The Bad Wife - Sarah Edghill

 

4.5 Stars

ABOUT THE BOOK -

A married woman’s lust for a stranger compels her to risk everything, in this new suspense by the bestselling author of His Other Woman.

It’s just a small picture in the local paper—Katie can’t explain why it sets her heart racing. But hiding the photo of local GP Joe Harvey in her bag sets in motion a chain of events that will dramatically alter her life forever.

Driven by a unhealthy desire for a man she hardly knows, the mother of two begins to worm her way into Joe’s life, knowing it’s reckless but still unable to control herself. As her obsession intensifies, Katie’s world becomes increasingly stressful and she’s forced to cover her tracks by lying to everyone around her. Katie’s dancing with danger, and there will be consequences. And while she can’t live without him, Joe barely knows she exists . . . yet. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR -Sarah Edghill worked as a journalist for many years, before turning to fiction. She has been short-listed in several short story and novel competitions and lives in Gloucestershire with her husband, three (mostly grown-up) children and far too many animals. Her debut novel, A Thousand Tiny Disappointments, was published in September 2021 and her second novel, His Other Woman, followed in May 2022 and was a Kindle Best Seller

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MY THOUGHTS -

There was something about this book that drew me in right away. This was creepy, but in a subtle way. In a way that makes you want to keep reading. 

Katie was a very real and kind of likable, actually. Yes, she went too far, she got carried away, let one thing lead to another. But, can't we all relate a little bit? We all have had crushes. And how many of you have FB or IG stalked someone? Don't we all sometimes let things get carried away? Can you see how easily one lie leads to another until we've dug ourselves a hole that we can't get out of? Kind of in a domino effect.

Katie didn't have a great life. She just wanted the perfect life with the perfect man... with someone she couldn't have. This book is about obsession and how one little white lie can turn into something illegal and eventually grow into something uncontrollable, even though you know it's wrong.

Yes, Katie was wrong. She made a lot of bad choices. And, she seemed a little demented at times. But then other times seemed totally sane. It was those times that made me really like her. I felt for her and wanted things to just be OK.

The timing is funny because I just started watching Cruel Summer, which is kind of the same thing! 

A quick read and a great psychological thriller!

I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Rachel's Random Resources -  Thank You!!