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The Other Woman by Sandie Jones is another book for which I suggest — don’t read summaries!  Look for spoiler-free reviews!  It’s a mind bender that is best enjoyed when less is revealed.

Well, if you insist on knowing a bit about it….let me share.  I promise not to give away too much!

I’ve read several family dramas recently, so that probably gave me a leg up on solving the mystery well before the big reveal.  Suffice it to say that it was a brilliant mystery and one that kept me reading just to see if I was correct in my guess.

It would be easy to berate Emily, the main character, for bad decisions and being easily swayed to poor judgment.  At first I wanted to yell at her and say, “Wake up!”   However, her justifications and reasoning made sense when taken at face value.   A good relationship takes hard work.  I’ve often said that my husband and I have to both give 110% just to make it, since we are also compensating for the kids (who aren’t always giving a fair percentage toward our family.)  For this reason, I understand why Emily was willing to overlook or second-guess her feelings.  Keeping the peace usually means someone has to make a sacrifice.

Emily’s support system included a terrific pair of best friends, Pippa and Seb.  I LOVED those characters and the way they fought for Emily!   Even when a character is vile and despicable, it adds to a story — in this case, we’ve all heard about the horrors of a terrible mother in law.  Jones doesn’t disappoint with her depiction of Pammie!

It’s tough to believe The Other Woman is a debut.  I look forward to reading more from this author!