Mary Kubica wows me again with her latest psychological thriller!

Sadie and Will are a married couple with two kids living in Chicago. After Will’s sister commits suicide, Will and Sadie become legal guardians of their 16-year-old niece. They decide a move to Maine to take care of their niece will be fresh start from their recent troublesome past. Shortly after moving, their neighbor is gruesomely murdered. Sadie is terrified and starts to investigate the murder which leads her to question how well we really know someone. Lies, betrayals, secrets… what will Sadie find out?

I really enjoyed The Other Mrs. The end of the book had me on the edge of my chair! Wow, this book will really have you thinking. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves psychological thrillers.

Thank you, Net Galley, for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sadie and Will Foust are desperately in need of a new start, so after the death of Will's sister, they relocate to a small island in Maine to help raise Will's niece Imogen. Only weeks later, they are shocked by the brutal murder of their neighbor Morgan. Told from three points of view: Sadie, who seems to be of precarious mental state since the murder; Camille, Will's stalkerish former mistress; and Mouse, an abused little girl, The Other Mrs is a bit convoluted. With all the story lines and complications, the plot was a hot mess.

Early on, I figured out what was going on, and it just felt too easy. Really, you are going with that cliche? Luckily, Kubica had one more twist, which redeemed the book somewhat, but didn't do enough to really salvage it for me.

A creepy house and a hateful ward combine to make life hard for a young married couple and their family as they try to do the right thing.

The Other Mrs. is a unique take on mental illness that I wasn’t expecting. Written in multiple POV’s, Will and Sadie will keep you guessing until the very end. While I struggled to connect with the characters, Kubica shines in setting the scene and describing the setting. The eerie sense of danger and isolation looms on every page. The pace of the first half of the novel is slower than I would have liked, whereas the last quarter of the story was edge of your seat suspenseful. The Other Mrs. is a solid, complex thriller that is well worth your time.

Will is married to Sadie but having an affair with Camille. Sadie is a doctor and the breadwinner of the family. Will teaches some at the local college and acts more as the stay at home parent. They moved their family to Maine after Sadie's sister Alice committed suicide and was found by her daughter. Shortly after moving to Maine, a neighbor was found murdered. Sadie is very nervous anyway and works too hard at a local clinic. She worries that the murderer is around them. The investigator questions Will and Sadie who attest that they were home at the time of the murder. The book also talks about Mouse, a young girl left motherless until her father remarries, and is tormented by the new wife. This story culminates with a realization that makes you wonder...

This book was a winner for me! This is the second Mary Kubica book I’ve read and it was so good!

When Will’s sister commits suicide, he and his family move to an isolated island in Maine to help care for his orphaned niece. Will and his wife, Sadie, hope that this fresh start will help save their troubled marriage. But shortly after moving to the island, Will and Sadie are thrown into a murder investigation when their female neighbor is found dead and the suspicion lands on them. Secrets are revealed which leaves Sadie wondering if she really knows her husband at all. She must figure out what really happened in order to clear her name once an for all.

While this books is definitely a slow burn, I really liked the storyline and the atmospheric writing. I found the mystery to be complex enough that I could not guess the twist. I will definitely read anything Mary Kubica puts out in the future! Thank you netgalley!

Thank you to Harlequin and Netgalley for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Other Mrs. was quite a wild ride, with a good mystery and interesting characters. While I didn’t love the main character of Sadie, I was pulled into the story and wanted to know more about the other two voices who narrated the story. The switching back and forth between narrators helped keep me engaged.

I feel like members of Sadie’s family could have been more well-developed, especially Imogen, who is such an interesting character but seemed really two-dimensional to me.

The subject of fibromyalgia is something that I don't often see come up in books, and since I know a couple of people afflicted with it, it was good to see it explored a little bit here.

I love the author’s use of the unreliable narrator, and there were a couple of twists that I honestly didn’t see coming. The middle of the book dragged for me a bit, but toward the end I couldn’t put it down.

Mary Kubica is one of my favorite authors and I think I have read all of her books. This one didn’t disappoint. The ending was completely unexpected.! Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC. Quick easy read for lovers of mystery!

