Book Review #145: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
This is the story of an ordinary married couple with a mysterious history and a dangerously dark secret. Every description I've read after finishing this story gives something away or leads you to guess things you otherwise wouldn't, so I've kept my description really simple. I first heard about this book through a YouTube video where I was promised an amazing ending, and that's the only reason I picked it up. But I'm always on the lookout for thrillers so I'm glad I found it! The first chapter is great. It completely sets the tone for the rest of the book, gives us a real insight into our main character and ends perfectly. And only after reading this do you truly understand what the book will be about. The premise is such an interesting one. It was a great idea to put the reader into this character's head. Whether we're supposed to humanise him I don't know, but seeing a story like this from the opposite point of view is really captivating. He...