Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

Natasha is happily married to her older husband Nick with a darling little girl Emily. Everything would be perfect if not for the interference of his clingy ex-wife Jen. Nick left Jen for Natasha when she found out she was pregnant. Now she lives in Jen's old house and has everything that Jen had ever dreamed of.

This is a clever psychological drama about the repercussions of cheating and betrayal. But who is lying and who is telling the truth? This is a bumpy ride which left me never knowing who to believe.

Hands down quite possibly THE best book so far of this year.
Kept me guessing throughout. Fast paced and grippy with a very unexpected twist at the end.
Fantastic. A MUST read!

Natasha is married to Nick, a man old enough to be her father. They met by a chance accident and he swept her off her feet (literally)and then before she knew it she was pregnant and married. His ex-wife Jen is always coming around and sticking her nose in. Nick says he wants to go easy on her, she is having a hard time after being kicked out of her own home and he getting married to Natasha. Other than Jen and Nick's family being against Natasha, the marriage is fine until one day she finds Nick and their daughter Emily gone. What was Natasha going to do now? She feels she has no choice but to go to Jen and see if she knows where he has gone. Does she let herself trust Jen? She is willing to go to any length to get her daughter back including trusting the one woman she never thought she would.

I really did enjoy this book I found it a hard one to put down and therefore read the book in a couple of days. It really had me gripped very quickly. At first I couldn't really follow some of the characters in each of their chapters but it does all come together well and once you understand what is going on, it makes the book more enjoyable. Editing was very well done, I did not find any spelling mistakes. This is another book where the author uses words not in my vocabulary. Example: 'I surreptitiously gripped the edges of my seat.' Was not a word I was familiar with and lucky reading a kindle I can use the dictionary which had a pretty good work out. However, that is one great things about reading is finding words you are unfamiliar with, I am always learning. The characters were written and developed well, but Jen drove me nuts with the way she would call Nick an endearing 'Nicky'. I also think the ending between Jen and Natasha could of been longer as it felt a bit unfinished. I can't go in to this however, as it would give away too much.

My thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the copy of this book in exchange for my review.

Books like this put me in panic mode. Am I going to be an ex wife one day!? Hopefully not. Still...leaves married folks worrying non stop if their spouse will be the same.
So Natasha is married to an older man named Nick and together they have a child named Emily. Nick is rich and his family are a bunch of pretentious asshats... someone please slap <spoiler>Haley</spoiler> for me ok?

Also Nick's ex wife Jen who is loved by his family, is always back in the picture. Basically, everyone is a world class liar in this book. The only one who seems innocent is Emily...who shouldn't live with any of these whack jobs. Especially after her and Nick go missing.

I dunno how to rate this...it was a fast and while it was tense at times, you just felt like shouting to Natasha for being naive all the time. Pretty good psychological thriller, but somewhat predictable at times. More like 3.75 rounded up.

Oh my goodness what a book. There are some many ups and downs you just don’t know what’s going on.

Natasha has a chance encounter with Nick, which leads to him leaving his wife, Jen, and marrying Natasha. They end up having a daughter together called Emily. Everything is perfect for Natasha except for the constant irritation of Jen. But is everything as it seems ?

One morning Natasha discovers that Nick and Emily have vanished without a trace. She is desperate to find them, so desperate she accepts help from Jen ....... but can she really truely trust Jen, after all Natasha did ruin her marriage.

The story is told mainly by Natasha but there are also parts of the story told by Jen and a lady called, Anna, who seems to be doing all she can to blend in to the crowd and hide away, but who is she hiding from ?

The characters is this book are brilliant, and I couldn’t help feeing sorry for Natasha and Jen, in places. The despair, heartache and guilt felt by the characters is so real you honestly feel as if you are going through everything with them.

The are so many twists and turns in this book and things aren’t always as they first seem. You will be gripped from start to finish as the story is gradually unfurled.

A brilliant read that I can’t recommend strongly enough. You have to read this if you are a fan of psychological thrillers.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

This book will take you on a twisty bumpy road one that I’m glad I got to ride on! Man the things your mind will go thru, The Who can I trust, the what if’s and you will think one thing only to be hit with a surprise you didn’t see coming! Wonderful book!

What a fantastic book! This is my first time reading. Jess Ryder book, and I was impressed. It sucks you in within the first couple chapters. You think you're rooting for one character, then you start to root for another one and then as soon as you think you have the ending figured out - BAM! Twist! I loved it!

I would like to thank NetGalley, Jess Ryder and Bookouture for the chance to read this before it hits shelves in June. This was a wild ride for sure. At first I didn't like Jen and then I did and then I didnt. I never really cared for Nick he just seemed like a player. I really never liked Haley, Nick's sister. I did like Natasha. It was kind of confusing reading the then and now under each name. And after part two things really got twisted. I liked the ending, I read through it about two days. I feel like the ending was perfect. Thanks again for the opportunity to read it!

This was not what I was expecting, the twists kept coming and just when I thought there couldn’t be any more the last one happened. Definitely recommend this book.

A fast-paced read that kept me on my toes until the very end! I personally had a hard time starting it because the first few chapters hit a little too close to home for me personally, having to deal with an ex-wife in my own life, however soon that was forgotten and I was going along for the ride. Great story, good characters and a story that will keep you guessing.

