Tarryn Fisher is a very popular author with many of the bloggers I follow. Despite the overwhelming hype, this is only the second book I’ve read by her. While I can’t dispute that she is a good writer, I think I’ve come to the conclusion that her books just aren’t for me.

I find the idea of voluntary polygamy kind of fascinating. I would sometimes watch shows like Sister Wives and Big Love and never be able to understand why these women would agree to such an arrangement. I was hoping for some more insight into the whole thing, but the only answer the main character, Thursday, really gives is that she loves Seth and polygamy is the only way to be with him. I suppose worse things have been done in the name of love. We also don’t really get to see any of the sister wives dynamic I was hoping for since they are not supposed to interact.

The story mostly focuses on how Thursday has become unhappy with her one day a week arrangement. She decides to investigate the other wives behind Seth’s back. For about the first half of the book we just see Thursday being lonely and paranoid and obsessively investigating. I thought this part of the story drug out for way too long and it felt like just another domestic suspense story of a crazy woman and a lying man. It did start to shift into something else, though, and became more of a psychological suspense. Fisher did do a good job of making me question what was real and what was delusion, but at the end of the day, it left me pretty underwhelmed.

Overall, The Wives was just ok for me. Other than the plural marriage angle, there wasn’t much to set it apart from the same type of story I’ve read countless times before. While the book wasn’t really for me, I have seen many other favorable reviews for it and I’m sure Fisher’s fans will enjoy it.

Overall Rating (out of 5): 3 Stars

A pretty good, middle-of-the-road thriller. I’m hesitant to say too much for fear of spoilers but this wasn’t my favorite use of the unreliable narrator device. I do think it would please Paula Hawkins and AJ Finn fans.

This book proves that things are not always as they seem. In this circumstance, nothing is as it seems. I couldn't put this one down. I couldn't figure out what was going to happen next. Thursday is married to a polygamist, which in and of itself is something that's got its challenges, but she is not allowed to know her husbands other wives and she starts to realize how closed off she actually is in this relationship. I can't even say more without giving away any of this story, you have to read it to believe it! Definitely read it!

If I made a list of books that I’ve read that messed my head up then this would be in the top five. This story had me glued. It had me thinking one thing and then seconds later I was thinking something else. The twists and turns kept on coming. I’m not gonna go into the storyline as I’m sure whatever I say could spoil it. As you can guess from the title there are wives. So jump on board this crazy read. You won’t regret it.

The ending kinda disappointed me yet I can’t see a other way of it to end.. see my heads still messed up lol

I don’t normally read a book that has so much hype on social media as I’m usually disappointed but not in this case. I really need to go read more of this authors books as I thoroughly enjoyed this story.

3 Stars / 1 Steam Fans

I really wanted to enjoy this but it just didn't work for me. Thursday is married to Seth; however, there are issues with Monday and Tuesday. I liked the twisted storyline but this one had too many twists and not enough resolution to make all the craziness worth the read. This most definitely is not a romance in any way, so if you are looking for a romantic story with crazy twists this is NOT IT.

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Guys! Tarryn is supremely imaginative, positively cunning, crafty and insightful! I AM BLOWN AWAY! This definitely gives me The Opportunist, Marrow, MudVein mindf*ck feels! Fisher writes books that disturb and are meant for maximum impact. Tarryn is sharper than ever, not wasting a single word in executing this gripping story.

The thing I love most about Tarryn's books is that she's not just trying to stimulate your libido but stimulate your mind. I always ask myself in depth questions while reading her stories and no matter the circumstances she's in, I always find the heroine to be empowering in some form or another.

Once you dive into The Wives it's like you're instantly put into a trance that never lets you go and that ending!? True Fisher fashion.

This is a well written novel with an excellent psychological twist, but absolutely was not my cup of tea.

This is one crazy, psycho story! Loved the ending. This novel is not what I expected, but it was good. A truly bizarre ride.

Thanks, Netgalley, for this arc.

