A review by evarano
The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

4.0

I don’t know why I liked this book… I went into it thinking I wouldn’t, but I did. I normally think Jewell’s thrillers are way stronger than her “suspense”/family commentary type of books but this was good. Now, it’s complex because the characters aren’t likeable. This story addresses all of their flaws and how they affect each other and normally I have a problem with that, but this worked. Each character was unlikeable and likeable at times, each was very human and imperfect. I think what I got the most and enjoyed the most was Adrian’s journey. He always came from a “good” place and the people around him allowed that, it was hard to read or understand completely but Jewell did a great job explaining this and everything in the story was very realistic. I really wanted to know the ending even though I predicted a very major “twist”. I’m happy I read it! Only big complaint, I find this often in books especially older books. I hate the negative language used around weight, how negative it is to be “fat” and have acne. Drives me crazy and is so unnecessary.