Very twisty, but could have been a bit shorter because it seemed to drag on a bit much in places. Definitely needs trigger warnings for domestic violence.

This was an all-around fun book to read. I enjoyed the fresh storyline and was unable to predict what came next! I think anyone who loves suspense and a quick read will enjoy this book!

Oh Wow this book is so powerful and I genuinely think it is unforgettable. I was obsessed with this book and loved the fact the ending is so unpredictable, this twists and turns were perfectly plotted to keep you guessing and trying to figure out the ending. I loved both Chloe and Savannah, they were so different and I love the fact they were portrayed as strong women even if they didnt feel it. I would never have guessed the outcome but I loved that I genuinely couldn't read it fast enough. I don't want to say too much as it may risk spoiling this wonderful book. I will say if you like a powerful domestic thriller that will take your breath away then this is perfect. #thegoodwife #gemmarogers #domesticthriller #boldwood #netgalley

The Good Wife is a suspenseful and compelling domestic thriller.
Chloe and Tom have been married for 3 years after a 3 month whirlwind romance. As the years have progressed Chloe is increasingly isolated in her marriage. Tom controls everything: he selects the clothes she is going to wear each morning, gives her a list of chores she has to complete before he returns home. Not only does he decide what she eats but she can only take 10 bites from each meal.
Tom has just been promoted at work and at an evening work event Chloe meets the stunningly beautiful Savannah.
Told in 3 POV characters, Chloe, Tom and Savannah this novel will hook you from the beginning.
The author manages to convey the plight of Chloe with great delicacy and sympathy. All the characters are well drawn and the pacing is perfect. The plot moves quickly and has several twists and turns that will keep you guessing.
Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley UK for the ARC.

Gemma Rogers has written numerous psychological thrillers, and I have thoroughly enjoyed everyone. The Good Wife exceeded every expectation I have for a book by this author. Yes, it was that good.

Told from multiple points of view, Chloe, Tom, her husband, and Savannah. Chloe is totally and utterly controlled by Tom. Gemma Rogers writes this so well that I felt like my heart could break for Chloe as I read. In the past, I have worked with domestic violence victims, and this book took me right back to that time so easily.

After meeting Chloe, Savannah decides to attempt to help her escape. As a character, Savannah is the unknown quantity, and that added an extra edge to the story. I wasn't overly sure of her, although I quite liked her.

The characters absolutely made this story. All well fleshed out and, whether good or bad,.they all had me curious how this would work out. I have to say I couldn't stop reading until I closed the book. The amount of guesses I made and got wrong along the way created a perfect storm for me. The fact that this author can still leave me guessing so wildly with the unpredictability of the story tells me enough.

I almost inhaled this book. I read it so fast. The pages sped by, and before I knew it, I was finished. Memorable characters with a tight plot and enough tension to keep me on my feet. Gemma Rogers has knocked it out of the park with The Good Wife. I am truly looking forward to her next release!
Thanks to Boldwood Books, Rachel's Random Resources and NetGalley.

I have read other books by Gemma Rogers and liked them a lot. This one is not one of the author's best in my opinion. But don't let that stop you as many other readers have loved this book.

The characters:
Tom: controlling husband
Chloe: Tom's trapped wife.
Savannah: glamorous paid companion

Chloe comes up with a plan to get away from Tom. But will it work?

I liked the premise of the story. I loved to hate the characters.

I didn't like how long it took for anything real to happen. I also didn't like the lose ends that weren't tied up to my satisfaction.

Thanks to netgalley and Boldwood Bokks for the arc.

Chloe, 26, has been married to Tom Beswick, 36, for 3 years. When she first met him, she was enthralled and they had a quick marriage. Now, he has moved her far away from her family and friends. He insists she doesn’t need to work. She is to stay home and keep their house immaculate, always being at his beck and call. He controls everything she does from chasing her clothes, how she wears her hair and only allowing her ten mouthfuls of food at a meal. She runs to keep her stress down and now she is quite thin. Tom wants her to get pregnant but she doesn’t want to have a baby with him. She just wants to get away from him but he has told her the only way she will leave will be in a box.

