Such a good book with so many twists! I have always loved Mary Kubica, and she did not disappoint. This book keeps you guessing until the very end.

Sadie and her family move into a creepy home, the same house where her sister-in-law died. She also becomes a guardian for her angsty niece who hates her. If that isn’t enough, a neighbor dies, and Sadie has to wonder who can be trusted. This book is twisty and suspenseful with tons of unreliable characters. I couldn’t put it down.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing advance review copies to review. All opinions are my own.

A special thank you to NetGalley and Park Row Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Fousts are starting over in Maine. Sadie and Will have moved their family from Chicago to a small island town. Shortly after moving, their neighbour, Morgan Baines, is found dead in her home.

Sadie is not only shaken up by the murder, but she's also creeped out by their dilapidated old home that was inherited from Will's sister after her sudden and unexpected death. As Sadie obsesses over what happened, she also has to deal with Will's niece, Imogen, who they are now guardians of. But the more Sadie discovers about the town, and its residents, the more she realizes that she may be involved in the murder.

One woman's struggles, another's obsession, and a little girl named Mouse collide in this hypnotic and complex narrative. Told from multiple perspectives, The Other Mrs. has strong pacing and incredibly complex characters. This story is hypnotic and well-sculpted and I was hooked from the first page.

Kubica is a master at this genre and this is my favourite book of hers to date.

Sadie and her husband, Will, move to a creepy old house to take care of their niece after Will’s sister commits suicide. Sadie is a doctor and seems to have a perfect life. Surprise! Things are not as they seem! I felt like this was a slow story with a couple twists that might surprise some readers. Unfortunately, I saw it coming a mile away. I enjoyed the story but just wish it was a bit faster.

***I received this ebook from Netgalley in return for an honest review.

Sadie and Will Foust moved their family from Chicago to Maine after his sister died, leaving him in charge of her sixteen year old daughter. The island itself is home to less than a thousand residents. They live on the more populous part, in walking distance of the ferry. Living on this remote island has its advantages and disadvantages.
Maine was meant to be a new beginning, a fresh start. Instead it had a detrimental effect on everything, Will and her marriage, there family, there lives.

Overall:
The story being written in three points of view was confusing. The other two characters Mouse and Camille didn’t receive the same type of introductions as the rest of the characters. They remained mysterious and somewhat suspicious. Eventually, the characters all come to a head where reality takes hold unveiling the big mystery.
It’s a character driven driven story with much speculation about these characters actions. Therefore, the character developments took up a big chunk of space by painting most all of these characters in dim colors. Minus the two other characters whose points of view were separated into isolated chapters.
As for an investigative standpoint the story was lacking. I was so busy trying to piece together all the working parts that it took away from the concept. I think it was intentional to throw the reader off course to better hide the real cause of danger.
The officer assigned the murder case was only a supporting character with very little relevance to the story. Most of the time I had my doubts that a murder even occurred. To me the murder was not the main focus.
There were great moments and some weak moments. I found myself stepping away from the story numerous times. It didn’t hold my interest at all times. I was going thru the motions of reading even skimming at some points thinking to myself what is the point in all this? When will it come together and make sense? As it stands it’s just mediocre. I’m looking for exceptional. I want chills to creep along my skin and feel the power of the words. This story doesn’t have powerful moving words. It’s stagnant. I’m disappointed with the lackluster of these characters lives. In order push things along I made a choice of my own as to who I deemed suspicious ignoring the way Ms. Kubica delivered the information. Doing this allowed me to focus of Sadie’s character more acutely.

Ms. Kubica has a lot of moving parts in the story. It’s a great deterrent from what’s hidden beneath the surface. The way Sadie views and analyzes everyone around her is very telling. Yet the way Imogen was defined was disappointing. I don’t much care for trying to define a character by the way she dresses or with whom she socializes with. It’s their actions and behaviors that define them. Imogen’s character is painted as this brooding troubled teenager whom is disobedient and defiant towards them.
The seed of suspicion was planted regarding Will’s past. Nothing he could do would redeem him of the suspicious thoughts Sadie had of him. Yet his present behaviors warranted no mistrust. Ms. Kubica planted many seeds some with suspicious activity and some with comforting and supporting activity.

Things got messy when Sadie tried to play detective. Her convoluted ideas regarding the other characters behaviors had me questioning her own state of mind. I’m certain this was intentional.

