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If you enjoyed The Last Mrs. Parrish, but wanted a nice wrap up to the lives of Daphne and Amber.. then you should pick this up now! Highly recommend reading these in order of publication to get the full picture. Adding in Daisy's POV really added to the story and I thought I might be left with an ending I was going to hate. I was wrong! The ending was fantastic and I enjoyed this page turner for all that it had to offer.

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thank you netgalley for the ARC! I’m a big Liv Constantine fan and The Next Mrs. Parrish did not disappoint. I was so happy to hear there would be a continuation of this story. After reading The Last Mrs. Parrish, and The First Shot novella, I knew there needed to be more to finish this story out. I loved the addition of a new character and how she tied into the Parrish family drama. The twists and turns of the book kept me reading. If it wasn’t for my busy lifestyle, I could have easily divulged this book in one sitting. If you are looking for a good family drama, psychological thriller, pick this one up, out June 18th!

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Love love loved this. Went right with the prior book and loved the continuation of characters and story lines.

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I enjoyed this book thoroughly. I loved the character development, you could get a great sense of who they each were, whether you liked them or not. I thought they were great. .The twist and turns kept me reading, not wanting to put this book down. Liv Constantine is a master at the twists and when you think you have it figured out, you realize you don't. I would suggest that you read "The First Shot" before reading this one, it's a great tie in to this book. I love books that get you hooked right away, have a twist or two at the end, and that you can't put down and this one fits perfectly!

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I loved the Last Mrs Parrish and was hopeful I would love this one as well - I was right, I did! This book had so many twists and turns, it was like a carnival ride. You couldn't predict what was going to happen, and I love that. Liv Constantine is a force to be reckoned with!

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Daphne, the ex-Mrs. Parrish, managed to escape her ex-husband with her two daughters, all the way to California from Connecticut. Daphne has been working hard to heal her relationships with her mother and her girls, and finally exploring the idea of another man in her life. She long ago decided she's never go back, but never say never.

Amber, the current Mrs. Parrish is a character I loved to dislike, along with husband Jackson Parrish. She is a gold digger, all about image and no substance. Her indifference about her young son was horrid. She sent her husband off to prison for tax evasion, and while he was incarcerated, she lived a life of leisure in the mansion with tons of hired help. But once the despicable Jackson is released from prison, things really get hairy.

Dark and shocking events of Amber's past surface, with more vendetta's and intrigues. I particularly enjoyed the ending - quite satisfying!

Thanks to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine - Bantam Publishing and Liv Constantine for the ARC.

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I read the first one and was so excited to read this one!! Just do yourself a favor, read them both now!!

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I really enjoy tales of the super rich behaving badly and getting their eventual comeuppance. This novel was a perfect fit! It was a delight to dive back into the worlds of Daphne, Daisy Ann, and of course Amber and Jackson. I never expected there would be a sequel to the first novel, so this was a real treat. I recommended reading the first book in the series, but this book would be an excellent Summer choice. It’s very soapy, dramatic, and fun!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing the book for my review.

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I really enjoyed Liv Constantine's first novel in this series, The Last Mrs. Parrish, and this follow up novel was pretty good. There's tons of drama and a lot of domestic suspense. In general, I'm not a fan of series, but I love dramatic suspense novels and this didn't disappoint on the drama front. I listened to The Last Mrs Parrish on audiobook and I enjoyed that format. For this book, I read it and while it was action-packed with horrible characters that you love to hate, I want able to get into it quite as much as I was able to on audio with book 1 in the series.
Daphne is living happily divorced and in California with her two daughters, Bella and Tallulah, while her ex husband is serving time for tax evasion in a Connecticut federal prison. While on a school trip to Washington, DC, Tallulah runs off in an attempt to visit her father, Jackson Parrish, who she misses terribly. Unbeknownst to Daphne, Tallulah has been corresponding with Jackson's second wife, the woman who so helpfully took Daphne's place in an unhappy (to say the least) marriage. When Tallulah returns from her impromptu attempt to see her dad, Daphne realizes that she has to find a way to deal with Jackson for the sake of if their children.
There's so much going on in this book it just felt a little overwhelming. It also won't make 100% sense unless You've listened to Constantine's 0.5 book in the series that is an audible original. There were a few new characters that were added to the mix and while they all played a role in one another story, it was just a LOT going on. Overall though, if you love dramatic over-the-top stories about rich people behaving badly, than this is a series you'll love. The drama comes in spades! Thank you too #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. ⭐⭐⭐✨

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Thank you Random House Ballantine and NetGalley for the ARC!

I was so excited to be selected to receive this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I absolutely devoured the first Mrs. Parrish novel because of the twisty story and diabolical characters.

