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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the younger wife brings the idea of a "dysfunctional" family to a whole other level. secrets upon secrets were piling up on top of each other. we follow rachel and natalie "tully", two sisters with a mother who's suffering from dementia and a father who's about to marry a woman of their age, hence the title.
this was quite a slow one for me. i don't particularly sure if i had liked it or if i had hated it. i definitely have a 50-50 sort of mixed feelings with this one. i loved the idea of the plot but the mystery or the thriller felt underdeveloped and unnecessarily long. i loved that their mother suffered from dementia which adds up the mystery to the story even more but the way that everything unravelled felt so bleak. i literally have no other words to describe it except for the word bleak right now. overall, it had a good idea with a good potential but to me it was poorly executed. i did have a good time reading this but i just wished it would've been more better and good.
thank you to definitely books by pansing for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
this was quite a slow one for me. i don't particularly sure if i had liked it or if i had hated it. i definitely have a 50-50 sort of mixed feelings with this one. i loved the idea of the plot but the mystery or the thriller felt underdeveloped and unnecessarily long. i loved that their mother suffered from dementia which adds up the mystery to the story even more but the way that everything unravelled felt so bleak. i literally have no other words to describe it except for the word bleak right now. overall, it had a good idea with a good potential but to me it was poorly executed. i did have a good time reading this but i just wished it would've been more better and good.
thank you to definitely books by pansing for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
I am torn with this book. I enjoyed most of it. The Younger Wife tackles some very deep topics. For example: Rape, Kleptomania, Dementia, Gaslighting, Alcoholism and Domestic Abuse. And this book had a very fast pace. But, the ending... I am disappointed with the ending. You are still left with the question of Stephen...sort of. Was he an abuser. Maybe yes, maybe no. I guess what it boils down to is that when a person is being gaslighted they are constantly made to feel like they are the ones who are crazy and this book showed that in spades. In the way the author laid out the book, each chapter from a different point of view, and within those chapters told the story in a different way, and that kept the story moving. A solid 3.5 ⭐
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Sally Hepworth for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Sally Hepworth for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really enjoyed this. Kept me guessing about who was telling the truth. Dementia was upsetting
So this book was kinda… boring? For being a thriller book, I can’t say there were a bunch of twists and turns that were super surprising. I guess if you’re looking for a clean and neat thriller, pick this one up, but I can’t say it’s going to be super memorable
Nothing is as it seems in Sally Hepworth’s latest domestic thriller! If you’re a fan of Liane Moriarty’s novels, this author is who you should be reading!
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes