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jessicamap 's review for:
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
Thanks to Flatiron Books for the free copy in exchange for my honest review
The first pages had me instantly hooked – “If you try to kill your wife without a plan, you will fail.” Talk about an opening sentence. AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE by JoAnn Chaney was an ironically timed read for me. Started and finished it the day I picked out my wedding dress. This was a total binge read and I only put it down because it was 1am and I was falling asleep.
Matt and Marie’s marriage is hitting a rough patch. Everything they once loved about each other are now irritating and they find themselves resenting each other rather than loving the other. A nice trip away together should help, right? Well, things take a turn for the worse when Marie falls off a cliff on a hike. A tragic accident, or is it? This isn’t the first time a wife of Matt’s has turned up dead, is this a pattern or just horrible accidents?
We seem to bounce all over the place but not in a way that confuses you or loses you in the story. Plenty of twists throughout the book and the short chapters kept me flipping through. I read chapter to chapter, so when they’re so short I fall victim to the “oh, only 5 pages? I can do one more chapter.” cycle. I also enjoyed the chapter names, like my buddy reader, Chandra, I found myself singing them in my head a few times.
Overall, this is a solid thriller. Plenty to keep you on your toes and really well-written crazy characters. Despite the horrible things men can do to their wives – cheating, manipulating them and causing paranoia – you never want to underestimate the power of a woman on a mission. I would definitely recommend this one to be on your winter TBR.
The first pages had me instantly hooked – “If you try to kill your wife without a plan, you will fail.” Talk about an opening sentence. AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE by JoAnn Chaney was an ironically timed read for me. Started and finished it the day I picked out my wedding dress. This was a total binge read and I only put it down because it was 1am and I was falling asleep.
Matt and Marie’s marriage is hitting a rough patch. Everything they once loved about each other are now irritating and they find themselves resenting each other rather than loving the other. A nice trip away together should help, right? Well, things take a turn for the worse when Marie falls off a cliff on a hike. A tragic accident, or is it? This isn’t the first time a wife of Matt’s has turned up dead, is this a pattern or just horrible accidents?
We seem to bounce all over the place but not in a way that confuses you or loses you in the story. Plenty of twists throughout the book and the short chapters kept me flipping through. I read chapter to chapter, so when they’re so short I fall victim to the “oh, only 5 pages? I can do one more chapter.” cycle. I also enjoyed the chapter names, like my buddy reader, Chandra, I found myself singing them in my head a few times.
Overall, this is a solid thriller. Plenty to keep you on your toes and really well-written crazy characters. Despite the horrible things men can do to their wives – cheating, manipulating them and causing paranoia – you never want to underestimate the power of a woman on a mission. I would definitely recommend this one to be on your winter TBR.