.I loved this book. A great plot and amazing women characters, so well written that even the slightly unbelievable parts became believable. My first read by this author but I will certainly be looking out for more.
Thank you Joffe Books and NetGalley for an early copy of My Lying Husband

My Lying Husband takes about 30% to really get going—not really a favorable pace for a thriller. A lot of the background and POV-switching in the beginning makes some of the reveals in this book painfully obvious, so much so that by the time they're revealed in the plot you're exhausted by the topic altogether. The premise was so intriguing, but the way things played out fell extremely flat and I found myself reading just to finish so I could confirm my suspicions. Luckily for me, my predictions came true, but they didn't feel rewarding by the time I got to the end.

Speaking on the ending, the story gets wrapped up not-so-neatly in the last two chapters. For how long and pointless the first 30% of the book was, it was jarring.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for this ARC. Publication date is set for January 9, 2024.

2 ⭐️s

I was so intrigued by the premise but unfortunately it fell flat for me. The chapters kept switching POV and I got confused at times. Also I did not feel for the characters at all.

Rounded up from 3.5 stars.

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

My Lying Husband is a domestic thriller about the families of Susannah, Chantal and Amy, all of which have something in common. What/who links these women? And does this link put them in danger?
With suspicious characters like Lorenzo and the Mount brothers lurking around, who knows what will happen next and who will survive.

The first part of the book seemed to drag a bit, but once it got to about 30% I was hooked, ended up reading over half of it on Christmas day. I did not see the ending coming at all, although I feel like I should have 😆

This was an enjoyable read. I will say it was a slow start, but 31% in and I was hooked. Page after page, plot twist after plot twist. The relationship between single mom and son turned from heart warming to heart break. Family affairs. Mysterious. Deceit. This book seems to cover it all. They did switch from multiple POV and it didn’t always feel streamlined, but was easy to follow. The power of women and them coming together at the end was amazing and just what the story needed. And with the perfect ending, they brought closure to a really old case, full circle. 4/5⭐️

This book had me from page one. A mother that will do what it takes, even through the deceitful actions of others around her. Kept me turning the pages as quickly as I could!

WOW, what an interesting read - so many twists and turns all the way through out. Really enjoyed the writing style too. Edge of the seat thriller that i read in a day. highly recommended.

Book Title: My Lysing Husband
Author: E.V. Seymour
Publisher: Joffe Books
Genre: Domestic Drama
Pub Date: January 9, 2024
My Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 360

Story start when the mom hears her twenty-six year old son Frankie shouting. She hurried to look out the window and see two men trying to take his car.
Frankie yelled “Nobody is taking my car."
Mom is certain it is a misunderstanding and hurried to phone for husband, Lance. He states ‘I’ll explain everything later but for now do exactly as they say.”

This domestic drama included extortion, loan sharks, lies, secrets, hidden families, and shall we throw in the Mafia for good measure.
When I started this I wasn’t sure it was going to work for me. The characters were - well let’s just say they were indeed characters!

I do love that Joffe always includes “The Joffe Books Story’ as well as the
‘Glossary of English usage for US Readers’ typical 7 or 8 pages and it seems new words appear all the time! So I try to jot down a few that are a bit of a surprise to me.
In this case –
Blower- telephone
Dan Dare- hero from Eagle comic

Plus I know Joffe is pronounced Joffe as in Coffee or Toffee!

Want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for January 9, 2024.

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My Lying Husband by E.V. Seymour is a great action thriller full of twists you will not see coming! And the end twists left me with an open mouth! I would not suspect anything like this so yes, absolutely 5 star book!
A little bit annoying was switching between characters as there wasn't a clear indication of who was who but after time I just picked up. But this didn't affect my love for this book! The storyline was great, the twists were unexpected and the book was full of actions!

Susannah's life is turned upside down after her son is attacked and her husband Lance informs that he has a massive loan that will put all family in danger. Susannah has no idea that from now she will discover lies after lies and dark secrets from the past will affect logical actions. Susannah has no idea that this is just the top of the iceberg and anything will be like before...

Thank you, NetGalley and Joffe Books for the advance copy (expected publication date 9 Jan 2024).

The book had an interesting premise. I found it started very slowly and took several chapters for me to get into it. Unfortunately I never developed any empathy for the main character - there seemed to be little character development outside of her relationship to the other characters.

3-3.5 stars

This one takes a bit to get going, thinking about the 30-35% mark, but the final twists and turns will make it well worth the slower start.

Wow, I just did not see that coming. You definitely will want to stick it out!! But, I would say, I prefer thrillers that grab you from the beginning, or at least by the 15% mark.

Similar to other reviewers, since it did swap between POVs, it would be nice if the chapters were labeled about whose POV it was. It became more obvious, but still, typically, when books switch POVs, the chapter is labeled so you immediately know. As someone who frequently listens to audiobooks, this should be a must when it comes to the audiobook version, or at bare minimum, you'll need to have multiple narrators so we can keep track of whose POV it is.

This book was not exactly what I was expecting based on the summary. The writing style is also just not for me. It lacked scene descriptions, character descriptions, and character development which makes it very difficult to immerse yourself into the story. The dialogue also felt very unnatural to me, and didn’t seem realistic to how people actually speak in real life. None of the characters were very likeable through the story, but some of them redeemed themselves in the end which was nice to see. The plot was very slow moving in my opinion, as there were really no major plot developments until about 30% of the way into the novel. There really wasn’t a great buildup of suspense for me. I will say that I did enjoy the final 30% or so of this story quite a bit, and I thought there were some nice twists. Overall, not my favorite thriller but it did have some enjoyable qualities. Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe books for this Advanced Copy!

This book was full of twists and turns, these were what kept me hooked and had me wanting to find out the truth,

I enjoyed the book! Twists and turns were great and the writing I loved!

The story line was good but the POV sometimes I wasn't sure whose it was at certain points in the book.

I did. Enjoy thou and would recommend

Thanks NetGalley formletting me read and review

Oh my wow....lots of twists and turns and that last twist....yeah. a twisty, suspenseful story that had me on a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. A definite recommend

Thanks Joffe publishing and Netgalley

All my thoughts are my own and aren't influenced by anyone else

Overall, I enjoyed this book! It had an interesting storyline, and a pretty great ending. My only complaint would be about the character point of view. It would switch between characters, but there was no indication of which character's POV it was. Most books will put the character name at the beginning, so that we know who we are following. I had to use context clues to figure out which character I was reading about. Other than that, it was a good story!

Thank you Joffe Books and NetGalley for an early copy of My Lying Husband. The title caught my attention first. This was an unexpected FANTASTIC read!!!!! I LOVED IT!! There was one part that bothered me about Susannah but it did make sense later on. The ending was one of the Best and I Did NOT see that coming. The women characters were Awesome!! ENJOY this book, it’s a Great one.

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
A twisty read, intense and thrilling. It has a duplicitous husband, two siblings who are entitled and a wife whose life is totally upended.
She finds out her husband has lied to her about everything that meant anything to her.
But she gets closure and two dear friends in the great ending. Great read!

Good book! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, Action, intrigue, mystery, murder, revenge, double lives, gas lighting, a sort of who done it, great plot twist, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle!! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

A good domestic thriller read which held my interest throughout with good characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe Books for this ARC which I can recommend.