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My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

62 reviews

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Mysterious and tense. I was white knuckled throughout. Watching the spineless husband try to worm his way out of the situation he’s thrust into is really interesting. Millicent is a fab villain- BUT THE ENDING RUINS IT.

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heather_lt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Narrated by a man only known by his alias, Tobias, the plot follows his seemingly ordinary life with his wife. His perspective was great. The author uses his thoughts and memories to tell the entire story of his relationship with his wife in a way that doesn't detract from the plot. Through him recounting various events in his life you get to really learn about his wife and her unnerving personality, which only served to ramp up the tension. It's so hard to review a thriller without giving anything away so I'll say no more, except Samantha Downing exceeded my expectations with a twist to the serial killer plotline. This book is engrossing, twisted, and disturbingly addictive.

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marie_fad's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kiikaridino's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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marthadude's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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sarz's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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jem_andtonic's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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roxiw's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The book started out alright, but became dull towards the end. The last several chapters seemed to be very formulaic, like plot-realization-twist over and over. The writing itself was dull, too, very repetitive in its rhythm, and I found no reason to care about the main character.

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kaylafallon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sophieduncan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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