Sadie, her husband Will, and their two boys move to an island town after they inherit a house, and a teenager, after a family tragedy. Soon after they arrive, a woman is murdered at the top of their street, in her own home. Due to the circumstances of her murder, it's clear that the killer is someone who lives on the island.

This one just didn't do it for me. I figured out the "mystery" pretty early on and just kept reading in the hopes that I was wrong and that it would surprise me. I'm thinking that maybe I just read it wrong, as most other people seem to be raving about it. Oh well, can't love them all!

Thank you to NetGalley and Park Row for the opportunity to read this ARC,

A good thriller, but one I’ll probably soon forget. In spite of a stunning “twist” it annoyed me that I couldn’t understand some of the characters’ actions. I would have found the book a lot more interesting if the twist hadn’t been one, because it was revealed around the 85% mark and the last 15% were the part of the story I liked most, where I was really invested. I can’t explain without going into spoilers but I would have loved to read more than those last 15%.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it over and over again. I LOVE Mary Kubica’s books! I recently finished her newest book - “The Other Mrs” and WOW! It was a twisty, suspenseful read from start to finish. I normally try to figure out the plot before the end of the book but I couldn’t do that with this one. It had those OMG moments that kept me so captivated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sadie and Will Foust move their family to small-town Maine when Will’s sister dies and they’re given legal custody of their niece, Imogen. They’re struggling to start fresh and get Imogen to follow their rules when their neighbor is murdered. Sadie starts to question everything about her neighbors, her marriage, and her family. Could someone she loves be responsible for this heinous act?
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Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This novel was a bit hard to follow in the beginning. I attribute it to the formatting as an e-book. I like to reference back and I found it much harder too.

The characters were very unlikable in my opinion. There wasnt a single one I connected with. This brought down my enjoyment drastically.

I couldn't fully get into this book, though I forced my way through it. Again, it is to no fault of the book. I believe it was a formatting issue.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Will's sister dies unexpectedly, leaving her home in Maine and her teenage daughter in Will's custody. Needing a change, Sadie, Will, and their two boys move from Chicago to the small island and their creepy, creaky new home. Will's niece, Imogen, is sullen and withdrawn and doesn't appreciate this new family moving into her home. When a woman is murdered down the street, clues start pointing to someone under Sadie's own roof.
I've read a couple books by Mary Kubica before and the ending is always what you least expect. This was no exception...just when I thought I knew what was happening, out of the blue there's another twist. What a wild ride! I was so excited to get a chance to review this book.

I'm wavering between a 4.5/5 star review. For now I'll leave it at 5 because that's what I'm feeling for the moment. This is my first Mary Kubica book, although I've been wanting to give her a try for years now. I'm always seeing mixed reviews for her books so I've been putting off reading her for awhile. I admit that at the beginning of this book it started off promising with a gloomy start to the story. Sadie and Matt just inherited a house in Maine that comes at a perfect time in their lives. They need a fresh start away from Chicago, which throughout the book you come to realize why. Things don't start on a good note though. Imogine, Matt's niece, are living with them now but she's grieving and an angry teenager. Her and Sadie definitely don't get along. Within a few months living there, a murder occurs on their street. From there, things go down hill. Told from a few pov's, the reader gets glimpses of Sadie and Matt's life and what really happened in Chicago and now, Maine.

If I had stopped reading towards the middle of the book, I would have given this story 3 stars. It was ok but the writing was a little different, and off putting for awhile. However, many reviews mentioned the ending and how unexpected it was, so I just had to know for sure if my instincts were correct. Yes and no. I did figure out one major plot twist but I admit I didn't see all of it coming. So, yes, the ending was worth the wait! The ending of the book made my rating jump a lot. Obviously, I ended up really enjoying this book and now I won't hesitate to pick up another Kubica book.

*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Sadie is not happy with the move to Maine that her family makes after her husband inherits his sisters house - and her teenage daughter. Her older son has had issues in the past with bullying and it’s clear that her niece Imogen has major problems after her mother’s suicide. A neighbor is murdered and Sadie finds herself being investigated. Meanwhile, we hear from a Camille, who tells of her affair with Sadie’s husband Will. And Mouse is a sad little girl who’s new stepmother is the murder victim. Mary Kubica keeps all these story threads straight and twists the narrative into a compelling psychological thriller with an entirely unexpected twist!