At the eighty percent mark the story came alive. I wasn’t totally invested in this story from the beginning having struggled with the three different points of views, but once all was unveiled I quickly got back on board. The remaining twenty pe recent of the book was a page turner. I just wish the rest of the book held the same caliber of suspense.

Everything I needed to get out of a reading slump!!! This was so incredibly paced, dark, twisted, yet the author did so well maintaining sensitivity about mental illness. I’m not disappointed nor surprised - this author always does well. This needs to be at the top of everyone’s winter reading list.

Oh my, what a fabulous spine tingling domestic psyche thriller this was. I loved it, and couldn’t of chosen to read it at a better time than with Halloween approaching in just a few weeks!
Mary Kubica has once again hit another ball out of the park. The Other Mrs. is sooo twisted and creepy I couldn’t put it down!
What made this story feel so real was how Mary was inspired to write from her own experience surrounding mental illness, taking her story one step further by getting into the mind of a mentally ill person and bringing that person to life on paper. Very believable. Well done Mary.
If you’re looking for an unpredictable, dark and eerie thriller with manipulating, antagonistic characters, I highly recommend The Other Mrs. 🖤

Thanks to Harlequin-Trade Publishing (U.S. & Canada), NetGalley and Mary Kubica for providing this digital ARC for an honest review.

Sadie and Will have just moved to a small town to take care of their niece when their neighbor is murdered. Sadie is drawn to the mystery surrounding this murder. The Other Mrs. started out slowly. Character building can sometimes be this way. After that, however, the story kicked up quite a few notches. I enjoyed the storyline and the twists and turns toward the end. I would definitely recommend this book.

The Other Mrs. By Mary Kubica

First Sentence:

There’s something off about the house.

I am a huge fan of Mary Kubica and I have devoured every book she’s written. I read The Other Mrs. in just under 5 hours, right into the wee hours of the night! Ms. Kubica is truly an expert at pulling the reader into a story and not letting go until the final unexpected end.

There are so many plot twists and sketchy characters that I didn’t trust my own intuition. Ms. Kubica has that way with writing, she’s very good at keeping the story moving with differing theories and character narrations.

The characters are dynamic, deep, and dysfunctional; it seems almost everyone is hiding something. Such well-developed characters make them knowable to me and I become even more invested in their outcome.
The mood of this book is overwhelmingly dark with a sense of dread that looms over it and I absolutely loved this! The creepy house feelings really rubbed off on me and put me right in to the setting, as if I were there. I truly appreciate when a book has this effect on me, it’s a Calgon moment, only for books.

This is a must read for any fan of the genre or Mary Kubica. It’s a solid 5-star rating from me.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the opportunity to read and review The Other Mrs.

Is there anything more creepy than an old decrepit house on an isolated island off the coast of Maine in the dead of winter?

Sadie, her husband Will, and their two boys move to Maine when his sister dies and they inherit the house and take custody of his teenage niece. It’s a chance at a fresh start for the family, who has had their share of trouble.

Told through three points of view, strange things soon begin happening, not the least of which is their next door neighbor is murdered. Sadie becomes a person of interest and It becomes clear that someone in Sadie and Will’s household may be responsible for murder. But who? There’s no lack of suspects, and I had no idea who to trust. I don't want to give away too many details, as they are best discovered as the story unfolds.

The last 25% required a fair bit of suspension of disbelief, especially for those of us in the medical field, but that's not uncommon in thrillers. This is a solid thriller that may not wow seasoned thriller fans but if you can set aside your inner critic the pacing is solid and it’s a perfect way to while away a few hours.

Love Kubica! 4 stars for this beauty! Sadie and her family move to Maine after her husband’s sister commits suicide. Not only do they move into the house that the woman committed suicide in, but they are also they legal guardians of their 16 year old niece. The house gives Sadie the creeps, and Imogen, the 16 year old is not very welcoming. Then a neighbor is murdered. This neighborhood is remote, but definitely not an area where crimes occur — let alone a gruesome murder. Sadie is not sure who she can trust, what the police are thinking, and where she stands.

