Title: The Other Woman
Author: Sandie Jones
Author: Sandie Jones
Publishing Date: August 2018
ISBN: 978-1-250-19198-4
Page Count: 304
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Psychological Suspense
ISBN: 978-1-250-19198-4
Page Count: 304
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Psychological Suspense
A woman falls in love with a handsome man, but when she meets his mother, her dream romance starts to into a nightmare.
Emily Havistock eyes handsome,
charming, and successful Adam Banks from across the room at a company event and
it’s love at first sight. A previous failed relationship left Emily fearing love,
but she is willing to take a chance on this stranger. Their love blossoms
quickly, so when Adam asks Emily to meet his mother, Pammie, it seemed like the
logical next step. To Adam, Pammie is a kind-hearted, wonderful mother whom he
adores and is abnormally close to. To Emily, Pammie is insufferable, angry, and
overbearing. Can their love overcome this other woman? Emily is head over heels
in love and is determined to make it work, no matter what. What follows is a
continuous stream of horrible actions from Pammie that show her trying her best
to ruin this relationship. Since Adam keeps his mother on such a high pedestal,
Emily fears showing him her true feelings. “Perhaps
it was all part of that in-built defense mechanism that women seem to be born
with, that bogs us down and keeps us from saying the things we really want to
say.” Emily feels like the only people she can talk
to about the problem is her friends Pippa and Seb, and Adam’s gorgeous younger
brother James. While confiding in James, Emily starts to feel an attraction
that she doesn’t understand. It all culminates in a terrifying and unexpected
twist that shows Adam may not be who he appears to be. Told from Emily’s point
of view, readers with develop a love/hate relationship with her. One minute,
you feel sympathy for her situation and another you want to yell at her to just
put them in their place. Emotions will be all over the place in this fast-paced,
emotionally intense, and suspenseful debut of author Sandie Jones.
A thrilling novel with high
tension throughout and an ending that leaves readers in complete shock.
Great work writing this review! I really got a feel for the story through your unique writing "voice." It seems like a great read since it seems to slowly guide the reader into twists and emotional roller coasters that weren't expected. When first reading your description, it seemed that readers would always side with Emily, but then you mention readers start developing a love/hate relationship with her; that really intrigues me!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great book! We passed it around my work and it was really interesting that there were a lot of different opinions on Emily, which showed me that the author was really able to develop a complex character
DeleteThis has been on my TBR list for too long. I really need to move it up!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Brittany, great review. While contemporary romance is not something I typically read (I like my books with some historical references), this is a novel I would check out. The relationship between Emily and Adam seems the typical romance but then you added her confiding in Adam's younger brother and feelings change. This is an odd person to confide in and makes the story even more intriguing. Thanks for a great review and the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this book and have considered borrowing it and your review has convinced me. I'm going to need to read this. It's interesting to explore characters based off the opinions of other characters. It makes it difficult for the reader to know their intentions, which increases the suspense. I like how you focus on the relationships within the family. I like suspenseful books, but I also like when complicated relationships are involved. It gives it another layer. As a weird aside, but I have strong feelings of dislike for Pammie simply based on her name. Ha! Maybe the author did it on purpose.
ReplyDeleteWow, you did a great job convincing me and all your classmates that this is a book that needs to be read. It sounds complex and gripping. Fantastic summary and great closing line. Full points!
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