I'm so grateful that I received the ARC of Liv Constantine's The Next Mrs. Parrish from NetGalley because I couldn't wait another minute to find out what happened to some of my favorite love-to-hate characters.

Amber is ready to leave her controlling, abusive husband Jackson and give him right back to his first wife, Daphne. Amber and Jackson are both masters of manipulation and neither one cares who gets hurt along the way. Amber is determined to become ridiculously wealthy and Jackson is hellbent on winning Daphne and their daughters back. They hit all-time lows in this twisted sequel and Daphne once again has to fight to prove her loyalty to her girls.

My new favorite character is Daisy Ann, whose father was killed in a hunting "accident" at the hands of Amber. She married him for his money and played the role of the grieving widow after his death. Daisy Ann is a smart, successful businesswoman who will stop at nothing to prove Amber's guilt.

Liv Constantine does it again! When Jackson Parrish gets out of prison and wants to see his daughters again, his ex wife has to decide if she wants to bring her kids back into his life. His current wife, Amber, is already scheming things while her ex-husbands daughter is out for revenge.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for an ARC copy of The Next Mrs. Parrish.

Overall, this was a very good and quick read. I loved all the twists and turns, and rooting for the hateable characters to get what was coming to them. My biggest complaint is that it seems like so much time was spent reviewing the plot of the original book and the prequel. It really broke up the flow of the current story in a lot of places. In my opinion, if a reader picks up a sequel without reading the first books in the series, they deserve to be confused.

4.5 stars rounded down.

I was so excited when I got approved for this book. The Last Mrs. Parrish was one of my all time favorite books! I enjoyed this one. A lot of twist and turns and “omg” moments.

Thank you Random House Publishing Group, NetGalley and Liv Constantine for this ARC of The Next Mrs. Parrish. I am so grateful! The Last Mrs. Parrish was and is one of my favorite twisty domestic thrillers, so imagine my surprise and excitement when I saw that there is a sequel.

Daphne Parrish is still healing from the marriage to Jackson across the country in California. She and her daughters and mom are enjoying life on the West coast when Daphne gets talked into by the older daughter (through behavioral blackmail) to go back to the East coast for the summer so he girls can spend some time with their father as he is fresh out of the crowbar motel.
What entails is an all out unbelievable ride of wits and power and shows what a mother will do for her children.
Daphne is such a strong character and I love the addition of Daisy Ann. At first, I was so confused as to how she fits into the Parrish story but then as it’s reveled, it was a seamless character integration.
I truly loved the ending as karma is… well we know the saying.

5 stars from me, I am still giddy that I was able to read this.

It took me a few days to read this. It drew me right in, then I was bored to tears. All of a sudden craziness happens, then, bored again. Towards the ending it’s insane! Glad I stuck with it. There are a few characters that I won’t forget. That’s for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley Liv Constantine and Harper Publishing for this ARC

I was so excited to read the sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish because I absolutely loved that book. However, this one didn’t meet my expectations. The writing felt forced and the plot tried too hard to have “interesting” twists. Sometimes I think we need to quit trying so hard for sequels even if the first book was fantastic.

Back with Amber, Daphne and Jackson. The lies and deceit are endless in this book. Everyone has a vendetta and that keeps the pages turning. There were so many twists and turns but it really came together in the end.

Loved it. What an amazing follow up book. Truly enjoyed this one and loved seeing what happened to the different characters from the previous books!

Okay, this will probably be an honest, harsh review where I LOVED the first book but didn't enjoy the sequel.

First and foremost, I wonder if the sequel even needed to be written? The characters went back to their old ways and it felt so unrealistic and infuriating.

Daphne. Like come on. You know better. Every choice she made drove me insane.

Amber. I went back and forth wondering if she should get a happy ending or not. I'm glad she didn't.

Daisy Ann. I was wishy washy with her. I liked her, I didn't, then I was happy she got her justice.

I don't know. The whole thing was a mess. It felt unnecessary. The writing was just fine but the story itself was just so-so. I feel like this wasn't meant to be a "series" so writing this felt forced? I don't know. I was skimming toward the end and realized I was missing nothing from the plot, which says a lot.

Super bummed because their first Parrish book got five stars from me.

The first book has always been one of my favorites. The second one did not disappoint! Loved the characters and the twists in this book. I’d definitely recommend.

I read this one in less than 24 hours! It was twisty, and I think I liked it just as much as the first one (I did notice an audible original prequel that I'm so interested in-- wonder if it delves into the backstory of the newest character/storyline that we learn about in this novel. I'll definitely read all of Liv Constantine's future books. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC. Add this one to your summer list!

