The Wife Who Knew Too Much

This is one of my records finishing a book in five freaking hours because I wanted to know what’s gonna happen next and I was over excited!!!!<br><br><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1584388603i/29115755._SY540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br> I got emails or comments asking me out of the curiosity how I can read so many books in such a short time. <br><br>Well, I have three answers for that: Using same fast reading technique since I was a nerd college student who preferred beers and cheap tequila over great wine selections (nerdy moron), practice makes it perfect and if I get a fast pacing, heart throbbing, mind blowing thriller in my head, I obsessively read it till I finish it. Life stops! My obligations and responsibilities are needed to be procrastinated! I don’t sleep, don’t eat unless someone feed me, I only use my spare hand to raise my glass and drink more wine and I prefer adult diapers not to lose much time ( yeap, I used them with my big girl pants lately when I went to the theater to watch “Invisible Man” which I highly recommend and Elizabeth Moss is unique talent!) <br><br> So I have second thoughts about this book even though I really really really liked its fast paced, surprising, twisty, whirlwind, moving story. It started with as an angsty romance story about young lovers drifted apart because of a mean, heartless, rich and old witch!(Soap opera alerts!) Poor, young, naïve, genuine, sweet Tabitha, living with her grandparent working at the country club, serving to rich people caught attention of charming, popular Connor Ford. <br><br>They fell in love when they were young and innocent but Connor’s rich grandmother doesn’t approve their relationship. Class and social status differences tear them apart and after nearly 13 years, divorced, losing her job at hospital from a felony she didn’t commit, still poor, devastated Tabitha encounters with the love of her life at the restaurant she’s waitressing. <br><br> So far it was like a second chance romance story and you start making “aaawww” sounds and feel your heart warm with love and passion. But don’t do that!!! Because Connor married with a very rich, powerful and also neurotic and controlling, paranoid and jealous woman, yes we’re talking about redhead, 50 years old, stylish, paparazzis’ favorite celebrity Nina (if this would be a movie, I wish they cast Julianne Moore to play her. She would have killed it!) and at the beginning of the book, she tells us she thinks her husband has an affair and he wants her dead. Yes, Connor boy’s entire brownie scores destroyed by this statement, or “dear diary” confession!<br><br>I’m not spilling more beans! But as you may imagine, Nina is dead. Sweet Tabitha finds herself in a situation she is completely trapped and she has no way out and she is in love with Connor so badly but is she so naïve not to see his real face? Could he be killer? Or could she do something for crime of passion? Or tons of enemies did something to Nina? And as a last conclusion could Nina do something to herself and tease us from the beginning? <br><br>Overall: I have complex feelings about the book. Romance parts were still good and from the beginning even though she acted a little naïve, I believe in that Tabitha has golden heart and I empathize her deeply. She was the only good guy of the book. <br><br>But ending action packed parts were a little long and kept repeating itself. The conclusion was a little dissatisfying but it was still reasonable. But when it comes to whodunit part, it was so obvious, even though I shut down my spidey senses, I could easily find it because it seems like all the arrows show the perpetrator from the beginning. There were so many clue crumbles take us a short cut to Hansel&amp; Gretel’s candy house! (In other words: it was so foreseeable to find whodunit!) <br><br>So my latest stars 3.5 but I really liked fast building high tension, Tabitha and dead wife’s POVed story telling, surprising twists, unexpected revelations. You feel like you’re running a marathon wearing two size smaller shoes and you want to keep running by ignoring the bleeding in your feet because you like view, you like pumping adrenaline into your veins and you’re drunk with endorphin. <br><br>That’s what this book made me feel. So as a result I’m rounding up my 3.5 stars to 4 and getting out of here!<br><br>Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending me one of my favorite thriller author’s ARC in exchange my honest review.<br><br><a href="https://niluferozmekik.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">blog</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nilylovestoread/" rel="nofollow noopener">instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nilufer.ozmekik" rel="nofollow noopener">facebook</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/NiluferOzmekik" rel="nofollow noopener">twitter</a>

