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Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

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teresaalice's review against another edition

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3.0

Listened to this on audiobook during my many trips to Vancouver. Entertaining enough :)

andul_a's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dharma130's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was just okay. I listened to the audio version. It was somewhat entertaining. It was sort of confusing, especially towards the end. There was a comment that did not make sense to me. I’ve read so many similar books to this. The writing was okay.

monikuc's review against another edition

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4.0

For much of the book, I considered stopping reading it as it closely resembled "Gone Girl" and seemed like a mere replica. However, I didn't anticipate such an ending, which pleasantly surprised me, showing that this book is completely different than Gone girl.

mellove's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

holdenkillfield's review against another edition

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1.0

This could've been a novella.

The story is dragged on and out and isn't very clever with the setup for the twist as it was clear after 60+ pages what the reveal would be. The mystery felt lazily done.

Also, the inclusion of transphobia and racism was pointless. Unnecessary, especially coming from Beth, the main protagonist whom you want the reader to sympathize with because she is running away from her abusive husband. Unless you wanted to highlight a flawed protagonist and show that she too is a piece of shit, but that didn't happen—cheap shots and lazy. It sounds very much like a Dave Chapelle comedy routine, pointless, hurtful, stupid, and making me question the writer's views.

Overall, it was very boring with stock characters, especially Beth. She was so bland and this thriller had no energy or steam to keep with the cat-and-mouse setup pace. Eh.