Title: THE PERFECT WIFE
Expected publication: 8 August 2019
My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2
Book Description:
Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how
she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her
husband. He's a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley's
most innovative start-ups. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid
surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she
had a terrible accident five years ago and that, through a huge technological
breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss.
She is a miracle of science.
But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins questioning her husband's motives--and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to Abbie half a decade ago?
Beware the man who calls you . . .
She is a miracle of science.
But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins questioning her husband's motives--and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to Abbie half a decade ago?
Beware the man who calls you . . .
My musings:
Careful – enter at own risk. Because under this innocuous
title hides a story that is just INSANE! My mind is still reeling from the
roller coaster ride, and I’m not sure that my simple hippie mind really
understood it all in the end.
Take my advice and go into this one blindly. The title
really doesn’t do the book justice, so don’t expect a run-of-the-mill thriller
here. It will blow your mind. It will challenge the way you perceive reality,
and you will never look at that stranger on the bus quite the same way again. I
won’t give anything away here, except that this is one of the most original
thrillers I have EVER read. If I could sum it up in just one word, the term
“disturbing” comes to mind. This book was a minefield of moral and ethical
dilemmas for me as the doomed characters played out their part in the plot. I
am so glad I read this as a buddy read, because all I could do after turning
the last page was getting online, mouth agape, and write WTH have I just
read??????? If not for the inconvenience of work, and family, and actions of
daily living, I would have devoured this in one sitting, because it utterly consumed
me. I am still waiting for someone to explain the ending to me!
What I can safely say without spoilers is that Delaney
incorporates a theme close to his heart here, which is autism. In a heartfelt
postscript he writes about his own son and the heartbreaking journey his family
went on to help make his life with autism easier. These emotions shine through
in one of the characters in the book and added additional depth and heart to
the story.
If you liked the creepiness of the techno-house in Delaney’s
book THE GIRL BEFORE, then I think you will enjoy this one. Allow your mind to
be blown. Read it with a buddy or a group so you can text them at 2 a.m. with
questions. Readers who have been disillusioned with predictable thrillers will
find that there is nothing predictable or run-of-the-mill here. Readers who think that their smartphone is
scary technology may want to have a stiff drink before embarking on this one.
Thank you. J.P. Delaney for blowing my mind. You have restored my faith in the
genre for being able to surprise and astound. Mind blown .....
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