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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

27 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Murder, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Child abuse

This book gave me more Rebecca vibes than Jane Eyre, and I kind of wonder if I would’ve enjoyed this one more if I didn’t know this was supposed to be a Jane Eyre retelling, because I kept comparing the two. While it was certainly gripping, I didn’t have any “wowee” moments. If you like unreliable narrators, multiple povs, and gothic fiction-inspired stories, then this is for you!

iamnita's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So well done. A real fast read because it grips you from the first few pages and takes you on a ride. Jane is a wee bit nuts, but it’s nothing compared to what happens

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Confinement

nykolereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Gaslighting

sara_day's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

gbonnette's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Violence

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

 - I almost never read thrillers, especially the subgenre of Wife this and Wife that thrillers. But I made an exception for THE WIFE UPSTAIRS because it's a retelling of one of my favorite classic novels - JANE EYRE.
- And am I glad I did! I tore through it in less than a day. THE WIFE UPSTAIRS is pure book candy - rich people behaving badly, a young woman escaping a dark past, murder most foul, etc.
- You definitely don't need to have read JANE EYRE to enjoy this book, but if you have, you'll spot some delightful callbacks in the names and details. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence