217 reviews for:

Happy Wife: A Novel

Meredith Lavender, Kendall Shores

3.55 AVERAGE

wow_its_liz's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was way more of a thriller than I originally realized and that surprised me. I thought it was going to be straight literary fiction, so that threw me a little bit. I also ended up reading it concurrently with a the Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer, so I ended up reading two books about missing persons at the same time. However, with all that being said, I did like this book. 

Thanks to Penguin Random House for the audio version of this title to go along with the ebook; immersive reading/listening is my preferred method of consuming books, so huge gratitude to them. The audiobook narrator, Saskia Maarleveld, did an exceptional job. Her diction is fantastic and she did a variety of voices to represent the varied cast of characters in the story. The sound mixing and editing were flawless. 

This book had more suspense than I usually care for, but it will be perfect for thriller readers. I will recommend this to folks who like Frieda McFadden, Gillian McAllister, Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, and similar authors. 

boehmk's review

4.25

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rissreads93's review against another edition

4.0

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It started off good but it got too predictable. The ending could have been a lot better

taralpittman's review

4.0

dark funny mysterious 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

baze1979's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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

lyram711's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

elyse_steinhice's review

3.75

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Solved the murder myself and wasn't super shocked by the outcome. Still a good book though.

ballison's review

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kaligray's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I had an average time. 

meg_is_reading's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No