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MY LOVELY WIFE



SYNOPSIS


Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored.

We look like a normal couple. We are your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with.

We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive.

Ours just happens to be getting away with murder.


Title: My lovely wife
Author: Samantha Downing
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: March 26, 2019


REVIEW


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
 

OMG! This was BLOODY BRILLIANT! I can’t believe I didn’t read this before. I feel like I’m late to the party but better late than never!

After reading both “My lovely wife” and “He started it”, I wonder what goes on in Ms. Downing’s head to create such disturbed, disturbing and, at the same time, likable characters.

It’s been a while since I read a debut novel so intricately plotted where everything worked as a perfectly oiled machine so kudos to the author.

What made this such a fantastic as well as terrifying read was the fact that the main characters could be your next door neighbors. Mum, Dad, two kids, the suburban life. She, a realtor. He, a tennis coach. And in their free time both of them share a little hobby: killing women.

The husband, whose name is never revealed, tells the story in the first person. Yes, he may have done some reprobable things (nobody’s perfect 😅), but as events unfolded you couldn’t help to empathize with him even though he’s a sicko!

For me, the truly terrifying character was Millicent. So cold and detached, unapologetic and shameless, she made a much scarier character than if she had been presented as a full-on psychopath.

If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers you can’t miss this one. It was original, well constructed and with a pair of lead characters so well developed you will root for them even when you know it’s wrong and you should feel outraged. Does it make me a bad person the fact I enjoyed this so much and rooted for a pair of killers? Maybe a little. 😂

The surprises kept coming till the last page. That last line was genius and creepy! Leave everything you’re doing and go read this cause it’s PURE ENTERTAINMENT! 

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