ARC Review: The First Wife ♥ by Erica Spindler |

The First Wife
Erica Spindler

Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 

• First Edition edition (February 10, 2015)
• Genre: Thriller, Literary Fiction
• Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Nobles
• Source: Review Copy was sent free of charge courtesy of St. Martin's Press.

Synopsis: As a child, Bailey Browne dreamed of a knight in shining armor swooping in to rescue her and her mother. As she grows older, those dreams transform, becoming ones of a mysterious stranger who will sweep her off her feet
and whisk her away from her ordinary existence. Then, suddenly, there he is. Despite the ten year difference in their ages, her working class upbringing and his of privilege, Logan Abbott and Bailey fall deeply in love. Marriage quickly follows. But when Logan brings her home to his horse farm in Louisiana, a magnificent estate on ninety wooded acres, her dreams of happily-ever-after begin to unravel.

A tragic family history she knew nothing about surfaces, plus whisperings about the disappearance of his first wife, True, and rumors about the women from the area who have gone missing—and when another woman disappears, all signs point to her husband's involvement. At first Bailey ignores the whispers, even circumstantial evidence against Logan mounts. But finally, Bailey must make a choice: believe what everyone says—or bet her life on the man she loves, but is realizing she hardly knows.

• Bailey Browne dreams of a fairy tale romance, lucky for her, her knight in shining armor by the name of Logan Abbott arrives. I did like the mention of fairy tales, but I personally find love at first sight hard to believe. The dialogue and romance between the two characters was a bit cheesy and eye rolling, but bearable enough to read how the story continues. Bailey goes on vacation with her husband Logan to his farm in Louisiana, her fairy tale romance seems to have taken quite a turn. It turns out Logan was married before, which Bailey was completely  unaware about and apparently, the first wife has disappeared .. 

• The premise of The First Wife sounded promising when I picked up the book, it sounded like exactly the type of thriller I would enjoy. I really liked the concept of this novel, the plot itself was not as satisfying as I would have liked though. I'm a huge fan of brave heroines, but I also like vulnerable heroines sometimes too. However, I dislike stupid heroines. Bailey was not as smart as I would have liked her to be. Her choices made me think otherwise, her behavior was quite repetitive and cringe worthy.  I felt that it was Bailey's own fault of not knowing Logan's past, she should not have rushed so fast into marriage with a complete stranger.

• I liked Logan's character more than Bailey's, even though he was a complete cheese ball and a filthy liar for hiding the truth about his first marriage from Bailey. Moving on, I couldn't guess right if Logan was behind the disappearance of his first wife or not - sometimes I would think he's the murderer because all the evidence found pointed towards him, but then I think - no, it can't be that obvious, can it? The good thing about The First Wife is that it's not predictable like most thrillers.

•  I would have liked a more improved plot though, sometimes there were too many characters to follow up with. The plot was filled with many twists and turns which was good, however, I couldn't understand a couple of parts though - I felt they were unnecessary such as Logan's sister. She seemed quite bipolar and psycho at times, sometimes I would think she's the murderer. The author did do a good job on making the novel suspenseful, it was refreshing that I couldn't guess who the killer was. 

Recommended for fans of The Silent Sister, Gone Girl, and The Husband's Secret.

On that note, Macmillan Audio is publishing the audiobook and I’d like to offer you all the opportunity to listen to this soundcloud excerpt of the audio: here is the link.

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