This is a classic of what's on the surface or what we show to the world isn't what's really going on.
The Pastor's wife is a thriller filled with some twists you see coming and others you don't.

Like all thrillers I will not give anything away but read between the lies.

Thank You NetGally for this Audio Arc in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Martha finds Whitney Falls while running from her past. All she wants is a place to call home and make a friend. She becomes close to the Pastor’s wife and thinks she needs to protect her new friend from her husband. The things she begins to discover makes her question everything.

This is a highly engaging top quality quick listen. Told from dual pov mainly this makes you question the idea of perfection and can your eyes see the truth hiding in plain site. The narration was spot on and the characters were well developed. Then plot was full of twists and turns the one towards the end are a tad predictable which did make me chuckle but did make me feel disappointed as there was such a good build up to the reveal and ending and then it was over quickly and predictable. However that is the only thing that lets this story down. I love the way the story line and character interactions are dripped into and just when you think youve got it all a curve ball appears. I cant recommend this enough full of strong women and a somewhat predictable story this perfect for readers and listeners who enjoy multiple pov and slow burners. Be warned you might be sad its over too soon. Thank you netgallery, publisher, author and narrator for this 5 star (rounded up) listen.

This was a decent mystery with an interesting premise and a solid small-town setting. The pacing was a bit uneven at times, and while some twists worked, others felt a little predictable. Still, the story held my interest, and I appreciated the emotional layers behind the main character's journey.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

3.5 ⭐️| What perfect names for the 2 FMCs with this book title. Mary & Martha’s story intertwined in ways that readers will certainly enjoy, as the twists were revealed & the plot unfolded.

Mary & Tim have recently moved to Whitney Falls, as Tim is the new pastor of a church in the area. Soon comes Martha, also new in town with a somewhat checkered past that she is trying to escape. However, Mary soon realizes that this power couple she has grown to admire is also very secretive about their past. Suspicions grow, loyalties are tested & secrets are revealed.

I absolutely loved the dual narration & individual first person POVs from Mary & Martha. Both narrators did a phenomenal job bringing life to these characters. I enjoyed the writing style, there were just a couple of incidents in the book that I would have liked a little more content on, or maybe an epilogue that concluded these questions. Overall, It was an enjoyable story that fans of domestic thriller could enjoy & worth the read! Thank you Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for this advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

Publication 🗓️ : 06.16.25

Wow!! ……that outcome wasn’t what I expected! I really liked how it was written- detailed, descriptive passages paint vivid pictures/scenes. There’s a variety of characters- some likeable, some much less likeable and others that are just plain despicable. The story jumps back and forth a bit but it’s easily followed. The intrigue slowly develops and then the twists start twisting.
This was my first read by Lynden Walker. I really appreciate her style of writing- her command of language and use of literary tools. I’m looking forward to enjoying other titles penned by her.
-Great audiobook choice! I very much enjoyed the flow of the narration, done by Stephanie Cannon, Patricia Rodrigu. It’s well paced, clear, easy to listen, and the voice portrayals are consistent. (4.5/5)
Thank You to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for the opportunity to thoroughly enjoy the audiobook version of this ARC.

I really enjoyed this audiobook a lot! It grabbed my attention from the beginning and the twists and turns kept me guessing the whole time. I listened to this book at 2.5x speed and I didn't have any issues with the narrators. I thought they did a great job and I felt like I was in the south with them! I felt like the characters were likable and unlikeable when appropriate. I really enjoyed the small town feel this book had. Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture Audio for the ARC.

4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


The Pastor’s Wife is a twisty, emotional mystery with layers of small-town secrets, complicated relationships, and a seriously compelling lead. Lyndee Walker really knows how to build suspense while still giving you characters that feel real messy, relatable, and full of secrets. I was hooked on the plot and genuinely didn’t see the full picture until the end.

BUT… the narrator didn’t quite do it for me. Something about the tone and delivery made it harder to get pulled in emotionally. I ended up switching to the ebook halfway through.Way better reading it myself. ( so sorry)The tension and pacing landed stronger, and the characters felt more distinct on the page.

4.5 stars for the story itself, which is layered and well-written with a satisfying payoff. Just maybe skip the audio version if you’re picky about narration..


✨ Thankyou bookouture for this copy❤️


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This is a fun audio book. I listened to it in one day. Lots of twists that kept me interested. If you love fast paced thrillers, give this one a try.

Thank you to NetGalley for the audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The pastor wife, holy crap! What a roller coaster of a ride book. Take one perfect looking couple, one small southern snobby town and mix in a young woman on the run. No one is ever what they seem This is a psychological book that have you what will happen

The Pastor's Wife is a gripping ride that blends suspense, small-town secrets, and raw human drama. Lyndee Walker crafts a tense and layered story with characters that feel real and flawed in all the right ways.
The mystery kept me turning pages, and I appreciated the deeper themes about faith, trust, and identity.
I knocked off one star only because a few plot points felt a little predictable, but overall, it was a strong, well-written thriller with heart. Definitely worth the read!

(2.5 stars rounded up to 3)

This started off really well and had great potential but by the midway point I personally found the pacing pretty disjointed. When the twists started happening some of them did feel rash and thrown in to purely create shock. Some of them lacked any real depth to justify including them.

