The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

Synopsis:

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions.

You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife.

You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love.

You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle.

Assume nothing.

Twisted and deliciously chilling, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage – and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.

Review:

I cannot think of a single thing that I didn’t like about this book. I’ve lived with it in my mind from the first to the last page, through all the moments when I had to put away the book and do stuff and even after I finished it a few days ago, my thoughs still linger around it.

If I would have to make a top 3 books that I loved this year, The Wife Between Us would definitely make it there. And considering that it will be soon turned into a movie, I’m assuming that I’m not the only one who thinks like this.

The story is deceiving from the beginning till the end. And the advice you get from the synopsis: “Assume nothing” is the best one that you could follow. Because every single supposition that you might come up with will crumble into pieces. There won’t be any moment when you will know for sure who is good and who is bad. You won’t know if a certain incidence was intentional, accidental or someone’s mistake. You won’t know whom to believe, even when you’re reading somebody’s direct thoughts. You won’t even know who is who anymore at some point. All you will know is that you NEED to read further, to get deeper into the story, into the minds of the characters, into their lies, in order to uncover the truth.

I cannot remember a book that kept me so hypnotized and I cannot recommend it enough. I throw an eye on people’s reviews on GoodReads before starting the book and I’m almost shocked that there were a few negative ones. Personally, I found it flawless and I’m still deciding on what I’m more excited for next: to see the movie, to read all the other books the authors wrote already or to discover the other novels that they will come up with in the future.