When they attend a business dinner with the directors at his office, she sees that he meets a beautiful woman named Savannah and she realizes that he won a “lottery” where the prize is cash and sex with the woman who is a professional escort. Tom becomes entranced with the woman and wants to be with her as often as he can afford it.

Although Chloe has no money of her own, she meets with Savannah hoping she can help Chloe get away from Tom by getting him to fall in love with him. She agrees and the race is on.

Oh my goodness. Are there truly nasty men like Tom out there? He is just a vicious jerk and needs to simply explode. Ugh. What a terrible waste of space and oxygen. This book is very good and hope it can prove to be a lesson to young women to keep themselves free of controlling men.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Absolutely fantastic. Well written, compelling story line and well developed characters some of which were more likable than others. Hooked me right from the start

A submissive wife, who does as she's told. A husband that sleeps with a prostitute and controls every aspect if his wife's life. Until she's had enough!!!
Absolutely loved ir

BLOG TOUR REVIEW

Review for 'The Good Wife' by Gemma Rogers.

Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Gemma Rogers, Boldwood, Book & Tonic, Bold Book Club and Rachel's Random Book Tours .

Publication date 5th March 2024

This is the second book I have read by this author. I have also read 'The Flatmate' which I would also highly recommend.

This novel consists of 105 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!

'The Good Wife' discusses some topics that may upset some readers or may not be suitable for others. I like to point this out ahead of time in my reviews so you can judge if this book is for you or not. In this book Gemma discusses adultery, manipulation and domestic abuse.

Absolutely loved this fast paced, gritty and unputdownable psychological thriller filled with emotions and secrets!!!

This book is fantastically written with vivid descriptions that absolutely grip the readers attention and puts them right in the middle of it all making your heart pound and you constantly second guessing.

Another huge success by the fantastic Gemma!!! This book had me hook, line and sinker from the first page and I could not put it down!!! Every time I said one more chapter it ended on a cliffhanger and I just had to know what was going on!!! This kept on happened over and over until before I knew it I had devoured the whole book in one sitting!! If you are going to read this then clear your day because it is truly unputdownable. I started this this morning and finished it at approx 2pm, reading it in one sitting. This book tells the story of Chloe who is fed up off her husband's controlling ways. When Chloe finds a possible way to escape her husband with the help of Savannah she grabs the opportunity and hopes for the best. However, things never are as simple as they seem and with an addictive gripping storyline filled with blackmail, adultery, the rich, an escort, suspense, abuse, tension and an ending you wont see coming this is one book to sink your teeth into!! Gemma weaves this fantastic and unique storyline perfectly taking the reader on a rollercoaster ride through the eyes of Chloe, Tom and Savannah ensuring they can see and feel everything that each of them are doing. Will Chloe be able to escape Toms clutches? Will Savannah be able to escape her current life? Will Tom get what he wants? Well, grab your copy of this action packed suspense filled page turner now to find out!! The ending left me mind blown and still not 100% on who did what which has left me still thinking about it hours after I put the book down which is definitely a sign of a fantastic author!! It is ram packed with twists, turns and surprises you'll never see coming. I definitely didn't and I have read hundreds of crime and psychological books so a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Gemma!!! It is getting harder and harder to surprise me but you managed it in this successful, chilling and page turning psychological thriller!!! Gemma's fantastic and evocative writing skills ensures you are sucked into the lives of the characters feeling your heart pounding and the hair on your arms raise. This book is rammed with suspense and tension and will keep you biting your nails, on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding while your flipping the pages because you just cant stop. I loved the fantastic ending that left me wanting to pick up more of Gemma's books and get stuck straight in.

Clear your schedules before sinking your teeth into this epic thriller as once you've started you wont be able to stop turning the pages until you've devoured it in one sitting!

The authors evocative writing skills brings each of the characters to life and leaves you feeling that you are standing next to them as their story unfolds and lives start to tumble around them. Each of the characters were realistic, unique, well rounded and strong characters which makes it a realistic read. Gemma uses multiple protagonists so we get to see the story told through the eyes of Chloe, her husband Tom and Savannah. Gemma does an absolutely amazing job of weaving their storylines together ensuring it is a smooth read while making sure the reader gets to see everything that the main characters are doing and how they are feeling, up until a certain point. I absolutely despised Tom who is a chauvinistic, disgusting, abusive piece of …. well, I'm sure you can get my drift without me getting myself banned from sites for using certain word! He absolutely made my skin crawl and I despised him!! My heart went out to Chloe and my heart broke for her. Unless you have been in that position then it is easy for people to say to just leave but it is not always that easy. i was rooting for her from the start. I also really liked Savannah who was just trying to get through her studies through means that she knows. Again, many people would despise what Savannah is/does but at the end of the day she is single and does not make anyone do anything they do not want to. I was pleasantly surprised as I wasn't a fan of her immediately with her attitude towards Chloe on their first meeting but she grew on me and I came to like and respect her. Chloe is such a relatable character and I really hoped both herself, her friend Anita and Savannah would each get their happy endings. Whether they do or not, well I cant tell you that can I? There were many more characters weaved into the storyline and I must admit many of them were unlikeable from the rich and snobby housewives to the disgusting cheating men. I normally struggle to get into books where there are so many despicable characters but Gemma creates such an amazing storyline with these characters that I love to hate them and I loved the book from beginning to end! I don't want to risk saying more about how I felt about the characters as I don't want to give anything away to future readers but I will say that I was annoyed, angry, upset, disappointed, disgusted, pleased and more at the different ones for many different reasons!! Gemma really does bring the characters emotions to life and feeds them directly to the reader with her fantastic writing skills. Regardless of whether you love them or hate them they each played their parts perfectly!!!

Congratulations Gemma on yet another addictive, chilling, page turning psychological thriller with an ending I did not see coming! i cannot wait to get hooked into your next guaranteed page turner!!

Make sure you read to the very end of the book to read the prologue of Gemma's 'The Flatmate' which I have actually read myself and would highly recommend!!

Overall an addictive and gripping emotional rollercoaster of secrets, family, suspense, tension and everything you could want in a gripping thriller!!

356 pages.

This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle, free with kindle unlimited and £9.99 in paperback via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!

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I was totally addicted to The Good Wife, I couldn't stop reading but unfortunately the ending spoilt this for me, it literally went nowhere, too many loose ends, red herrings and no real plot twists (or did I miss something?). Trigger warning: smutty + abusive relationship with a violent husband (it made me livid to read about it but still it reminds everyone that we should live at the first red flag).

I have read every single book that Gemma Rogers has written so of course, as soon as I saw The Good Wife. This has everything from jealousy to drama to control to deceit to suspense mixed with tension and surprises. You never know what’s going to happen next. It’s a perfect example of a domestic thriller.

Synopsis:

Appearances can be deceiving…

After a whirlwind romance and three years of marriage, I’d tried to be a good wife.

But Tom, my husband, is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I’m allowed to eat – just ten measly mouthfuls.

I’ve become isolated from those I love, forbidden to work and stuck at home to fulfil his every whim.

My identity along with my life is long gone.

I am slowly suffocating but I know Tom will never, ever let me leave alive.

A chance encounter with Savannah changes everything. Tom couldn’t tear his eyes away from her. Could she be my saviour?

Could my husband’s desire for another woman be the answer to my prayers, to my freedom?

This is out now!

I am a huge fan of Gemma and her work. I haven't quite caught up with everything that she has written but that is something that I hope to rectify in the not too distant future. I read the synopsis of 'The Good Wife' and it certainly sounded like the sort of book I have come to expect from Gemma - a tense and dramatic psychological thriller with several twists and turns along the way. Well it was certainly that and so much more. I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Good Wife' but more about that in a bit.

As with all of Gemma's book, the synopsis was enough to grab my attention and entice me in. As soon as I started reading the story itself, I knew that I was in for a treat and that I would struggle to put the book down for any length of time. I must be psychic because that's exactly what happened. My Kindle wasn't exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I couldn't bear to miss a single second of the story. Besides, I had my own suspicions as to what was going to happen and of course I had to keep reading to see if I was on the right track or if I had wandered off in the opposite direction. This was one of those stories that really did get under my skin to the extent that if I wasn't reading the book then I was thinking about it. One of the characters really did give me the heebie jeebies and made me feel rather uncomfortable. I was so wrapped up in the story and in the lives of the different characters that I didn't realise just how quickly the time was passing and how quickly I was getting through the book. All too quickly I reached the end of 'The Good Wife'. I found 'The Good Wife' to be a gripping, tense and dramatic read, which certainly kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat.

