Some parts were heart-breaking to read I’m not going to lie, but, whilst I struggled to swallow the lump in my throat as I read them, the depth of the storyline increased dramatically and I was blown away by the magnetism of the intensity that followed. Everything about this storyline seized me from the get go, as though I was getting arrested. If I had to sum up ‘The Ex-wife’ in one word it would be – compelling. I am trying to be so careful and not give anything away, but it is so hard to keep quiet about a ticking time bomb such as this one. Whilst the author, Jess Ryder, has put a lot of the focus onto the women, the husband doesn’t get as much airtime because, conveniently, he is always out of town on business. Then, as soon as more information came to light, I ended up switching sides and pretty much kept doing that until the very last page. Whose side do you go on? The scorned ex-wife, or the new wife who is living in the shadow of the ex-wife who is well and truly alive? Of course we’re going to pick sides as readers, we’re only human! At first I sided with Natasha. Even though Natasha believes that her life is perfect, she still can’t get rid of the itch that has been with her from the moment she married her husband his ex-wife, Jen.Ī woman scorned perhaps? Jealousy? Whatever it is, Jen refuses to be forgotten, doing anything she can to keep her foot in the door of her ex-marital home. Whilst there are people around Natasha who have taken their rose tinted glasses off and can see the situation for what it is, Natasha hasn’t gotten round to taking hers off yet.

How does the saying go? ‘If it seems too good to be true then it usually is’.

So, Natasha feels that she has landed on her feet with her husband, daughter, pre-made house, and pretty much a bottomless pit of money. Oh my bleeping goodness! THIS BOOK!!!! My nerves are still frayed and my heart rate has only just returned to normal – I’m still struggling to digest what I read!!

Desperate to get her daughter back, Natasha will do anything even if it means accepting an offer of help from Jen.īut can she trust her? And do either of them really know the man they married? Then Natasha returns home one day to find her husband and Emily gone without trace.

She’d have it all if it wasn’t for Jen, her husband’s ex-wife who just won’t leave them alone … Newly married Natasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl called Emily. Huge thanks to Bookouture for having me on the blog blitz, and for the ARC of the book. Today is the third and final day of ‘The Ex-Wife’ blog blitz, and I am absolutely thrilled to be sharing my review with you today.

Selina Penaluna by Jan Page