I did like the main character Martha. I found her an endearing voice and I wanted things to work out for her. The rest of the characters, including the Pastor's Wife, just came across as mean, self centered and I felt no connection to them so found myself not caring what happened.

The narrators did a fantastic job and I really enjoyed listening to their voices. They worked really well to draw the listener in.

This felt like a story that lost it's steam midway. I wasn't a fan of how it ended and it all just felt forced and a little predictable.

Overall a decent listen to pass the time but not one illy be thinking about much after finishing.

🎧📱Audio & E-Book Review📱🎧

The Pastor's Wife
LynDee Walker

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This is my first read by this author and I was instantly drawn in by the front cover, which promised secrets and suspense.

I mainly listened to the audio book, which was perfectly narrated by our two narrators who portrayed our main characters Mary and Martha.

I found it quite easy to follow the different pov's but there was a lot of swapping between timelines throughout, that I found a bit tricky to fully focus on at first.
I'm sure that this was purely because of the way that I "read" audio books though, as when I read through the ebook, it was all clearly shown at the start at each chapter which visually, made it so much easier to follow.

Once I got used to this format though, I quickly became immersed in the storyline which was intriguing from the start.

Mary and Pastor Tim seemed to have the perfect life, but there were some comments that made me really wonder about this and as the storyline progressed, we see more and more chinks that had me wondering about what was really going on here.

I was completely confused by Mary and Martha's relationship, which kept switching from true friends to maybe something a little more manipulated and it was clear that both of them had secrets of sorts - just how far these would run, we were yet to discover.

I loved how the different threads of the storyline revealed things bit by bit and each time I thought I'd worked out what was going on, things would shift in a new direction again.
This was packed with twists from start to finish and I was totally hooked.

The dramatic ending left things a bit open - I wonder whether we might see more from Mary in a future book?

3 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Thank you: NetGalley & Bookouture Audio for this ARC 🎧 copy by LynDee Walker. Publication Date: June 16, 2025

I was excited to review this book based on the description and I wanted to love it but I did struggle a bit. The book started out with so much promise but sadly the middle of the book dragged on. There was just too much unnecessary dialog and the story and timeline was a bit confusing and hard to follow.

The book did have twists and the plot, although predictable, did finally bring it together.

One thing I must say, the narrators were EXCELLENT!! Both narrators kept me engaged & wanting to continue. They did a fantastic job and I would love to hear more audiobooks from both of them.

Thank you again Netgalley & Bookouture Audio for this ARC 🎧

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Very fast paced read!! This book will have you hooked from beginning to the end!! A story of twisted lives in a small community with an end you don't see coming!

An entertaining read set in a small town church where none of the main characters are quite what they seem. They are all hiding something, some secrets more serious than others and most of them are also not very likeable! Some twists and turns but nothing you won't see coming.

I had the audiobook and I quite liked the narrator. She brought the characters to life and was easy to listen to.

As I said, it's entertaining but I wouldn't be rushing out to read anything else by the same author.

Firstly, thank you to Netgalley for choosing me to ARC read/listen to, and review The Pastor's Wife.

The book has a slow start to it, but this is offset by the immediate sense of mystery.

The first half of the story focuses on knitting together the blossoming friendship between the two lead characters, Martha and Mary, both of whom recently moved to the small, mostly forgotten town of Whitney Falls, where the Internet is near non-existent, and the old ways are still favoured. Neither woman has any friends and they bond to one another very quickly, but they both, unknown to the other, have secrets they're trying to outrun.

The second half of the book picks apart and unravels every stitch of the story from the first half. Think you know where the story is headed? Think you know the secrets of the various characters? Wrong! Think again! My brain was spinning out like a dizzy dog, in a good way, of course. I was left crying 'what the actual?' on repeat, right up to the very end?

The Pastor's Wife had more twists and turns than a bowl of spaghetti, and I ate it right up!

I received this in an audio format and the narration delivered by Stephanie Cannon and Pat Rodriguez, did not disappoint. For the most part, their narration complemented the book, with wonderfully delivered, warm southern accents. The only elements that didn't quite hit the mark, were the male voices, who all ended up sounding like infirm 80 year old men.

Thoroughly enjoyable, rollercoaster of a read that I devoured across two sittings. I had not come across LynDee Walker before this book, but I look forward to reading everything she has published.

4.5 stars 🌟

(3.5 stars) Wow! I wasn’t sure where this book was going when it started, but we sure found out. It had many twists and turns I didn’t see coming. Mary, Tim, and Martha were complex characters and there was more than meets the eye for these Southern Baptists. The narrator was clear and concise. Story was easy to follow. However, it did have a slump in the middle of the story where it almost lost me. I do feel the story could have been shorter. (I listened to this book as an audio ARC)

I did NOT see this book coming, not what I expected at all! 🤯

This was such a quick, keep you on your toes read. It had me hooked from the very beginning! I will definitely read more from this author, thank you so much for this ALC!

The Pastor’s Wife is a psychological thriller packed with twists and turns! I couldn’t stop listening and definitely didn’t see the ending coming.

The book was narrated by Stephanie Cannon and Patricia Rodriguez. I enjoyed the dual narration, which made it easy to distinguish between the two main characters.

Publication Date- Jun 16 2025
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