When Natasha meets Daniel, she knows her life is made. Rich, handsome and charming, Daniel will make the perfect husband. Even if she won’t make the perfect wife…
She is thrilled when Daniel suggests an all-expenses paid cruise for Natasha, her friends, Barbara, Tracy Ann and Michelle, and their husbands. What better way to show everyone that Natasha has finally made it?
But as the ship sets sail, she learns that far from being the perfect husband, Daniel has terrible secrets that are about to be revealed. And each of the wives has their own reasons for wanting him dead.
This trip might cost more than any of them ever imagined… (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads)
At first, the assumption is that no one is a big fan of Natasha’s husband, Daniel. And given Daniel’s personality, and the fact that Natasha has seemingly changed a lot of her prior goals and interests, her wants in life in exchange for what Daniel expects from Natasha, it isn’t a surprise that her friends feel that way. But as the chapters unfold and we’re given an inside look into various characters and their perspectives, it goes a lot deeper than Natasha. Much, much deeper.
No one is innocent, and each and every character has their own hidden secret, somehow tied to Daniel. The majority of the secrets were totally unexpected, too. It was interesting to see how everyone handles their own attempts at keeping things at bay or private, despite the growing unease that everyone feels. And no one trusts one another. For Natasha, that is the biggest surprise of all–how the close-knit group of people that she has come to call her closest friends, are the ones she trusts the least.
Everything boils until it hits a fevered frenzy, and when the plot capsizes and everyone gets what they thought they ultimately wanted, the big question is, did they really?
The Wives was a really neat suspenseful thriller, because the reader doesn’t really know what’s coming or who to point the finger at, or if there are multiple culprits in the midst. My one tiny, tiny gripe pertains to Daniel–I feel like I wasn’t completely satisfied with his arc and it seemed a little too neat and tidy, but ultimately it was nice to see it all come to fruition for both him and the women. The Wives is a great reminder that you never really know what’s going on behind closed doors, with the facade taking center stage for everyone involved within this story.
Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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The Little Lies was shortlisted for the Crime Fiction Lovers Award 2021.
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