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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Very slow to get going. If you listen to audiobook, voices are hard on the ears. Gets better towards end.
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for a free audio copy of The Wife Upstairs in exchange for my honest review. I was ecstatic to get an early listen of this domestic thriller after seeing so many glowing reviews on Instagram and NetGalley. I enjoyed the concept of a multiple-POV retelling of Jane Eyre set in the American south. There are plenty of lies, rumors, and twists to keep you turning the pages towards an ending you can't see coming. However, I found myself incredibly annoyed with the shallow, heavily stereotyped wealthy Southern characters. I think the stereotypes were further exaggerated in the audiobook due to the cheesy accents and "bless her heart" style dialogue. While I love a quick-read thriller to read in between my more serious reads, this one just missed the mark for me.
*Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.* What a deliciously creepy read this was. Imagine if Jane Eyre was set in the 21st century, in an upper middle class suburb of Alabama. And that's what you have in Hawkins' suspenseful book, 'The Wife Upstairs'. The book focusses on young Jane who is a down and not quite out dog walker in the exclusive community of Thornfield Estates. Her luck changes when she meets none other than Mr Rochester, or as he is known in contemporary times, Eddie. They quickly fall in love and Jane is suddenly living a rags to riches story as she moves into his gorgeous house. However, not all is as it seems... A delightful take on the old classic that had me tearing through the book to find out what would happen next. There are lots of twists and turns in the story and I am hesitant to tell any more of the plot, for feel of spoiling the surprise.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
She is literally upstairs. Haha. Ok.
Great book. Didn’t see the end coming.
Great book. Didn’t see the end coming.
Like 3.5 stars. Verity meets The Housemaid. Predictable yet with some wtf moments
I liked the book, but I thought it was entirely unrealistic. Who gets engaged a few weeks after their wife goes missing? She wasn't even found dead yet so I don't understand how they were planning a wedding whole he was already married. None of the characters in the book seemed to find this suspicious in the slightest. Also, I was cringing and how whiney and dumb the main character was.
Fantastic!!! A modern spin on Jane Eyre, it’s both simultaneously the original and a completely new story. The highlights are there, but at its core it’s something else. It had a similar feel to Gone Girl- switching POVs and telling present day, recent past, and older past simultaneously. Highly recommend.
It was fine. It had nothing that I liked about Jane Eyre and none of the characters were likable, except maybe Bea, before you find out she’s a sociopath. It wasn’t a bad story or poorly written at all. I think it’s just not what I hoped for. Also can we talk about how Kirby Heyborne reads part of the audiobook?! Wild.