Book Review: The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

Book: 69/150

Rating: 2.5/5

Summary: Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirty-something Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent.

Meanwhile, Joanna has been waiting patiently for Leo, the charismatic man she fell in love with all those years ago, to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. Though she’s thankful when Leo returns to his charming, energetic self, paying attention again to Evie and Stelli, the children they both love beyond measure, Joanna is shocked to discover that it’s not her loving support that’s sparked his renewed happiness—it’s something else.

Piper. Leo has fallen head over heels for the flaky, New Age-y newcomer, and unrepentant and resolute, he’s more than willing to leave Joanna behind, along with everything they’ve built.Of course, he assures her, she can still see the children.

Joanna is devastated—and determined to find something, anything, to use against this woman who has stolen her life and her true love. As she digs deeper into Piper’s past, Joanna begins to unearth disturbing secrets . . . but when she confides to her therapist that she fears for the lives of her ex-husband and children, her concerns are dismissed as paranoia. Can she find the proof she needs in time to save them?

Thoughts: Not the greatest thriller I've ever read. I found the writing to be weak and the characters to be dumb.

However, it was an easy breezy read and I read it in two days. I will also say that the twist at the end was pretty smart and one that I did not see coming! The low rating is mainly for the writing and the fact that it read like a bad Hallmark movie - all of the characters were not smart at all and not worth rooting for.

I have heard great things about this duo's first book, The Last Mrs. Parrish, so I will be reading that one! Thank you Edelweiss and HarperCollins for an e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.