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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

18 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

chloeve's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Confinement, and Blood

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

passionatereader78's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Great thriller! Filled with suspense. "Jane" is a dog walker in the rich neighborhood. She is standing in the middle of the road when a car hits a tree; Out steps Eddie. Eddie and "Jane" move fast in their relationship and then Eddie asks Jane to marry him. What a thrill ride with all the twist! This book was so much fun to read with the community gossips and "Jane" doing everything she could to fit in. Definitely a reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Confinement

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Fun and fast-paced retelling of Jane Eyre. Good beach read or palate cleanser for heavier novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, and Mental illness

mkbee774's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

bash5617's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

annegoodreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins was definitely better than Jane Eyre for me.  It is set in 

Birmingham, Alabama, and described as gothic Southern fiction.  I didn’t find it gothic in any way (there wasn’t a single ghost 🤣).  The characters were all so good though.  Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates trying to make enough just to move out of her “friend” John’s 700 sq ft apartment.  On a walk, she meets one of the residents of Thornfield Estates named Eddie Rochester.  Eddie’s wife Bea recently died in a boating accident.  Bea’s “best friend” also died in the accident.    Jane and Eddie hit it off right away and before long she moves in.  She befriends all of Bea’s friends in the neighborhood.  While some of the neighborhood girls are quite superficial, most are well-meaning.  Occurrences increasingly raise Jane’s suspicions and luckily she has street smarts.  The ending to this was so good.  It was kind of predictable but so satisfying.  I can’t wait to read Rachel Hawkin’s newest Reckless Girls.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexism

brokenbodybitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, and Toxic relationship

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship