| Title | : | The Wife Upstairs |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 419 |
| Publication | : | First published March 23, 2020 |
A great career. A handsome and loving husband. A beautiful home in the suburbs and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems.
Then she’s in a terrible accident… and everything falls apart.
Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care.
Sylvia Robinson is hired by Victoria’s husband to help care for her. But it turns out Victoria isn’t as impaired as Sylvia was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell... if only she could get out the words.
Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer.
And what’s inside is shocking.
The Wife Upstairs Reviews
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This was a 4-star read going into the ending...
A beautiful home, a troubled marriage, a terrible accident, and dark secrets....
First off, I thought the narrator did a fantastic job.! Hats off to her! Both she and the story sucked me in from the very beginning. Sylvia Robinson saves a woman's life in a restaurant and in the process is hired to work for Adam Barnett, a bestselling author who needs help with his disabled wife, Victoria. It sounds like a dream come true - living in a beautiful home, being paid more than she had ever been paid before, and naturally, Adam is incredibly handsome. There doesn't seem to be a downside, so Sylvia packs her bags and moves in.
Then Victoria (Vickie) gives Sylvia (Sylvie) her diary. As she reads more of the diary each day, Sylvia begins to question, to look at her actions, and become concerned. Plus, Adam is so handsome that her panties fly off and you can guess the rest...
As I mentioned, this book started very strong for me. I was hooked and kept trying to make time to listen. I also wanted to yell at every woman in this book and at the author for writing women to be so ridiculous. But then what irritated me was what sucked me in as well. I wanted to know if anyone would smarten up. So many times, I was shaking my head and thinking for the love of all that is holy....
This book was entertaining and kept me engaged until the end when I threw my hands in the air and thought "Oh, come on" I would have been happier if the book ended with a scene close to the end. The very last section brought it down for me. Many will like how it ended, I just couldn't go there. Sat shaking my head.
Plus, if you are reading or listening to this book, it will give you vibes to other books with similar themes.
Three stars for the book. Five stars for the narrator.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Loved how it started off
Downhill from there....entered into the too foolish to believe any of it category. -
Pretty sure this author owes Colleen Hoover some money because it's essentially a rewrite of Verity.
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Nice twists. Very neat 'ring' ending. Poor Vic.
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She’s going to sue me for everything I’ve got? Well, good luck. ... She can have my debt if she wants it. (c)
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As I walked into the foyer of our new potential home, the first thought I had was that if I screamed, nobody would be able to hear me. (c)
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And that seems to be the essence of our marriage sometimes. He lies to me because he thinks I won’t ever know the difference. (c) -
This is my 3rd Freida McFadden book in a row. And this one is enough to stop my own trend. This one was the dumbest one by far. They're all kind of dumb but they get me hooked right on the first page so I go with it. But this one was really dumb.
Sylvia doesn't have two nickels to rub together so she gets tempted to take this job with this handsome guy in upstate New York to care for his now handicapped wife. She takes the job and starts reading Victorias diary. Which, first of all, why did Victoria hand over her diary so quickly to this stranger? But okay, we'll go with it.
Sylvia starts having an affair with Adam because he's soooo handsome. Alrighty.
But then as Sylvia starts reading Victorias diary she gets nervous about Adam. Uh yeah. And she reads how abusive he was to Victoria. I can't believe this strong, independent woman would fall for this controlling guy. He won't let her share the same toothpaste or food in the fridge. That is beyond bizarre. So instead of being like, um, no we're gonna start sharing food because we cook meals together, she just goes along with it. And instead of saying we're going to share toothpaste because we also KISS, she just gets her own toothpaste and does it. Ugh, it's so annoying.
THEN - he buys a house 3 hours away from Manhattan without letting her look at it. So she's forced to quit her job. No WAY! That is just so dumb. Their conversations had me thinking that at some point Victoria was going to grow a backbone and say something clever. Instead, she just cowers and agrees with him and then doesn't put up a fight. It was really hard to root for her. I need a stronger woman than that.
Then we get suspicious that Adam Suit yourself, dummy.
The ending was like making fun of a bad scary movie. She might as well have tripped over a tree root and lost one of her shoes. It was just SO dumb. So no wonder
I'm done with these books for awhile. If I can't get into another book, I'll come back. But I know they're all pretty dumb.
Two stars. Mostly for the silly shenanigans at the end. -
3.5 stars. The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden had its ups and downs for me. There were parts where I almost gave up and then I found myself totally invested again. Parts of the plot had been done before and maybe that was why it fell short at times. Overall though, there was something in the plot that kept me wanting to listen to the very end. This was the first book that I have read by Freida McFadden. I might try another of her books at some time. Angie Kane did a very good job narrating this audiobook.
Victoria Barnett was a well respected and well liked nurse practitioner at a major hospital in New York City when a very handsome and charismatic man came to the ER on her shift. His name was Adam and Victoria suddenly realized that he was a famous author. Victoria could not keep her eyes off of him. Adam had been attempting to cook when he accidentally cut his finger and was in the need of stitches. Victoria was more than willing to comply and administer the stitches. Both Victoria and Adam felt an instant connection and attraction to each other..Their romance was a whirlwind. It was fast and furious. Victoria was so caught up in it. Throughout their relationship, though, there were so many red flags that Victoria chose to either ignore or she found excuses for them. I felt like I wanted to shake her and tell her to wake up and see what was right under her nose. Despite everything, Adam and Victoria married, and moved into a large home in a remote part of Long Island. Then Victoria had a horrific accident. She fell down the long staircase in their new home. Victoria suffered a major brain injury as a result. She was confined to a wheel chair and had to have a feeding tube. Victoria required constant care.
Sylvia Robinson was not in a very good place in her life. She had lost her job and was in dire need of money to pay her rent and buy food. She was on her way to a job interview when she stopped to get some coffee and noticed a woman choking. Sylvia tried to help the woman but it backfired in her face. The woman accused Sylvia of trying to harm her. Adam happened to have been a customer at the restaurant when all this was happening and came to Sylvia’s rescue. He claimed to have witnessed the entire thing and defended Sylvia’s actions. Adam and Sylvia ended up having coffee. After Sylvia admitted that she was supposed to have been on her way to a job interview but was no longer presentable to go to it, Adam offered Sylvia a job as a companion to his invalid wife, Victoria. Sylvia could not let this opportunity slip through her fingers. Adam was paying her more money than she ever thought possible. Of course Sylvia accepted the position. Sylvia soon discovered that things between Adam and Victoria did not add up. The house did not feel right. It gave her the creeps. Sylvia found Adam to be so attractive though. He was so devoted to Victoria or was he? Then Victoria got Sylvia to read her diary. Would Sylvia be able to discover the truth?
I did enjoy parts of this audiobook. Other parts were either obvious, far fetched or frustrating. It did keep my attention enough that I listened to the entire thing. I did not like Victoria’s character. I found her to be gullible and way too trusting and unable to make decisions when she needed to. For a smart woman she missed so many warning signs. Adam’s character made me cringe. He was every woman’s worst nightmare.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media LLC for allowing me to listen to this audiobook through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. -
I mean, had I not read Verity first, I think I would have really enjoyed this. However, it’s essentially a Verity knock off.
I do know that most books have something similar to others, but this one had far too many similarities. Even the wife’s name started with a V. Granted it was the husband who was the author… there was no manuscript but a diary. This one does give us solid answers in the end, but alas… it just feels like Verity. 🤷🏻♀️ -
Audio - 5 Stars
Story - 3.75 Stars -
This was truly one of the worst books I have ever read/listened to. That's a very bold statement, but a true one, unfortunately.
Victoria has a great job, just married her dream man, and moved into a beautiful house he bought for her. She has it all - until she has an accident and loses just about everything.
Sylvie a young girl down on her luck who just so happens to cross paths with Victoria's dream man. He's hiring and needs help taking care of Victoria. Well what do you know, Sylvie needs a job asap. Why not move in with this strange couple?
Sylvie discovers Victoria's secret journal and slowly learns the truth about this couple and their life leading up to the accident. Sylvie realizes she doesn't know these people at all - and she's in danger.
Let me start by saying the first 1/3 of this book was mostly decent. It had potential. But then you hit a point where you know exactly what is going to happen before it happens. The characters are so one dimensional and have zero development. And I am TIRED of authors writing women as so naive and senseless. Stop making your readers want to side with the bad guys because your "victims" are just plain STUPID.
I haven't read Verity yet, but a lot of other reviews say this is an exact copycat. I will not be reading anything else by this author. -
Summary: A woman agrees to take care of a disabled woman who may not be as out of it as she seems. Who is really the villain in this situation?
Overall: 1.5/5 stars This read like a Verity copycat and was very repetitive. The rapid-fire events of the last 50 pages are the only thing that prevented this from being 1 star.
Characters: 3/10: Stock characters with very little identifying characteristics.
Uniqueness: 1/10
Plot:4/10 This dragged in the middle but did pick up at the very end.
Cover: 7/10
Atmosphere:3/10 The author kept telling us we were scared and trapped instead of showing it with descriptions.
Knowledge: 6/10 I appreciate that the author is a doctor who has insight into brain injuries.
Enjoyment: 4/10 An easy read, but utterly unoriginal. -
5 stars
OMG so good. The story is Along the lines of Verity by Colleen Hoover but the ending is quite different
Sylvia who down on her luck and looking for a job in NYC when she meets Adam in a coffee shop.
Adam is an author who is looking for someone to look after his wife Victoria who is disabled after an accident.
After listening to Victoria's slurred speech she is prompted to read Victoria's diary discovering Adam isn't who he's portraying.
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Trust no one in this twisted psychological thriller by Freida McFadden.
“The Wife Upstairs” follows around Victoria Barnett and Sylvia Robinson.
Sylvia is broke, desperate for work, recently broke up with her boyfriend, and is about to be evicted from her home when she stumbles upon Adam inside of a restaurant. She is unexpectedly offered a job by him to care for his wife, Victoria. Sylvia feels that things are finally looking up for her.
There was a time when Victoria Barnett had everything a woman could dream of - a beautiful home in remote area, a great career that she loved, a handsome and loving husband, and plans for a family. That all changed when Victoria suffered a fall and is now unable to care for herself. She’s unable to feed or dress herself, walk, and her speech is very limited. She’s confined to her bedroom upstairs and requires 24/7 care.
Sylvia immediately takes on the role to care for Victoria, but after finding Victoria’s diary and trying to understand and piece together the words that she’s struggling say, we realize there’s plenty more to the story than her husband is letting on. The more that’s gradually revealed, the less sure we are about what really happened in that house.
I did question some of Sylvia’s choices in this book (they weren’t always the smartest ones) and “The Wife Upstairs” gave off similar vibes between a mixture of other thriller books I’ve read in the past. Thankfully, there were enough differences to keep it distinct. This is another fun Freida McFadden book that will keep you guessing…and because of that, you’ll be up all night wanting to know if your predictions are correct. Expect some surprising twists and turns in this crazy ride! -
THE WIFE UPSTAIRS is a psychological thriller by bestselling author Freida McFadden. This is the fifth book I have read from this author, and having loved her novels, I was eager to start reading The Wife Upstairs. As an avid reader of psychological thrillers, I can only say, treat yourself and read all of her books! Her books are so good!
Her Standalone Books Include:
Baby City (2015)
The Surrogate Mother (2018) (Read)
The Ex (2019) (Read)
The Perfect Son (2019) (Read)
The Wife Upstairs (2020) (Read)
One By One (2020)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021)
The Locked Door (2021)
Do Not Disturb (2021)
Do You Remember? (2022)
The Housemaid (2022) (Read)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
This is my review of The Wife Upstairs.
They meet unexpectedly in a diner…and their lives would be forever changed.
Adam Barnett, a New York Times best-selling author is a handsome and loving husband. He is at the diner to interview an applicant for a full-time caregiver for his wife, Victoria, who is confined to the top floor of their house, unable to walk, talk, feed or dress herself, after a terrible accident. But the applicant never shows up…
Sylvia Robinson needs a job, and when Sylvia steps into action to save the life of a diner in distress, Adam feels that Sylvia would be perfect for his wife.
Adam offers Sylvia the job, with lots of benefits, free accommodation and a generous salary, but it means moving from Brooklyn to a remote area of Long Island. Sylvia desperately needs a job, but she has a sensation of doom lingering overhead. Sylvia accepts the position.
Victoria used to work as a nurse practitioner in ER, where she met Adam as a patient.
But it soon becomes apparent to Sylvia, that Victoria isn’t as impaired as she was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell... if only she could get out the words.
Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer, and she starts to read it, and learn more about Victoria. And this is where everything changed…
This was an easy read, but a little more predictable than some of her other books, but I still enjoyed it. -
Like eating a whole package of cookies in one sitting...
Sylvia is unemployed with no money in the bank, and is about to be evicted from her apartment, when she notices the elderly woman seated at the table next to her, choking. She jumps up, performs the Heimlich maneuver, thus saving the woman's life. Instead of getting a thank you, the woman accuses Sylvia of assault. Can her life get any worse?
Fortunately, another diner happens to see the whole thing, and comes to Sylvia's defense. His name is Adam, he's incredibly handsome, and he winds up offering Sylvia a job. Sylvia thinks her luck is about to change.
The job is to take care of Adam's wife, Victoria, an invalid due to a fall down the stairs. Pictures of Victoria taken before the accident show a stunningly beautiful and vibrant woman. Now, disfigured, paralyzed on one side, and brain damaged, she is barely recognizable. Sylvia is amazed at how lovingly Adam cares for her. But maybe everything isn't as it seems. One day, Victoria, who is virtually nonverbal, gets Sylvia to open a dresser drawer when Adam isn't in the room. Hidden in the bottom of the drawer is a journal. As Sylvia reads a few pages each day, a different picture emerges. But what is real and what is made up?
This psychological thriller has the requisite twists and turns, which fans of this genre expect and love. Sixty-nine percent (69%!) rated this book five stars on Amazon. I'm not one of them. Frankly, I found it rather predictable, and not particularly well written. Nothing is nuanced; everything is full-bore. I get why books like this are so highly rated. It's an easy read. Requires little effort. Like eating a package of cookies in one setting. It feeds a sweet tooth. But has little nutritional value.
My intention is not to discourage anyone with a sweet tooth from reading this book. (I'll admit to, on occasion, eating a package of Nabisco Pinwheel fudge and marshmallow cookies in one sitting.) I just want them to know what they're getting.
Three zero-nutrition stars. -
SUMMARY: 19? 20yo? Slyvie has been hired as a "companion" for Victoria, a 30-something woman who fell down the stairs in her home and now has a traumatic brain injury and severe physical injuries/limitations. (Victoria can barely talk--she manages a few mumbled words due to facial paralysis, and she is immobile/heavily medicated.) Rather than be in a care facility, V's husband has hired a full-time nurse plus now Slyvie, whose job is to entertain V, be her friend, take her on walks, and help with small tasks like feeding her.
Slyvie had many reservations about the job (bad vibes all around) and leaving NYC for a very, very remote house out on Montauk, but ultimately took the gig because she was destitute and thinks the husband is super hot (she points this out A LOT).
Her first day on the job, V shows Slyvie where to find her secret journal, which Slyvie starts reading. It begins when V first met her husband, their courtship, marriage, etc. Right away it is clear from the entries that the husband is abusive, controlling, etc. but Slyvie somehow misses this. It doesn't help that she starts sleeping with the husband, too. V continues to try to warm Slyvie, telling her her husband has a gun, but again Slyvie writes all this off... things continue to be far-fetched and frustrating. There's a twist. An ending that's... Hollywood scary movie?!
THOUGHTS:
This is hard to rate. Did I devour it? Yes. I also love stories that are told partially through journal entries (the journal is the shocking thing in the drawer) and dual-ish timelines. The narrator was also very, very good.
However, I had to overlook several large issues to make the story work.
For example, Victoria gives Slyvie her private diary on the very first day. This is mind-boggling. Why would she immediately trust Slyvie? Why not give it to her private nurse (who seems both protective and loyal, plus more likely to help her than this wayward 19/20yo?) Even if she (Victoria) was desperate, it seems that was a rather dangerous gamble.
The other thing that bothered me was that both women ignored so many red flags with the guy. For example, early into dating, the guy was abusive and controlling with Victoria. He berated her over using his milk for her cereal and his toothpaste by accident, among other alarming behaviors. At their engagement party (mere weeks later), he made fun of her to all her friends and coworkers and the proceeded to flirt with the waitress, so much so that he scored her number (again, in front of all her friends). I find it unbelievable a 20-something nurse with solid peer support would have continued forward with this guy after all these alarming instances. I understand that with domestic violence and abuse it happens slowly overtime, but this happened alarmingly fast and before she could have been conditioned or lost in a victim mindset. There was almost no period of love bombing nor did the guy ever seem to apologize or do things to win back her favor so she'd believe it was a one-off. It just didn't fit how a woman would be trapped in this situation.
