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The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
4.25
dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Echo Wife
By. Sarah Gailey
P. 347
Format: eArc
Rating: ****
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I received an e-arc from @Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
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The Echo Wife is a psychological thriller sci fi novel. It is dark and it is best prepared that you go into it know that. It is not a book that will leave you terrified, but more expose you to the dark side of humanity.

It was done brilliantly. I couldn’t book the book down even as I kept reading long past my bedtime. I tried to stop reading. I was afraid of nightmares from the grizzly scenes I saw. Yet the book is less about the scenery and more about the people. I couldn’t leave them.

The plot is fairly basic and involves cloning. I had predicted most of the book long before the ending. I didn’t care, I still needed to keep reading. I was trapped in this dark mind and I needed to stay until the end. The ending that was perfect in a completely twisted way.

Gailey’s writing is amazing. The way she creates characters is exceptional. I loved how the plot unfolded even though I knew the twists before they ever came, they still came at exactly the right moment. I do not gravitate towards dark fiction, but this was done excellently.

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