The Wives

by Tarryn Fisher

[Berls]

3.5 stars
So wow that was not at all what I expected, not that I really know WHAT I did expect. Just that wasn't it lol. It's definitely a psychological thriller with a bit of a mind fuck, but I found the ending lack luster. There was so much potential and I just feel like it could have delivered so many better possible ending scenarios.

This is a hard book to review because if you want to read it, you really want to go in knowing very little. So rather than telling you much about the book, I'll break down my responses to it.

25% - I was intrigued. I found the concept of a plural marriage an interesting setting for a thriller, especially because this one differed in several key ways from what I understood of typical plural marriage situations.

50% - Okay, WTF?! Wow okay, doubting everything. The thriller is in full swing, my mind is reeling with possibilities and wondering what is and what is not accurate.

75% - So wait, how is this going to go? Still very much in thriller mode, doubting and questioning everything - not sure what is true and what is false. Who is lying and is telling the truth?

100% - Well shit. What a disappointing ending. Of all the ways my mind was reeling, this is the most lackluster/copout conclusion that it could have come to.

So you see, this is why I give it 3.5 stars. I was fully gripped until the conclusion. And I know from reading other reviews, people are probably half and half on agreeing with me that the conclusion was a copout and disagreeing and thinking that it's brilliant. So you'll really have to read it yourself to decide lol.

I listened to this book, narrated by Lauren Fortgang. She's a narrator I've come to love from other series, and she definitely delivered a good performance with The Wives. I listened very comfortably at 2x speed (my normal preference).