Please. Everyone STOP trying to be Gone Girl. Gone Girl is Gone. It was great, I get it. But Y’all gonna make this genre gone if ya’ll don’t stop. Be gone with that mess. GONE, girl.<br /><br />Shortest Summary Ever: Tabitha Girard remembers that summer when she was 17 and completely in love with Connor Ford - handsome, rich, and all hers. For a summer. Now she’s in her 30’s, waitressing and handsome Connor is sitting here. The one who got away. In her restaurant. But he’s married to Nina, a mega-wealthy, powerful woman. But their attraction is undeniable... thus begins a romance rekindled and when Nina takes her own life, it seems like everything will now come together for Tabitha. So why is it all falling apart? <br /><br />My thoughts: Ugh. <br /><br />I don’t cherish giving poor reviews but I’m going to be honest. The description of this book is so wrong. It’s more romance-y than mystery-y (new word points for me). Without spoilers I can say this - I despise stupid, foolish, naive but pretty female leads. They are annoying, and that was Tabitha. <br /><br />(Uh-oh, I’m on a roll here) It’s clear from the tone the reader is supposed to feel for Tabitha, but that’s not the actual experience for me. She’s kind of an awful person. Connor has to swoop in to make her happy? Nooooo. And he’s kind of a jerk. The other is that the wife Nina doesn’t seem that neurotic or controlling to me as the jacket description claims (duh, her husband IS cheating), so her death was confusing. I felt bad for her but the writing seemed to assume the reader would be happy for Tabitha? Not spoilers - this is all in the jacket!<br /><br />The redemption was that it was a fast read and the story did advance, though just not in any believable way for me. I just couldn’t get on board with this one. <br /><br />All my reviews available at scrappymags.com<br /><br />Genre: Chic Lit/domestic fiction. <br /><br />Recommend to: If you can suspend a lot of disbelief, if you’ve pined for “the one who got away” this might be more enjoyable. It is a quick beach read. <br /><br />Not recommended to: if you dislike weak female protagonists. <br /><br />Thank you to the author Michele Campbell, St. Martin’s Press, and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my always-honest review.

<i>The Wife Who Knew Too Much</i> was one of my most anticipated Domestic Thrillers of 2020.<br><br>I have enjoyed previous works from Campbell and was definitely hoping this would offer up the same level of high-intensity drama.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1539605133ra/26451271.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Unfortunately for me, I was disappointed. Please don't take this as meaning this is a bad story, however. It's not. <br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1569379949ra/28197606.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>It's a good book, it just didn't quite live up to my expectations. <br><br>That tense drama I usually enjoy from Campbell was definitely, in my opinion, toeing the line of eye-roll territory.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1444698950ra/16538101.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>We mainly follow protagonist, Tabitha Girard, a recent divorcee, who works as a waitress at a seen-better-days restaurant in rural New Hampshire.<br><br>She can't believe her eyes when one night, a blast from her past, Connor Ford, gets seated in her section; the very rich, very handsome guy who broke her teenage heart at the end of a summer fling. She has never forgotten him.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1602087586ra/30205119.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Connor's life has changed a lot since the last time he saw Tabby. For example, he's now married to an uber-wealthy older woman, Nina Leavitt.<br><br>He's a trophy husband, imagine that?! Or is he?<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1441689872ra/16139454.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Once they circle back into each other's orbit, Connor and Tabby cannot get enough.<br><br>Cue the sappy music. Right around here was where it started to lose me.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1602087586ra/30205121.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Not long after their rekindled relationship, Nina Leavitt ends up face-down in her swimming pool after a lavish party. The incident is tentatively determined to be a suicide.<br><br>Soon after that, Connor and Tabby are married.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1602087586ra/30205122.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>The icing on the cake, Tabby is pregnant with Connor's baby, the timeline of which making it clear that the two of them were together prior to Nina's untimely death.<br><br>As you can imagine, Connor is desperate to keep that hidden. Due to an air-tight prenuptial agreement, he stands to lose the entire fortune if suspicions of infidelity, and possibly even murder, fall upon him.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1602087586ra/30205123.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>I won't belabor the point, this just wasn't the book for me. It's fun for what it is. <br><br>Campbell's writing style is fast and smooth, making this a good, light weekend read. It's not offending in any way, the content just wasn't to my tastes.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1600391490ra/30121281.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>My main complaint was the relationship. I just wasn't buying it. For one thing, cheating tropes, like the one here, really get under my skin.<br><br>I also found Tabby to be lame and annoying, while Connor is just a jerk. I didn't even understand why they would want to be together, besides the fact that they were purportedly both ridiculously good looking.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1536681368ra/26287088.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>With all this being said, I'm not mad I read this book. I will continue to pick up anything Michele Campbell writes.<br><br>She has an addicting style and I'm here for it.<br><br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1509900413ra/24369032.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Thank you so much to the publisher, St. Martin's Press, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I appreciate the opportunity.<br><br>As always, just because this book didn't necessarily work for me, doesn't mean it won't work for you. There's a Reader for every book!!

