Painfully average.

The premise was promising, but this did not measure up. The writing is boring, and coupled with a lack of dialogue, it makes the conflict seem uninteresting. I was expecting a character driven novel, this was not that, and it also wasn't conflict driven, so really what is the reader left with? Boring prose and the hope that the premise would've been done justice?

I really thought the overall premise of this novel was compelling and was excited to see how this played out. The first section of the book really did a good job of getting the story in place, however the other sections really did not do anything to propel the story. The wife was extremely passive in both her relationships and does nothing to correct the situation between her spouse and best friend. The husband has expectations, but does not nothing to enforce them and the best friend is the catalyst they need to resolve their underlying issues and to communicate with each other, yet this will not work because the spouse cannot tolerate the best friend. I found this book to ultimately be a stalemate that really goes nowhere and I would have liked to see more character development so that perhaps I could find a horse I liked in the race. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

The Three of Us is a story that takes place in one day and is told from the perspective of three different characters. The comedic premise attracted me immediately and I was excited to dive into this short novel about woman who's husband and best friend can't stand one another. Unfortunately, despite the excellent writing, the characters were obnoxious at best and I found it impossible to care about their relationships and struggles.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A short, but interesting and insightful debut novel. Told with a fresh voice and a propelling plot, this was a fun read.

A compact and tense read that puts different dynamic relationships under a microscope, The Three of Us proves that sometimes three is a crowd! The book felt a little repetitive, though it was unique that we could see the same moments through different character perspectives. Overall, this was a thought-provoking, character-driven book that I enjoyed.

I wish this was a little bit longer. I feel it finished just when everything was getting interesting.
Also, the reason of this rating it's that I couldn't stand any of the characters. They made the book unbearable.

This was a fast paced novel that can easily be finished in a couple of hours. Told in three parts made the story especially interesting. There’s always three sides to a story. This was one where I couldn’t side with any character and found them all terrible but that made the story interesting.

This book was talk, talk, talk, and more talk. Nothing much actually happens in this book--wine is drunk, food is eaten, and so much talking occurs. None of the characters are particularly likeable, but we get three different points of view of what is happening (or not happening). Infertility is sort of explored as is friendship (or not friendship). I usually like conversation in books, but this one just seemed to be too much--everything was discussed to death--the friend doesn't like the husband, the husband doesn't like the friend and the wife is caught in the middle, I think this might have worked better as a novella-it was interesting for a while, but then just got tiresome.

One day in the life of a married couple in London and the wife’s best friend who always seems to be there annoying the husband. Told from three point of views, the wife, the husband, and the friend, Temi. Temi and Wife are long standing friends; Temi thought Wife would never desert her by marrying, especially someone like Husband. The negative feelings are mutual between Husband and Temi. And there is a lot of wine.

This is a quick, short read. I enjoyed Temi’s POV the most. Although irritating, she was quite humorous. There was good insight into the cultural expectations of women and, in particular, Nigerian descended women. The ending was quite abrupt and left me saying, “what?” This is yet another book in which I am seeing an increasing trend of not employing quotation marks.

Thanks to #netgalley and #Penguingroup #putnambooks for the ARC.

Thank you to Net Galley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams

I was so excited for this book to come out, only for it to fall short of my expectations :( I honestly just expected.... more, I suppose. I found it to be severely lacking on multiple fronts, some being that: the narrators (yes, all 3 of them) were all equally at times unlikeable, frustrating, and immature - thus making it hard to really root for any of them; the pacing also felt off and, while it did pick up toward the end, it ultimately finishes quite abruptly and in a way that (imo) definitely left more to be desired. Also, while I normally don't mind books/authors that choose to not use quotations & the like for stylistic purposes/dramatic effect, I don't think it fully worked here - the writing was clunky and, at worst, confusing. Overall this book was just "OK" to me.

A fun, quick and intriguing read. The Three of Us unfolds over the course of one day and details the relationship between a wife and her husband, as well as the wife and her best friend. As the drama thickens and the tension builds the reader is left wondering which relationships will crash and burn and which will prevail.

I wanted to l0ve this, but I just didn’t. I did appreciate how the narrative contrasts each character’s understanding of the relationships, but the whole thing just felt very unfinished to me, unfortunately. Would definitely be willing to try reading more from this author in the future though!
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC, received in exchange for my honest review.

The Three of Us ~ Ore Agbaje-Williams

What happens when your husband hates your best friend? A girl’s day is interrupted by the husband - and a slew of confessions follow, leaving the husband and best friend feeling territorial.

This one takes the term “love triangle” to a whole new level. Told in three parts, switching points of view between the three main characters, the writing is sharp and clever. Ending was a bit abrupt but I appreciated the writing style and overall premise.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While this short tale provides an interesting perspective on the lives and expectations of Nigerian diaspora families based in London, it failed to fully capture my attention. The story is split into 3 parts (each from the POV of one of the three main characters), and only one character is given a name. For the first two parts, I was hoping for some sort of tension or buildup, but every page seemed to be seeped in monotony. I also found it hard to keep up with the conversational writing style at times as the author did not employ quotation marks for dialogue. The last POV did introduce the tension and drama I was hoping for, but it ended abruptly and without resolution -- a frustrating outcome for me personally. I am sure there are readers out there who will find this character-focused story enjoyable, but it unfortunately was not for me.

This book was. very bland for me. While I enjoyed the narrative perspective of following all three characters through an interwoven day, the plot fell flat. I really felt like nothing happened and I wasn't really interested in any of the characters.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy of this book. It is out now!

This was just ok for me. I expected more from this domestic thriller and I was just disappointed. It was hard to finish as well. You

Unfortunately The Three of Us wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. The premise was super interesting but the characters ended up being super toxic which made reading this less enjoyable. I also hate when people have to be in the middle of two people disliking each others so that certainly added to it.

I wanted to adore this book based on the blurb alone. Sadly, I did not. Told in three POVs - husband, wife, and her best friend - the book felt a little like Groundhog's Day in that the basic story was repeated over the course of a day, only from each narrator's perspective. The narrative structure was entertaining in the beginning, and then quickly became repetitive as I kept waiting for something else to happen...something...more. I felt that this book had the potential for being an intriguing read had it been constructed into a short story rather than a novel.

I tried, I really did, but this book was not for me. Boring, and pointless (plotless?). I get that it’s supposed to be a commentary or marriage, culture, friendship, and love but I just didn’t get it or anything out of it.