The Wife by Shalini Boland is a psychological thriller that had me glued to the book!

The story revolves around Zoe, a woman with the perfect life. Her husband Toby dotes on her and the two children. They live in the perfect place for them and Zoe has the job she was always happy in. They are coming up to their tenth wedding anniversary and have decided to have a party at the same place they got married. As their party comes closer, things begin to start unravelling, Toby is caught out in a lie about where he has been by Zoe. Her best friend has started acting strangely towards her and stories that are untrue begin to reach Zoe’s ears. All of this happens alongside her seeing her younger sister who has been missing for way too long. Zoe is unbalanced and really worried by all these things and is determined to find out what’s really going on. The only trouble is, will she regret knowing the truth, or is it the truth that sets you free?

I read this book over two days, I just couldn’t put it down. The story was a well-paced one that kept on bringing the suspense at every turn. The further I got into the story the more I needed to know! Zoe started as the woman everybody wants to be. I really think, Shalini, created a great set of characters, Zoe being the best for me. She oozed confidence in the beginning, even when she had a slight frisson of doubt. Then as the scenes unfolded Zoe started to fall apart, bit by bit, until she had no clue what day it was, never mind anything else. There are a few characters that I wasn’t keen on from the off and one which really shocked me! I won’t go any further with that. If you want to find out just read it!

The Wife is one of those stories that you won’t want to stop reading. The twists and turns are an intrinsic part of the story and then we have the grand final twist! A twist that I did not see coming that took my breath away! Another brilliant book from Shalini Boland, as always.

Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC to write this review today.