Name: Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit's review of The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
Item: The Wife Stalker
Rating: 4
Author: Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

Liv Constantine

'A read-through-the-night thriller that mesmerizes to the final page' Samantha Downing, author of MY LOVELY WIFE You'll NEVER see this twist coming!

The Wife Stalker

Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

Joanna is devastated to find that her husband Leo has emerged from deep depression only to fall for neighbor Piper Reynard. Determined to find something to use against the woman who has stolen her life and her true love, Joanna digs into Piper's past, unearthing disturbing secrets.

The worst book I’ve ever read hands down. The story was boring, no real substance to any of it, and the “big plot twist” at the end was just lazy.

I should go become an author if garbage like this is being published. 

Elyse 

The worst book I’ve ever read hands down. The story was boring, no real substance to any of it, and the “big plot twist” at the end was just lazy.

I should go become an author if garbage like this is being published. 

The bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick—returns with a psychological thriller, filled with chilling serpentine twists, about a woman fighting to hold onto the only family she’s ever loved—and how far she’ll go to preserve it. Named one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year by Goodreads, Bustle, SheReads, and Library Journal; A LibraryReads pick of the month Breezing into the upscale seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent. Meanwhile, Joanna has been waiting patiently for Leo, the charismatic man she fell in love with all those years ago, to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. Though she’s thankful when Leo returns to his charming, energetic self, paying attention again to Evie and Stelli, the children they both love beyond measure, Joanna is shocked to discover that it’s not her loving support that’s sparked his renewed happiness—it’s something else. Piper. Leo has fallen head over heels for the flaky, New Age-y newcomer, and unrepentant and resolute, he’s more than willing to leave Joanna behind, along with everything they’ve built. Of course, he assures her, she can still see the children. Joanna is devastated—and determined to find something, anything, to use against this woman who has stolen her life and her true love. As she digs deeper into Piper’s past, Joanna begins to unearth disturbing secrets . . . but when she confides to her therapist that she fears for the lives of her ex-husband and children, her concerns are dismissed as paranoia. Can she find the proof she needs in time to save them?

A Novel

Skye Sherman

Wait, WHAT now?!? This book took so many twists and turns, my head is spinning! Definitely didn’t expect all that. Did feel a bit lost in parts but I think it’s because I listened on audio and couldn’t flip back in the book to review scenes/characters I was confused about. I like Liv Constantine’s books for a trusty bit of suspense that’s easy to listen to rather than read because you don’t have to pay attention to too many little details.

Lacey Feigl

Liv Constantine is at it again with this banger of a book!

Piper gets what’s she wants and she has her eyes set on Leo. Too bad he already belongs to Joanna. Piper is persistent and Leo falls head over heels with the charismatic woman she is. But Joanna isn’t going to give up her children that easily and certainly isn’t going to give up the love of her life without a fight.

The Wife Stalker is 306 pages long and took me one day to read.

I’ll admit when I first started reading this it made me sick and I almost gave it up but I’m SOOOOO glad I didn’t! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! Liv Constantine really knows how to write a page-turner and you won’t be disappointed!

Thank you, Harper Books, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

Jeff Brown 

3.75

I read a review by someone I follow (even though she's WAY too generous with the 5-stars) and it was a pretty good read. It really put the PSYCHO in psychological thriller! It had to, but it started out with a lot of romance as this woman pursued the married man. But once the wife got booted, she started pursuing the other woman and her past with a vengence! If you like "the pursuit of a good married man" romance, then this would be a 4+. It really rolled to a wild ending.

Ruth Parker 

If you read this book you need to push past the dull first half... dull is a bit mean actually, I guess I mean slow burn. Man this is a slow burn. But the twist actually had me go back and read again, think I’d made a mistake. I read the past 4 times before I realised I’d read it right and this was actually happening. I loved the twist, thought it was fantastic. But there were still a few things not cleared up and kind of ignored by the end that worried me. Some loose ends that while subtly hinted at, it was super subtle and actually I wanted it to be clearer. 

This wasn’t my favourite Liv Constantine - that’s The Last Mrs Parrish without a doubt. But this is totally worth a read, and the twist will stick with you. The twist was well done, even if it is slow to get there.

Renee Blankenship

The Wife Stalker was a slow burn that built up to a clever twist I didn't see coming. While all of the characters were unlikeable and felt sort of shallow and the entire book was missing a puzzle piece I just couldn't find- I had no idea where the story was going to end up which kept me reading! Definitely a fast paced, hard to put down book for that reason.

Ashley Lock

Somya Verma

Tabitha Rone

The bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish returns with a psychological thriller, filled with chilling serpentine twists, about a woman fighting to hold onto the only family she's ever loved--and how far she'll go to preserve it. Named one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year by Goodreads, Bustle, SheReads, and Library Journal; A LibraryReads pick of the month Breezing into the upscale seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn't like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent. Meanwhile, Joanna has been waiting patiently for Leo, the charismatic man she fell in love with all those years ago, to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. Though she's thankful when Leo returns to his charming, energetic self, paying attention again to Evie and Stelli, the children they both love beyond measure, Joanna is shocked to discover that it's not her loving support that's sparked his renewed happiness--it's something else. Piper. Leo has fallen head over heels for the flaky, New Age-y newcomer, and unrepentant and resolute, he's more than willing to leave Joanna behind, along with everything they've built. Of course, he assures her, she can still see the children. Joanna is devastated--and determined to find something, anything, to use against this woman who has stolen her life and her true love. As she digs deeper into Piper's past, Joanna begins to unearth disturbing secrets . . . but when she confides to her therapist that she fears for the lives of her ex-husband and children, her concerns are dismissed as paranoia. Can she find the proof she needs in time to save them? --Newsweek, "Best Books of 2019 So Far," on The Last Time I Saw You

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