It was a good read but not the best. Some things put me off. But if you are starting out with thrillers you can definitely give it a go.

Juan shows his wife a beautiful house on the cliff side and tells her he is going to buy it for her.
He buys it for her but six months later he does in a car accident.
She is alone and won't leave or sell the house.
She then comes upon triplets Dan,Kate and Jen who told her that they used to live in the house.
She then invites them to stay with her but are they all what they seem.
Thanks NetGalley

I grabbed this book on a whim after seeing it advertised on Netgalley. The cover was one that I was immediately drawn to, the synopsis sounded intriguing, and I’m always excited to read a book written by a new-to-me author.

Sadly, I really struggled through the first half of this book. I found the storyline to be dull and very unbelievable. At certain points, I wanted to stop reading, but I have a fear of quitting too soon and missing out on an incredible book so I persevered. Luckily, the second half did pick up, but the plot relied heavily on the (unnamed) main character being extremely gullible and making one lousy decision after another, which became a bit redundant.

The ending, although filled with lots of action, was completely outlandish. I got lost a few times trying to make sense of the sequence of events that transpired before this novel’s completion. Even more improbable was the fact that after all the events leading up to this grand finale of a conclusion, the main character went on to live out the rest of her life in true “happily-ever-after” fashion. I had a hard time believing that it would all be that easy.

I’d recommend this book to readers who are able to suspend disbelief in order to become wrapped up in a story. I wasn’t able to do it, but I know there will be many who will still enjoy this novel.

DNF at 42%.

I feel like I gave this book a fighting chance, but I just can't do it.

The wife is a widow and she is a naive wimp who cannot do anything herself. Then comes along some random triplets who the wife decides to invite to live in her house. Apparently they used to live in that house before her, but their mom had to sell the house to pay for her cancer treatments in Switzerland. While these children live there, they manipulate her and take over her life. At this point, I just gave up. I totally understand that this is a story and not everything has to make sense, but come on, she can't be that dumb.

This book read like a fictional domestic drama. This is not my jam.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for my eARC in exchange for my honest review!

I received an eARC of The Wife's House by Arianne Richmonde from Bookouture and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
4 Stars! Overall I liked this book, even though the widow was way too gullible! An enjoyable, engaging read. Recommended book for 2020!

3-4 stars, as this one took me multiple times to get through the beginning and I did almost give up. I’m glad I did not, since it got better and had some good twists, chills, thrills, and shocks! It’s very slow paced in beginning and may take you a bit to really get into it, but I promise my fellow thrill seekers will garner your cravings if you stick with it. Overall, I would highly recommend to those with patience, to weed through the beginning, and get to the meaty thrill ride!

I usually love a good psychological thriller. This one had plenty of good elements but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. I didn’t like or relate to any of the characters, and many of the events sort of strained belief. Especially the protagonist... I kept shaking my head asking, what is she thinking? Who would do that? Many thriller lovers may enjoy this one, though! Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the complimentary digital review copy of this title.

3.5 STARS

If you are in the mood for a roller-coaster of a thriller, then 'The Wife's House' is just your cup of tea! The main protagonist is a wealthy but lonely widow who is living in a beautiful home on the California coastline and grieving the sudden loss of her beloved husband. She begins to receive odd messages and feels as though someone is watching her. She also might have a problem with alcohol addiction which makes her narration all the more unreliable. She has very few connections to the California town where she lives, and so when young triplets befriend her, she welcomes them into her life.

They seem caring and lively and smart at first. The widow becomes charmed by them, and she eventually offers her home to them as they have recently fallen under very difficult circumstances.
While not a choice I would have made, I certainly sympathized with her motivations. She was lonely and looking for company and solace after the loss of her husband.

I enjoyed the California setting of this thriller and the way the plot unfolded to finally get to the truth of all of the mysterious cards and notes. This is one imaginative story, which I certainly did not see coming. I love the author's writing and was very excited to read her first venture into the thriller genre.

'The Wife's House' was a very fast-paced and suspenseful thriller with an incredibly creative ending. All the loose ends came together, and finally the main character fought back and took control of her life. Of course her husband Juan's death was not what it seemed, but then again the widow was not at all what I expected either! This was a fun, suspenseful and fast read. I look forward to seeing what Arianne Richmonde comes up with next.

Firstly a big thank you to the publishers for my copy to review on netgalley.  And apologies in my delay,ive been having a slow reading time.

This was a fantastic read with plenty of twists and turns. You will find yourself wanting to jump in and give her a good shout and shake to wake up
Layered to build suspense and forebending sense of tension.

Unpredictable and thrilling.

I highly recommend and cant wait to read more from this author.

Published 24th August

My mother always told me not to sleep in glass houses...However, when the narrator's husband dies and leaves her a large glass house on a cliff, she moves in. Her own thoughts start to envelope her and she's thankful when three neighbors befriend her. Like all good thrillers, the three have their own secrets.

Due to the husband's criminal activities, you already feel there is something sinister going on and find yourself turning the pages to find out what is going to happen. The one person POV is refreshing as many of today's books are told from multiple POV. There also aren't many characters to sort out.

The writing is fluid and pulls the reader deeper and deeper into the narrator's world. Well done!

Thank you for allowing me to read this and give my honest opinion.

This is a psychological thriller set in Big Sur in a house of glass. The story is told from the widow of a man who died in a car crash a result of shady dealings with criminals. Before he died he bought the house for his wife. As his widow becomes more and more agoraphobic in the house she is befriended by 3 neighbors who have their own agenda with her. She is told as someone who is not very bright and unable to think for herself. As a result she allows her life to be influenced by these neighbors.

