Author: Shalini Boland
Publication Date: September 9, 2020
The Wife is a wonderfully twisted domestic thriller. All the twists kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page. I won’t say too much because I don’t want to ruin all the twists but I highly recommend The Wife.
Zoe fainted on her wedding day and doesn’t remember what caused her to faint or what was going on when she fainted. She just remembers an uneasiness during the day that was supposed to be the happiest day of her life but has the perfect marriage. Ten years later Zoe and Toby are getting ready to have a big 10 year anniversary celebration. People start acting weird around Zoe and unusual events are happening. Zoe starts to wonder what really happened on her wedding day.
The story switches between present day and ten years before, on Zoe’s wedding day and the months after the wedding.
The characters are much more likable than most thrillers, but you have to read to the end to find out who the villains are.
The Wife was my first Shalini Boland book, but definitely will not be my last. I am looking forward to reading her back list.
Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
About the author
Shalini Boland is the million-copy, USA-Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers: ‘THE GIRL FROM THE SEA’, ‘THE BEST FRIEND’, ‘THE MILLIONAIRE’S WIFE’ (optioned for TV by Legendary Studios), ‘THE SECRET MOTHER’, ‘THE CHILD NEXT DOOR’, ‘THE SILENT SISTER’, ‘THE PERFECT FAMILY’, ‘THE MARRIAGE BETRAYAL’, ‘THE OTHER DAUGHTER’ and ‘ONE OF US IS LYING’.
THE WIFE is out now!
Her titles are published by Bookouture, Grand Central (USA) and Tantor.
Shalini lives by the sea in Dorset, England with her husband, two children and their cheeky terrier cross. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer/songwriter, but now she spends her days writing psychological thrillers (in between school runs and endless baskets of laundry).
She is also the author of two bestselling Young Adult series as well as a children’s WWII novel with a time-travel twist.
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I enjoyed reading this. Great work!
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Thank you so much π
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I got curious, why only 10 years later? XD Loved how you wrote this post, it intrigued me. Keep writing good stuff, Jess. π Cheers! β€
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Thank you so much! The positive feedback is appreciated especially as a new blogger. I plan on writing a lot more (hopefully all good).
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You’ll do great! π Have a good day!
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Thank you! Your support means so much. Have a good day!
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Sounds intriguing I am adding it to my TBR
~B
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I hope you like it! Hopefully your TBR is smaller than mine π
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Hahaha my TBR is ungovernable π
~B
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I figured. We all have the same problem. So many books, not enough time.
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But these books won’t read themselves…. nor write themselves
~B
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Very true. Are you a writer?
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…depends what one means when one asks that question.
Do I have a published book, no; will I have one published… hmmm it’s a wish of mine, do I write though, all the time
~B
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Thatβs great! Hopefully you have a published book one day. The only writing I do is reviews.
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You do a awesome blog posts.
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Awesome blog posts.
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Thank you!
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Thank you so much! I’m new to blogging so all the positive feedback is appreciating while I’m stressing myself out.
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Jessica, Though I am not a big fan of reading thrillers after reading your review I thought its worth investing time and give a readππ
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This makes me so happy to hear! I hope Iβve turned you into a thriller fan!!
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Oh I have not heard of this book. I am always trying to look for new thriller writers. I do like that this book has likeable characters. So many thrillers always make the characters unlikable and it can get annoying. I checked my library and it doesn’t have it. I am going to have to check this out at some point. Great review!
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I agree. Sometimes it gets tiring hating all the characters. Itβs only $0.99 on Amazon if you are interested. I just discovered this author and canβt wait to read the rest of her books. I love libraries!
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Oh wow .99 is such a good price for it!! If my library doesn’t have it might as well just pick it up there. Thank you for letting me know!
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I love libraries! But everyone once in a while I canβt find the books I want. If I bought all the books I read I would be broke.
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Yeah lately I have been checking my library first. My book shelves are over flowing so I haven’t been buying books as often. Which like you said is good because I’d also be broke too π¦
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There are worse things we could spend our money on π
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Hahaha that is very true!!
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Excellent blog post
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Thank you so much!
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