I loved this one. The Next Mrs Parrish got me back into reading. I was so excited that a sequel was coming. It did not disappoint.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Mrs. Parrish but it was definitely not a book that needed a sequel, in my humble opinion. The ending of that book was so well done and I just didn’t think it needed to be expanded upon.

Maybe that mindset impacted my reading experience, Even though it didn’t feel necessary I was still excited to give this new release a try. Unfortunately it missed the mark for me.

The characters are just so awful and the plot is very unrealistic. I don’t need to believe everything I read but at times this story was just a bit much.

That being said, this duo of sisters know how to write an addictive book. I might not have loved this but I sure couldn’t put it down! It was fast paced and a definite wild ride.

Thanks to the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader! All opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved the first book in Liv Constantine's installment of the Mrs. Parrish series and was thrilled to receive an arc for the sequel. I really enjoyed spending time again with the characters I loved to hate in the The Last Mrs. Parrish and continued to root for the "good guys" in The Next Mrs. Parrish.

Although, I didn't love this one quite as much as the first, it is still an enjoyable read. There are three intertwining plots to follow. It felt like there was a lot going on at times, but it all came together in the end. Since I was already acquainted with many of the characters, it made easier to follow but seemed a little far-fetched at times. If you enjoyed The Last Mrs. Parrish, I definitely recommend reading The Next Mrs. Parrish. Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this sequel to one of my favorites.

I was so excited to get this ARC copy and see what all the characters have been up to! This was just as good if not better than The Last Mrs. Parrish and I was hooked from the start. I had no idea what would happen from one chapter to the next and couldn't wait to get to the ending to see how everything would end. I loved the new character Daisy Ann and was so glad to see everything work out for her in the end! All in all I can easily give this 5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, Ballantine for this ARC of
The Next Mrs. Parrish
by favorite author duo Liv Constantine!

I have loved these authors’ books and especially the original, The Last Mrs. Parrish. I was so excited to receive the opportunity to read this sequel early.

The book catches us easily up with current wife (in writing only), Amber, and former wife but still emotionally-torn mother, Daphne.

I did not struggle to remember details of these woman and their relationships to mogul Jackson. The authors do a great job of taking us back to the narrative of the first book and moving it forward, while including salient details of the original story.

I love the same short-chapter, first-person POV format as the original.

A new character, Daisy Ann, joins the women in this new book. I enjoyed learning about her and her seemingly idyllic, new-money merged with old-money life. But all is not as perfect as it seems: Daisy Ann and one of our main characters are connected in a former scandal.

Daphne is still her genuine, traumatized, elegant self, and Amber still her conniving, “alley cat,” ambitious, perhaps gold-digging self. I admire conniving, ambitious, gold diggers though! I love her story, and the ‘lifestyle porn.’ (I do not, however, admire her parenting. Lack of.)
She and Jackson make for a perfect (and perfectly) contemptuous couple. I still found myself considering Amber, awful human as she is, to be a sympathetic character. I relate to her burning class envy.

We have two cats and two (angry) mice. Or so it would seem.
The games thrilled.

Daphne, Jackson, Amber, and now Daisy Ann are held together by avarice, fear, schemes, and blackmail.
Power-plays abound! They all “play for keeps.”

Four stars - and I’m already eager for Liv Constantine’s next book.

It’s been since 2017 since we were first introduced to Mrs. Parrish which is when I read book #1. Do I remember that one? Nope. But I was very excited when NetGalley and the publisher approved me for book #2. It starts off with Jackson being in prison for tax invasion and he is soon to be released. His wife finds some diamonds which she sells quickly before he gets out thinking she’s going to runaway forever. Does it work out? Lots of things happen with lots of twists and turns and no one is to be trusted. I really liked this sequel to the first Mrs Parrish which I also loved and gave 5 stars to.

Amber and Jackson are just as nuts as ever. I enjoyed this but not as much as the first one. Some parts just seemed so far fetched but it kept me entertained!

Liv Constantine does it again! This sequel had everything a reader could want in terms of a suspense/thriller novel. The characters are so creatively entwined, and just when you think you’ve figured it all out, another twist is thrown into the mix. Often times, sequels disappoint and do not live up to the hype of the first; however, that was definitely not the case here. This book keeps you wanting more and to know what is going to happen next. With surprise after surprise, you will not be disappointed or bored. This is a must-read!