I'm giving up on this book. Maybe it's just me. But the dialogue is so cliche. And it took forever to even get to an initial conflict. And the characters are just unlikable. I couldn't find anything to like about this book. I was avoiding reading it on my kindle, even though I love to get books from Netgalley, I'm just not going to be able to finish this one. I was finding every excuse not to pick this up. I absolutely hated it.

A very predictable novel about a duplicitous husband. Alice met Nathan after her beloved Tom died. Nathan rescued her from a life of hiding and fear. He helped her business grow, but underneath there is something very wrong. It all comes together during a few days when Alice begins to uncover the financial plot they could ruin the lives of her and her 2 daughters.

Despite suspicions, supported by her friend Beth, the real story of Nathan is uncovered. The women work together and prevent his calamitous actions from taking place.

I found this a bit too predictable and where there were twists, too unrealistic.

The First Mistake is a compelling book. From the first page to the last, the reader will be mesmerized by the unfolding story and all the unexpected twists and turns. The book is hard to put down as every word will hook the reader, and all you want to do is turn to the next page. Sandie Jones has a new fan!

I thought “The Other Woman” by Sandie Jones was a great first novel. "The First Mistake" is even better. This is an intricately woven domestic suspense thriller which centers around the intertwined relationships of the three main characters; Alice,Beth, and Nathan. Alice and Beth have been best friends for two years, having met through their respective young daughters who attend the same elementary school.
Alice, who was tragically widowed some years ago seems happily remarried to Nathan. She has it all, a successful business, two children and a doting husband. However, cracks start appearing and red flags go up. Alice begins to have some doubts that readers can easily identify with.
Beth is a struggling single mother, and we soon learn the reasons for this. However, all is not what it seems. You simply don't know who to trust. There are lots of twists and turns, leading to a surprise ending. This book was a nail biter, and I couldn't put it down. I also liked that Sandie Jones put in a quick little nod to “The Other Woman” during the story.

After reading Sandie Jones' "The Other Woman", I had to grab me a copy of her new book, "The First Mistake". This book did not disappoint. What a rollercoaster of a ride! Alice and Nathan are married with two daughters, the first daughter from her marriage to her deceased husband Tom. As a successful businesswoman, Alice has it all. Then it all starts to fall apart and she is left wondering if the people closest to her are who they say they are. With a jaw-dropping ending and a cast of shady characters, this book kept my eyes open and drinking in the words on the page. A fantastic, thrilling read.

Thank you to Netgalley, Sandie Jones, and Minotaur Books for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Another fantastic book from Sandie Jones!!

Alice has had a difficult time since her first husband died but things are looking up for her. Her two daughters and second husband are her world, she has an amazing best friend and a huge opportunity for her business is on the horizon. Until she starts to suspect her husband is having an affair.

I thought I had this twist figured out but I was fooled. This was a page turner for sure. Highly recommend.

Thank you to #netgalley and #stmartinspress for an advanced reader's copy. #sandiejones #the firstmistake

I really enjoyed this book. So many twists that you kind of had a feeling where it may go but then a few turns along the way you changed your mind or cast doubt on that feeling. Sandier Jones does a great job portraying the main character Alice's mental heath. She lost her first husband in an accident and that caused her to spiral down. Meeting her second husband helps her lift her life but she is still fragile....ten years later. That's when the doubts about her second husband start and her downward spiral seems to start again. I’m glad Alice found her strength and the ending was not one I saw coming, very enjoyable!

This book was definitely a slow-burning family drama for the first half. Thankfully, the second half picked up in the both the drama and action.

I thought the relationship between Beth and Alice was the most interesting aspect of the novel. I wish I could have seen more of why they were portrayed as being so close.

Overall, I liked this book, but I think I was expecting a little more.

I enjoyed Sandie Jones first book, The Other Woman, and was excited to pick this one up too. It did not disappoint! I found this book unputdownable and read it in one day. It kept me guessing until the end.

This book had me hooked from the first chapter and I couldn’t put it down! The twist caught me off guard and I am still not entirely sure what exactly happened on the last page (no spoilers!).

Having read The Other Woman, I knew that Sandie Jones would be planting some pretty major twists. I wasn’t disappointed! Surprisingly, many of the other reviewers have said they didn’t see the twists coming. I thought it was semi-predictable, more so than The Other Woman. The clues were easy to track throughout the story. It might be that I had considered several different possibilities, and one of them ended up being right. I wasn’t completely sure until the final pages.

In The First Mistake, the main character Alice is pretty easy to relate to. Other than the fact that her house is worth a couple million dollars, she’s just an average career-focused mom. She goes home and prepares supper for her surly teen and precocious elementary-school aged daughter. I liked her, mostly, and wanted things to work out for her.

