The Other Woman: A Novel Paperback – May 21, 2019

It’s a Totally unexpected ending. A few pages even made me tear up a bit. Totally awesome read!! Loved this!! ❤️❤️

Emily is in love. Adam is not only Mr. Right, he is also Mr. Perfect. Her friends are happy for her, and her mom approves of him. Everything is great. And in comes Adam’s mother. Pammie seems lovely at first — but her true self emerges soon enough. Now Emily’s love life is in shambles, and it’s all thanks to the woman she’ll never be able to please. Adam loves his mother, would do anything for her, including siding with her, even when she’s clearly in the wrong. Surely he can see just how manipulative she is — can’t he?So much to unpack here. I won’t get into all of it, so I’ll just get to the most important bits. This book gave me anxiety. I cringed whenever Pammie is in the scene, and I feel for Emily whenever she wants to shake some much-needed sense into Adam. But as annoying as Pammie is, I also find Emily and Adam unbearable at times. Emily’s “blind spot” is infuriating, and after the whole thing with Adam’s younger brother, I just wanted to shake her and say, “Run — don’t walk — as far away from that crazy family as humanly possible!” I mean, seriously, there are plenty of fish in the sea, and she’s hooked on the one with the insufferable mother. Speaking of Adam... This guy. That expression sums up my feelings for him. This. Guy. He seemed like the typical co-dependent son at a glance, but his actions reeked of triangulation. The book’s opening sentence is awesome, because of a key word that stands out like a 300-pound sore thumb. I kept thinking back on it as I read the book, because I knew it would come back, and sure enough...THE OTHER WOMAN is an entertaining — albeit headache-inducing — psychological thriller. Downsides? Several. My frustration with Emily was so huge, that I literally shouted, “B#%&h, use your phone!” She wanted to expose Pammie, but not once does she reach for her phone to record their conversations. She would’ve saved herself a whole lot of grief if she’d done that in, say, a quarter into the book. So this is a glaring error in the book that I just couldn’t ignore. I also find it hard to believe that Pammie managed to fool everyone but Emily. She’s not even subtle most of the time. There’s that scene where Emily tries on her wedding dress. All of her friends and family gush — except for Pammie, who goes as far as to say that the dress is plain. Why no one told her to go home is beyond me. The plot twists are tricky, because it seems, well, far-fetched. If not for the fact that I’ve been around people this terrible, I would have had a great deal of trouble buying into it. Alas, I couldn’t put the book down, so the author must’ve done something right! Pick this up if you can stomach a MONSTER-IN-LAW type of character. Four out of five pumpkin and almonds iced coffee, with extra oat milk.

3.5 ⭐️ read. It’s not as good as I hoped it would be. Extremely wordy, I skimmed quite a bit without missing anything significant.Basically Emily is a successful young woman in her 20’s that meets a dashing man named Kyle during an after work function. He seems taken with her and she him very fast. They seem to have a great relationship and then he introduces her to his mother Pammie. She seems nice yet leaves hints that something is off. Pammie is a little too over the top with her son. She slowly but surely begins to show her true colors to Emily and it’s quite obvious she doesn’t want them together yet Adam always sides with his mother making life difficult for Emily. Then there is his brother James who seems to have a thing for Emily as well. He tries to warn her of Adam but she doesn’t want to hear of it. This book was extremely frustrating bc the writing was on the wall that Emily should have left him long before other events occurred. The twist as the end was mind boggling. Emily needs to get her woman’s intuition fine tuned.

Was completely blown away with the ending!I absolutely enjoyed reading this.Through out the book, Pammie was the main character who made me feel frustrated just reading what she put Emily through. All makes sense now.Can't believe Emliy still stayed with Adam after reading alot they went through.Good insight on what can go on with relationships, and family.

This is one of those books where the final twist makes the whole read worthwhile. At some point in the middle I wasn't sure if it would be a dnf - it was just so frustrating to read about this woman banging her head against the wall trying to convince her fiance that his mother was a snake. I would have given up after he persisted in taking her side and gaslighting me, but Emily has the patience of Job and forgives him repeatedly. It's a very cliched story, until the aforementioned twist that spins the plot in an entirely new direction. I have to admit I did have an idea of what was coming, but didn't anticipate all of it. Kudos to Sandie Jones, I look forward to reading more of her books.

Loved this quick read! I rarely have time to read a book, so when I do I want to make certain it’s worth the time and effort.This book kept me up reading into the late hours, just so I could enjoy each chapter in silence. I’ve read reviews that stated they were “lost” or “confused” as to what was going on.Wasn’t that the entire point of reading a thriller? You just never have an idea of how it’s going to go.**kind of a spoiler, but not so much you won’t read!”One minute I’m reading thinking this is one crazy, psycho mother. The next I’m wondering why the woman is putting up with all the mess, she should just walk away quickly. Then I realized she has a mind of her own- so what if she wants to stay and fight it out. She truly loves him.Truth be told it’s a giant cat fight over a boyfriend of one woman and a son of another. The claws come out, you end up angry at both. Then you start to attempt to read between the lines.Then you realize you can’t, you’ll just have to finish it. You can’t put it down until you discover the true madness of everyone involved. I’m pleased with ending. I’m glad I was able to get this thriller in for my second read of 2019!!!

It seems so simple oldest Boy meets girl, his mother hates her and does everything she can to let her know. The girl cannot get anything right and watches her dreams get crushed over and over. Why can’t anyone else see? Read on and find out.

Some parts were a bit of a drag and I am here for the plot twist at the end. I had a guess about it but for that ending I am speechless. Bravo, Sandie Jones, this book was truly amazing and I’m glad I stepped out of my norm to read this.

excellent read

Will hook you until the end! Couldn't stop myself from finishing the book in just two days. A climax you'll never see coming!

Very good, read it in two days, had me hooked. Really had a strong dislike for Pammie! Enjoyed it I must say.

La letra es demasiado pequeña y además está muy clara, no se aprecia bien

Adorei o livro uma história fantástica que recomendo 5*