Would you be able to carry out a dying friend’s wish to be sure to protect her family?

Marie takes Nina’s request to heart and perhaps to an extreme.

Marie moved into Nina’s home to get closer to Stuart, Nina’s husband, and assume care of the children.

Marie also found out some things that a best friend like Nina should definitely have told her and didn’t.

Then a mutual friend from many years ago appears on the scene and still rubs Marie the wrong way. Marie doesn't know what Camille is up to in all of this.

The more Marie finds out about Nina, the more she is determined to find out who Nina really was, what Nina really thought of her, and why she really asked Nina to make that promise.

We could ask Marie the same questions and add a question about what she is up to now and was up to with her past relationship with Nina.

THE LAST WIFE has a tense, sinister undertone which makes it so good.

It will keep you on your toes because of the characters with questionable traits, secrets, and long-held lies.

THE LAST WIFE is for readers who like not knowing who to trust or who to believe and a story line that will keep you guessing and wondering how it will all turn out. 5/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Eve
This is a simple case of “Be careful what you wish for” I found this book easy to read, although maybe not as exciting as I would Have hoped.
I felt that the author was trying very hard to make more of the plot than was actually there. The plot was twisting and turning, but still coming back to the beginning. There are only so many ways to go with this scenario and I think the author tried them all.
On getting herself into this situation of this plot, Marie could not have known that Nina’s seemingly perfect life was not as straight forward as she thought. It was set in the South of England, although it felt more like a small town in America, with the book club and mothers meeting outside the school, and everyone having an opinion on the lives of others.
It was an interesting book to read, however, I feel it could have been made to be more exciting towards the end when Marie found out about Charlie’s death. I also felt that Greg was a ‘nothing’ type of character.
I can’t think of any reason to give this book a bad mark as it was – all right, maybe a little disappointing. I would give it a score of 6

Margaret
A very easy read
But although I like twists this seemed excessive!
The character of Greg seemed to me to be introduced solely so Camilla could be a murderer
7/10

Mabe
I tried my best but I just couldn't get going on this book, it might be my frame of mind right now the more I read the less I wanted to carry on.

I haven't read enough to qualify to score it, I'm sorry Sonia .

Yvonne
When I read the prologue I thought here was a promising start. Unfortunately, I found the book to be slow, uninteresting and long winded. I did not care for the bland characters who did not convince me at all.The mystery of Charlie's death was protracted and I lost interest. The ending tied everything up neatly and the phrase "revenge is sweet" comes to mind.
I give it a 4.

Arleen
When Nina died of Cancer her friend Marie took over the task of looking after her children. Taking them to school and generally stepping into her friends shoes.
Marie was always jealous of the perfect life Nina had. A good husband, lovely children and a beautiful house. While she was living with Ben and was trying so hard to have a baby of her own.

What Marie didn't know, was the grass in the other field isn't always greener. She marries Stuart and thinks everything is going to be wonderful. She now has his two children to call her own. Things are not so perfect as she finds Nina had a terrible secret. Nina and another friend had gone out in a boat taking Marie's boy friend with them. They have a lot to drink and the boyfriend is struck on the head, dropped overboard and is drowned.

As the book continues, there are many twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages. I enjoyed it very much and I give it 8/10

Carolyn
It was easy to read and I wanted to find out what happened in the end. I thought Marie getting pregnant with Stuart was a bit predictable. She had wanted Nina's life but wasn't so happy when she got it. None of the characters were likeable, even Stuart turned out to be controlling. A nice quick read though. I give it a 6.


Helen
I would only give it a 4. The writing was clear and I wanted to know what happened, but I didn’t like any of the characters and found the plot to be totally unbelievable. I’m still unsure as to what the big secret/ promise was so was left feeling that a book that started with promise finished leaving me unfulfilled.

Chris
I'm 3/4 of the way through and although I got into quite easily I'm now finding it a bit long winded and boring. I don't like any of the characters and know that there are still twists and turns but I don't really care enough about any of them to want to know what they are. Will finish it though as its quite well written.
I will give it a 5

Gill
I’m not sure this book The Last wife was a thriller .It was rather an adult fairy tale but.......
It did engage me and it was easy to read and hopefully the princess lived happily ever after !!!!!
I would score it five out of ten as I really didn’t get into the plot for a long time.

Sonia
I read this book early in the month and remember quite enjoying it, thinking it was well written and scoring it around 5 out of 10 - however when I came to write the review at the end of the month I could not remember a single thing about it - not one single thing!! Now whether that is me or the book I have no idea - even skim re-reading it I still had no recollection so, obviously, although enjoyable enough at the time, a completely forgettable book!!


Average score for this book is 5 out of 10.