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A review by liddyleftonread
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
*adds Jane Eyre to TBR*
Going into this book, there’s already a pretty crazy situation laid out for you. There’s a wife. She’s... upstairs. There will be two Mrs. Rochesters at some point. It’s all on the cover. The fact that this book still managed to make me gasp is pretty impressive. It’s fast-paced and draws you in early and slowly builds in each section of the book (as does any good thriller). Overall a good, fairly light, option for this genre.
this book has:
🤔 twists on twists (instead of spooks)
🥃 southern charm
💍 perfectly cringey housewives drama
What I liked: the different narration styles and their roles in revealing the true story, how the author kind of maxed out on the unreliable narration but in a way that wasn’t frustrating or too gimmicky
3.75/5⭐️
Going into this book, there’s already a pretty crazy situation laid out for you. There’s a wife. She’s... upstairs. There will be two Mrs. Rochesters at some point. It’s all on the cover. The fact that this book still managed to make me gasp is pretty impressive. It’s fast-paced and draws you in early and slowly builds in each section of the book (as does any good thriller). Overall a good, fairly light, option for this genre.
this book has:
🤔 twists on twists (instead of spooks)
🥃 southern charm
💍 perfectly cringey housewives drama
What I liked: the different narration styles and their roles in revealing the true story, how the author kind of maxed out on the unreliable narration but in a way that wasn’t frustrating or too gimmicky
3.75/5⭐️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement and Toxic relationship