The Wife Who Knew Too Much starts with ultra wealthy Nina writing a letter saying that if she is found dead, that it was her husband who killed her. Connor is about twenty years younger than Nina, they've only been married a couple of years, their courtship could be measured in weeks/months, and yes, he was dazzled by her wealth and once he got to experience it, he didn't want to give it up. But, did he kill her?<br /><br />Tabitha had a summer romance with Connor when she was seventeen and he was nineteen, until Connor's well to do grandmother made him stop stop seeing Tabitha. They haven't seen each other in twenty years but then he walks into the restaurant where Tabitha is a waitress and he wants to continue where they left off, despite the fact that he is married to Nina. After asking Tabitha to wait for him, Connor practically ghosts her, once he has to go home to Nina. Then Nina ends up dead, in a suspected suicide. Or was it suicide? <br /><br />Against anyone's better judgement, Connor and Tabitha quickly marry and Tabitha learns that maybe the hardworking, never enough money, waitressing life was a much better deal than the life she has just entered into. Despite the riches, the glamor, the mansion, cars, helicopters, all the trappings of wealth, Tabitha realizes her life really may blow up in a very bad way, as she begins to doubt her husband's innocence in the death of Nina. She's trapped and she doesn't know who she can trust. <br /><br />This is a very quick read and there are a yacht load of people who'd like to bring down Connor and Tabitha. Rich does not look like a good thing in this book, with all the back stabbing, hating, jealous people surrounding the couple. Among all this animosity, could Connor be Tabitha's worst enemy?<br /><br />Published July 28th 2020<br /><br />Thank you to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC.

WOW... This book was a wild ride and I did not want to put it down. <br /><br />This is a thriller. The main person we follow in this book is Tabitha. In this book we are trying to figure out who killed a very rich woman named Nina. Nina was married to Connor who is Tabitha new husband when she was killed. I am not going to say anything else about the plot, so I do not give anything away. The twist and turn kept me on the edged of my sit. I really did not guess any of them, but I guess part of one. Wow... My head is still spinning thinking of the ending because it was so good. I love this book so much. If you love family drama thrillers you may love this one. It starts out slow, but it picks up the pace very fast. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher or author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

<b>3.5*</b><br /><b>A twisty story of love, second chances and oh yes, a hefty dose of betrayal!</b> <br /><br />Tabitha fell in love with Connor when she was just a teen. Young love, first love. Burning deeply. And poor Tabitha never quite got over it. So years later when Connor comes waltzing into the diner where she works, she feels that love-light still shining brightly. Can she recapture that passion she had? Can her dreams still come true? Well, there is one small problem.... Connor is married! Oops! In fact, he’s married to one of the wealthiest and highly regarded women in society. Oh, this can’t end well. Or will love conquer all and win out!?<br /><br />I was ridiculously caught up in the first half of this book. Found it absolutely unputdownable! But then it very abruptly changed. The principal characters suddenly became quite unlikable. Or maybe they were all along...and I was just blinded by their actions. Well anyway...I now found it difficult to be on anyone’s side. <br /><br />The ending was a bit messier than I would have liked, though it did provide plenty of twists. <br />Did it provide me with the five-star experience I thought I was going to have? Well...no. But still an overall good thriller that fans of Ms. Campbell will still enjoy.<br /><br />A buddy read with Susanne!<br /><br />Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Michele Campbell for an ARC to read and review.<br />

**AVAILABLE NOW**<br /><br /><b>4 stars for the story + 2 stars for the writing and dialogue = 3 stars overall</b><br /><br /><a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/51174531.The_Wife_Who_Knew_Too_Much" title="The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell" rel="noopener">The Wife Who Knew Too Much</a> is a quick, fast paced, easy read with a very decent plot. Unfortunately, that's cancelled out by the not-so-great writing and dialogue. The conclusion was also disappointing and easy to anticipate. <br /><br />And Tabitha...poor Tabby might be one of the dumbest characters I've had the misfortune to read about for awhile. <br /><br />I'm definitely an outlier here, so be sure to read the many positive reviews to determine if his book is a good fit for you. <br /><br />Available June 9, 2020. <br /><br /><i>**Many thanks to the publisher for my review copy.</i>

