Wow. What a crazy, sad, thrill ride of a book! From the book description, it sounded like the typical jilted ex-wife jealous of the new and younger girlfriend. But once you start reading, it becomes an entirely different concept and much separate from the typical ex-wife of a cheating husband storyline.
At first I was led to believe that the story was from two separate perspectives - the ex-wife and the new fiancee. But as the story progresses it becomes something entirely different. I was a bit confused at first because it seemed like I was reading two different viewpoints and the author was incredibly ingenious to lead the reader to think that way. As the story of the main heroine, Vanessa or Nellie, unfolds, there are incidents where you wonder if it was all in her head or if there was something wrong with her. Once again, the author cleverly wrote it to lead the reader to think that way. But then, as the layers begin to peel away, those incidents in the book becomes clearer and you realize that the main character wasn't crazy or messed up after all.
In the Wife Between Us, love was so twisted and so abused. I don't think one single person in the story even knew what true love was, except for the relationship between Nellie and her aunt - their love was real and honest and I think that was what kept Nellie sane throughout all the craziness of her life as a wife and then trying to piece together all the missing parts of her marriage.
I won't give any spoilers in my review, but I thought the book was very well-written. At some points there were bits of confusion, but then as the book delves further into the story, the mangled parts became clearer and then I was at the "ah-ha!" moment when everything was explained at the end.
Although the ending was satisfactory, there was still the character of the husband's sister - what was her motive? Was she just as unbalanced as her brother was?
There are many elements of abuse in this book - emotional and physical. I could really feel Nellie's painful descriptions and the pitfalls of her wondering if she was going crazy. The author pinpointed how abuse can usually be. Sometimes one doesn't truly see it until a turning point in their lives and then they feel the fear of someone else being abused just the same. There wasn't anything too graphic to read about the physical abuse but for those who have suffered through some type of abuse in their past, certain parts could be quite painful.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone who loves a good detailed and twisted thriller. Prepare to keep reading until you stop to the very end because the writing is so engaging and deceptive that you'll want to know just what is going on!
At first I was led to believe that the story was from two separate perspectives - the ex-wife and the new fiancee. But as the story progresses it becomes something entirely different. I was a bit confused at first because it seemed like I was reading two different viewpoints and the author was incredibly ingenious to lead the reader to think that way. As the story of the main heroine, Vanessa or Nellie, unfolds, there are incidents where you wonder if it was all in her head or if there was something wrong with her. Once again, the author cleverly wrote it to lead the reader to think that way. But then, as the layers begin to peel away, those incidents in the book becomes clearer and you realize that the main character wasn't crazy or messed up after all.
In the Wife Between Us, love was so twisted and so abused. I don't think one single person in the story even knew what true love was, except for the relationship between Nellie and her aunt - their love was real and honest and I think that was what kept Nellie sane throughout all the craziness of her life as a wife and then trying to piece together all the missing parts of her marriage.
I won't give any spoilers in my review, but I thought the book was very well-written. At some points there were bits of confusion, but then as the book delves further into the story, the mangled parts became clearer and then I was at the "ah-ha!" moment when everything was explained at the end.
Although the ending was satisfactory, there was still the character of the husband's sister - what was her motive? Was she just as unbalanced as her brother was?
There are many elements of abuse in this book - emotional and physical. I could really feel Nellie's painful descriptions and the pitfalls of her wondering if she was going crazy. The author pinpointed how abuse can usually be. Sometimes one doesn't truly see it until a turning point in their lives and then they feel the fear of someone else being abused just the same. There wasn't anything too graphic to read about the physical abuse but for those who have suffered through some type of abuse in their past, certain parts could be quite painful.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone who loves a good detailed and twisted thriller. Prepare to keep reading until you stop to the very end because the writing is so engaging and deceptive that you'll want to know just what is going on!