In The Wife Between Us, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen take you on a wild roller coaster ride full of twists and turns. Vanessa and Richard’s marriage has fallen apart, and he’s dating a new (and younger) woman, whom Vanessa is stalking. Nellie is bright-eyed and excited for her future with Richard, but she has some lingering trauma from college and feels like someone is out to get her. While cleverly done, the first part of the book feels too similar to Girl on a Train somehow; woman is left by husband, is falling apart and drinking too much, and is following her ex and his new girl. The first twist takes it on a different course, which was well done, but by then end it’s almost one twist too many.

So flipping boring. So we have Vanessa/Nellie who we find out is an obsessive ex-wife but we don't know why. Emma who is the new soon-to-be wife and then the husband stuck in the middle of it all. You see this slovenly, obsessed, depressed woman in Vanessa/Nellie (this is explained in the book) who is trying to stop Emma from marrying the man. It develops over time on why she doesn't want Emma to marry him and Emma doesn't believe her. It doesn't help that the x-husband keeps explaining all the weird things. I don't want to give the book away, but I saw everything coming from 10 miles out and wasn't at all in suspense.

The Wife Between Us is a terrific, intense read. The plot has so many twists and turns, it leaves the reader constantly striving to keep it all straight. The main character, Vanessa, first appears batty, then sympathetic, and finally courageous. Readers will ask just who is manipulating who and for what reason? All is revealed, eventually.

This novel is going to hook you and pull you into the plot as it unfolds and the complex relationships and lives become more apparent to the reader. Just as you begin to think you understand the characters and motivations of the key players, another layer is revealed and your mind is sent spinning again as you assimilate the extra knowledge learned in the most recent chapter. This roller coaster ride continues throughout the book and only ends in the final pages. Jump on board, hold tight and enjoy the ride.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. A very creepy read. But enjoyable. I kept reading and left the dishes undone, the laundry in a heap and work sitting on my desk. I won’t spoil the book for others by delving into the plot. Just know it’s a solid thumbs up. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing an ARC.

Oh my. I absolutely LOVED this book!!!!!! Not only are there some epic twists in this book, but it completely changes the way you view everything. This could be a book that deserves a second read.

Nellie is the nickname given to Vanessa Thompson by her husband, Richard. She has a lot of issues. Her marriage has fallen apart, but why? As her husband plans to marry his next wife, Emma, she tries to come to grips with it. But don’t believe all that you read. It’s hard to say too much about the story line as there would be too many spoilers. This is a well-written psychological thriller, which I honestly was going to rate 3 stars until the last 10% of the book when everything that had happened began to become clear. There are enough twists to keep you guessing to the very end.

This book is hard to write a review without giving away any plot lines. I am going to try my best not to give anything away. There are surprises throughout the book. At one point I said out loud while really this book well I didn't see that coming. Everything I thought in this books was turned upside down. I did enjoy this book and it was good that I didn't know what was going on. It made reading this book more interesting.

At first I thought this book was a little familiar. A manipulative, controlling husband and an unhappy bored woman trying to be 'perfect' suburban wife but failing miserably and then obsessing about her soon-to-be replacement, but nothing is as it seems. There are so many twists in this plot and I wasn't ready for any of them. The relationships between the three main players and the assumptions you make about their motives and aims will be constantly shifting and re-adjusting as you read, right up to the very end. A superb and very clever pyschological thriller. Thanks so much to St Martin's Press and Netgalley for an ARC of this excellent book to read and review.

A lot of books over the last few years have been marketed as “the next Gone Girl.” This book comes closer to that mark than most of them. It hits a similar tone, and is deliberately ambiguous about which characters you should believe. The characters are engaging. The book is well-written and well-plotted, with both small bits of information passed along at strategic points as well as three or four big plot twists throughout the story. A satisfying read. Recommended.

Nellie aka Vanessa was once married to Richard, they have divorced and now he is with Emma. Vanessa appears to be having difficulty with it, drinks, can't hold a job etc. Emma on the other hand feels like she is being watched. As the book progresses you discover more and more about the two, the past and the lies. At times you go between, Vanessa, Emma and Richard wondering who is the victim. The authors did a great job of hiding who is the bad guy and who you want to root for. I loved, loved, loved this book. It grabbed me on the first page and didn't let go. This is just the type of psychological thriller that keeps you guessing and wanting to turn the pages quickly. I totally can see this being made into a movie. I will be first in line to see it!

OK - I will be honest, I liked this book a lot more than I expected to. I found the title on NetGalley and requested it because a friend of mine had received an ARC of this as well and I thought that it would be fun for the both of us to read it together. I love psychological novels but have been burned by the promises of dark and twisty books in the past, (I'm thinking about you Girl on the Train) so I approached this book with a light-hearted open mind.

The Good: They caught me off guard with the switchbacks in the plot. This jaded reader is not easy to fool but I found myself flipping back a few pages at the end of the first section saying "Wait...What?" and re-reading to make sure that what I thought I read was really how things went down. So bravo on that front!

I wanted to hate the characters and write them off as your typical, spoiled, rich, New York Housewives that I normally loathe in books - but I ended up really enjoying the development that happened as the novel progressed and you found out more and more layers of each player.