I was unable to connect with the main charcter but the setting of this book is spooky and well done. It is a interesting thriller that will keep you turning pages to see how it turns out. A good book for a day of escape in the same vein of Ruth Ware .

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley. My review opinion is my own.

This thriller had me super excited when I first started reading it. A depressed widow all alone in a huge house on the side of a cliff in California, suspicious that someone is looking in and possibly stalking her. Then the triplets who used to live in the house come along and end up talking her into letting them move in with her. Safety in numbers right, but does she really know these 3 young kids? The twists keep coming and the reader is left to speculate if she ever going to feel safe in her own home again?

I'm sorry to say that it just seemed a little too unbelievable to me. Is someone really that gullible to just let strangers move in with them? I sure hope not. As much as I wanted to root for the main character, I just couldn't get past her naivety. I did enjoy the ending of the book at least so was glad that I finished it, but ended up feeling like it was just a 2 star read for me.

A beautiful home on the side of a hill. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently, a lot. The wife is a widow. Her husband Juan was killed in a fiery car crash, and all she has left is Cliffside, a huge mansion on the side of the hill in Big Sur. She wanders the property, the beach, the house—all alone, trying o pick up the pieces of her shattered life. But then, things start to happen: a drone flies over, flowers on her doorstep. What is really going on here? Enter a set of triplets who befriend her, and all of a sudden things are looking up. Or are they? This is a psychological thriller at its best. It had me on the edge of my seat—wanting to read it, but not wanting to turn the next page to see what would happen next. Honestly, I would read a couple of pages, put the book down because the suspense was too much and then pick it up again because I couldn’t stand it. I did not figure out the ending ahead of time, which was a definite plus for me. Nothing was as it seemed. Stick with it. It is an awesome read! Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

I love a good twisty thriller and had high hopes for this one, sadly it fell short for me. I found myself not that interested or invested in the plot or characters, and found the overall story a bit predictable and not that much different (or better) to other psychological thrillers that I've read. Not a bad thriller, but not the most exciting I've read either.

Five stars because it was such a compulsive read. Right from the first moment you are pulled into this story. A widowed wife, a fabulous house overlooking the sea. Mysterious messages. Who is watching and why? And what is buried in the wood? Parts of the plot I guessed, parts I didn't. I read it in two sittings simply because I wanted to know the answers, to see if my assumptions were right or not. I think it almost has the feel of a horror movie without the gore. And friends quickly became foes. I simply couldn't see a way out for the heroine but hoped there was one.
Recommended. My thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Juan buys his beautiful wife the house of her dreams. It's set on a cliff with a beautiful view of the beach. Juan dies not long after in a car accident and she turns to alcohol to help her through. Someone sends her strange notes and she runs into three people on the beach which are triplets Dan, Kate and Jen who said they lived in the house previously. They are very helpful and she lets the triplets stay in her home. Everything is not as it seems though. A twisty story but a bit unrealistic in areas.
Thanks Netgalley for the advance ecopy.

I won’t lie I struggled with this one a little bit - I really wanted to like it but it just didn’t get there for me. Don’t get me wrong I think it was well written and had me easily turning the pages but I just didn’t connect with the main character (maybe because she is never named?) and I found a lot of what happened to be a little unrealistic which curbed my attention. Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this digital copy to read and review.

The Wife’s House is a thriller that is told exclusively from the narrator’s POV. She’s the widow of a dead man. So far all standard for a thriller. But from the beginning, the book has some truly eyebrow-raising moments, mainly moments that are cringe-worthy. For example, the characters in the book aren’t simply pretty. They’re perfect teeth; Aegean green-eyed; chiseled jaw beautiful. The narrator compares them to characters you find in a soap opera, which is good because they don’t have much depth past being pretty.

The part that is extremely cringe-worthy is that the only person of color in the book, Juan, is dead because he got caught up in some shady deal with a client. Juan is biracial, half white and half Mexican; he’s tied to shady money and drugs somehow. Is this really how POC need to be portrayed in a mainly white book, one where everyone has creamy skin and any irregularities have been surgically removed or hidden?

Cliffside, the house, is the white whale, the house that everyone wants but no one can have. Juan moved the narrator into the house with a vague story about making the owner an offer they couldn’t refuse. The house is beautiful, all steel and glass that’s supposed to glow when the sun hits it just right. That author goes almost overboard to ensure that it’s praised as stunningly beautiful. I guess no one cares that they’re on display in a glass house on the side of a mountain? Is it me or does this feel like you’re a bug in a jar waiting to be picked off?
Also, the architect who designed the house was a recluse. Is anyone getting Where’d You Go, Bernadette vibes? And is that’s what the author was going for, is this the psychotic version?

The narrator is grieving, which translates into her drinking too much, lots of champagne and wine. It’s not too terrible aside from a few times where she drives. She’s mourning her dead husband and that makes it easy for the triplets to fit themselves into her life. They’re all pretty and flatter her by paying attention but by the time she starts questioning why they want to be her friend, she’s already let them move into her house, use her car, run errands for her, make her meals, and violate every kind of boundary she sets.

The Wife’s House is a typical thriller. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware will appreciate the unreliable narrator and the last 50 pages that are full of killings and torture. It’s a little far-fetched but readers will enjoy it.

Thank you for NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. This book was a book of 2 part the first 70% I really wasn't into, the story was weak and so far fetched who really lets 3 young strangers (children really) move into their million pound house? I was at one pointing considering giving up but I am glad I did the last 30% was so much better, fast paced and full of twists and turns and I didn't guess the ending at all. However I didn’t like any of the characters and overall the story was just to ridiculous so it is a weak 2.5 stars from me.

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The wife's house was beautiful but the husband was a real piece of work! How could you do that to your wife? If he were my husband, I would not accept it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters were realistic and believable.