Reviews

The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger

terrireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was a breath of fresh air.  I must admit when I first read a few chapters I thought I wouldn’t like it,  but I love how each character had their own individual story which developed and the growth that these three ladies accomplished.

jan1955's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

judeybear's review

4.0

Why did it take me so long to pick this up? I wish I'd read it sooner.

This novel follows 2 women and their lives as they navigate through the unfortunate situation they find themselves in because of their husbands life choices.
I love that this is told from the wives point of view and not the husbands. It was a refreshing change.
To many people, this story may seem unbelievable but I am under no illusions that this story, albeit with some creative license, is entirely possible in todays world. No one wants to believe the world is built and run like this but that is what makes this book work. It encourages the reader to question the premise. Could this really happen? Does this really happen?
The book described in three words: corruption, desperation, love

*Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% my own and I was not paid to review this*

oliviaaschmitz's review against another edition

1.0

finally finished this goddamn book

hnntephe's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

tesslinnebank's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

kal_self's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

novelvisits's review against another edition

3.0

My Thoughts: Suspense novels generally aren’t my thing, but when smart ones comes along, I like to give them a try. The Banker’s Wife was not only smart, it was also original and truly suspenseful. Alger’s story of a young wife who losses her Swiss banker husband in a questionable plane crash, and a reporter newly engaged to a presidential candidate’s son, kept me turning pages late into the night. The connections between the two women’s stories quickly became clear, yet each storyline progressed largely on its own which worked well in this book. The back and forth revealing of secrets, Ponzi schemes, money laundering, off-shore accounts and murder kept the suspense ratcheted up throughout. For me, The Banker’s Wife’s flaws fell in the second half of the book where too many new characters were brought on board and the telling became muddied. I found it difficult to keep track of all the details and ended up sort of ignoring some of the story’s intricacies. Still, I managed to guess the ending and I know lovers of suspense will thoroughly enjoy The Banker’s Wife. Grade: B-

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emhenneman's review against another edition

3.0

This one’s for you Megs:

This was a fast paced read with Leonardo DiCaprio in “Catch Me If You Can” vibes. I enjoyed the mystery but it wasn’t anything groundbreaking. I don’t recommend the audiobook as the narrator’s voice for two female leads is pretty similar and made it difficult to distinguish between the two.

caittothelin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0