After the death of his sister, Will moves him and his wife, Sadie, and their two boys to a small town in Maine to take care of his niece. Sadie is trying to manage this new life, when their neighbor is murdered. Between the murder, Will’s affair before they left Chicago, the creepy house, and Will’s gothic and scary nice Imogen, Sadie is severely on edge. With all the weird things happening in this town, Sadie decides she needs to get to the bottom of it.

This book was so good. It took me some time to figure out what was happening, but I did figure out some of it by the last half. The three different perspectives were so well done. There were so many times my heart went out to Sadie while she dealt with what was happening with her family. Will drove me insane with his typical “treat her like she is crazy” act. I can’t imagine uprooting everything you know to move to a town like this.

The Other Mrs. is a domestic thriller combined with a whodunit style mystery. Along with some psychological thriller sprinkled in.

After Will’s sister suddenly dies, Will and his wife, Sadie, move into her house and gain guardianship of her troubled teenage daughter. The house is eerie, and the neighborhood is on a practically secluded island. So, there is definitely a spooky atmosphere to this book, which I was into.

Shortly after Sadie and Will move in, their neighbor Morgan is murdered. This puts everyone on edge, and, as a reader it is hard to know who to trust. Again, another thing I am into is a shady, unreliable narrator.

So...creepy house, shady people, dual narratives, mostly okay pacing, jaw dropping twists- for me, those are the positives. A MAJOR downfall of this book, and what impacted my enjoyment, is the graphic nature in which Will’s sister’s suicide was described. I almost always have an issue with suicide as a plot device in books (thrillers especially) and with this one, I felt it was a bit too much.

Overall, though, if you are into thrillers with big twists and whodunnits, you’ll like this one.

Sadie and Will move their two children to his deceased sister's house, on a small, isolated island, to move in with Will's dark and disturbed niece. As if it isn't enough for Sadie to get used to a disturbed teenager and a creepy old house where Will's sister committed suicide- their neighbor is murdered and now everyone is a potential killer..

We have three (main) narrators in this one:
Sadie: Will's wife and a doctor on the island
Camille: a women obsessively stalking Will after eliciting an affair, and
Mouse: a 6 year old girl whose father marries an abusively evil woman who makes her little life hell.

I love the setting of this book and I love the way Mary Kubica delivers the 3 narrator's with such obvious and deliberate personalities. I did, however, feel dragged through some of the middle of the book.. and then you get thrown jaw-dropping twist after twist that make this book so worth reading!!

If you are a psych thriller fan, this book is not to be missed in February 2020!

Thanks to NetGalley, Mary Kubica and Park Row for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. (Read it)!!

This is a pretty complex thriller with a gothic atmosphere with layers of mystery. Sadie and her husband, Will come to a huge house in Maine with their sons after they inherit it from Will's sister's on her suicide. They also get responsibility of their niece, Imogen, a teenager who has a very interesting character. The author also introduces two other characters - Camille and Mouse and how they are connected to Sadie is the key part of the book. Soon after they arrive, there is a murder in the neighbourhood and Sadie is the prime suspect. Everything is not as it seems at the beginning and the layers unfold very slowly.

Just when you think it is another cliche mental health related plot, there is a slight twist at the end and the plot thickens further. It was slightly slower almost until halfway but kept me guessing till the end. I pretty much hated all of the characters in this one but still continued due to the curiosity.

Trigger to be aware of - suicide!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this digital ARC, in exchange for my honest review!

The Other Mrs. By Mary Kubica is an interesting and suspenseful book. Sadie and her family move to a new town and shortly after they arrive a neighbor is found murdered. They are on an island and the locals are very suspicious of newcomers so she becomes a suspect fairly quickly. She has no idea why she would be a suspect because she had never even met her neighbor and now she fears for herself and her family.

The story is told by three point of views. Sadie, Camille, and Mouse each tell their story. I was left wondering who and why for most of the story. There is a slow build in the storyline with numerous twists and turns. At some points I was left feeling confused but I couldn't stop reading.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Mystery & Thriller
Release Date: February 18, 2020