The First Wife’s Shadow

By Adele Parks 

Pub Date 3/18/2025

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Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own. 

This book pissed me off.  Don’t stop here, keep reading ⬇️

As a member of the over-40 community, and a woman who has held a high stress job, the idiocy of the main character was offensive. 

I struggled to get in to this book. 

And there was spacing issues on the ARC which gave me an actual headache. 

At 35% I wanted to DNF. At half-way through, the whole plot is revealed. 

OR SO I THOUGHT. 

I flew through the back half because it was GOOD. The twists were well done. 

We are left with some absolution and the age-old question: does the end always justify the means? 

Also. PSA: trust your gut. 

And read this book. Available 3/18 on all the platforms.