The Other Woman: A Novel

Sandie Jones

Aug 2018 · Sold by Minotaur Books

About this ebook

THE REESE WITHERSPOON X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"One of the most twisted and entertaining plots."—Reese Witherspoon

"Whiplash-inducing."—New York Times Book Review
"Such fun you'll cheer [Emily's] chutzpah."—PEOPLE
"This thriller will hit close to home."—Refinery29

The most twisty, addictive and gripping debut thriller you'll read this year.

HE LOVES YOU: Adam adores Emily. Emily thinks Adam’s perfect, the man she thought she’d never meet.
BUT SHE LOVES YOU NOT: Lurking in the shadows is a rival, a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves.
AND SHE'LL STOP AT NOTHING: Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants: Emily gone forever.

The Other Woman will have you questioning her on every page, in Sandie Jones' chilling psychological suspense about a man, his new girlfriend, and the mother who will not let him go.

Ratings and reviews

This one had me in its clutches the whole way. Right up until the ending. The storyline isn't anything I haven't seen before, but Jones kept it interesting. Emily is in a relationship with Adam, who appears to be a momma's boy. Adam's mother, Pammie, is controlling and conniving to the extreme and Emily gets the brunt of it. While I did feel for Emily's circumstances, I didn't care much for our heroine. Granted, Emily has never been in this type of situation, so she struggles to deal with it all, but she comes across as whiny a lot of the time. The more I read, the more I wanted to shake some sense into her and tell her to stand up for herself. That aside, the author does an excellent job with building the tension and it is a compelling read. Some things stretch the believability scale, but I kept turning those pages to see what devious thing Pammie would do next and waiting for her to get caught up in her mess. In fact, the story was riveting and I was prepared to sing its praises, until the big twist at the end. I expected part of it - a small part of it, but I have to say I was pretty disappointed with the conclusion. I love twisty stories, but this twist made little sense to me. Too many things just didn't add up. To give details would also give spoilers, so I'll just sum it up with this was a well-plotted and gripping story that let me down in the end.

I received this ARC from the publisher. This does not influence my review. I wanted to love it. I really did. And I was into it..until about the halfway mark. Where one sentence at the end of a chapter made me be quite done with Emily. When you marry someone, more often than not family comes with. So her constant complaining about how would she ever be rid of his mother was getting on my nerves. She completely ignored all the blatant signs on why you shouldn't marry someone but I'm not judging or hating on her for that....let's be real here...we've either been that person or we know that person. I did like the ending. The twist was good. I did figure it out but that doesn't mean it's bad. I've read a lot of psychological thrillers so i'm not new to twists. Although I'll have to say this didn't read too much like one. That being said I didn't hate it. LOL. I would be up for reading another book of hers to see how her writing changes.

This was an easy, quick read. And it was fine. I just couldn't get into the relationship between Emily and Adam.

About the author

SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for over twenty years, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman’s Weekly and Hello magazine. She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman is her debut novel.