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My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

My Lovely Wife

by Samantha Downing

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  • Mar 2019, 384 pages
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  • Barbara C. (Riverside, CA)
    The Good Mother
    Not my taste. Appreciated the convoluted story line, but I could not come to grips with the perception of the narrator as a good person. Learning the "truth" at the end made me fear for the kids. Is therapy enough?
  • Dorothy L. (Manalapan, NJ)
    A Disturbing Read
    I did not like this book. I found the whole premise totally unbelievable. Yes, I know it was meant to be a "different" kind of psychological thriller, but this was beyond the pale for me. It wasn't that I just disliked all the characters. I don't always have to like the central characters, but I have to at least like the story line. I found the first chapter intriguing, the last third of the book captured my interest, and the epilogue moved back to totally creepy and disturbing. I would not recommend it although it may turn out to be popular. Maybe it was the fact that there were children involved that disturbed me most and the very end did nothing to comfort me at all.
  • Judith S. (Binghamton, NY)
    Tabloid novel
    The book is vile. Like reading a tabloid. Writing unremarkable. If I hadn't volunteered to read and review I would not have finished. Actually was curious to see how bad it could get and it didn't disappoint in that aspect.
  • Virginia M. (San Antonio, TX)
    Sorry for being an old fuddy-duddy
    For me personally, this was not a lovely read – although someone else might think it rates 5 stars. My problem was not the author's writing style. If she been writing another type of book, I might have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. My thoughts during the entire time I spent reading it was that this was a sick story – I am not interested in reading about searching for a suitable person to torture and kill.

    I appreciated the opportunity to receive and read the book but I could hardly wait for the moment when I could finally tell myself - that I should not feel guilty about putting it aside and reading something more stimulating in a wholesome way. I only have one question – do you suppose that books like this are why there are so many youth and adults who do not hesitate to engage in violence?

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