I loved this book! Perfect combination of suspense, romance, and intrigue. The scary reality is that the description of events in this book are closer to reality than most of us realize. The ending was totally unexpected. I’d love to choose this for book club as I think the discussion would be fascinating!

Wow. Seriously. I read a lot and it takes a lot to really surprise and impress me. This book did both of those things and so much more. I’m still reeling after finishing this genre bending novel. To try to describe to someone exactly what I just read would be extremely complex. There’s a mystery and suspense and reading this book was thrilling. There’s a complex marriage and a love story gone twisted and wrong and off course. There’s a mother and a child who seem to be fighting their way back to love after an extremely devastating autism diagnosis. There’s so much in this book, but in the best possible ways. Less than 3 chapters in I was hooked and remember hoping the book stayed good. It definitely did! It was amazing! I can’t wait until others read this book bc it will make for a great group read bc of how deep the discussions can delve. This ARC was provided by NetGalley and I’m so very grateful for the opportunity to read such a thought-provoking and stimulating novel.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book!

I feel very mixed on this one.

Positives: fast paced, interesting premise, intriguing characters, and unique plot for a thriller

I don't feel like this book is being advertised and promoted like it should be. There is a strong robot focus and a strong focus on raising a child with autism. These weren't bad things, but I was not expecting that by the explanation of the book.

The ending was meh to me as well. Way too much build up for a super quick end.

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney is a science fiction thriller like no other. Abbie wakes up in a wave of confusion with no idea what has happened or why she is in the situation she is in. Her husband Tim tells her that she had an accident five years previously and she is his beloved wife and mother to their son, as well as and artist...oh, and also a cobot...a companionship robot who has assimilated some of Abbie's memories. However, as time passes, Abbie comes to realize that their marriage was not nearly as perfect as Tim would like her to believe it was and Abbie's tragic death might not be all it seemed to be.

A thrilling novel that will keep you intrigued until the very end, although the creepy factor is pretty high in this one! Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

OMG! I loved this! The twist of using a computer/robotic geek who loses his wife then makes a ‘combot’, companion robot, to replace her and how that robot evolves to sentience is cool and chilling and omniscient all at once. The ending is a complete surprise but you think, of course it had to end that way! Bravo JP Delaney for #theperfect wife and thank you #netgalley for letting me read this.

This was a great thriller/mystery with twists and turns that I did not see coming. I also loved how the story was told from two perspectives -- and didn't exactly tell you whose perspective one of them was until the end. A really fun read and a page turner. Having experience with an autistic child, I also found it informative and interesting that the main characters' child was autistic. This is my first book by JP Delaney and it will not be my last.

A very bizarre plot about a geeky super-intelligent man whose company creates artificially intelligent bots. After his wife comes up missing and presumed dead, he develops a replica of her. Although she is a "cobot," he has revolutionized the industry by developing a technique to give her the capacity for human empathy. (By the way, even though we are given the impression he worships his wife, we find out later that he is a psycho woman-hater. Told you it was weird.)

The story is a blend of A/I technological detail, psychological thriller/mystery, discussions of the difficulty of raising an autistic child, and the kitchen sink. (Ok. I may have made up that last part.)

Thanks to NetGalley for opportunity to read and review.

I can think of no other way to review this book than THIS BOOK IS GENIUS! It hooked me right away with it's two roving narrators: one using the 2nd person perspective (very unusual) and the other using the omniscient "we" perspective. What an unusual novel, right? But it was so powerful and intriguing. This novel is complex and focuses on important social and technological issues. Not only is it a psychological suspense, but it considers the similarities between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autism. Let me tell you, it was a perspective that is sorely needed and one that is absolutely eye-opening! While the main story is about Abbie, "Abbie," and Tim, the underlying currents are far beyond that realm. I love how smart and original this novel is - I am certain a ton of research had to be done in order to write this brilliant work.

I love not only the story itself, but the acknowledgement at the end was superb! I, too, have a son on the spectrum. I felt so many emotions reading this novel, because it was a familiar story. While my son was not diagnosed with Heller's Syndrome, he certainly does display many of the characteristics that are mentioned.

This one not only hits the world of technology, but it hits close to home.

Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgally for review purposes.

I've really enjoyed all the other books by this author so naturally I got excited when I saw a new book of theirs coming out! I even mentioned it to people in passing, so to say I was excited is an understatement.

Maybe because I didn't like it that much because I over hyped it. It happens a lot, so who knows. The story was original and I got hooked pretty fast but something just didn't work for me. Writing was still great and it didn't lag, but...I don't know, it felt too busy. There was too much going on with too many characters and overall I just didn't care or get invested like I usually do. Even though it was all over the place, it still felt kind of obvious as a whole.

So still good to a fault. Just not for me this time.

The Perfect Wife

I was able to read this book thanks to NetGalley, author JP Delaney, and Ballantine Books.
This book is a really inventive, creative spin on the regular thriller. Abbie “wakes up” to find she has died and is now a very life like AI robot her genius tech husband has created. She even has emotions. At first she is very loyal to her husband but soon she realizes her human self was hiding things and keeping secrets from him and the police believe that her husband killed her. She slowly begins to uncover the truth. And it’s shocking.
On a personal note, as a mom of a child with Autism, I felt this aspect of the book was extremely well researched, thought-provoking, and well executed and I appreciated that greatly.
I thought this book was extremely well written, very intelligent and innovative and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The ending knocked my socks off! Wow! I definitely recommend this one to thriller lovers and look forward to reaching future books of this amazing author. Thanks again NetGalley!

