Each month you will make a post with three books from your TBR List (these books can be already on your kindle or shelf or books you might want to purchase) and add your link on the linky that will be provided on my post. Your followers and the people on the linky will help you choose which book you will read next. The following Saturday you will announce the book that won. Then read the book and on the last Saturday of the month post a review. MY TBR List is hosted by Michelle (Because Reading) so be sure to stop by her post to link up and vote for everyone!
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher Narrator: Lauren Fortgang
Published by Harlequin Audio on December 30, 2019
Genres: Suspense & Thriller
Length: 9 hours
Format: Audiobook
Source: Purchased
Goodreads
Imagine that your husband has two other wives. You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself.
But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives.
You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretenses, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then, Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realize she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever.
Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you go to find the truth? Would you risk your own life?
And who is his mysterious third wife?
My top thoughts:
So, wow that was not at all what I expected, not that I really know WHAT I did expect. Just that wasn’t it lol. It’s definitely a psychological thriller with a bit of a mind fuck, but I found the ending lack luster. There was so much potential, and I just feel like it could have delivered so many better possible ending scenarios.
What I liked/didn’t like:
This is a hard book to review because if you want to read it, you really want to go in knowing very little. So rather than telling you much about the book, I’ll break down my responses to it.
25% – I was intrigued. I found the concept of a plural marriage an interesting setting for a thriller, especially because this one differed in several key ways from what I understood of typical plural marriage situations.
50% – Okay, WTF?! Wow okay, doubting everything. The thriller is in full swing, my mind is reeling with possibilities and wondering what is and what is not accurate.
75% – So wait, how is this going to go? Still very much in thriller mode, doubting and questioning everything – not sure what is true and what is false. Who is lying and is telling the truth?
100% – Well shit. What a disappointing ending. Of all the ways my mind was reeling, this is the most lackluster/copout conclusion that it could have come to.
So you see, this is why I give it 3.5 stars. I was fully gripped until the conclusion. And I know from reading other reviews, people are probably half and half on agreeing with me that the conclusion was a copout and disagreeing and thinking that it’s brilliant. So, you’ll really have to read it yourself to decide lol.
Narrator thoughts:
I listened to this book, narrated by Lauren Fortgang. She’s a narrator I’ve come to love from other series, and she definitely delivered a good performance with The Wives. I listened very comfortably at 2x speed (my normal preference). 
Hate when I like something then the ending screws it up!