This was an awesome debut novel by Sandie Jones! Although the beginning had kind of a slow start, the action sped up quickly and I was drawn into the story of Emily and her relationship (or lack thereof) with Pammie, her soon-top-be mother-in-law. Pammie is an astounding character with so many flaws and machinations that one wonders if she just sits in her living room and plots against Emily. She was my favorite character because I never knew what to expect from her next. I will always remember the conclusion of the book because it was such a surprise, so twisted and oh, so good! Readers of psychological suspense will certainly enjoy this dark tale of a young woman’s survival in spite of all odds. Highly recommend this great book!

Wow just wow is my initial response to this book. This story kept me reading and finished it in less than a day. Emily had been cheated on by her previous long term boyfriend and is gun shy about getting into another relationship. Emily meets Adam in a bar at a hotel during a break at meeting for her job. They hit it off and start dating. Over the next few months they find that they really like each other and have a lot in common. Soon it is time for Emily to meet Adam's mom Pammie. Pammie is that mother that dotes on her boy and treats Emily like no matter what she does she will never be good enough. She repeatedly tries to sabotage Adam and Emily's relationship but she does it very under handedly. Emily tries to talk to Adam about his Mom but he just doesn't see the problem.

I loved this author's writing style and was quite impressed that this is her first book. The twists she managed with her writing kept me reading. I will say this book did not end at all like I expected. If you enjoy reading a little suspense this book is for you. I recommend it! Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for honest review.

Have you ever read a book where you thought you knew where it was going, and you were totally wrong? That was this book for me, and I loved that about it. I devoured this book in one day because I had to know what was going on and where it was going. 

Emily met a great guy, Adam, but there's only one problem. His mother is horrible. Pammie sets out to sabotage their relationship from the beginning. 

I love the idea of the 'monster-in-law.' Pammie was described in enough detail that she felt like a real person, and not a stereotype. As the book progressed, I kept trying to figure out why she was the way she was. This book is definitely a page turner. 

The only thing I didn't love was that the ending felt a bit rushed. I wish that maybe there had been parts?

I am going to keep this short as to not give spoilers! But..........
Wow! What a read!
Every page has you engaged. Your mind is constantly thinking what is next!
This novel is about what you would think is a soon to be "monster in law" and you really can not stand her but then it is a thriller so you never know what is coming next!

The Other Woman was interesting. There were twists and turns but the final twist seemed a bit strange and didn't add up with the behavior of the characters throughout the story, leaving it a little implausible.

Not a bad read, but nothing to get too excited about either.

Emily is attending a conference for her job when she meets Adam. Emily thinks she has met the perfect man. Adam brings her home to meet his MOTHER, Pammie. Pammie is an obsessive controlling Mother. No one is good enough for her Adam and she starts sabotaging the relationship.

This is a twisted psychological thriller filled with tension. It moves at a fast pace. Not all the characters are likeable. There I a twist at the end of the book. My only problem was the book was written in the first person, which I don’t like. This is my reason for the 3 1/2 star rating. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

I read a BookishFirst excerpt of this book and thought it sounded intriguing so requested the full book. For the most part, it was very readable and the undercurrent of Pammie's influence was somewhat chilling. At this point, I won't employ spoilers, but I was so pleased with the book that the ending was a disappointment to me. It felt a bit like 'okay, hurry up and wrap this up'.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley.com for allowing me the opportunity to read and honestly review The Other Woman.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the free digital copy of this book.

The Other Woman was probably one of the best books I’ve read in awhile. I was happy, angry, scared, sad, frustrated, and confused throughout reading this novel. I have no clue how I was able to experience every emotion at once but The Other Woman pulled them all out of me.

The main character in this story, Emily, had soooo many red flags thrown her way throughout this entire ordeal. Adam, her boyfriend and soon to be husband, introduced her to his mother, Pammie, and almost instantly the overbearing and conniving mommy dearest comes out. Pammie is every woman’s worst nightmare.

I really loved how the author left no detail out. There were tasteful flashbacks throughout each chapter and haunting situations throughout. She created the hint of suspense from the first couple chapters. Adam, Pammie, and James (Adam’s brother) were ALWAYS so secretive and Emily picked up on it from the very beginning but chose to overlook it until the very end.

I found it so strange that Adam and Emily were only together for a few months before deciding to marry and carry on the way they did. If I remember correctly they moved in at 2 months and were trying to plan a wedding at 8 months into their relationship. A little more time getting to know each other may have been a big help. (maybe not considering how the story ended).

I give this book a solid 5 stars. It kept my attention and I finished it in 2 days. I can’t wait to read more from the author.

Emily is simply one of those helpless maidens I can’t like in any book. She’s easily manipulated, has short spans of attention and doesn’t stand up for herself when someone insults her. Therefore, she makes the perfect mate for Adam, who’s still sucking at mommy’s breast. Mommy, AKA Pammie, is everything you can’t stand in a future mother-in-law: catty, sneaky, smothering her son with attention, jealous and extremely manipulative.
Believe it or not, these three revolting personalities come together to create a fairly good plot that kept me reading until done. Throughout the majority of the book, I’m screaming at Emily to run as far as she can from this man she’s so enthralled with. He’s spineless, inconsiderate and exactly how his mama has allowed him to be. But she won’t leave; no matter how much her sense tell her to and no matter how cruelly Adam’s mother treats her.
The plot wraps up with a surprise twist, which was nice. But I was still stuck with the bottom line: Adam is who he is because his mother encouraged it, allowed it and enabled it. Once I realized I was reacting to the story, I had to admit that I did become involved in and enjoyed reading it, even though the characters irritated me!
(I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for making it available.)