The sequel, while strong on its own, was able to tie up a lot of loose ends from the first novel. I appreciated specific characters getting what was coming to them 😉😉😉. Overall a really good continuation of the story!

Thank you again for the ARC!

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The Next Mrs. Parrish was a quick and satisfying sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish.

Jackson is fresh out of prison for tax evasion and ready to get rid of the horrible & manipulative Amber so he can devise a plan to get Daphne back. Daphne is living in California with her daughters who are too young to understand why their dad is gone and they miss him - which leads Daphne back to Connecticut in an attempt to save her relationship with her girls. What follows is Jackson’s outlandish attempt to convince Daphne that he’s a changed man and wants to reunite their family. Add in Daisy Ann who claims Amber murdered her father and is looking for revenge. There are so many schemes and twists woven seamlessly together, it’ll keep those pages turning fast!

Thanks to NetGalley, Liv Constantine, and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the eARC of The Next Mrs. Parrish in exchange for an honest review.

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A great sequel to The Other Mrs. Parrish - both are a must read for fans of domestic thrillers. Will be recommending as a perfect beach read this summer.

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If you did not read “The First Shot” which was a short novella after “The Last Mrs. Parrish” MAKE SURE YOU DO!

In this book, we are following Daphne, Amber and Daisy Ann! I honestly had not read the description of this book but I of course had to read it after reading the first one! I had so much fun reading this book! It was very well written and it left me on the edge of my seat!

Would 100% recommend this!

Thank you netgalley for the ARC read ◡̈

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! In this sequel, we follow Amber as she continues in her efforts to be rich and stay rich while dealing with Jackson since he went to prison. We also get to see what Daphne and the girls are up to, when Tallulah decides she wants to see her dad and they visit for the summer. What could go wrong? This book is a whirlwind of twists and turns. It goes through muliple perspectives which I enjoyed. I found this to be more fast paced than The Last Mrs. Parrish. If you haven’t read the prequel The First Shot, you definitely should before reading this one. All in all, this book was a hit and I recommend to all thriller lovers!

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Ohhhhhh this was a good one! I cannot get enough of Amber's antics and Daphne's badass personality! I had no idea Liv Constantine was writing a sequel and was thrilled for this one to come out. The drama, the twists, and suspense are comparable to the first one! This is truly a book that is impossible to put down.

And spoiler alert..... I think there is gonna be a third...

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This was a great sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish. It picked up right where it left off and the storyline was perfectly written, filled with clever twists and kept me guessing the whole time. The ending was very satisfying and definitely did not disappoint. Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Bantam for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I was ready to throw this book across the room after about 120 pages in. It's been a while since I've read The Last Mrs. Parrish and The First Shot, so I had forgotten just how much I hate Amber. Oh my goodness, she is the absolute worst in this book. But, I powered through and finished because I'm not a quitter. My persistence paid off because the ending was oh so satisfying! Jackson and Amber had the best ending I could have imagined for them. I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say that you won't regret reading this one.

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It is extremely hard to write a sequel to a best seller. Even harder to write one that comes even close to being as good as the first. I have to say this book may even have been more enjoyable than the first!

It was a thriller from beginning to end but this time you knew who you were rooting for. My heart was racing through most of the book. I wanted so badly to just flip to the end and see what happened but I didn’t! I made it through and I am so glad I took my time reading this one. Every chapter feels important to the story line. This isn’t something you can skim and understand you get amazing detail and depth though it all.

The characters growth or development is extremely evident from book one. The new characters added were a beautiful edition. And I adored the ending.

I think this book was beautifully done actually hope this is the end of this series because it was such a perfect way to end the story. However I look forward to reading other things from Liv constantine in the future!!

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Thanks NetGallery for an early copy of this book. I love the author, I have read other books from her before so this was an easy choice to want to read. The book was also recommended to me by a friend as well who had read the first one. I am probably one of the few who jumped right in and read this first and will go backwards and read the others for the fun backstories.
This book was fabulously fun. I loved the characters Daphne the ex wife Amber the current wife and Jackson the husband. When Jackson got out of jail for tax fraud he wanted his old family back with his ex wife and kids and the lengths he went through to make that happen. The stories were twisty, Jackson pulled nasty tricks to get his way. You constantly were routing for Daphne who went through everything from being drugged to having her children taken from her, while you routed for them to come out with a win. Amber on the other hand was sneaky and despicable. You hoped her little boy made it out unscathed as you just waited for that shoe to drop on her.
I highly recommend reading this book and I cannot wait to enjoy more books from this author soon! #netgallery

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For a while, this book read a little like The Last Mrs. Parrish with the Daphne and Jackson storyline, but the Amber/Daisy Ann storyline was new and interesting. The end was thrilling and very satisfying bringing my rating to 5 stars.

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