This is an excellent book.
It is written so well and the plot is done so well.
It is an excellent read.

This is one of those gloriously trashy beach reads.

Everybody's nasty and the reader is so there for it.

Do NOT expect logical behavior. DO expect everyone to be thinking with their genitals.

Do NOT expect to like anyone. DO expect to be thoroughly entertained.

It will not feed your brain, but you'll enjoy the read!

Jill Childs writes complex and twisted domestic thrillers that skilfully lift the lid on the secrets we keep behind closed doors and she is back with another shocking, compulsive and chilling new tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats: The Mistress.

Laura had found herself drawn to handsome and charismatic Ralph from the very first moment she had laid eyes on him. There was something about Ralph that had drawn her to him like a moth to the flame. It didn’t matter that Ralph was a married man, Laura had been unable to resist him and the two of them had soon embarked upon a passionate love affair that had ended up consuming and overwhelming her. Laura knew that she was sharing Ralph with his wife, Helen, but the more time she spent with him, the more she fell under his spell. Laura couldn’t imagine a life without Ralph, but despite all of her pleas, she had never managed to persuade him to leave the marital home. Laura will do anything for the man she is head over heels in love with. But would she kill for love? Would she be willing to commit murder for the sake of the man who means everything to her?

Helen is still in love with her husband. Like most marriages, they have their ups and downs, but Helen has no reason to think that she and Ralph aren’t for keeps. There is absolutely nothing that Helen wouldn’t do for her husband, so she was absolutely flabbergasted when she found out that he had cheated on her. His betrayal completely floored her and she is devastated that Ralph could be so cavalier about his marriage vows. Still, Helen hopes that they can start over. This is merely a rough patch and the bond between them is too strong for the two of them to let this bump in the road tear them apart forever. Determined to start over and to lay old ghosts to rest, Helen and Ralph decide to try again and when she goes home from work, Helen is prepared to pull out all the stops for her husband and her marriage. Until she walks through the door of their home and finds her cheating husband murdered.

What really happened to Ralph? Who wanted him dead? Is the wife or the mistress responsible? Or perhaps there is something even more sinister going on which nobody had ever imagined?

A deftly plotted thriller guaranteed to make all the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end throughout, The Mistress is a complex, addictive and searing exploration of toxic marriages, seedy affairs and dangerous secrets where the pages simply turn themselves. Best-selling author Jill Childs exquisitely blends tension, intrigue and suspense in a twisted domestic drama where absolutely nothing is what it initially seems.

A heart-pounding page-turner that is required reading for fans of B A Paris and Shalini Boland, Jill Childs’ The Mistress is domestic noir at its terrifying best.

Such a gripping read, couldn't put it down. Raced through it. Great characters and moved along at a great pace.

This was a great thriller and the end was fantastic, I was engaged throughout and couldn’t put this down.

The Mistress by Jill Childs was another Brilliant book. Jill always has a way of drawing you into her novels as she writes with so much passion and they are always written beautifully, hence why I just love her books. The Mistress is a roller coaster ride with great twists and turns throughout that will just have you from the beginning till the end.

I highly recommend all of Jills books. They never disappoint!

Big thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author Jill Childs for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A real twisty read
Will have you hooked
I didn’t see the ending coming
Will be reading more from this author
Thanks NetGalley

I really enjoyed this one and will look into this author more. I enjoyed with twists and the flow of the story. The writing was well done and kept my interest throughout. I will be recommending this one to friends.

The Mistress was a fast-paced and gripping read. I was hooked from the first page to the last. Dark and lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend.

The Mistress was a fast paced wild ride. It 's a dark and twisty read that will have you immediately hooked.

A creepy, wild ride! This thriller employs familiar tropes from classic film noir and executes them very well

Wow what a gripping read ! Had me hooked from the first page to the last with great twists and turns! Told in two parts , the POV of the mistress and the wife , with such a massive twist at the end which led to a cracking cliffhanger !!

This book was a wild ride . Its actually told by 2 narrators . The writer had lots of twists , suspense and good characters. Lots of twists that kept you on your toes. I did guess a bit of what was going to happen. The ending was totally unexpected.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my free digital copy of this book in exchange for my impartial review. That in way affects my review, which is written voluntarily.

3.5 ✨

I enjoyed this thriller a lot and it kept me on my toes. I kept wondering what was going on, and it was a very fun thriller. I read it a couple of months ago, and it's taken me super long to put my review together, because I've been trying to wrap my head around the events of this book.

I can't say too much without giving a lot away. The characters were really fun and they kept leading me on wild goose chases. This book was predictable in some areas, but there were a couple of red herrings as well.

I'd definitely recommend this thriller.

This book was a complete miss for me. From the characters to the plot. The characters were a bit better than I originally thought and there were some good moments considering their decisions, but the whole execution could've been a lot better. With the whole premise, this could'be been more than it turned out to be. Instead, it turned into a generic story, with little unique effects.

What a really good read! I blew through this one in a day - could not put it down! The first half is told from the mistress's pov and the second by the wife's. There is a lot to take in but it is so well written you will have no issues keeping up. And the very ending? Yikes!

An intense, thrilling read that had me hooked!
As the saying goes, there are often two sides to a story, and this really plays out within this fantastic book.
Full of emotion and drama, this fast paced, thrilling read kept me guessing throughout, and then threw in an ending I hadn't anticipated.

Well written, brilliantly paced and all consuming. This book is a perfect thriller!.

Laura is amazed when a charismatic, poetry writing fellow teacher Ralph invites her for a drink that leads to the beginning of an affair. She falls head over heels for him not knowing that he is married with a young daughter. When Ralph tries to end the affair he invites her over to his house to talk about it, they argue and Laura accidentally pushes him and he falls down the stairs and dies, Helen, his wife, unexpectedly returns home as this happens and she persuades Laura to help her dispose of his body so they can carry on with their lives as he would be classed as ‘missing’. Laura’s life then goes off the rails but Helen acts as though nothing has happened. What is she hiding? The story is told firstly by Laura and then by Helen. This is a roller coaster of a read, full of lies and deceit, twists and turns and a totally unexpected ending. A recommended read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

WOW! What a creepy, wild ride!

They say there's always two / three sides to a story.. and well, this one is a doozy!!

The Mistress is gripping, fast paced, dark, twisted read filled with emotion and tons of drama, lies, infidelity, and an ending you didn't see coming.

If you're looking for story that is gripping and keeps you glued to the story until the very end.. this is the book for you!!!

5 stars from me.

*Big thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A very enjoyable novel! Super eery and wild. It definitely gave me the creeps and several different parts!