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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
5.0
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Jane Eyre meets Gone Girl!

This book hooked from the first. I don't read a lot of suspense/thriller/mystery books anymore but I read this in a day. Jane's character really appealed to me and I really liked Bea's sporadic chapters, discovering the parallels between the two women. Interestingly, not a single character in the book is likable which is not something that would appeal to me usually but I ate it up. I expected Jane's past to be the main twist in the book but I definitely missed the mark there.

You don't have to know anything about Jane Eyre to appreciate this story. The nods to Jane Eyre tickled my fancy but aren't integral to the story.

The narrators were perfect!

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the Publisher for the audio ARC!