3.5 Stars<br /><br /><b> <i>"These things that are pleasing you will hurt you somehow."</i> </b><br /><br />This beings with a poor girl meeting a rich boy and falling in love. Poor girl meets same rich boy many years later and falls in love.... but will they live happily ever after? Not when there is a bump in the road and that bump is his wife who is twenty years older than him and incredibly wealthy.<br /><br />Tabitha (Tabby/Tabby Cat) is that poor rich girl who meets Connor the rich young man at a country club. They fall in love, but his grandmother is having nothing to do with that. You do not date that help is her motto. Years later when Connor walks into the bar where Tabitha works insert scene from Casablanca "Of All the Gin Joints in All the Towns in All the World, She (He)Walks into Mine." They find love all over again except Connor is married to Nina, his wealthy older wife who has an iron clad prenup that means he will get nothing if he has an affair. Then Nina is found dead........<br /><br />Tabitha and Connor quickly marry and just as fast as their marriage, Tabitha comes to the conclusion that all that glitters is not necessarily gold. There are a lot of people in this book talking about trust. It all comes down to that in the end, doesn't it? Who can you trust in your life? Who has your back? Who will be there when you need them the most? Some hard truths, some twists and turns, some drama, some revelations a bunch of lies, betrayal, and a little ghosting. This was a fast read that kept the pages turning. Will you figure out what is going on? Will you like any of the characters? I wanted to shake a couple of them. Geez Louise, wake up Tabby I found myself thinking a couple of times. Lord have mercy, she agitated me. Wake up and smell the coffee, honey (or least the lies) and Connor, well I have a lot to say but will not so you can read and decide for yourself.<br /><br />This was entertaining, parts easy to figure out, characters that had me shaking my head, an ending I wanted to be a little better, but still enjoyable. Another book that lets the reader escape from all that is going on in the world and fall into the pages of this book.<br /><br />Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.<br />

Thirteen years ago, aged 17, Tabitha fell in love with Connor Ford. However, both their families are against the relationship and so it ends. In the present day, Tabitha is waitressing when Connor enters her life again but there’s just one problem - he’s married to mega rich Nina Levitt and locked into a prenup. Will Tabby allow Connor to sweep her off her feet again? What about the wife? Is it a happy ever after for the initially doomed pair? Well, this is Michele Campbell so you know it’s not going to be that simple!! <br /><br />I think it must be some kind of record with the speed in which my eyes first popped out of my head in this book. The first few sentences. What? Yes, indeed. Much of the book is absolutely gripping and so hard to put down. Sleep? Sadly the heavy eyelids forced me to put it down. Part of the story is told by Nina and I find those sections have a lot of snap, crackle and pop and you are glued to the narrative. The love Tabby feels for Connor comes across loud and clear but she seems so naive although in fairness that is knocked out of her and she uses her wits to defend herself when events turn against her. At times the tension in the book is so taut the atmosphere can be cut with a knife. You have absolutely no idea who is trustworthy, who is the threat to Nina and Tabby? Can we trust Connor? Is he a good guy or is he a Casanova con man? That is especially puzzling and keeps you invested in learning the truth. I think there must be a character flaw in me as the character I enjoy the most is Lauren who has a really snarky smart mouth who livens up a page!!!! <br /><br />As Tabitha's account of events progresses there is a palpable air of hysteria which at times is as audible as if she uses a loud hailer. As we reach the conclusion which has more twists than you can count, are certainly creative but are maybe a bit much for me. I’m not sure I completely buy into it but I’ll say one thing for it, it’s extremely entertaining and let’s face it that’s why I like this genre! <br /><br />Overall, it’s a darn good read, it has several chin droppers, attractive mouth wide open in shock moments which I really like. It’s an easy to read and entertaining psychological thriller from a really good author. <br /><br />With thanks to NetGalley and HQ for the much appreciated ARC in return for an honest review.

3.75 Stars<br /><br /><b>Twisty, Turny and just plain Outrageous!</b><br /><br />When Tabitha lost Connor, her first love, when she was a teenager, she never imagined that she’d get him back. The day that Connor Ford waltzed back into her life, everything changed. Tabitha is a down on her luck waitress. Connor is an uber successful businessman who is married to Nina, a very wealthy older woman. An older woman who is positive that she is going to be murdered by her husband for her money. Nina, you see, kept a diary and in it, she foretold of her death. <br /><br /><u>Ah, how mysterious. Of course, Connor and Tabitha can’t keep their hands off each other and Nina, well, poor Nina. Or should I say, poor Tabitha? What did she get herself into? </u><br /><br />“The Wife Who Knew Too Much” was a crazy, mysterious, twisty thriller that started out strong and really kept my interest. As the novel progressed however, it became somewhat campy. Tabitha’s character frustrated me - the intensity of her feelings towards Connor, given the circumstances made me roll my eyes a tad. That aside, I love how Michelle Campbell completely drew me into the lives of each and every character and got me totally invested in their machinations. This novel entertained me and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout and that made it totally worth it. <br /><br />This was another buddy read with Kaceey!<br /><br />Thank you to St. Martins Press and Michelle Campbell for the arc. <br /><br />Published on Goodreads on 4.5.20.