This really reminded me of a Freida McFadden novel. It was a good story but I found it to be very predictable. I did enjoy the narration, but I found myself getting confused as it was hard to distinguish between characters until they talked about their families or were mentioned by name. If you're a fan of Freida McFadden, I think you'll enjoy this domestic "thriller".

ARC audiobook provided in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the narration on this book! Tamsin does a wonderful job but it was a little hard to distinguish between the two main female characters voices, especially when I would start playing the book after some time and it took me a few minutes to remember which character was speaking. The plot is as old as time. Scorned woman wants revenge on the other woman her husband had an affair with. If you like domestic thrillers, give this book a shot!

This is an absolute gem of a story with an angry housewife wreaking her revenge. Fran made the biggest mistake of her life when she had an affair with Ben. Both families live in the village of Oakheart, their children are friends. Fran's guilt shadows her days. Tessa has left her troubles in the past and now has the perfect life. Ben might have his faults, but his life has not been easy. They need each other, and Tessa will do whatever it takes to eliminate any threats to her marriage. Threats from women like Fran. This story is told in dual POVs. Tessa, the wife and Fran, the other woman. Both characters were well written and felt like they could be real people. I felt a relation to both characters and that made this story intriguing to me.

Thank you NetGalley, the author and Dreamscape Media

Well written psychological thriller with a twist & good narration.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
I started and stopped this book at least four times. I found it hard to get into and listen to. It was very back and forth between the two wives and just confusing.
This is one I won’t be finishing listening to.

Tessa wants revenge on Fran for having an affair with Tessa’s husband Ben. Tessa starts doing things to Fran like sending her flowers, giving her a cake with something in it (I think it was chili pepper) and even going as far as taking the out of service notice off the elevator and leaving a dead badger on Fran’s front steps. Ben has had an affair before, but what happened to Maria?

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an ARC. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a good job. This book sounded interesting and I thought the story started out strong, but then it became me waiting for something to happen. And when things did happen, I felt like it was not as thrilling as I wanted it to be. I kept thinking why is Tessa not trying to get revenge on Ben. After all it takes two. And when Ben starts showing up wherever Fran is and confesses he misses Fran, that would give me the motivation to get revenge on Ben, especially considering he has had an affair before. I felt like this story was a slow burn. It was good but I wanted more heart pounding moments.
Also Fran kind of irritated me. I felt she was whiny.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I had to DNF this book unfortunately. It was extremely hard to listen to and understand what was going on. I felt very confused by it. #TheWifesRevenge #NetGalley

This was a difficult book to get into. The story starts out very slow and has detailed minutiae of both women’s everyday life, which is tedious. The audiobook (and the book) are told from two different women’s point of views that sound similar, both in tone and in writing so it’s difficult sometimes to discern who is who. And because it’s told from both points of view, there’s no real tension or drama created since you know exactly what both characters are thinking and have planned. The ending felt rushed after such a bogged down story. This one just wasn’t for me.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this audio ARC. Man, this book was just annoying. I found myself rolling my eyes at the wife getting "revenge". Everything was so petty and childlike. No thanks.

2.5-3 stars

I love a good revenge story, unfortunately, this one fell a little flat. I liked the alternating POVs between Fran and Tessa, and the writing and narrator kept me interested. It was too much of a slow burn for me. There wasn’t much of a payout, and although more was hinted at, not much of an ending.