The Other Woman follows Emily, a young professional in London. She has just met the man of her dreams, Adam – but he comes with baggage in the form of his mother, Pammie. Manipulative Pammie will seemingly say and do anything to come between Emily and Adam, but only Emily sees what she is up to. As far as Adam is concerned, his mother can do no wrong. Pammie is a character that will get under your skin – no question – but I found Emily to be a bit of piece of work herself. In any case, this a solid page turner with an unsuspected ending. I would suggest it to any reader who is can’t get enough domestic thrillers – clearly the genre du jour.

The Other Woman was an average read. It was about a woman, Emily, who gets involved with Adam, bit whose mother, Pamela, seems to be doing all she can to break them up. She even manages to delay their wedding, but then Emily gets pregnant. Ultimately, Pamela doesn't end up being the real villain. The story was okay. I don't really care for any of the characters and the plot was mediocre.

The “other woman”, mother-in-law, monster-in-law, she can go by many names and can sometimes make or break a relationship. In this book, aptly titled The Other Woman, it seems Adam’s mother is in complete control of her son’s life, which she does not want to include Emily...or so it seems. As their relationship spirals out of control and begins to affect Adam & Emily’s relationship and engagement, Emily tries everything to get their relationship back on track. Things finally reach a head when Adam’s brother becomes engaged and gets married, and the mother-in-law does a complete 180. Why is she so against Emily? Or is it Emily that’s the problem?

I've always been proud of the fact that I had a some what normal mother in law. After reading this, I wanted to get down on my hands and knees and thank the good lord above for her
I had to keep reminding myself as I was reading this book, that Emily is young (compared to me), I wanted to throw her through a wall when she was leaving her own friends for Adam, (but remembering how I was at that age and realizing I did the same for my now husband) I also have to commend the author's ability NOT to make Pammie too over the top. All to often you read books like this and the antagonist goes above and beyond to the point where it doesn't seem real. Sandie Jones brings you JUST TO THE POINT of disbelieve but then reels her back in.
Great debut novel! Thank you so much NetGalley for the ARC

Fans of twisty thrillers are going to love this one . Emily meets Adam a hardworking handsome guy. They quickly fall fir each other. Of course Adam takes Emily home to meet his devoted mother Pammie. What happens next and next and next will keep you turning pages .. you will think you have it all figured out but you won’t.

This is the story of girl meets boy, girl and boy fall in love and boy has an evil mother. Emily meets Adam and they quickly fall in love. It's so fast that I didn't really feel how much they were in love. Next thing we know they are planning their wedding. But from the first time she meets her, Adam's mother Pammie, tries everything to make Emily uncomfortable, and try to break them up. Adam and his younger brother James have a weird attachment to Pammie. It takes the Momma's boy to a whole new level. But Emily isn't going to let what Pammie is doing to stop her from marrying Adam.

I know there are some horrible mother-in-laws out there and I'm so glad I like mine. Some of books are based in England so I really liked the location of this book. I did like the characters, well most of them and I did want to know why Pammie was being such a horrific beatch. This is a great summer read with a lot of twist and turns and surprises and a scary moment. I highly recommend this book.

I found this book to be very unsatisfying. It follows the relationship between Emily, Adam, and Adam’s “nightmare” mother, Pammie. Throughout the book I kept wondering why Emily didn’t just break up with Adam - he wasn’t that great and there were clearly a lot more negatives than positives in the relationship even without Pammie being involved. The entire plot could have been avoided if Pammie had just had a conversation with Emily. The ending felt very rushed and left a ton of loose ends. I would not recommend it.

This is a solid 3.5 psychological suspense. Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy. I felt this was a quick, easy read. There were some predicable parts, though I felt the author did a good job of keeping my interest with shorter chapters that made me want to keep reading. The whole “mamas boy” thing just weirds me out, though I will say this premise was definitely a departure from what I typically read. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a psychological thriller without any darkness to it. I felt it was a good pool read. I would read more from this author.

The Other Woman would be a good beach book. Emily meets Adam, the man of her dreams. And then she meets his mother, the woman of her nightmares. And Pammie, Adam's mother, will stop at nothing to get Emily out of his life. And Adam sees none of it. It's hard to say at first if Emily is over-reacting. She reads things into simple actions and spends, I think, way too much time trying to analyze what Pammie and Adam mean but this that or the other. Personally I think both of them were way too much work for anyone with an ounce of self esteem. But Emily hangs in until things come to a violent climax. And then the book kind of sputters to a close with way too many loose ends just left in the breeze. It doesn't ring true. It's too bad because this could have been first rate chick lit.

The Other Woman! This book had me from start to finish, loved it! Absolutely must read. Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the advanced copy

Although the very end fell a little flat and there were predictable elements, this is a solid Brit lit thriller, and I would highly recommend to fans of the genre

*Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for anARC in exchange for an honest review*