I enjoyed this novel, but felt it could have been so much more. It begins in a slightly cliched way (but bear with it) - woman wakes up in hospital wondering what has happened. Then the bombshell at the end of that chapter threw me completely. Wow! I was hooked. High concept, well written, a completely different character yet one I could root for. I loved the next few chapters - I love anything to do with AI, dystopia. But then the twists started coming and honestly, I stopped believing in the characters completely. So, to sum it up: enjoyable, page turney, full of plot. But also, in my view, a high concept novel that could have been more.

Brilliant book, a very exciting plot, that had me hooked from the very first page. I love the way the book unfolded. Highly recommended. I love all this author’s books. Can’t wait for the next one.

Many thanks to Netgalley and JP Delaney for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

What a book!!

I have been waiting for this book to come out, and it was better than I ever expected it to be. Robots and futuristic things aren't really my forte or something I would usually read. But this author does something to me while reading his books, that whether I was out of my comfort zone or not I could not stop reading. The story is so far fetched yet so believable once you realise how advanced modern day technology is becoming. I was hooked from page one, and the hype that I built up for myself for this book was completely satisfied. I cannot wait for the next one.

I loved the person and tense this was written in. How you felt like it was your story that you were telling. But it also referred back to the past which connected the dots and set the scene for what was about to happen next.

My only criticism is that I got a bit confused at the end of who you, me and I were. But I tried to figure it out and I hope that I succeeded.

I will wait patiently now for the next book from this author!

Firstly can I say this is not my "usual" kind of read - a little sci fi, and a whole lot unusual!
Abbie wakes up, groggy in a hospital bed - next to her sits her husband Tim - the man who has been grieving for her for 5 years. However all is not as it seems - Abbie has been bought back - as a Cobot - a bot that has some of Abbie's memories and feelings - however not all of them. Tim is the happiest man alive, having his wife back - and her being a scientific breakthrough.
For Abbie, things are not as easy - she has an autistic son that needs her love and attention but she needs to learn how to relate and "tap" into him. He has Sian who looks after him but Abbie wants to look after him herself - will Sian allow that? Will people accept Abbie as a "cobot", what will happen to her - does she even want to live her life like this, ? As Abbie becomes more curious about her husband and her old life, things unravel and she finds things out about Tim that may not all be as it seems!
This is definitely an unusual story but scary to think it could actually happen one day in the future!

Oh my goodness, not only have I just discovered that JP Delaney is a he not a she…he also writes as Anthony Capella, which means that he has also written one of my favourite books, the one I kept giving to people and having to rebuy- The Food of Love. Is there no end to this man’s talents as a multi faceted writer?

With shades of  The Stepford Wives this book is unputdownable, absorbing, creepy and challenging-  I loved it. Having recently attended a talk on AI development in Silicone Valley , I constantly found myself thinking, this could happen, this could be true.

This book is a very good combination of a thriller and sci-fi. I really enjoyed it. It was a bit hard to get in, but I'm glad I kept going. It got better and better and I was curious about the end. Didn't disappoint.
Definitely recommended.
Thanks a lot Netgalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

Sadly I didn’t really enjoy this book. I think it was due to the Sci-fi aspect of it. I was unable to finish it. I was genuinely gutted as I have read J.P Delaney books before.
Thank you to both NetGalley and Quercus Books for my eARC in exchange for my honest review

When I first started reading this book I didn’t think I would enjoy it. But as the chapters evolved,I found myself hooked and needed to know what was going to happen. There is a twist at the end that I never saw coming and I doubt many other people would either. I will definitely be reading more books by this author in the future.

I love JP Delaney’s books I read this in one afternoon it’s a lot different then I would usually go for but I definitely enjoyed it thank you to JP Delaney and NetGalley for the arc.

A complex technical suspense novel which is both frustrating and intriguing.
Contrasting multiple narrators and flashbacks make this a challenging novel and ultimately distract from the main storyline about robotics and character implants.
In a world where Fake memories, behaviours and emotional responses can be uploaded, I found it difficult to fully engage with the Abbie that had been created as a companion robot for her husband Tim or empathise with her relationship with her disabled son.
There were too many impossible and unlikely sceneries in this story for me to suspend belief and dive into the magic of the storytelling.

The Perfect Wife is a perfect book!

A great mix of suspense thriller and Westworld style sci-fi. Not going to lie when I started reading I found it difficult to get into and did debate not finishing...I’m so glad I continued! You need to read it!

I don’t read that many sci-fi books but was intrigued by the description for this one.
Whilst I didn’t care much for the two main (human) characters, particularly Tim, the book raises interesting questions about the future of robotics and how far we can take it. I can quite believe that In years to come the appearance of robots and their functionality can be improved to such an extent that they will look, move and even ‘think’ like humans.
This will probably raise all kinds of ethical issues and it will be interesting to see how it develops.
My thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this copy.

When I first started reading this book I was unsure whether I would enjoy it because of the sci-fi element. I did enjoy the majority of this book. It was mostly well written and I connected with the character of Abbie. It was generally easy to read, but the ending left me wanting more. The fact that the book was written in second person meant that it was difficult at times to know whose views you were reading. I found the ending unclear and am still a bit confused about how everything came together.

I was hooked from the start. I loved the idea of an artificial Abbie trying to work out what had happened to the real one. Very well written and full of suspense. This thriller is full of surprises and twists.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I loved this book . If you are looking for something a bit different -then this is your man !
Set in a Silicon Valley type community - Tim has created the ultimate companion -a"Cobot". An artificial replica of his late wife -Abbie . However" new "Abbie is no Stepford wife and sets about unravelling the mystery of "old " Abbie's disappearance . I was hooked on page 1 -a great read -highly recommend

An intriguing concept along the lines of the tv drama Humans, The Perfect Wife is set around the world of Artificial Intelligence. Within the story is also a strong theme of childhood autism, which the author has personal experience of, and it pulls at the heartstrings as well and being a good page-turning thriller.

I have read all of JP Delaney’s novels to date and enjoyed every single one. This perhaps tops the list for the subject matter and sheer originality of the story theme. Definitely recommended!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for this honest review.

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This was a very strange book in some ways, one of the main plot twists which is not really mentioned in the synopsis is given away in the first few pages, I was intrigued and haven’t read anything like it before.
I didnt hate this book but I didnt love it, I read it quickly as I wanted to know the ending which I didnt guess and probably should have.
So if you want something a little futuristic, this book may be for you. I cant say much more without mentioning spoilers I am afraid.

Rated 3/5

Thanks to Net Galley for an advanced copy of this book in return for an honest review

This was a fascinating psychological thriller with a sci-fi theme. It also touched on so many topics such as autism, marriage issues etc. The many twists in the plot were great and kept me guessing what was going to happen next. I also like the retelling from the different perspectives. Well worth a read.

Well, am not sure what to say about this, it certainly was interesting and nothing like I've ever read before. The storyline was fab as were the real characters.. I'm just not convinced about robots! I've a feeling this will be a 'marmite' book

The Perfect Wife.
by JP Delaney

2 stars

What started out as an interesting drama slowly fizzled, with two interesting twists right at the end.

Abbie wakes in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. The man by her side explains that he's her husband. He's a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley's most innovative startups. He tells Abbie she's a gifted artist, a doting mother to their young son, and the perfect wife.

The further you read, the harder read it becomes.

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