Overall, a pretty quick read and similar to most of Kubica’s works. Twists and turns with the usual unexpected plot twists. I will say that while I did rate this book 4 stars, it’s definitely not my favorite by Kubica. No regrets, though. Still a fan, and anxiously awaiting her next work! Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Sadie and Will, along with their two kids Tate and Otto, pick up their lives and move to a remote island off the coast of Maine after Will’s sister, Alice, commits suicide. And now the couple are left with both Alice’s home and her 16-year old daughter, Imogen. Understandably so, Imogen is full of angst and moodiness, not welcoming the family she never even knew she had.

Before they moved to Maine, Sadie and Will were having some marital troubles. And now they’re hoping a fresh start will be good for their marriage. But only a couple months after moving, their next door neighbor named Morgan is found brutally stabbed in her home. And since Morgan was murdered after the last ferry left the island, that means the murderer was among their small island community.

When the police come around to Sadie and Will’s to question what they know, Sadie learns that Will and Morgan were chummier than she originally thought and Sadie can’t help but wonder if Will was going to repeat his past behaviors. But oddly enough, one of their neighbors claimed they saw Sadie arguing with Morgan before her death, which couldn’t possibly be true, as Sadie has never met her now-dead neighbor.

Sadie is determined to get to the bottom of what happened to Morgan, to not only clear her name, but to ensure that her family is safe, once and for all.

The Other Mrs. is Mary Kubica’s latest thriller release. I’m a sucker for domestic thrillers, so when I saw the premise of this story, I was sold. The first half of this book was extremely slow-moving and I wasn’t compelled to keep reading. Things did pickup after the halfway mark, though. The other bummer: I completely guessed the big plot twist. I didn’t know from the start, but it didn’t take too long for me to figure it out. Luckily, there was a second plot twist at the end and the ending was fairly fast-paced, so that redeemed the story for me! 3.5/5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley, Park Row and Mary Kubica for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A really interesting story about a family who moves to Maine for a fresh start. Not long after the Foust family moves to Maine, their neighbor, Morgan, is found murdered. Is a murderer on the loose? who is he going to be after next?

I enjoyed this book. It got me interested and kept me interested, but near the end I was kind of bored. It's about a family that moves to Maine and people start getting murdered and tries to make it look like the wife is going crazy. I give this book a 3/5

A very twisty novel that'll keep new psychological thriller fans guessing, but might be too predictable for seasoned readers. Many twists are just very common tropes in this genre— which generally wouldn't be an issue, but Mary Kubica practically spells it out for you when it really should be more nuanced until the big reveal.

Kind of off topic, but this book also reminded me of a very important pet fact: guinea pigs are extremely social and need to be kept in groups or pairs. Keeping one solitary is pretty cruel and even illegal in certain places (like Switzerland!) because it's seen as animal abuse.

The characters in this book are extremely unlikeable (except for Tate and Mouse, of course) and that was a bit frustrating. It's hard when you don't connect with anybody, especially the main character.

Overall, it wasn't bad. Good writing and generally good pacing, with some parts that genuinely made me worry. I'd be more than willing to read other books from Mary Kubica!

Sadie and her family move from Chicago to an island in Maine when her husband’s sister dies from suicide. They inherit the house and the guardianship of their 16 year old troubled niece. When their neighbor is murdered and the police start asking questions, things start to unravel. A thriller until the end.

The Other Mrs was just as great as I expected it to be and it had a completely explosive and unexpected finale that really caught me by surprise! Very excellent and different storyline. Mary Kubica delivers yet another great one!

This was a good, twisty book with an unreliable narrator structure that I love. It centers around Sadie and Will who move to a small island off the coast of Maine with their 2 kids, having inherited a house and custody of a teenage niece due to the death of Will's sister. That is already a tough situation, but a neighbor is murdered soon after the move and that's when the story gets really interesting.

There were some things that people said throughout the story that didn't make sense to me, but I thought the author tied it together very well once all the pieces came together. I figured out one of the big plot twists pretty early, but was still questioning another twist and wasn't sure I was right until it was revealed.

Definitely recommend this one!

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another great book by Mary Kubica, One of my favorite writers when it comes to domestic suspense. The story takes place in Maine or a family has moved to restart their lives. They inherit an old house, in an interesting neighborhood. As always they were plenty of twist interns in this novel, and I found myself not wanting to put it down. Great character is great story. Thank you so much for my advance copy.

I enjoyed this thriller more than I did the previous books by Kubica. Although I predicted the first twist very early on in the novel, it was the final twist at the end that I did not see coming -- which I really appreciated. I also thought the Author's Note at the end was presented a very powerful and important message.