The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

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The Younger Wife

Sally Hepworth

3.65 AVERAGE

dawnsbooks's review against another edition

4.25
dark mysterious tense medium-paced

traumagotcha's review against another edition

3.5
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laynercomplainer's review against another edition

2.75
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrsb531's review against another edition

3.5
mysterious tense medium-paced

allie_jane's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

tndouma's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

laurenvanderlind's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

louisereadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-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
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melissa_raee's review against another edition

2.0
Honestly was annoyed by the characters and all of their anxiety issues. Just finished the book to figure out who the heck Fiona Arthur was
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grumpyreading's review against another edition

3.25
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
🪻The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth 🪻

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

Stephen Aston is remarrying—but he’s still married to his first wife, who’s in a care home with dementia.
His daughters, Tully and Rachel, suspect the new fiancée, Heather—who’s their age—has secrets of her own. As they dig into their family’s past, dangerous truths begin to surface.

This book was okay! I picked it up at a thrift store and think I’ve read some of her books before and gave it a try. I didn’t really like any of the characters, and felt there were a lot of plot lines/backgrounds we could have for more information on. I also felt the ending was not satisfying and there are other ways this could have gone that would have made a lot of sense LOL. I got kind of bored reading it, but did enjoy the different POVs and didn’t mind the writing. I’ll probably try some of this authors other books. 

Read this if you like: 
  • family dynamics 
  • multiple perspectives
  • unanswered questions 

Vibes: 💵🩸🎂🕶️🗒️💍

Song that matches the vibe: Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone by The Temptations

Full review including content warnings on my StoryGraph. 
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