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elfbread's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book. I picked this up because it was hyped as similar to Gone Girl and I enjoyed that one. I wouldn't say this was on the same level, but I did enjoy this one. The pacing was good, but I just wished the dialogue and character development was a bit stronger. All in all, this was an okay read for me, nice and quick which I appreciated!
nshanay's review against another edition
slow-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? Yes
4.0
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to the publisher St. Martin's Press for the early review copy!
Twists and turns. Who is in it for love and who is in it for money?
This book starts out with a woman Nina's frantic scribblings that she thinks her husband is trying to kill her and that if she winds up dead that he should be investigated.
The story then moves to Tabitha. As a teen, she worked at the local country club. There she meets handsome, charming, rich Connor Ford. The two quickly develop a relationship and Tabitha is in love. Connor's family disapproves of Tabitha so the relationship ends .
Fast forward a number of years, Tabitha is now a waitress at a local place in the same small NH town when Connor shows up. Only now, Connor is married to famous, wealthy, socialite, Nina. Despite this, Tabitha and Connor rekindle their romance. Tabitha dreams of a future together but Connor says he signed an iron clad pre-nup when he married Nina.
From here it is a very twisty ride. Who can Tabitha trust? When Nina turns up dead, it is initially declared a suicide. But, was it really? Was Connor involved? So many questions!!
This one was a fun read that I got through pretty quickly. Tabitha was a bit too naive, but that is just who she was as a person. AND it gave me as a reader someone to say "No, don't trust them!" to. This was a great read for the summer spanning a NH mountain resort town to the mansions of The Hamptons in NY.
What to listen to while reading (or taking a break)
Young and in Love by Ingrid Michaelson
Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey
sex money feelings die by Lykke Li'
Hit and Run by LOLO
Undisclosed Desires by Muse
Twists and turns. Who is in it for love and who is in it for money?
This book starts out with a woman Nina's frantic scribblings that she thinks her husband is trying to kill her and that if she winds up dead that he should be investigated.
The story then moves to Tabitha. As a teen, she worked at the local country club. There she meets handsome, charming, rich Connor Ford. The two quickly develop a relationship and Tabitha is in love. Connor's family disapproves of Tabitha so the relationship ends .
Fast forward a number of years, Tabitha is now a waitress at a local place in the same small NH town when Connor shows up. Only now, Connor is married to famous, wealthy, socialite, Nina. Despite this, Tabitha and Connor rekindle their romance. Tabitha dreams of a future together but Connor says he signed an iron clad pre-nup when he married Nina.
From here it is a very twisty ride. Who can Tabitha trust? When Nina turns up dead, it is initially declared a suicide. But, was it really? Was Connor involved? So many questions!!
This one was a fun read that I got through pretty quickly. Tabitha was a bit too naive, but that is just who she was as a person. AND it gave me as a reader someone to say "No, don't trust them!" to. This was a great read for the summer spanning a NH mountain resort town to the mansions of The Hamptons in NY.
What to listen to while reading (or taking a break)
Young and in Love by Ingrid Michaelson
Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey
sex money feelings die by Lykke Li'
Hit and Run by LOLO
Undisclosed Desires by Muse
namitakhanna's review against another edition
4.0
Connor was Tabitha's first love but they went their separate ways and lost touch with each other.Years later, Tabitha comes across Connor in a local bar and their old romance is rekindled. There is just one problem ... Connor is now married to a wealthy older woman and an affair could cause him to lose everything.
The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell is a twisty psychological thriller .It is a well written book which I found even more interesting due to the unlikable characters and a surprise twist that I didn't see coming
I would like to thank St. Martin’s Press & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
kileslifestile's review against another edition
1.0
They say love is blind but this poor girl must've had a blindfold on in a dark closet at nighttime. I was able to decipher the twist about 1/3 way through.
Still hoping for a interesting execution of the story, and hopes that I might be wrong, powered on only dissapointed to find a young woman so desperately in defense of a love interest who had wrong her so severely time and time again.
Still hoping for a interesting execution of the story, and hopes that I might be wrong, powered on only dissapointed to find a young woman so desperately in defense of a love interest who had wrong her so severely time and time again.
austinreg's review against another edition
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
3.0
ebmurphy2's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
marinaemoore's review against another edition
4.0
This domestic thriller was a real page turner. I couldn’t put it down. Even though it did tick off all the plot clichés, it was still a fun read to zip through.
thephdivabooks's review against another edition
5.0
Michele Campbell simply writes thrillers that feel new, fresh, twist-y and fun. Every year I find myself looking forward to the release of her next book, and this year was no exception!
The opening chapter is perfection. It sets up a lot of the story in a way that has you questioning every page of the book until the jaw-dropping conclusion. A diary entry from wealthy socialite Nina who believes her husband is planning to kill her... I love a good hook in the opening to a thriller and Michele Campbell truly nailed it with this one!
Psychological thrillers come in so many styles, from the subtly terrifying “this could actually happen to me” to the darkly twisted keep-the-lights-on to the popcorn wild-ride can’t put it down fun. I think this one falls in the latter category. Every moment of the book felt slightly larger than life and I completely lost myself in the story. Definitely clear your schedule when you start this!
There were so many fun elements to this thriller. Connor is an enigma and we see so many sides to him. Is he the sweet boy who fell in love with the pool girl from the wrong side of town in high school? The smooth-talking business man? The arm candy for a socialite who treats him as less than she is? The man who plotted to kill his wife and take her money? The man who lost his way in life who sees his former love and hopes to get his life back?
I loved the idea that Connor had so many different stories associated with him. It kept me constantly guessing—who is he lying to? Who is lying to us, the reader?
You will not be able to help rooting for Tabitha, a woman who has taken her fair share of setbacks by life. In high school, Tabitha got a glimpse of a different life when she and Connor fall in love. But things don’t work out when Connor’s family finds out. Tabitha is from the wrong side of town, after all. Working hard to get herself a better life, Tabitha ends up married to a man who again takes her happiness. Now, back working at a restaurant in the town she always dreamed of leaving behind her, fate may be back on Tabitha’s side when Connor shows up one night, looking as handsome as she remembers.
When Connor’s wife ends up dead of a suicide, it seems that the fates may finally be shining on Tabitha and Connor. But what if Nina didn’t commit suicide? What if there is more to the story? What if her final diary entry is true, and Connor is behind her death?
This twist-y thriller is a wild ride that you don’t want to miss!
Thank you to St Martin’s Press for my copy. I loved it so much, I bought a hardcover. Opinions are my own.
The opening chapter is perfection. It sets up a lot of the story in a way that has you questioning every page of the book until the jaw-dropping conclusion. A diary entry from wealthy socialite Nina who believes her husband is planning to kill her... I love a good hook in the opening to a thriller and Michele Campbell truly nailed it with this one!
Psychological thrillers come in so many styles, from the subtly terrifying “this could actually happen to me” to the darkly twisted keep-the-lights-on to the popcorn wild-ride can’t put it down fun. I think this one falls in the latter category. Every moment of the book felt slightly larger than life and I completely lost myself in the story. Definitely clear your schedule when you start this!
There were so many fun elements to this thriller. Connor is an enigma and we see so many sides to him. Is he the sweet boy who fell in love with the pool girl from the wrong side of town in high school? The smooth-talking business man? The arm candy for a socialite who treats him as less than she is? The man who plotted to kill his wife and take her money? The man who lost his way in life who sees his former love and hopes to get his life back?
I loved the idea that Connor had so many different stories associated with him. It kept me constantly guessing—who is he lying to? Who is lying to us, the reader?
You will not be able to help rooting for Tabitha, a woman who has taken her fair share of setbacks by life. In high school, Tabitha got a glimpse of a different life when she and Connor fall in love. But things don’t work out when Connor’s family finds out. Tabitha is from the wrong side of town, after all. Working hard to get herself a better life, Tabitha ends up married to a man who again takes her happiness. Now, back working at a restaurant in the town she always dreamed of leaving behind her, fate may be back on Tabitha’s side when Connor shows up one night, looking as handsome as she remembers.
When Connor’s wife ends up dead of a suicide, it seems that the fates may finally be shining on Tabitha and Connor. But what if Nina didn’t commit suicide? What if there is more to the story? What if her final diary entry is true, and Connor is behind her death?
This twist-y thriller is a wild ride that you don’t want to miss!
Thank you to St Martin’s Press for my copy. I loved it so much, I bought a hardcover. Opinions are my own.