Sylvie, meanwhile, has a bad feeling about the guy and the job from the beginning. She talks about it often, how she knows she shouldn't take this job as the caregiver/companion to his disabled wife. Yet she convinces herself to take it because he's hot (wtf? really? that is the reason) and because she's destitute (okay, slightly more believable). What isn't believable though, is how someone with so much apprehension and "bad vibes" seems to forget them all to an extreme and becomes very very deep in denial from the minute she sits on his leather seats. Her father also physically abused her. Wouldn't that make her even more... hypervigilent? This math no work.
Slyvie also thinks it's romantic rather than strange or alarming that the wife (who fell down the stairs and now is barely not a vegetable) is being kept in a room upstairs rather than sent to a care facility (mind you, money is not the issue, this woman could go to the nicest care facility on the planet). WHAT?
YET, if you can get over or ignore these issues you end up with a psychological thriller that feels fresh and not something you've necessarily read before, unless you've read Verity by Colleen Hoover recently... -
The female characters in this book are so frustratingly stupid it made my head hurt.
When Sylvia is reading the diary of Victoria, and Victoria is describing her move in with Adam… Ugh! Red flags red flags red flags—- for the readers in the back RED FLAGS! 🚩 Victoria should have turned herself around and walked away.
Thennnn…. Sylvia siding (making excuses) for shitty things Adam did, described in Victoria’s diary. Girl. Girl!!!!!!! Girl 👏 code 👏
I’m not sure how many times I muttered “you’ve got to be kidding me, you idiot!” While reading this.
I kept reading because I liked Frieda McFadden’s books in the past, but this one didn’t do it for me. I couldn’t get past how stupid the woman were, or the sleeping with the married man and justifying it. Dumb. -
I feel like I’ve read this book before or one very similar with same storyline. So maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m giving it three stars. It was just okay, it did not knock my socks off.
Most of the women in this book were pushovers, alone and lonely and had other issues that prevented them from thinking clearly. They could not see the forest for the trees. The “forest” being our main male character, Adam. Typical of ensnaring women with his loving talk, treatments, gifts, offers of taking care of them...only to turn around with emotional and physical abuse, rage, etc (gaslighting). Don’t make him mad or jealous! Well you don’t have to make him jealous, he gets jealous when there is no reason to be. We start to see him control the weak women and in a not so nice way. Telling them how to dress, being controlling over seeing friends, working at their jobs, etc.
The women in this book thought Adam was attractive, hot and were literally falling at his feet. He was even called Mr.Perfect. Of course he would be! That is, to most of those seeing him from the outside. He looks good and he knows it. He knows how to use it to his advantage. Charming. Considering. Attentive. Loving. Romantic.
I disliked most of the characters except for Mack and Freddy. I guess because they were the only two males sound of mind and knew instinctively, that there was trouble at hand throughout the book. They were persistent and did not give up on their instincts.
The female housekeeper and gardener were so very busy having sex with Adam.
Sylvie, gets ensnared by Adam with his offering her a job at a remote location in Montauk, helping to take care of his injured wife, Victoria. The offer is too good to be true and she accepts and before long, Sylvie too is having sex with him in the house. The cleaning lady knows. The nurse knows. And yet the female housekeeper and firmer gardener are also having sex romps with Adam.
Adam’s wife, Victoria, suffered an accident (?) by falling down some steep stairs in the house and is now confined to bed/wheelchair on 2nd floor and with a Brain injury may or may not be as dumb she lets you think. She has a feeding tube and wears diapers and one side of her body does not function. She supposedly cannot speak or will not speak. Her eyes do not work in synch. And yet...
So many red flags were waving around in this book yet it didn’t stop these people from making very bad decisions.
But, this psychological story shows how you can get innocently get caught up into a sociopath/psychopath’s dance. Especially if you are weak. Especially if you do not have friends or family. Especially if you have nothing else in your life and suddenly this knight in shining armor comes to sweep you off your feet and away - just for themselves. These women all saw something was amiss in his behavior as their relationship went on, but wrote it off, as many times this does happens. And they made excuses for Adam’s bad behavior. Told themselves it really was all ok. Maybe Adam was just having a bad day; don’t we all have a bad day now and then? I’ll just have to treat him nicer, etc. Little did they know it was in his early childhood makeup, to be deceptive in life and a liar, cheat, womanizer, abuser, manipulator, controller; a gaslighter. A bad man and a bad choice to ever get involved with.