Well, I gave it my all. I am not one to not finish a book, but I’m going to have to with this one. It just isn’t for me. I am disappointed. I started this book with high hopes but I couldn’t get into it. I started this book on February 22nd and I still haven’t finished it.

I didn’t care for Tim or Abbie and I grew so bored of the story. It had a promising start, but dragged all the way up to the 65% mark. I had to fight with myself to pick up the book again only because it was an ARC. I am not a huge fan of sci-Fi (especially not in my thrillers).

To me, this book felt like Stepford Housewives meets Sleeping with the Enemy.

If you enjoy sci-fi and robotics, you will probably enjoy this book. It just wasn’t for me. I will try another book written by the author in the future. I haven’t written him off just yet.

Thank you to JP Delaney, Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine Books and to NetGalley for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’m sorry I couldn’t have given a more enthusiastic review.

I will be posting this review to my goodreads and Instagram between March 19, 2019 and March 21, 2019

The Perfect Wife literally kept me guessing from beginning to end. I didn't truly understand until the very end the fate of Abbie, her husband Tim and their son Danny. I have NEVER had the pleasure of such fantastic story telling, where points of view flip from character to character and back to even an unknown character. Completely unexpected ending. I really enjoyed it!

I'll be honest, I did not even read the description of this novel before requesting because of who the author is. I just knew it was going to be good, as were the previous ones. With a little sci-fi aspect to the storyline, it really was interesting to read! Definitely a psychological suspense thriller that is not like any other ones on the bestseller lists right now. I love the way the author draws up the characters and details in the story. There ended up being quite a few twists and turns throughout, some of which I did not anticipate. If you are willing to read a psychological thriller with a different spin on it, then this one is for you.

Ive loved JP Delaney’s other books so when I saw this book available on Netgalley I knew I had to request it and was so happy to be approved without ever reading the book description. When I realized the main character was a robot and that the book had a sci-fi element I was a little apprehensive but went into it with an open mind. The way the chapters went back and fourth between timelines was a little hard to get into at first but once I realized what was going on it made it easier to understand. I also enjoyed the parts about autism and ABA due to my field of work. This book was a great thriller and the perfect amount of “messed up”. Devoured in one sitting and will be recommending to my other book loving friends.

This book took me for a ride and a half!
Tim Scott is a tech giant in Silicon Valley and he lost his wife 5 years ago. He uses his company to create a companion robot that looks, talks and has a lot of the memories of his wife built in. Then through AI, learned experiences, books, text messages, emails and much more the robot learns to become more and more like this wife. Quite eerily, Tim calls the robot by the name of his missing wife.
However, the robot soon starts learning that everything is not as has been relayed to it and it starts straying from the expected behavior, wondering who to lean on and questioning the motives of all the humans in its world.
It is a fascinating story that pulled it in and wouldn't let go. Several times my expectations got ripped up, flipped around and twisted.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ecopy for my Kindle.
A psychological thriller like none you've every read with surprises plus twists and turns along the way with one or two at the end of the story.
IF you could recreate a lost love one via robotics or an electronic means, would you? And is the altered person safe, secure, or even viable?
Just a little to dark for me.....

Abbie Cullen Scott has disappeared and no one is sure if she died in a tragic surfing accident or committed suicide. Her husband Tim uses his company and knowledge to created a life size artificial intelligence in her image. But, will his end to the means be what he sets out to do? Will the artificial Abbie take on more human than he expected? Or will his genius mind destroy what’s real or unthinkable?

Holy snap J.P. Delaney, just when I thought you couldn’t get any better you surprised me with “The Perfect Wife.” I couldn’t stop reading as I was so hungry for the end! My husband wanted dinner, what? I can’t stop now, I think we have awesome soup in the pantry🤦‍♀️
Thank you Netgalley & Random House for allowing me a ARC!!! You made my March!!!

I received this ARC from #netgalley in exchange for an honest review
WOW Where to begin?
I was really excited to read this book as I loved the synopsis.
This book was so not what I expected a Psychological thriller to be. To me it was more of a Sci-Fi Thriller due to the technology and robotics.
While I'm not a Sci-Fi fan at all I did get through this as I really like J.P. Delaney's writing style and look forward to reading his other books.
I found myself really reading fast in the thrilling parts and just skimming through the Sci-Fi parts.
All in all it was written really well and the Autism parts were interesting.
Oh and I didn't see that ending coming!

I want to extend a huge thank you to Netgalley for an advanced reader copy of The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney in exchange for my honest review. I have loved Delaney’s prior novels, so I was eager to read the next. I was not disappointed! I devoured this psychological thriller. The Perfect Wife easily places as my favorite book of 2019. This mystery has so much depth to it, and so many twists, that I worry about divulging anything in this review. Reading the premise one might think this is a sci-fi novel; however, I am not a science fiction reader and I loved the storyline. With artificial intelligence technology gains increasing daily JP Delaney’s novel is spooky and realistic. I will not be surprised when a movie adaptation appears for this novel. After this read, I can safely say, I am a JP Delaney fan.

I've never read a psychological thriller involving AI before, but I liked it! The technology aspect was interesting without being overwhelming, the plot moved along steadily throughout and the end wasn't what I was expecting at all.