The Wife
Ratings2
Average rating2.5
This is a thriller about a woman who fainted on her wedding day and she doesn't really remember exactly what happened. 10 years later, on her anniversary, weird things begin to happen.
And very conveniently, everything just comes back to her. Randomly, 10 years later, her memory just conveniently comes back. It just feels a little lazy to me.
I will say though, i enjoyed the simplistic writing, it's very easy to get into. The British setting was fun, and also the protagonist had a great voice. She felt like a very realistic character, easy to relate to, and likeable.
There was probably 1 or 2 plot twists, but overall this was a pretty bland, straightforward, predictable thriller. If you read a lot of thrillers you will be bored, but if you're a beginner thriller reader, this might be a good fast paced book.
2.5 if I were feeling generous, which clearly I'm not. Lots of stupid and childish characters, including the villain, which made for an annoying twist. Also, so unbelievable it almost sounded like laziness.
Plot Details
This kind of thriller is right up my alley. The book starts out with the wedding of Zoe and Toby. But Zoe has just woken up. She hit her head and lost consciousness and can't remember what happened right before. But she doesn't want anything to go wrong on her wedding day. So she sucks it up and goes on with the day. But for the next ten years, she's a bit haunted by the fact that she can't remember exactly what happened. And when those around her start to act a bit strange right before her tenth anniversary, she starts to doubt that things happened the way she was told they did.
My Thoughts
I devoured this book! I started it late on Sunday and finished it by early Tuesday morning. Books like this where you just know something is off right from the beginning really tend to suck me in. The harder it is to figure out exactly what's going on, the more I like them.
There were a lot of factors at play in this book. What happened at the wedding? Why did Zoe hit her head? Her sister was out of the picture, but why? I do wish we'd gotten to learn more about Zoe's relationship with Dina, her sister. It wasn't quite clear why things weren't great between them.
The Wife definitely kept me guessing. And I loved the tension in it too, especially with some of Zoe's past friends. I read it so quickly, it felt shorter than it was. This one's definitely a great one to snag if you like psychological thrillers! It comes out on September 9, but if you have a Kindle, you can preorder the book right now for only 99 cents. Worth checking out if crime thrillers are your thing.
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Plot Details
This kind of thriller is right up my alley. The book starts out with the wedding of Zoe and Toby. But Zoe has just woken up. She hit her head and lost consciousness and can't remember what happened right before. But she doesn't want anything to go wrong on her wedding day. So she sucks it up and goes on with the day. But for the next ten years, she's a bit haunted by the fact that she can't remember exactly what happened. And when those around her start to act a bit strange right before her tenth anniversary, she starts to doubt that things happened the way she was told they did.
My Thoughts
I devoured this book! I started it late on Sunday and finished it by early Tuesday morning. Books like this where you just know something is off right from the beginning really tend to suck me in. The harder it is to figure out exactly what's going on, the more I like them.
There were a lot of factors at play in this book. What happened at the wedding? Why did Zoe hit her head? Her sister was out of the picture, but why? I do wish we'd gotten to learn more about Zoe's relationship with Dina, her sister. It wasn't quite clear why things weren't great between them.
The Wife definitely kept me guessing. And I loved the tension in it too, especially with some of Zoe's past friends. I read it so quickly, it felt shorter than it was. This one's definitely a great one to snag if you like psychological thrillers! It comes out on September 9, but if you have a Kindle, you can preorder the book right now for only 99 cents. Worth checking out if crime thrillers are your thing.