The Wife Upstairs

4 stars!!!! super super good but a little more predictable than her other books, still had a great time reading it

As I was reading, I kept thinking I had maybe read this already. But then I realized I hadn't and that it reminded me of Verity-stories are very similar in some ways. It was a page turner though, as I needed to find out what the heck was going on! It was a lot like watching a scary movie with stupid people making stupid mistakes. When you think you're seeing red flags, trust yourself-you are!

I read it only to see how close to Verity it was. It was very close, but I actually liked it better. But that's not saying much. Both had stupid unbelievable people. And whomever think Montauk is a cheap place to buy a house has done no research whatsoever!

3 in a stretch, actually. During the course of the book, I was in a roller coaster: hm, interesting. Hm, weird. hm, trying too hard. hm, seriously? I mean, sometimes thriller authors do seem to go a little further than they could in an apparent attempt to surprise readers. In the end, I was almost confused. I mean, is everyone here a villain? and not the everyday kind: the soap opera, throw you over the stairs kind. Come on! Still, it was not badly written, despite some inconsistencies that nagged at me (even stupid things like the fact that even though she had not that many friends the boyfriend seemed to find her - and write from seven different phones... - or the fact that despite always wearing black make up she had none in her purse), I liked the ending - presented some closure, even if a bit soapy.