I thought I knew what was going on, but man did Greer trick me! I loved the two stories that wind up being the same woman. Highly recommended especially if you love a twist.

This book starts off slow, and honestly, I thought it was going to be very predictable, but stick with it. The second part of the book keeps you guessing, and when you think you have it all figured out, it twists and turns some more.

I loved the suspense and mystery in this book. The story line never kept my attention. It was a fantastic read!

This was holy crap good!!

I hope they make it into a movie someday. I don’t give 5 stars very often but this is one of them.

*Thanks to the publisher for providing an arc of this edition via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book but I thought the "big" twist at the end was a bit anti-climactic and not big at all. The twist in the middle didn't so much surprise me but confuse me. After re-reading those couple of pages, it made more sense. If psychological thrillers are up your alley, you'll enjoy this book.

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Lindsey's review Dec 18, 2017 · edit
it was amazing
bookshelves: 2018-arcs, netgalley, book-clubs, book-of-the-month, salt-water-reads

4.5 stars

There's really not much of a synopsis on goodreads, and for good reason. It's one of those books that's better enjoyed going in blind. I kept seeing review after review that mentioned twist after twist. Honestly I wish I hadn't been expecting so many twists, because I ended up having a couple figured out before the reveal. The ones I didn't see coming, however, were nothing shy of jaw-dropping. Despite that fact that I read so many thrillers that I've gotten a little too good at my sleuth status, I still loved this book. I'm an immediate sucker for anything told in multiple POVs and the short chapters made it feel like such a quick read. It was the perfect amount of dark and twisty and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good suspense novel.

This was a fantastic, suspenseful read . The twist was well done -- I didn't see it coming. It was similar to Liv Constantine's "The Last Mrs. Parrish" in many ways, but it was still an enjoyable read and I highly recommend it for fans of either of these authors.

I really enjoyed this novel that has more twists and turns than I ever imagined. I was hooked and would definitely recommend to those who enjoy mystery/suspense novels! Each character was well-developed and the plot took you on a wild ride with secrets, love and deception.

When I looked at this title, I assumed the title led to the person with the secrets and the one to watch for. However, after just a short way in, I was loving that the way the book is written was leading me to believe it could be anyone. That had me going for a loop. (Yay!!)

I assumed so many things when reading this book, yet unaware, there were several slight, subtle hints that slid by me unnoticed. Then the pieces start connecting, it was like a huge light bulb went off. The hints were there - working at Saks, no proceeds, etc. - but I didn't connect them right away. I mean, I wondered, but no way would I have been able to connect the dots. A masterful way to keep readers intrigued!!!

An excellent read with numerous plot twists and jaw dropping hints that kept up way into the night.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Really good psychological thriller. Had the right amount of twists and turns to keep you guessing. Definitely recommended.

Loved this book! I enjoy a great thriller with plot twists and turns that keep you guessing. This is one that you don't want to put down until you finish.

This is why I don’t write very many mystery or suspense reviews, y’all. It’s so hard not to give anything away! This book definitely falls into the suspense category, as there isn’t a mystery to be solved, just a twisty, turny story that makes you say “Wait, what?” several times and go back to reread pages at a time to make sure you had read them correctly.

What we know going in – basically nothing. The blurb tells us all of the things we will think while we’re reading this book and that we shouldn’t believe any of them. I really wish the blurb had been more vague; I don’t like being told ahead of time that there will be twists in a book. I end up spending more time looking for them and trying to figure out what they could be than actually enjoying the book.

What we figure out pretty quickly – A wife has been thrown over for a younger woman. She’s not handling it well, and there’s something in the way she recites her tale that tells us we’re not getting the whole story. She’s drowning her sorrows in wine that she hides from the aunt that took her in after her marriage fell apart, failing miserably at her new job, and obsessing about the new woman. It’s uncomfortable to read, especially because the writing has you feeling off-kilter about the entire situation. She’s shocked out of her malaise by the news, cattily delivered by an ex-friend, that Richard, her ex-husband, is engaged to her replacement. Finding out that piece of information sends her over the deep end. Or does it?

Part of the reason for the middle of the road rating is the story itself. Hendricks and Pekkanen try to convolute what is at its heart, a story we’ve read hundreds of times before. There wasn’t anything new here; it’s all well-tread territory. They try to make the story fresh by adding in several twists and turns, but most of them come across as entirely too elaborate, too purposely done, if that makes sense. Several of the unexpected reveals showed the work behind them. I’ll tell you, though, there’s a reveal right around the halfway mark that took me by complete surprise. And I don’t say that often. Unfortunately, the rest of the book fell a little flat.

Once we get a better handle on exactly what’s happening, this book turns into a pretty standard unreliable-narrator book, much in the tradition of Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, and all of the other books this one is being compared to. I don’t know if those comparisons are really warranted, though. It takes more than the potential for an unreliable narrator to warrant the “next major phenomenon” raves that we are constantly getting, and The Wife Between Us doesn’t quite get there.

Thanks to Netgalley for an early copy of this book. I've been a fan of Sarah Pekkanen's since her first novel and it was fun to see her branch out into domestic suspense here with her former editor. This book has a lot of twists, but at its heart it's the story of a marriage gone wrong and one woman's attempt to save herself from that marriage. The lengths she'll go to, and the people who will get hurt along the way, are all part of this twisty journey. For fans of grip lit!

My first best read of 2018! The Wife Between Us is seemingly along the same vein as Girl on a Train. You won't want to put it down until the last page is read!!! Definitely a must read for the year!

This book was amazing! It was very twisty and kept me on the edge of my seat. It was a wonderful mystery and thriller. I enjoyed every moment of it! Highly reccomend for the suspense lover.

OH my, where to begin?! I wasn't really sure how to rate this book - in the beginning, I felt it was slow going and I probably was at a 3 star rating but then things started getting interesting and there were twists and turns and things that made you question what you'd already read. There were many times when I would re-read parts to make sure I was following along correctly, and even then, I was still sometimes confused. At some point in the book though, it all seems to fall into place and it starts making sense...and then I couldn't put it down! Holy moly was it an interesting read! When I finished this book, I had the same feeling after watching Sixth Sense. After all is explained at the end of the movie, I wanted to watch it again to see the clues that I missed along the way. Same sort of thing with The Wife Between Us - I want to re-read it, knowing now what I know about it and see if it makes a little more sense from the beginning. This book was a thinker for sure!.

The Wife Between Us was a fantastic escapist read. Don't be fooled, this isn't your typical "affair gone wrong" novel!

One of the best suspense novels that I've read in a long time. Fast paced story, keeps you guessing! I will buy every book from this author!

5 stars!!! I couldn't put this one down. A thriller that will blow your mind.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers who provided a copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This book for a slow start for me but got better about 1/3 in. Every time I thought I had figured it out, another twist would change everything! I enjoyed this story a lot and told a few friends to read it as well. Thank you to the publisher for the copy of this e-book I exchange for an honest review.