Apr 05, 2022Alpha_zzz rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As I was reading through this, I thought of how intriguing and different the storyline was from so many mysteries you read. That was good! However, when I got to the end, I didn’t feel justice was done. Not to say that Todd was some…
Aug 25, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison is a novel told in alternating voices and involves a marriage full of unfulfilling promises and a couple headed for catastrophe. The reason why I give this novel a 3-star rating is that it was…
Aug 23, 2019ReadingAdviser_Sally rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I liked the audio book version of this suspense/ thriller, the narration was great. I was captivated right until the end with its fast paced story and alternating "his" and "hers" chapters. I found it interesting how deeply flawed every…
Nov 21, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A friend recommended The Silent Wife after I enjoyed reading Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.
The story is told in alternating voices of main characters, Todd, and his common-law wife Jodi. The couple’s seemingly perfect relationship, which…
Mar 25, 2017Kmum1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Picked up this book after reading the back, started reading it and briefly considered returning it. Then it turned up on my Pinterest feed and after reading the reviews that stated it could be compared to Gone Girl (which I loved) I…
Oct 05, 2016val18 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The dynamic was interesting. I enjoyed the joint narration. It kept me interested, but in the end left me wanting. Perhaps knowing the final outcome before you even dive in doesn't help in this case. I rated it with two Stars, which to me…
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Aug 11, 2016simeonite rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Apr 01, 2016Angelicapalumbo rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This was no "psychological thriller". It put me to sleep rather than keeping me engaged. Everyone in the book was messed up and complacent in life so I didn't feel sorry for anything that happened to them.
Jan 26, 2016hRuth rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was an odd, but compelling story. I actually raced towards the ending. I'm the kind of person who wants to smack unreasonable people, but it was interesting, if not a literary masterpiece. I liked the HER/HIM insights. I like to…
Dec 12, 2015Pisinga rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Strange topic, or rather, the approach to it, as how is described. To understand what is at stake - not just the course of events - this book should be read carefully. The author used quite intricate turns, replete with various…
Oct 08, 2015Roundcat rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The writing was excellent in the same manner that Edgar Allen Poe's writing is. The view from the apartment window describes the weather and the scene, but in a way that reflects what is going on inside the rooms. Like Poe, the story is…
Aug 20, 2015nannerl rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A novel for thinkers, as there's much more to this one than it seems on the surface. How much of who we are is rooted in events of our past, some of which we aren't even conscious of? Both of the main characters act out their own…
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nicolesoeder
Jul 14, 2015
I did not enjoy this book. I kept reading, waiting for it to get good- but it didn't. It was very predictable.
Feb 28, 2015JudithE rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting. I didn't like either person a huge amount, but I found their disparate views on the same situation realistic and insightful, and i didn't mind if either one died or went to prison.
Feb 23, 2015uncommonreader rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a very good psychological thriller about two unpleasant people who are cold and lacking self-awareness. Told from the perspective of the man and woman in alternating chapters, it is a very readable portrait of a marriage falling…
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Feb 11, 2015dairyqueen rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It's well written, and interesting enough to make you keep pursuing it, but half way through it became so depressing, I thought why am I reading this? I hate giving up on a book once I've gotten that far, so I trudged on to the end, and…
Dec 17, 2014wilqser rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Good introspective psychological thriller written in the same manner a "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn - he said, she said. Very well written for being her first novel. Sadly she died a little bit after.
Nov 09, 2014KateHillier rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You've probably all heard the 'Gone Girl' comparisons. They aren't entirely inaccurate but they aren't fully accurate either. If you liked Gone Girl in the aspects of a novel that will not leave you alone, that you need to finish for good…
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