This was a fun read. Although I guessed the ending early on, I still enjoyed the journey. I've read all of Mary Kubica's books and will continue to do so.

Mary Kubica’s latest psychological drama takes us to an island off the coast of Maine where Sadie and Will have recently moved into a house which they inherited. When a neighbor is murdered, questions arise as to Sadie’s whereabouts during that time and other times which she can’t account for.

I have enjoyed all of Kubica’s books and this was no exception. I loved the isolated, Maine island, winter setting. Multiple POVs were cryptic at first but were all tied nicely together for an unexpected ending. I recommend this to all who enjoy psychological fiction.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Park Row and Mary Kubica for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Sadie and Will, move from the Chicago area to Maine to care for Will's teenage niece after his sister's suicide. As the family is adjusting to life in a new home, the woman across the street is murdered. This makes Sadie uneasy. She questions which could have been responsible for such a heinous act.

The story is told mostly through Sadie's point of view. Occasionally, another unrelated narrator will become part of the story - their importance is revealed later. The flashbacks to the past didn't make sense at first, but as the book progressed, pieces of the puzzle fit together.

This book kept me on the edge of seat and there were so many twists that I didn't see coming. I loved it and, in the end, all the pieces fell into place with a shocking surprise. I will read more by this author.

First off I want to thank @netgalley, @harlequin & @marykubica for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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This book was genius. From page 1 I was hooked to the storyline, hooked to the multiple POV. I loved how the story unfolded between all the characters. The twists and turns were just unreal.
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This is my first Mary Kubica novel and it won't be my last. This was such a well done psychological thriller, everytime I thought I had it all figured out, another twist came and smacked me right in the face. It was so well written and gripped you from the start, dragged you and then threw you from one side to the other. It was addictive and will surely be a 2020 hit !
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That ending, what the heck ? Where did that come from I would've never guessed, and I can't reveal too much, you need to read this one !

While I guessed the twist fairly early on - this was still an engaging and thought provoking read. I really liked the ending and the freedom that the resolution gave.

Predictable. I was very excited to read my first Kubica novel as I have several of her novels on my to-read list due to overwhelmingly great reviews. Unfortunately, I was bored throughout this novel and could see the "twists" coming a mile away. Having a predictable suspense, mystery or thriller isn't always a deal breaker if the story or characters are compelling, humorous or otherwise engaging, but the plot and characters just felt dull and rote. [I'm also fed up with authors using the old DID trope like it's a frequently occurring disorder, and it isn't. (hide spoiler)] I may try one of Kubica's other novels and give her a second chance with (greatly) lowered expectations, but I was having huge yawn fests while trying to finish this supposed thriller. I would only recommend this to hard core Kubica fans.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the Goodreads giveaway print copy and a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love this author. Was excited to start reading this book. I loved the opening, the setting, the slight mysteries. However, about 40% into this book, I figured out some big twists early and it made the next 40% of the book boring and slow. But then the ending mixed things up again so it paid off.

A great psychological thriller! I couldn't put this book down! Sadie, who unaware that she has two other personalities, is psychologically terrorized by her husband who takes advantage of her condition.

I have enjoyed all of Mary Kubica's books and this was no exception. The two narrators are split between chapters. This book is full of twists and turns and it took me a while to figure out where she was going. The major twist was one that I honestly did not see coming until a couple of pages before it was revealed. As always Mary Kubica has delivered a great thriller with unreliable narrators, converging stories, and separate timelines that eventually all come together at the end.

This was a decent twisty thriller. The story was engaging even if it was mostly unbelievable for me. The psychological elements were a bit too out there. The plot did keep me guessing!

I thought I knew what was happening the book throughout, then we surprised by the plot twist at the end. The characters are very unique/nuanced and give a curious air about the book as you strive to determine what's truth and what may not be as it seems. Oddly enough, I started to question how believable some of the plot lines were and then once I finished the book, it all made sense. It's a light, easy, enjoyable read.

First off I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I will be giving this book a 3/5 stars. Not like it wasn't good at all. I really enjoyed it. However, I cannot believe all of this is possible. My head also hurts from all of this twists and turns in this book.

This book is about Sadie and her husband Will having to move to Maine into Will's sisters home. She killed herself and gave the home and her only daughter to Will. Needing a fresh start because of some crazy instances that happened back in Chicago, their previous home. Imogen, the "new daughter", doesn't take too kindly to everything going on considering she was the one that found her mother hanging from the noose in the attic of their home.
A murder occurs on their little island of Maine, which shakes Sadie up so much that her life turns upside down, even more so than before. Nothing begins to make any sense and then Sadie starts to receive death threats. The past starts to surface and now Sadie does not what is truth and what is a lie. The murder starts to point towards her direction like she is the murderer. But she can't be...can she?

Like I said, good book. A whole lot of twists. But I mean, come on! There is no way that this is all conceivable. All in all, I enjoyed it but I would not want to read it again.

Murder on a small coastal island town. Many twists, turns, alternating Points of views, spread out over a generous timeline. I felt this one dragged some in the middle but when it went? It zoomed! Put your seat belt on, because Mary Kubica wrote another surprising, fast pacing, heart throbbing thriller.

I love Kubica, this book is great. The twists are so good & while I could predict some of what was coming, it was still spectacular; definitely recommend!

