Drama meets techno meets thriller meets sci-fi. I'm not sure what I expected from the blurb about the book, but it was a very intriguing story. It really makes you wonder what could happen in the future and if we could be replaced by robots. If you want to read a good story that keeps you guessing until the end, this is a good one. Did Abbie die? Can the Abbie robot figure out what happened? How on earth did Abbie fall in love with Tim in the first place as big of a jerk that he is? This is a story about a mom trying to help her autistic son, a brilliant but odd husband and a robot trying to figure out why she was created. A good read. I received an ARC is exchange for an honest review.

This one is so different, so unexpected, and so wonderful! I can't even begin to summarize everything that happens in this marvelously daring book but it is worth every minute you spend with it. The Perfect Wife is pretty close to perfection itself. Very highly recommended.

Wow. This book was a crazy ride from start to finish! I was really enjoyng it up until the last 5% or so. Then it got kind of confusing. Then it evened back up. To be honest the tech stuff kind of went over my head. Which maybe it was supposed to? I'm not entirely sure! All I know is that this is my second (third?) book by JP Delaney and it certainly won't be my last! 4 stars.

Very much enjoyed this intense psychological thriller!! I wasn’t a huge fan of the Girl Before so this was a pleasant surprise.

I’ve read J P Delaney’s Believe Me and liked it, but this one just blew it out of the park. It’s been a long time since I stayed up until 3am in the morning because I just couldn’t put it down. Undoubtedly the best book I’ve read all year. A rare mix of sci-fi and psychological thriller, The Perfect Wife maintains the pace from start to end. Loved it!!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

This book started off with the "woman wakes up from a coma after several years" trope which was obliterated within a few paragraphs when it is revealed that she is actually a Cobot-a companion robot that a tech wizard has created to replicate his wife who is no longer with us. The Cobot thinks of herself as Abbie and shares her memories and is capable of emotions. At first, she is horrified at what he has done and wants to find a way to destroy herself as soon as possible, but before long, she wants to live as much as any human. Her husband, Tim will not reveal what happened to the real Abbie but promises that he will tell all when she is ready.

On an excursion into the world on her own without Tim's knowledge, she is recognized and the police are called. It turns out that the real Abbie disappeared years ago and Tim was on trial for her murder. She begins making connections in her memory with new information she discovers and wonders if Abbie ran away. She can't believe that she would have left her autistic son behind. What kind of a mother would do that?

I was captivated by this book all the way through and rooted for robot Abbie as Tim was revealed to be less than the loving husband and father he wanted her to believe. The ending blew me away. Without giving anything away, the shocking ending which made so much sense was muted by a few paragraphs which seemed tacked on later to "save the cat." Otherwise, I loved it and have recommended it to several people.

There are some major news-worthy headlines going on in this story. The back-and-forth perspective between the chapters left me unsettled, and then I realized that I didn’t relax at all while reading this book. Author J.P. Delaney worked in several controversial threads that made the entire story feel like a political statement at times. The end result was an interesting, cautionary tale that could be a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full scenario, depending on where you stand.

I fear that I may not actually be smart enough to understand this book, because the end is confusing to me in a big way. I think I get it, but could use some Spark Notes to help me out.

Ultimately, I’d give this book 4 out of 5 stars. The pace was slow, yet all-consuming, and I felt rather disoriented while trying to figure out the details.

A fantastical take on modern suspense, JP Delaney explores the world of artificial intelligence in her latest book. Abbie wakes up one day in a hospital, not knowing how she got there and why. Her husband informs her that she is not actually his human wife, but a robot replica programmed to take her place. Robot Abbie grapples with many issues, including caring for her autistic son, facing society as a robot and the her seemingly real “human” feelings and suspicions that her husband is hiding many secrets, including what actually happened to the real Abbie,

I am not a science fiction fan, but I really did enjoy this completely different take on suspense fiction and found it to be as good as Delaney’s other books. I loved the unique plot line and the many thought-provoking themes and blurred lines running throughout the story. At the same time, this was fast-paced and thoroughly suspenseful, and overall winning combination.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Ballantine Books and JP Delaney for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This book was really interesting. Imagine waking up and finding out that you are no longer yourself, but actually a robot. That is what happens to the protagonist in this novel. Abbie also discovers that things are much more complicated than they appear. What happened to the real Abbie, for example? I thought this was an intriguing concept. Reading a lot of books in this genre, I don't often encounter a plot that's truly unique, and this isn't, but the premise is something I haven't previously encountered. I liked it a lot.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review.

So this book as been my current read on my kindle app for the last four months and I still haven’t gotten past the first 25% of the book. I have loved all of JP Delaney’s other books, but I just couldn’t bring myself to pick this one up or care. Maybe it was the AI/sci-fi aspect of the book I don’t like? I am not really sure. But life is too short to read a book I am not into, so I am giving up and adding this to the DNF pile.

Bottom Line: This was a DNF for me.

**I received a copy of The Perfect Wife from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.**

I thoroughly enjoyed this book for a number of reasons. The premise of replicating humans with AI was both fascinating and horrific. I also loved the way the story was narrated through toggling POVs and time hops--perfectly executed. I wasn't expecting such a tragic end but felt it was just right, all things considered. I thought about this book for days after I finished it, and it's my favorite JP Delaney book to date.

