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Chargement... The Dream Wifepar Louisa De Lange
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  tina1969 | Jul 14, 2023 |   Annie is married to David. Her life before she met him wasn't always plain sailing but she was leading a pretty ordinary sort of life. David took an interest in her and made her happy until they were married and she had baby Johnny, whereupon David became controlling, overbearing and thoroughly unpleasant. Annie's world gets smaller and smaller until it comes down to doing all the little things that make David happy and nothing that makes her happy, unless you count looking after her son who is the light of her life. So far, so fairly textbook psychological thriller. But then Annie discovers something that means she can do something to change her life in a pretty amazing and incredible way. And from now on I can't tell you anything else about it - you absolutely have to find out for yourself. A spoiler would be disastrous! I read fairly steadily up to the 50-60% mark and after that I just couldn't put it down. It completely pulled me in to Annie's life, her plight, and her way of dealing with it. Her life with David shocked me to the core. What a horrible, nasty little man! But things started to change and I was totally rooting for Annie and Johnny to have a better life. Just when I thought I had a handle on all that was going on, the author threw me a curveball that left me reeling. I'm still thinking about it and recalibrating all that I thought I knew. In terms of twists it's fantastic. The Dream Wife is such an impressive debut. If you want a book that takes everything you know and turns it on its head then this is it. If you want a book with a thoroughly cruel and vicious character for you to hate then this is it. And if you want a book that leaves you with your mouth hanging open at the end then this is it. It's brilliant. (  ) nicx27 | Oct 6, 2018 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
'That ending . . . It had me questioning everything!' Elle Croft, bestselling author of The Guilty Wife 'A startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of In the Dark 'Could-never-have-predicted-that-ending' Good Housekeeping 'Thriller-writing at its best' Daily Mail * Annie is the dream wife. Mother to two-year-old Johnny and wife to David, she is everything her husband expects her to be - supportive, respectful and mild - but what he expects of her isn't who she truly is. Annie is a prisoner in her home. Her finances, her routine, her social life are all controlled by him. It's the love for her boy that she lives for, and at night she dreams of a world where she is free. But Annie is going to fight back. And you won't believe how she is going to do it . . . Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Linda Green, Laura Marshall, Amy Lloyd, Linda Green, and Claire Allan. * Readers LOVE The Dream Wife . . . 'A hugely promising debut. Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of In the Dark 'I absolutely raced through it and couldn't put it down! It was so unsettling and had me holding my breath the whole time. And then that ending . . . it had me questioning everything! So clever and twisted and disturbing' Elle Croft, bestselling author of The Guilty Wife 'Loved this thriller . . . kept me hooked to the end' 'Couldn't put this one down. I just had to find out what happened' 'What an ending, I wasn't expecting that' 'And of course, I was very surprised at the end too . . . there is no way you can see it coming' 'This was an absolute blinder and I loved it! Definite contender for my book club and one of my favourite reads this year!' 'Riveting and tense . . . Highly recommended' 'I couldn't put it down' 'I read psychological thrillers all the time and can nearly always guess the ending . . . but not with this book!' 'Terrifyingly well-written' 'This book is incredible . . . a unique story that has you hooked' 'Book arrived Friday afternoon and it was finished by the early hours of Sunday' 'Just when I thought I had a handle on all that was going on, the author threw me a curveball that left me reeling' * A tense and electrifying novel with a twist that will break your heart. Fans of In the Dark by Cara Hunter, The Girl Before by JP Delaney, The Last Thing She Told Me by Linda Green, Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan, The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd, Our Little Lies by Sue Watson and Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris will love this. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The domestic thriller has literally been done to death. I have read plenty of them and although they all have the same theme, they can be different too. In this one Annie escapes into a dream world when she sleeps and this is her escape.
I read this book quite quickly and for the majority it did hold my interest and I wanted to see what happened. The dream sections of the story was a little different and I was ok with it, I knew what was what, until the end. The end I did find a little confusing and I'm not too sure which part was dream and which was the reality. I did guess a major part of the dreams very early on too.
Overall I found the book enjoyable and it passed a couple of hours. I would try this author again in the future. (