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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
It’s like a lot happened and nothing at the same time..?
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liv Constantine is officially responsible for a day of me being unproductive. Because I could not put this down. I couldn't get through this quick enough to find out what was going on and I wasn't disappointed.
I was a huge fan of The Last Mrs Parrish and in my opinion this stellar duo have smashed it again with The Wife Stalker. Piper Reynard breezes into Westport with a size 0 figure, a penchant for mindfulness and her sights set on Leo Drakos. (He does sound wonderfully handsome!) Joanna is committed to being a great wife to Leo and mother to Evie and Stelli. Needless to say things don't go smoothly when Piper charms her way into Leo's life. Joanna's senses are heightened as she learns more about Piper's shady background, her previous relationships and her discarded names. But will Joanna be able to protect Leo and the children before it's too late?
I'm a sucker for multiple points of view, so loved the fact this was written from the alternating perspectives of Joanna and Piper and the chapters were deliciously short and snappy. Stelli and Evie were wonderfully written, with some truly heartwarming scenes and others that made me laugh out loud. I guessed one of the more minor twists but the main one came as a s-h-o-c-k and made me immediately want to go back and start again from the beginning. Would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a tense thriller but as well as being a master of the twist, Constantine sets scenes beautifully - I found myself googling lots of the places described as they sounded amazing! This being the second novel by Liv Constantine I have read, I have definitely learnt that I need to expect the unexpected.
I was a huge fan of The Last Mrs Parrish and in my opinion this stellar duo have smashed it again with The Wife Stalker. Piper Reynard breezes into Westport with a size 0 figure, a penchant for mindfulness and her sights set on Leo Drakos. (He does sound wonderfully handsome!) Joanna is committed to being a great wife to Leo and mother to Evie and Stelli. Needless to say things don't go smoothly when Piper charms her way into Leo's life. Joanna's senses are heightened as she learns more about Piper's shady background, her previous relationships and her discarded names. But will Joanna be able to protect Leo and the children before it's too late?
I'm a sucker for multiple points of view, so loved the fact this was written from the alternating perspectives of Joanna and Piper and the chapters were deliciously short and snappy. Stelli and Evie were wonderfully written, with some truly heartwarming scenes and others that made me laugh out loud. I guessed one of the more minor twists but the main one came as a s-h-o-c-k and made me immediately want to go back and start again from the beginning. Would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a tense thriller but as well as being a master of the twist, Constantine sets scenes beautifully - I found myself googling lots of the places described as they sounded amazing! This being the second novel by Liv Constantine I have read, I have definitely learnt that I need to expect the unexpected.
Better than you think
The way you feel about this book at page 150 is not the way you’ll feel at the end. Good thriller, nice twist, worth the finish.
The way you feel about this book at page 150 is not the way you’ll feel at the end. Good thriller, nice twist, worth the finish.
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
wtf. wtf. wtf.
The Wife Stalker is a domestic fiction/thriller that keeps you guessing to the end. Joanna lives in wealthy Westport, CT with her attorney husband, Leo, and two small children. She thinks everything is fine although her husband does withdraw at times with symptoms of depression. When he starts to be more involved in their family life she is reassured. However, it turns out he is having an affair with a recent Westport transplant named Piper. Very quickly, Joanna is served with divorce papers and turned out of the family home. Leo and Piper get married and he gets custody of the children. Joanna is devastated and blames Piper and begins to look into her past uncovering some disturbing stories. Told from both Joanna's voice and Piper's, the author does a good job of making sure you are not sure who is right and who is wrong. The ending will take you by surprise! -Jen C.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No