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

"The Other Mrs." by Mary Kubica is an excellent mystery/thriller. I was quickly sucked into the story, and really enjoyed the first half. The second half of the novel became a little harder to understand as it switched narrators frequently. I wish the book had had a more reliable narrator, but it was overall an excellent mystery.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thanks Netgalley for a copy for a fair and honest review.
THE OTHER MRS. by Mary Kubica is a interesting premise. Some of the story seemed to drag on , but still pretty good. Mary Kubica has written much better novels . Still a fan.

Solid, twisty suspense with some nice third act surprises. Some of the writing was notably lovely--turns of phrases and descriptions of the scene in Maine that were particularly visceral and vivid. The setting is a real character in the book, something I love in a good thriller.

I was pretty easily sucked into Sadie's POV (primary POV) and found her anxiety, type-A-ness compelling, though also at terms frustrating as the book barrelled toward it's climax. But that is in the way you're supposed to get frustrated with a heroine making bad decisions in a thriller. As Sadie becomes obsessed with solving Morgan's murder, I full-on cringed at some of the things she did. But I also enjoyed guessing at the seams of the book and being correct about my guess... and then was pleasantly surprised by a late-game twist I didn't see coming.

But about those twists. They follow a thriller trope that definitely isn't new, but is definitely a bit divisive. Some readers will love it and others will hate it. I also think it is something some readers will want to be trigger warned about, but it is a mild spoiler. (see my Goodreads review for trigger warning under spoiler tag)

Overall, a reading experience I really enjoyed. Pacing was good, especially just as one of the book's conceits was starting to grate, things swiftly plunged forward. The climax was exciting, and the narrative allowed things to settle properly after. Thinking on it now, I really loved the second twist, even though I'm torn between "did I not spot it b/c I'm dumb or because there's not much foreshadowing?" I'm actually thinking the obviousness of the first twist was a sleight of hand to hide the other one, which was well done!

The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica is an absolute thrill-ride. The writing is phenomenal and I finished the book in one sitting because I had to know how it ended.

I am grateful for the chance to read and review this book, and thank the publisher and author for an e-ARC. But my feelings on this book are very unpopular. I've read a few others by this author, and didn't really care for them. The description of this one sounded good, but I really hated this book. It was so hard to get into in the first place and then the changing POV's got me confused, maybe because I had so much trouble concentrating on the story. I just did not care. This book was a chore to read and I easily put it aside for days at a time. Had it not been an ARC, I would have given up on it very early on.
So, this wasn't the book for me, and I guess this isn't the author for me, either.

<i>How well we think we know those closest to us. And then, what a shock to the system it is to find out we don’t know them at all.</i>


This is the first book I’ve read by Mary Kubica and it definitely won’t be my last! This was a twisty roller coaster ride that gave new meaning to the term gaslighting (for those unfamiliar with it, from dictionary.com — to cause a person to doubt his or her own sanity through the use of psychological manipulation). I was on the edge of my seat reading The Other Mrs. and couldn’t flip the pages fast enough.

After Will’s sister dies, his family (wife Sadie and two young boys) move to a remote Maine island to live in her house and care for Imogen, the daughter she left behind. The only problem is that Imogen hates them. For Sadie, Will and the boys, a move to a new place means a fresh start and that is a welcome change, after Will’s affair and one son’s trouble at school. Shortly after their arrival, a neighbor is killed and Sadie becomes a suspect.

Sadie blames herself for Will having an affair. She knows she tends to be cold and feels her profession as a doctor is partly responsible since emotion has no place in medicine.

<i>There’s a small part of me that blamed myself for the affair. That believed I’d been the one to push Will into the arms of another woman, because of who I am. I blamed my career, which requires that I be detached. That detachment, the absence of an emotional involvement, works its way into our marriage at times. Intimacy and vulnerability aren’t my strong suit, nor have they ever been. Will thought he could change me. Turns out he was wrong.</i>

<i>I can be cold, I know. Glacial even. I’ve been told this before. I often think that I’d been the one to push Will into the arms of another woman. If only I had been more affectionate, more sensitive, more vulnerable. More happy.</i>

The story is told from three points of view - Sadie - is married to Will and, Camille - is in love with Will but is obsessed to the point of stalking him, and Mouse - a 6 year old child who struggles with her “Fake Mom.”

Camille tries to evoke sympathy from the reader for being the “other woman.” She conveys how lonely and difficult it can be. This is not exactly what one expects to hear from the “other woman,” even if it’s true. One doesn’t often hear this perspective.

<i>It’s not easy being the other woman. The only thing there is for us is disdain, never sympathy. No one feels sorry for us. Instead they judge. We’re written off as selfish, scheming, shrewd, when all we’re guilty of is falling in love. People forget we’re human, that we have feelings too.</i>

<i>I went on, telling her how hard it was being that other woman. How lonely. How I didn’t have the promise of daily contact. No check-in phone calls, no late night confessions as we drifted to sleep. There was no one to talk to about my feelings. Alone, I tried not to ruminate on it.</i>

Kubica masterfully structured this story and it flows well. Don’t be put off if you don’t understand the other two POVs, especially Mouse’s. It will all come together in the end. I thought I had figured out the mystery but turns out I only got part of it right but that little predictability didn’t detract from my enjoyment because there was a lot more action and twists to the story. It’s impossible to see all the twists coming and Kubica does a great job keeping the reader guessing.

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing - Park Row and NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.