I’m going to start by saying that The Wives is compellingly readable. It’s fast paced and filled with twists and turns throughout. I want to say I loved it, because it’s so rare to surprise me and this book did, but I didn’t. Once the plot starts to unravel it starts to get clunky and feels like it buys into itself a little too much. That’s not to say I disliked this book, I just wanted to like it more.

I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I decided to read this book, it’s a curveball of a story compared to my usual fare of romance. I love romance-almost all kinds, but… to be very clear, The Wives is NOT, I repeat, NOT a romance. This is why it’s such a drastic change for me. I also haven’t read Tarryn Fisher before either, so I was going in totally blind.
In saying that, it hooked me from the opening pages. I wanted to know more about these ‘wives’ and throughout the story, I do find the truth. It’s unexpected and yet… not. I thought I had it all figured out, then, changed my mind only to discover I was on the right track after all.
This is a tense, suspenseful, twisty and at times emotionally vicious story. Thursday is laid bare and all her truths and fears are exposed. Is there a HEA. Well… all I can say is… this is a thriller, not a romance. It’s wicked, dark and will leave you with a whole host of emotions. Read it if you dare.

Are you ready for a crazy ass, wild binge read that will blow your mind? This one was SO entertaining you guys, I seriously could not put it down, I had to know what would happen next. Like HAD to. Let’s start with the premise, it’s like Sister Wives on crack. One man, three wives but the women don’t know each other nor do they know anything about each other. They know they exist, but that’s it. I mean, could you even imagine?! Insanity. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg friends, what unfolds is one bat shit crazy, fun ride!

This is a tricky one to review because part of what made this so deliciously wicked for me was not knowing much before going in. What I can say is it was entirely unpredictable and had me totally on the edge of my seat the whole time. Shocking, twisty and gripping for sure and then y’all know an ending can make or break a book for me, (especially in a thriller) and this one delivered. Grab this one as a weekend read and get ready to be consumed by the lives of these intensely captivating characters, I haven’t had so much fun reading a thriller in a long time.

I read through this title quickly, though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. It starts off as a novel about love, jealousy, and the permissions we give ourselves to live in denial. Thursday believes she is in a polygamist relationship with her husband Seth, but soon comes to realize he has been gaslighting her all along. This is a mystery novel, a thriller, but the only thing that got my heart racing was how mad I was at all the characters in the book. The author tortures our main character for what feels like no resolution at all in the end. It really should have been called “Gaslighting, The Novel.”

Wow. I could not stomach this one... It seems most of the reviews are raves or regrets, and I'm firmly in the latter camp.

I didn't know the author before this title - I was curious and intrigued, both by the fantastic cover and the blurb, which promised a thriller and a mystery, set in a less-common world than most. Sounded good to me, so I requested it tout suite. I'm really going to have to start looking authors up before doing that - this is not the first time I've been surprised by an author's shift into a new genre, nor is it the first time I've been disappointed at the way that worked out...

Turns out, Fisher is best known for romance. And fairly hard-core, explicit, romance, from what I gleaned on Amazon...

That is not my jam, and the writing in this one reinforced why for me from the opening pages. It's a bit more graphic than I expected, and OH MY GOOD GOD but the main character is pathetic. It starts by referring to her as "Thursday" since she sees her husband on, wait for it, Thursday. Then you learn it's ACTUALLY HER NAME. She literally only exists as the day her husband is with her. Oh goody - this one's RIGHT up my alley... (not) From there it only gets worse - if you can imagine such a thing. Because she also FIGURATIVELY only exists for him. Every single thing she says/does is about pleasing him, making him want her, how meaningless and banal her life is without him, how all she does is kill time until she sees him again... Again - right up my alley. <sigh>

The blurb hints at dangers and lies and secrets. I've seen references to Gone Girl (will someone PLEASE tell people that this is not a compliment and to stop trying to write/rewrite/alt-write GG). And I've read reviews talking about the mind-blowing twist. So I assume there's an unreliable narrator being sad and pathetic on purpose to set up the hook - but honestly I couldn't even gin up enough interest to skim ahead to see what said hook/twist might entail. I was too irritated from the get-go by the characterization (such as it is, since she is only ever described in terms of her relationship to him) and too turned off by the romance feel to get into this one. I am clearly NOT the target audience here and wasn't able to finish as a result...

This psychological thriller by an American author is the Indigo fiction Staff Pick of the Month for January. The plot revolves around Thursday (an unreliable narrator) , who is married to Seth in an unusual arrangement as Seth has two other wives. Thursday has never met the other women and does not even know their names. When she stumbles upon the identity of one of them, she cannot help herself and begins to investigate. What she finds has her doubt her husband and everything she thought she knew. This is a fun read and is a good choice for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train.

Wow. It´s been a while since I´ve flown through a book this quickly. Tarryn Fisher´s ¨The Wives¨ is a pageturning story of a woman whose husband has two other wives. However, she does not know the names or much information about who these two other women are. This definitely falls into some expected thriller tropes, but overall I could not put this book down because I needed to know what would happen next. There were multiple twists which I love, but I felt somewhat disconnected from the main character. She wasn´t completely fleshed out enough.

This is the first time I have read one of Tarryn Fisher's novels. I was definitely not disappointed! This book left me needing time to sort everything out in my own head. If all of Fisher's novels are like this I need to read them ALL! This is not a romance at all. This is a psychological mind blowing thriller. Tarryn definitely takes reader's on a crazy roller coaster. These characters will have you roped in and wondering who has it right. It is so hard not to give anything away! To be honest I didn't see that end coming and I really should have. I am just too excited about this book. It was fantastic! I miss Thursday already, I want more. Just know if (and you really should) pick up this book you will love it! I didn't find any of it slow moving but I did see a few reviewers mention it. I was wishing I could have sat and devoured the whole book at once.

I give this a huge 5 out of 5 stars!

I am always fascinated by books about plural marriage and as we follow Thursday, the day of the week her husband shares with her, we start to see just how jealousy and curiosity can get the better of you. Thursday finds out that things are not exactly as they seem but guess what? This book is not exactly what it seems! You are reading along, watching the cracks form and then suddenly, the mirror explodes! I swear you will shout What?! I did not see the ending coming at all and boy, that shows you how well this is written. It makes you think that what you see is not always what the truth is. Thursday is a very complicated character and I will be thinking about her for a while. If you like delusional characters, shocking twists and complicated characters, this is definitely the book for you. Well done, Ms. Fisher.

Thanks to Graydon House and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book

This was good. I flew through the second half but I wasn’t wowed by the ending like so many people were saying. I might be jaded in reading thrillers though 🤣 nothing surprises me now. I don’t think it was a 5 star read for me and I was expecting it to be. That might be the problem too! I just don’t know. 😶 I think I was expecting more polygamy less psychotic break.

Wow, just wow!!! This is by far one of the best books I have ever read. You can not stop reading this because you need to know how it ends. And boy oh boy, I did not see this end coming at all! This book also makes you a little more cautious of people and the things that they may tell you about themselves. Is it the truth? Is it a lie?

Nifty little thriller about Thursday, who is one of Seth's three wives. Yep. They met when she was in nursing school and he divorced his first wife to marry her. Then she had a horrible miscarriage and he found his next wife back in Utah- and now she's pregnant. Thursday sees Seth on Thursdays in Seattle (and her name actually Thursday) and knows the other two as Monday and Tuesday, when he sees them in Portland. And then one day, Thursday finds a name and heads down the rabbit hole. No spoilers on this one which goes completely bonkers about half way through. Is Thursday an unreliable narrator? Well, up to you to decide but I'll admit this one kept me both reading and guessing. Don't trust anyone, except maybe Lauren, who will surprise you. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. One thing I know for sure- Seth is a rat!