful for me is I am the parent of a grown up neurodivergent, incredibly wonderful man.

One of the important plot points was the reason why mom cheated on dad, and part of that was the distance which developed at the time the daughter was diagnosed. Dad needed a moment. He initially was in denial while mom, as moms tend to do, immediately jumped in ready to work with the new world and figure things out. Dad needed to grieve and accept. And he did. When my son was young I read a story called "Welcome to Holland" about life you didn't plan, but how wonderful it can be. Highly recommend you google it. The way Palmer wrote the dad very much reminded me of this story and she has mad respect from me.

Is this the best thriller/revenge book you'll ever read? Nope. Should you read it? I wish you would.

What a great book . I’ve never read this author but it won’t be last book by them . I was hanging on waiting to see who done it . It there is a twist you don’t see coming .

Started off strong, but ended up being pretty predictable. I did, however, enjoy the narration. I would be willing to try another book from this author.

I went into this a little blind, having only read the description once. It was very interesting and a well written domestic thriller. I don’t want to say too much to give anything away but it was an interesting story that kept my attention. The narrator was great!

The narration in this book I found very dull. It was hard to follow. And in the beginning dragged. I couldn't get through this book. I found it predictable plot.

Fran made a terrible mistake when she had an affair with the father of one of her daughter’s friends. Her feelings of guilt are destroying her marriage. Ben, the man she had the affair with on the other hand seems to have his marriage well under control. Ben’s wife, Tessa seems to want to form a friendship with Fran, but why? What does she know? And what does the woman who fell to her death from a nearby cliff have to do with Ben?