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The Younger Wife

Sally Hepworth

3.65 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful sad 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

I ABSOLUTELY loved the story and intrigue in this book.
The way Sally writes had me hanging on every word and I could not put it down.
Cannot wait to read more!

sharkyyy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 28%

too slow and boring. family drama with not enough suspense. i can tell it would be a 2 star

Probably a 3.5…

I listened to the audiobook of this book. I did not find this book had a real storyline. It was all over the place with 4-5 different narratives. I did find it weird that a well lived heart surgeon was bound to be married when his ill wife was still alive. I also wouldn’t call this a mystery book - just be prepared for a tragic incident to occur at the end. Overall this book lacked any suspense/story line or anything that would intrigue a reader.

Between 3 and 3.5⭐️
Appreciate the alluding to coercive control and the illusions abusers create that make ppl not in the relationships blind to what’s happening. Also liked the uncertainties author created that make readers wondered which was the truth. But as a reader, I also like dislike that because I like to know what is.
Overall theme is that it’s good to talk.
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional sad 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: No
slow-paced