Book Review of a Currently Popular Psychological Thriller

Everyone in the book blogger community seems to be reading and loving this book right now. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy! Psychological Thrillers are obviously some of my favorite books to read and this one sounded GREAT. I couldn’t wait to read it and share my thoughts in a blog review.

How gorgeous is our new fall mum?!? My daughter picked it out at our local farmer’s market last week. It’s absolutely perfect and it makes me so happy. I LOVE FALL!!! Perfect backdrop for a book picture…especially when the word “lovely” is in the book title:

My Lovely Wife By: Samantha Downing

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored.

We look like a normal couple. We’re your neighbors, the parents of your kid’s friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with.

We all have secrets to keeping a marriage alive.

Ours just happens to be getting away with murder.

My Thoughts:

(Disclaimer: I will never post spoilers in my reviews HOWEVER the comment section is completely fair game to discuss any and all specifics including spoilers)

3 Stars

This book is DARK. Obviously all psychological thrillers are dark but this one was even more disturbing than most. Without revealing spoilers, I will just say that there were numerous parts of this book which left me feeling uncomfortable.

This book just had too many of everything. Too many characters, too many storylines, too many insignificant details.

I kept hearing how shocking all of the twists were and I was extremely disappointed when none of them shocked me. And I am NEVER able to predict twists! I predicted just about all of them long before they happened without even trying. So annoying.

And one of my biggest pet peeves…when authors casually mention something completely insignificant in 1 or 2 sentences and then 200 pages later you as the reader are expected to remember it as it becomes a major plot twist. HATE. THAT. Who remembers every single sentence of a book as they continue to read? If something will be important later, at least give it enough attention that the reader will remember what you are talking about. This happened MANY times throughout this book! I was reading this while sitting next to my daughter (who was silently reading a book about unicorns) and at one point she asked me why I kept flipping back to previous pages while reading, lol. Even my 7 year old appreciates that books should be read from front to back…not from front to back back to front back to back back to front back to back, lol.

However…

I DO have some positive things to say about this book. I loved the short chapters! I wish all books had short chapters. Also, I really enjoyed her writing style although the topic was just so weird.

This book completely held my attention from the very first page although I just didn’t love it. It WAS interesting and I wanted to see how it all would end…even though the ending (as well as the rest of the book) was overall pretty predictable. Ugh.

Bottom Line:

I didn’t love this author’s debut novel BUT I did enjoy her writing style enough to want to read others she will write in the future! Fingers crossed the topics and details won’t be as disturbing…

Xo,

Jenny

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I Hate This Book.

Hate is a strong word. It’s more like…I just don’t care about this book. The characters, the mystery, the back stories. Sometimes in life you just need to take your own advice and close the cover. Put the book down. Move on.

I tried. I did. I made it to page 69…and then officially called it quits.

I just couldn’t get into it. It was dark, it was weird, it was boring…it was just not for me.

People on Bookstagram (Instagram for book lovers) have been RAVING about this book. Maybe if I had stuck with it a bit longer? However, my theory remains that there are too many good books out there for me to have to “stick” with any of them. I usually try to at least read 100 pages but this time? Eh.

Perhaps if the library due date wasn’t here (without an option to renew) I may have a different opinion. But knowing that I would have to PAY to keep reading??? Nope.

My son and I have lots of errands to run this afternoon and a quick stop by the library return drop box will most definitely be included in them.

I was SO excited to read this! I’ve been waiting for months and I’m super disappointed! I absolutely hate when this happens.

Peace out, The Silent Patient

Ugh.

Xo,

Jenny

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What Are YOU Currently Reading?

Hi Friends!

Over the past 9 months I have shared alllllll of my feelings on books. I have updated you on what I’ve been currently reading, books I have read in the past, and books that I can’t wait to read in the future.

Today it’s your turn 🙂

I want to hear from YOU! In the comments below, tell me what YOU are currently reading! I love posts like these because people feed off each other and learn about some great books. I will often host discussions like this on my Facebook page but I’ve never done one on my blog…today is the day!

Please comment down below with the book title that you are currently reading. Feel free to share your thoughts on it but absolutely NO SPOILERS! Don’t be that person who ruins books for other people (aka my enemies)…

Have fun with this! The more people who comment the more book ideas we can all get. Absolutely feel free to reply to other comments as well!

I’ll leave the first comment…although the jury is still out on whether or not I will end up recommending this book once I finish. IF I finish…Ugh.

Xo,

Jenny

2019 Mid Year Reading Check In

Today is July 1st which means 2019 is officially halfway over! At the beginning of the year I posted a very small sample from the list of books I was hoping to read in 2019.

*Side note: reading that linked post reminds me that I started 2019 with my poor arm in a sling! I am so happy to report that 6 months later my elbow is 100 percent back to normal. 🙂 It healed insanely quickly and I’m so thankful!! I truly didn’t think it would ever heal correctly from that break…omg…*

As for the books, I have done lots of reading so far this year and have read many books not even included on this list! As for the small sample of books that WERE on my 2019 To Read List, here’s where I currently stand with them:

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A Spark of Light: Read it. Loved it. Read my review HERE.

Becoming: Read it. Didn’t love it. Watch my Vlog review HERE.

The Unbreakables: Own it. Can’t WAIT to read it. Stay tuned for my review AND a blog giveaway soon!

What if It’s Us: Read it. LOVED it. Quite possibly my favorite book of 2019 so far. Read my review HERE.

One Day in December: Haven’t read it yet…

All Your Perfects: Haven’t read it yet…

Foam on the Crest of Waves: Read it. Really enjoyed it. Read my review HERE.

On the Come Up: Read it. Eh. Read my review HERE.

The Other Woman: Read it. Loved it. Watch my Vlog review HERE.

Maid: Haven’t read it because I need a break from memoirs since I’ve come to realize that I just don’t seem to enjoy the genre (watch my review of Michelle Obama’s book for more on this). I’ve heard this one is fantastic…I’m just thinking it might not be for me.

Dumplin’: Read it. Underwhelmed. Read my review HERE.

Have you read any of these? If so, NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

How are you doing on your 2019 To Read List?

Xo,

Jenny

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