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The Wife
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5 STARS
Whew!!!! It feels like forever since I read a 5 star novel in my adored psychological thriller genre. THE WIFE is everything I am constantly on the lookout for in a book! I was starting to question my love for the unreliable narrator after so many alcoholic and agoraphobic narrators. Yawn. Yawn. OBVIOUSLY, they are unreliable! It's so much more fun for the reader to figure out IF the narrator is trustworthy or not. Are we being lied to? Who can we believe? I love the simple mystery of figuring out which characters we can trust.
In THE WIFE, Alafair Burke has created the perfect blend of a character driven suspense novel with some police investigation (just enough) and courtroom drama (again, just enough!). On top of that perfect combo, Burke is a gifted storyteller and creates tension in small ways. The story feels relevant and timely; seriously, this book feels like it was written this month, all the current events are spot-on accurate.
The story is full of twists, but not huge IN YOUR FACE twists, again, just small enough that you read a sentence a couple of times to make sure you got it right! There are clues all throughout the book, but until those last few pages can you start piecing together your suspicions. Even then, watch out for the last sentence!
If you are into listening to your books, the audio version is OUTSTANDING. The actress is unbelievably talented, I felt like I was listening to my best friend tell me a juicy story.
I'm crazy about THE WIFE and chances are... you will be too! Check out that lofty GoodReads rating of 4.01!!
Whew!!!! It feels like forever since I read a 5 star novel in my adored psychological thriller genre. THE WIFE is everything I am constantly on the lookout for in a book! I was starting to question my love for the unreliable narrator after so many alcoholic and agoraphobic narrators. Yawn. Yawn. OBVIOUSLY, they are unreliable! It's so much more fun for the reader to figure out IF the narrator is trustworthy or not. Are we being lied to? Who can we believe? I love the simple mystery of figuring out which characters we can trust.
In THE WIFE, Alafair Burke has created the perfect blend of a character driven suspense novel with some police investigation (just enough) and courtroom drama (again, just enough!). On top of that perfect combo, Burke is a gifted storyteller and creates tension in small ways. The story feels relevant and timely; seriously, this book feels like it was written this month, all the current events are spot-on accurate.
The story is full of twists, but not huge IN YOUR FACE twists, again, just small enough that you read a sentence a couple of times to make sure you got it right! There are clues all throughout the book, but until those last few pages can you start piecing together your suspicions. Even then, watch out for the last sentence!
If you are into listening to your books, the audio version is OUTSTANDING. The actress is unbelievably talented, I felt like I was listening to my best friend tell me a juicy story.
I'm crazy about THE WIFE and chances are... you will be too! Check out that lofty GoodReads rating of 4.01!!
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Reading Progress
March 12, 2018
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March 18, 2018
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Started Reading
March 21, 2018
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35.0%
"Alafair Burke, where have you been my whole life?! After a quick google, I see she was a Deputy DA right in my hometown! Not to mention tons of other books she has written....Loving THE WIFE"
March 24, 2018
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March 24, 2018
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Finished Reading
March 26, 2019
– Shelved
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YAY! Great review, Jewels, and I’m so thrilled you loved this one too! I may just have to listen to the audio even though I’ve already read the book!
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Your review is absolutely spot on!! I loved this one!! 👍
Oh, I need to check this out now! I cannot take another alcoholic narrator and will take literally anything else lol
Great review, Jewels! I think I need to bump this one up! :-)
Great review! I honestly never looked twice at this one because the cover bores me. (I know I know, cover judging is bad, but I can't help it sometimes.) So I might have to take a second look.
Reading now.....I hope I give it a 5. Fingers crossed.
Great review! This wasn't on my radar before, but it looks good! Glad it was a 5* read for you!
,Excellent review! Very well put!
Ellen Gail wrote: "Great review! I honestly never looked twice at this one because the cover bores me. (I know I know, cover judging is bad, but I can't help it sometimes.) So I might have to take a second look."YASSSSS, Ellen Gail! You're right, I totally overlooked this as a galley due to the generic cover (and not knowing the author!). But quite a few of my GR pals gave it high reviews, so I knew I had to take a look at it! But, c'mon----they've gotta change that cover!
Niki wrote: "Oh, I need to check this out now! I cannot take another alcoholic narrator and will take literally anything else lol"heheehe Niki! right?? I'm so over the boozy ones, too!
Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader wrote: "YAY! Great review, Jewels, and I’m so thrilled you loved this one too! I may just have to listen to the audio even though I’ve already read the book!"haha Jenni!! It was so good!! loved it loved it
Brooke wrote: "Great review! This wasn't on my radar before, but it looks good! Glad it was a 5* read for you!"thanks Brooke! it wasn't on my radar until a couple of weeks ago --mainly because the cover is so dull and uninteresting! but the book is a winner!
Laura wrote: "Reading now.....I hope I give it a 5. Fingers crossed."me too! I look forward to hearing if you agree with a 5!!
Fallon wrote: "Your review is absolutely spot on!! I loved this one!! 👍"thanks Fallon! I'm so glad I read it!
I keep such amazing reviews for this. I really need to read this!
i trust you that this is a good read (but that's what you want me to think (but you already knew that (
and you knew i'd know
))).
Fantastic review. I’m glad it delivered the 5 stars that you were after!
Great review I’ve enjoyed quite a few books by this author x
Wonderful review! I feel the exact same way about this book! Yum!
I Loved the ending too! Awesome review Jewels!
Glad you loved this too! Great review!
Wonderful review Jewel, thank you !! This is my up next book & I’m excited to read it !!
paulie wrote: "i trust you that this is a good read (but that's what you want me to think (but you already knew that (and you knew i'd know
)))."
omg paulie...always playing with my head :-)
Miriam wrote: "Excellent review Jewels 😊"thanks Miriam!
Megan wrote: "Wonderful review Jewel, thank you !! This is my up next book & I’m excited to read it !!"yay, you are gonna love it!!!!!
Meredith wrote: "Glad you loved this too! Great review!"thank you, Meredith!!! it is so good, I kinda want to read it again :-)
Holly wrote: "I Loved the ending too! Awesome review Jewels!"yes, Holly, definite room for a sequel, don't you think?
Amber wrote: "Great review I’ve enjoyed quite a few books by this author x"omg! I want to read THE EX---what is your fave one, Amber?
Great review! I loved this book and the audio as well!
Fantastic review! I have this one ready to go if I can just find the time...😊
YES, awesome review! Loved this one too. :)
Awesome review, Jewels! I cant wait to read this book.
Excellent review Jewels!
Great review. So excited u said the audio version was good because that’s how I “read” these days and a recent listen set the bar pretty high. Adding it to my TBR list now!
Excellent review, Jewels! I enjoyed this book too. Love the twists and clues, they always kept me suspicious. And of course, the last sentence!
Elyse wrote: "YOU LOCKED IT DOWN.... lolGREAT REVIEW Jewels!!!
Let’s go see the movie 🍿 together 🙂
Love your SPARKLE 💎 JEWELS"
OKAY!!! Yes! thank you, friend!
Elyse is right. You really “locked it down”. You continue to give great reviews and never steer me wrong
Laurie wrote: "Elyse is right. You really “locked it down”. You continue to give great reviews and never steer me wrong"thanks Laurie!!
Great review, Jewel! I'm on the very long list for the ebook from the library. I am an audible member and could have gotten the book immediately but I listened to a sample and I didn't like the narrator. I still want to read "The Wife" so I might just have to break down and buy it!
Great review, Jewels! Adding the audiobook!
Loved your review and the book. So finally we have a mystery without the helpless heroine ;)