The Notes: Near the end, the actions of the main character stretched where I was willing to go with them. It's so hard to write this without spoilers but - as calculating as she was throughout the entire novel - I found it hard to believe that the big denouement was as haphazard and left to chance as it ended up being.

The book is credited to two authors and, looking back on the reading experience, I could see those separate voices poking through even where they weren't supposed to. I'll be interested to see if the writing duo persists and how they continue to smooth out their process over time.

Overall, I am very glad that I was granted a copy of this book by St Martin's Press and Netgalley. It will make a great summer read and one to reach for if you need a fun and light read that gives you a nice surprise in the middle. Overall Rating: 3.5 stars.

Nothing is quite what it seems in this twisty Psychological Suspense. If you think you have it all figured out, keep reading. The first half of the book was a slow build up to the first twist that was a doozy, one that hit out of the blue and left me turning pages faster and faster in the second half of the book. The second half wasn’t as strong as the first, but continued to have more nice twists and turns until the very end twist that I found unnecessary and left me a bit disappointed overall with the ending.

Although it's been weeks since I've read THE WIFE BETWEEN US, I still wonder which wife was between the other? And was this a mystery novel or a true psychological thriller?

To be honest this review surprised me: "A jaw-dropping psychological thriller." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "

Perhaps, after too many novels that have tried to top GONE GIRL and GIRL ON THE TRAIN, I'm expecting much more from the facsimiles. What I do know is that this read proved both confusing and -- too often -- redundant.

While a few breadcrumbs were scattered about the traumatic past, the actual telling of the event fell flat to me. And the Epilogue caused me to roll my eyes.

Once upon a time I was a book blogger and reviewed/promoted Sarah Pekkanan's debut novel. Sarah's writing is solid, genuine, and generally filled with emotion. I wanted to love this book for Sarah, instead, it was merely "ho-hum" for me.

I enjoyed this book tremendously. I find the subject of betrayal and secrecy a bit depressing but the portrayal of the characters was very accurate.
There is a sad mood about the book, vengeance dosent heal anything in the end.
Thankyou for sharing it.

My thoughts go like this. Wow! Wait, what? No, more twists? I'm losing interest. Finally, that final twist... no. Just no. It's redundant and a very slow read. I know it has a lot of good press, and that's cool, but this book wasn't for me. It wasn't what I had hoped for.

My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.

I've had this book finished for about a month now. I keep trying to come and write a review, and then wandering away to do something else. Because sigh.

The title of this book sets up a certain expectation. The blurb for the book sets up a certain expectation. You go into this book waiting for a delicious twist on an age old story. Married woman whose husband is cheating on her, and the fact that it seems to be driving her quite mad. Which, I don't know about you, but that plot definitely has my attention.

I love a good twist in a book. I like a twist so good it leaves me slack jawed. And not all authors can do a good twist. An author has to be a chef in this case.

Gently sprinkling in foreshadowing, stirring up suspense, letting the story bake just long enough that when they throw the twist in, you're left gasping for air.

And then...there's this book.

This could have been an excellent book. The characters aren't particularly likeable, and you may have issues activating your sympathy chip, but you're still compelled to read, you still want to know what the inevitable twist will be.

And then boom, the twist hits. And if you're anything like me, you'll say, "Yeah, I kind of saw that coming." But still, it's a good twist. And you're ready for the wind down.

And then another twist hits.

Well, okay. That was unexpec BOOM, another twist hits.

Seriously?

This book suffers mightily from too many ingredients. It's a bouillabaisse, crammed with too many attempts at cleverness and too little delectable bites.

I'm not saying it wasn't an enjoyable read, it really was. But if you retain any of the plot, it will be muddled by the convoluted and unnecessary plot twists. Which is sad.

The Wife Between Us was an exciting read with a number of plot twists. I could see this easily being adapted into a movie along the likes of Gone Girl.

As with most domestic/psychological thrillers, I recommend going into this book knowing very little, so I won’t go into the plot too much. Vanessa is the ex-wife of rich, successful, perfect Richard. She is a mess and is stalking Emma, the ex-husband’s fiancé.

Suffice it to say, the plot thickens with a huge twist at around 40% that I didn’t see coming. Very clever. It actually took me a few minutes to process what I was reading. The blurb says it all: assume nothing. After the first huge twist, there are several more to come.

There were too many twists to call it predictable but there was some repetitiveness and a character turnaround that had me scratching my head. Despite those misgivings, this is an entertaining page-turner that will surely be a highly successful movie.

** many thanks to Netgalley, the authors, and St Martin’s Press for an e-galley of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an advance copy of this thrillride.

It's safe to say this book blew my mind!! The twists were amazing - I'm still in shock!!!

The narrative style took some getting used to but once I did I saw the brilliance in how the author's told this story. Many, many books have been hailed in recent years as the next Gone Girl or Girl on a Train (to the point of nausea) but this one may just surpass them both!!

An incredible, unputdownable read that ranks among the best I've read this year. When it's released next year it will be a sure fire success.

Simply amazing. 5 BIG stars.