An Average read - 3 stars -
Absolutely brilliant! This book had everything. It got me hooked from the first page and never let up. I figured out what was going on, but still loved the twists and turns. There were no plot holes, if all fitted. Well done to the author (even if I didn’t like another book by her)
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Sylvia is down on her luck and takes a job as a caregiver to Victoria. Sylvia finds Victoria’s diary and it’s got all her secrets throughout her marriage to Adam. This isn’t my favorite Freida McFadden book but I couldn’t put it down.
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Whew!!! What an amazing read. After each book I read by Freida McFadden, she just keeps climbing higher and higher on my favorite author's list. This book had it all. If you're looking for something similar to Verity by CoHo, this is the way to go! And not being related in a bad way either. It only made me enjoy this book even more! I think it's safe to say I am definitely a McFan now. Just cant get enough! 5 star worthy.
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I read reviews that talked about what a great thriller this book was, a page turner that kept the reader in suspense. I found this book to be extremely predictable, the characters were one dimensional and not at all believable. I found the entire story line very implausible and I felt like the author wrote the book for a younger, less sophisticated reader. This may be my first one star review, usually I would relegate this book as a "beach read" but really it was so ridiculous that I can't even recommend it for that use.
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DNF @ 17%. This book is a complete knock-off of Colleen Hoover's Verity (which was published 2 years prior to The Wife Upstairs). I tried to separate the two in my head, but it was literally like reading the same manuscript with only names changed. I'm a huge Freida McFadden fan, but this one totally missed the mark. Sadly, I must move on to something fresh and never before done (or copied).
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Whoa...soooo good. I was a little apprehensive at first, thinking this was going to be too similar to Colleen Hoover's VERITY, but I was proven wrong.
Sylvia is one job interview away from being homeless when she meets Adam in a diner. In a stroke of unbelievable good luck, Adam needs a sitter for his wife Victoria, who was severely injured in a tragic accident.
Sylvia is excited but nervous...Adam's house is secluded, and there is an air of foreboding about it. The more that she interacts with Victoria, the more she realizes that Victoria is desperately trying to tell her something. Then Victoria leads Sylvia to her diary hidden away in a drawer, and what's inside will change everything.
A twisty page-turner with an ending that is truly shocking. -
Okay.. wew were do I begin. First I would like to say that even though it's similar to Verity I did a appreciate her twist on it. I see reviews on here , being upset with the author for having a similar story but you have to remember that everyone and I mean everyone learns and gets inspired by other artist. I myself sing and have covered many songs and people still enjoyed it because guess what, everyone has their own twist on things
With that being said let's get into the book
Did I start this book at night and finished it this morning. Yes I did. It was that good to me. The pacing sometimes felt off and I would have condensed some of the filler scenes, however when it got good it got good. I would read this or listen. To the audio because the narrator does a fantastic job! -
I’ve discovered a new author and I’m looking forward to reading more of her books if they’re anything like this one! This thriller had me hooked from the start. The first person narration combined with a suspenseful plot drew me in and had me wanting more.
When Sylvia is hired to care for the wealthy bestselling author Adam’s disabled wife Victoria, she is drawn into a game of cat and mouse between them. Adam seems to be a devoted loving husband but Victoria doesn’t seem happy. She shares her journal with Sylvia who is then introduced to a more sinister version of Adam…but what is the truth?
The audiobook performance was expressive. The narrator did a good job but having two different narrators for Victoria and Sylvia would’ve made the performance better.
Thank you to #dreamscapemedia and Netgalley for an advanced audio copy in exchange for an honest review. -
Meh … not original. It followed close along the lines of Verity by Colleen Hoover.
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Can I do 3 1/2 stars??
Not sure how I feel about this book??? 🤔 I read Verity by Hoover last year and loved it. This. Is. The. Exact. Same. Book!!!! Only the names are different. Girl meets boy. Boy offers girl job helping disabled wife. Girl finds book written by disabled wife. It ALL the same. Even the twist at the end was basically the same.
It was well written. Very well written. If I hadn't read the other book I would deffinely give this book 5+ stars. It did hold me even though it felt like a reread. Will read more by the other. She very obviously can write. -
4.5 ✨
It very much gave “verity” vibes.
So, if you really liked verity you will really like this book.
There was a few times I thought I had everything figured out, I ofc was wrong.
