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Book: The Last Wife

Author: Karen Hamilton

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: thriller, suspense, mystery

Publication Date: June 25, 2020

Genre: Thriller

Recommended Age: 17+ (death, terminal illness, secrets, slight violence and gore)

Publisher: Wildfire

Pages: 352

Synopsis: Two women. A dying wish. And a web of lies that will bring their world crashing down.

Nina and Marie were best friends—until Nina was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before she died, Nina asked Marie to fulfill her final wishes.

But her mistake was in thinking Marie was someone she could trust.

What Nina didn’t know was that Marie always wanted her beautiful life, and that Marie has an agenda of her own. She’ll do anything to get what she wants.

Marie thinks she can keep her promise to her friend’s family on her own terms. But what she doesn’t know is that Nina was hiding explosive secrets of her own…

Review: Overall, I thought this was a good book. The book had great character development and the world building was good. The book also had an intriguing plot, which is what kept me reading the book.

However, I felt like the book had too much in it. There was a lot going on with the secrets and the manipulation and all the lies, that it makes it hard for the reader to get through it. The book isn’t very engaging for the reader, especially when it has so many layers like this one does. I did like the ending, but it was a struggle to get there.

Verdict: It was a good book, but there’s a lot going on.