I always love JP Delaney's writing. His books are also so interesting. The Perfect Wife was no exception. I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that I was lost for a good portion of the book in the beginning. The mystery kept me on my toes. There were some good surprises at the end. Overall, this was another solid work by JP Delaney.

This book was a DNF for me. I just couldn’t get into the premise or the characters or anything. Fine writing but not a great book.

After his wife, Abbie, goes missing, Tim begins trying to recreate her as artificial intelligence. AI Abbie awakes with uploaded memories and slowly begins to navigate her new life as a robot. AI Abbie begins to look for clues to figure out what happened to real Abbie and doesn't quite trust Tim.

The Perfect Wife was an interesting read. It was fast-paced, and each little clue AI Abbie found had me on edge. The sci-fi thriller aspect is something that I haven't seen before, but I think it turned out to be a little too much sci-fi for my taste. The ending seemed a little too rushed and confusing to me. I had to really read carefully to be clear which point of view I was reading and what was happening.

Overall, it's an interesting read. I'd recommend if you're interested in sci-fi and AI, but it wasn't for me.

I fell in love with J.P. Delaney's writing with Believe Me, so I could keep reading through knowing it would be rewarded with twists. This premise is not impossible or improbable with the way technology is going. The idea of how Abbie is seen from the beginning and I think the true thoughts on who she really is turns on itself. As an outsider, I stood with Abby and maybe my views are skewed because I didn't read an inanimate object, but a person.

My far too long read time should be acknowledged as what it was: Misplacing my iPad. This is an unexpected story in some ways. Having read Delaney's The Girl Before, I was expecting a domestic thriller. When I started this ARC I was pleased and surprised by the tech element, which is present in TGB, had really been ramped up. I remained surprised at the twists (yes, quite a few) at the end, and even found myself quite rooting for a robot (or rather, a cobot, as the companion robot was termed). A really unique read that still has a lot of familiar domestic thriller elements, making it a fantastic and fresh story

Abbie Cullen is the perfect wife...until she isn't. "Revived" fro the dead as a sentient "co-bot" her obsessed husband, Tim Scott, is determined to mold this modern'day Pygmalion into a new and improved perfect spouse, even if it means murder. Examining what defines humanity, this thrilling read combines flashbacks with present-day happenings to weave together a page-turning, chilling narrative that you can't put down.

</p>Abbie Cullen-Scott has been missing for almost five years. One day she left the beach house her husband gifted her for their wedding and was never seen again. Until now. Abbie wakes up and she is with her husband, a Silicon Valley tech genius, but she is disorientated. Her memories are not as complete at she thought they should be. Their son's Autism has progressed to a point where he can barely function in a normal world. As the days after she awakens pass, she starts to realize that there is more to her story than she knows. She starts to recognize defects in her marriage and she really starts to question if her husband has been telling her the truth.



</p>I want to be very careful to not give anything away. None of the official blurbs I have seen have given away the details, so I will not either. Not in this post, anyway. I will just say that this is the second book that I have read by JP Delaney and both have had a terrifying technology aspect. At first, Tim seemed like the perfect husband, but as more memories come back to Abbie, you realize that he is a control freak who demands perfection. From his staff, from his wife, and from his son. I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I think it is safe that the reader has to suspend disbelief. If you are willing to do that, then you are in for one heck of a ride with the kind of outcome you can really cheer about. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS



</p>Bottom Line - To say that The Perfect Wife is just a psychological thriller is not giving the book justice. It is also a book about relationships, marriage, and how do you make things work when your life does not turn out to be perfect.



</p>Details:

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney
Pages: 432
Publisher: Random House Publishing
Publication Date: 8/6/19
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Thank you to NetGalley for the free book in exchange for a review.

**3.5 Stars**

This was a very intriguing read. I'm familiar with the author and gleaned the premise from the title so I didn't bother reading the synopsis when I requested this so I was a bit surprised by the premise. It's a domestic thriller, but with a different approach which is refreshing. The story itself was plotted well and the characters were intriguing however I do think there was some pacing issues in the middle of the book. The author digresses a bit from the main plot a few times throughout the book which caused my focus to wane. The story does wrap a little bit quickly, but I found it pretty satisfying. This was a good read for me and I will definitely check out books from the author in the future.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

4 Stars

Well his book was definitely different than I thought it would be, but in a good way! I’ve never read a book with any type of AI characters before and I must say it was quite interesting. It was very intriguing to read about the bots and how they interacted with humans in this book. And the bot in this book in particular, how her “mind” worked and formed its own thoughts. I was quite impressed.

Another aspect of this book that I enjoyed was learning more about how autistic children interact in everyday society. I think a lot of people don’t understand very much about this condition and would rather turn a blind eye and pass judgement, than learn more about them and the way their brains work differently. I really like how the author brought bot Abbie and Danny together to form a bond. The ending was a bit heartbreaking for me. (But I obviously won’t give anything away!). This was actually the best part of the book, I loved reading how Bot Abbie became to fill the mother roll for Danny.

Overall this book was written well and the story was refreshing for me, something different and off the beaten path. Which is nice. I would definitely recommend this book if you’re looking for something a little different. I’m looking forward to JP’s next book!