This book was sent to Traveling With T for review, but later purchased on Audible by T.
The Housewife
Summary: INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER
“Natalie Barelli delivers every time.” ― Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“THIS is how you write an original main character!” ― Iliana Xander, author of Love, Mom
From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams with the express purpose of becoming his worst nightmare.
Jodie always dreamed of being a housewife. And after a whirlwind romance, she marries renowned psychologist Dr. Roy Davies and moves into his perfect Beverly Hills home. But the fairy tale fades fast. Roy is distant, his friends view her as a gold-digger, and the house still reveres his late wife, Deborah, whose presence still looms over everyone and everything.
When Jodie learns Deborah became a recluse before death, she begins to suspect Roy was behind it. And the deeper she digs, the darker Roy’s past appears―obsessive, controlling, unfaithful. Increasingly convinced he had something to do with Deborah’s death, Jodie knows she should go to the police, but that would require revealing her own secret. A secret that could destroy her.
But Jodie won’t be silenced. Because the truth about Roy is worse than she imagined―and now, trapped in a house built on lies, she must find a way out before she becomes the next perfect wife to vanish.
Traveling With T’s Thoughts:
I was sent this book for review consideration and I started trying to read it. And then I saw that Karissa Vacker was the narrator for it, so I swapped to audio.
I love Karissa Vacker and she did a fantastic job with the characters!
Jodie…. Jodie…. Jodie….Ok, so I understood her reasons…… but damn girl. Play it cool. You were like a constantly flashing sign and I was never quite sure how she truly managed to get any “evidence”. I mean I know… but she was all over the place.
However, she also had some dialogue that just make me about pee my pants laughing!
What I liked:
The cover!
The intent behind Jodie…. but not always how Jodie acts. Be COOL girl!
The ending. Yep!
Bottom line: This was just ok. The narration by Karissa Vacker def helped me with the book, but I didn’t love it… and I didn’t hate it. Just 2.5 stars!
*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*
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T @ Traveling With T