Sandie Jones delivers a solid mystery in The First Mistake. I don’t think it’s really a thriller, but there’s suspense in finding the truth behind the lies.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

First off, I read this in one day. This story is so thrilling you will not want to put it down. Extremely fast paced and far from predictable. I literally had chills after reading certain parts.

After reading The Other Woman and now The First Mistake, it is safe to say I am a HUGE fan of Sandie Jones. Cannot wait to see what she comes up with next!

I read this in about 10 seconds because I couldn’t put it down. Alice is a successful interior designer with a great husband and two kids; however, her first husband, Tom, died in an accident years ago. Some of her pas is coming back to haunt her and you’re not real sure where this book is going until the end. I loved THE OTHER WOMAN, and I really enjoyed this one too.

I normally don't have troubles choosing what I'm going to rate a book, but this one was a tough one. The First Mistake had an interesting format in which the first third of the book was told from Alice's view, the second third from Beth's, and then the final third was told from both of their points of view, showing just how much their lives had weaved together.

Alice lost her husband but has since moved on. Her husband Nathan is everything she could hope for. He's a good father to the daughter she shares with her deceased husband Tom, and he's a good father to the daughter they share together. But even after 10 years, Alice can't seem to let go of Tom, his place in their marriage is always present, especially because he helped fun the design business she's so proud of.

Beth is Alice's best friend, and they've been friends for a few years now. She's never met Nathan, and while Alice doesn't think that's too odd, perhaps she should. Because Beth has been through the wringer and back, and she isn't happy about where life has placed her.

We follow each of their stories, twisted tales of deceit that they are. For me, until we got to the end of Alice's portion, it was slow reading. I really disliked how much Alice let her love for Tom get in the way of her marriage. Which in hindsight is irrelevant, but for me, was too much. Jones also misused the phrase "another think coming" by writing 'thing' instead of 'think' a few times, which isn't a huge deal, but it's a pretty well-known mistake. I was disappointed in the ending because of how quickly it ended with a very short and vague epilogue. So when I take out the few things I didn't like, the story is good in premise. It's very twisted and it has you constantly wondering what exactly is going on.

I enjoyed The First Mistake by Sandie Jones. This is a domestic thriller that tells the story of Alice and her husband, Nathan. Alice and Nathan own an interior design business founded by Alice and her deceased husband, Thomas. Alice’s best friend, Beth, makes a determined effort to avoid Nathan. Alice has a daughter from a past love who abandoned both of them. In one of the first twists, the reader learns the past love was Thomas. Alice now has to face that her dearly departed may have not been the man she thought he was, and she’s also discovering her current love may not be faithful, either. In true suspense fashion, the storylines take all the right twists and finally meld together to resolve all the questions. Overall, this was a very well-written suspense.

I was provided an advanced e-book by the publisher for an honest review.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41150483

The First Mistake was an entertaining read, but I was hoping for more from this novel. Sandie Jones’s debut novel was so good that I thought this was going to be a repeat of her first. While the author does keep you on your toes and the storyline is easy to keep up with, I did find the previous husband’s constant backstory a bit boring. Overall, it was a fun, light read.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the book and thought it was a fast read. It had some good twists and turns but I did predict a good portion of it. I either figured it out right before the twist was revealed or I predicted it chapters before it actually happened.

I felt like the ending was a little abrupt and could have used a better epilogue.

Thank you #NetGalley for an advanced copy of #TheFirstMistake!

OMG, let me start by saying 2 things... 1. I absolutely LOVED Sandie Jones’ first book, The Other Woman and 2. I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to get approved for a book on NetGalley!!

Ok so as I said this is the second of Sandie Jones’ books I’ve read and it did NOT disappoint! There is just something about the way this author writes that I completely enjoy. The twists are totally nothing I would’ve guessed. There are so many parts where I’m like “wait, what?” or “OMG no way” or “wow! Totally didn’t see that coming” and that’s what I LOVE about this author.

So about the book... Alice is a mother of two on her second marriage after becoming a widow a few years early. Her new husband is Nathan but Alice starts to suspect things aren’t what she thought in regards to their marriage. She questions whether he is being faithful and is constantly comparing him to her first husband, Tom. Then there is Beth, Alice’s best friend. At the end of part 1, trust me, you are going to read that last sentence and be like “Um what?” But wait and keep reading because there’s even more twists! Alice is starting to question everything she knows in regards to her first husband, her second husband and her best friend. And the end is such a good twist! Both of Sandie Jones’ books have now left me wanting more!! I can’t wait to see what she does in the future!

This book was a page-turner and a quick, fun read! Although I was able to guess where it was going at times, I enjoyed the twists and turns and like the author's style. Fun, quick summer read!

Awesome story. The twists and intrigue make for a fast paced plot. Alice is a great example of someone who has tough decisions to make but goes with her gut and rides it out. I'd like to read more from Sandie.