A review by theboundless_bookworm
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

4.0

What this novel did to me, to my sense of understanding, as well to the inner recesses of my brain, can not be expressed in words. I learned about “My Lovely Wife” by Samantha Downing while researching for recommended fiction thrillers for 2019. I have read quite a few psychological thrillers in my lifetime that while some were presumably predictable, there were still those that surprised me. This fast-paced novel sent shivers down my spine but made me laugh and cringe at the same time. I have also questioned some character behaviors but those tiny flaws did not stop me from devouring this book. “My Lovely Wife” reminded me of a similar domestic thriller, “Gone Girl” - the first of the many novels that altered my preference from historical fiction to murder mystery and thrillers. “Gone Girl” set the pace for succeeding thriller novels because its ending was not what most readers expected.