Wow! I thought I had the storyline all figured out pretty early - boy was I wrong! I absolutely love when authors throw curveballs and leave my jaw hanging wide open, and Jess Ryder does just that! I did wish the ending was a bit more final, but all in all, an exciting read!

Thanks to Bookouture and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. #TheEx-wife #NetGalley

Loved this book. Had me needing to know what was going on and reading like a mad man. Full of twists, surprises, chills, and thrills! Highly recommend. 4.5 stars!
Will review in Chapter Chatter Pub!

A great read!
The book switches between Now and Then and between Natasha and Jen, the two main characters.

Jen is really not a very nice person and I felt bad for Natasha, even though she was very naive. I enjoyed reading this a lot!

Lots of twisty plot points in this book. I loved it. Told from several points of view the reader thinks they know what’s happening when WHAM! It’s all turned on its head. The main characters are believable and you feel for them and their experiences throughout the story.

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! What a twisty tale!

This is not your usual ex-wife and new wife run of the mill story. It starts off innocently enough but the twists just left me reeling. It was a really entertaining book that kept me glued to it.

I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it.

First, I want to thank Jess Ryder, Bookouture, and Netgalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Jess Ryder is now officially one of my favorite new authors!! The Ex-Wife was just the physiological thriller that I was totally craving!!! Jess did an amazing job at sucking you into the story and captivating you the whole way through. Beware once you start this book you wont want to stop reading it until it is done. Trust me you wont want the book to end-it is that good!!!

If you like books that are extremely fast paced drama, infidelity, major car pile up, abduction, lying, changing identity, ex drama, spousal mid life crisis, coma’s, fake deaths, reinventing yourself, not knowing where the story is going to go, then this book is for you.

The book goes from back in time to present day to make the story very interesting.

I started liking the husband Nicky and by the end of the book hated him with a passion!! Once a cheater always a cheater!! My heart went out to Natasha his second wife so many times during this book!!

Natasha has it all - an adoring husband (Nick), a beautiful daughter (Emily) and a luxurious lifestyle. But, she also has the ex-wife (Jen) frequently popping into her life. In fact, early on in the book Natasha comes home to find Jen drinking wine, having used her alarm code and key to get in to the house. She basically throws Jen out but before she leaves, they have this telling exchange:

“Jen waved an arm drunkenly in my direction. ‘Tell Nicky from me, I can’t take much more. It’s gone on long enough. Long enough.’
I sighed. ‘What has?’
‘Your marriage!’she screamed.”

One day Natasha discovers that Nick and Emily are gone and she is determined to get her daughter back. Out of sheer desperation, she enlists the help of Jen who surprisingly enough, becomes her friend and ally in this quest.

This book was impossible to put down! The suspense had me riveted and I found myself very surprised on several occasions. This story was totally unpredictable and kept me guessing. Just when I thought I knew what would happen, it took a left turn when it was certain it would turn right. It did remind me a little of “The Wife Between Us,.”

The story is told from different point of views and flips from past to present throughout the book. I found myself sympathizing with Natasha in not knowing who and what to believe. This was the first book I’ve read by Jess Ryder and I am now eager to read more of her work. I wholeheartedly recommend this book and dare you to see if you can put it down once you get into it!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review..

Oh boy, if you think the prologue messed with your head, wait untill you read the rest of the story. It's not only a bumpy road but it's one full of twists and turns as well.
You don't know who you can trust and who speaks the truth and if you finally decide someone is on your side, you realize you were wrong or were you right after all?
This book is full of emotions. It's full of suspense, but your heart will be affected as well. Normally the tension dies down at the end of a story because everything is resolved and revealed, but in this case it does let you go. The thread still lingers...
5 stars well deserved.
Thank you, Jess Ryder, Bookouture and Negalley

Thanks a million Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this book. A brilliant psychological thriller with twists and turns and some puzzles thrown in!!! I can't wait to read the next one!!

My oh my, what a bumpy ride Jess Ryder has taken me on with The Ex-Wife. This one is a psychological thriller that keeps a reader guessing all the way until the very end, and then maybe even after you’ve finished the book.

Starting with a prologue in a hospital with no idea who you are reading about the book then starts at chapter 1 with Anna in the present. From then the chapters begin to flash back to then with Natasha. The things is Natasha is the current wife and Jen is the ex-wife, so the question becomes who is Anna?

Natasha had met Nick in a chance encounter while he was married to Jen. Jen and Nick had been childhood sweethearts but their marriage seemed to be one of convenience and coming to an end so when Natasha falls pregnant Nick divorces and marries her.

Jen however keeps pushing her way into the marriage even three years later. Natasha thinks things are fine however until one day Nick packs up and takes their daughter and disappears and with no where else to turn Natasha accepts Jen’s help finding her daughter.

So many layers to this story that with each passing chapter I felt like a kid at Christmas hastily unwrapping to learn more details. It’s definitely a gripping read from start to finish but when done I just wanted to continue on as I felt some things are let up in the air and my poor imagination ran wild. Such an intense ride from start to finish that I’d definitely recommend checking this one out.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.