'The Good Wife' is superbly written but then I have come to expect nothing less from Gemma Rogers. Gemma has an easy going writing style that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. Gemma certainly knows how to grab the reader's attention and draw them into what proves to be one hell of a story. For me, this story hit the ground running and maintained a brisk pace throughout. Gemma describes her characters so vividly and so realistically that they seem just as real as you and I. The story is divided into chapters with each chapter being written from the point of view of the three main characters. The different chapters interlink really well and the story flows seamlessly as a result. Reading 'The Good Wife' felt like being on an at times rather unpredictable and scary rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns along the way.

In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Good Wife' and I wholeheartedly recommend the book to other readers. In fact, I do believe that 'The Good Wife' is my favourite book written by Gemma Rogers. I look forward to reading much more of Gemma's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

Your typical domestic thriller, but with atrocious punctuation and caricature characters.

Good:

• Touches on difficult topics such as abusive relationships and violence against sex workers. There's room for improvement but I appreciate the intention nevertheless.

Bad:

• The writing was bland and overly passive: Lots of 'I did this, I did that'.

• The plot was thin and predictable: I kept waiting for the big explosion and twist that never came.

• None of the relationships had any development: Hard to see or buy why some people bonded more than others.

• The characters were stereotypical and one-dimensional: Tom's POV was super laughable and didn't sound like a realistic human being. Savannah showed some promise and spark, but alas.

I expected this to be WOW after all the stellar reviews but the only thing that wowed me was how it has one of the worst use of punctuation I've ever seen in a book and the lack of editing. Not just occasionally but throughout the whole novel... yikes. It was grating and spoiled the reading experience for me.

There were also too many loose ends. The only upside is that this was a breezy and fast read.

I've read and thoroughly enjoyed several of Rogers books, but I have to say The Good Wife is my favourite to date.

It's a fast paced domestic thriller with some added spice - but it's not all 'nice spice', as Chloe is a victim of her husbands coercive control, his narcissist behaviour and his gaslighting. And there's also some domestic abuse, which may be a trigger for some.

Narrated from several different POV, the story follows Gemma, her husband Tom and Savannah - the bait as it were. Their characters are marmite, you'll either love 'em or hate 'em! I was immediately drawn to Chloe and quickly found myself emotionally invested into her character.

Tensions are high throughout, and I kept every crossed for Chloe, hoping she made her escape.

The Good Wife is an absolute page turner that I read in less than twenty four hours, it's that good.

Wow Gemma Roger’s needs to be talked about way more. I devoured this. An on the edge suspense story, i loved every second of this twisted marriage with a mistress. Can’t wait to dive into the next one Gemma puts out. Suspense is one of my favorite genres and this is definitely a be favorite author

Tom is the ultimate controlling husband, to the point where he picks out clothes that his wife, Chloe, must wear daily, controls what she eats, and tracks her movements. If ever there was a character to hate, Tom is your guy! While Chloe is portrayed as a weak character, she seizes on an opportunity to get out of her marriage by making an "indecent proposal". When Tom meets Savannah, he can't believe his luck. It's ironic that if Chloe hadn't done what she did, it never would have happened. And no one knows what Savannah has in store for them.

Rogers has created some really strong characterization, with lots of twists and turns, and lots of suspense, all packaged in an easy-to-read thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an advance reader's copy.

It is remarkable and compelling on the edge of your seat, gripping psychological thriller. It took a week to find the right words to encapsulate the brilliant plot of this magnificent book. The author knows how to weave suspense and twist and turns with every chapter. The intricate characters and a well crafted ending. I've read several of her books. I've loved every book. She is an incredibly talented author. She is a go-to author. Highly recommend.

Now, here's an author that does not disappoint. All of Gemma's books have been a 5 star read and her latest one The Good Wife by Gemma Rogers was no different! It was Excellent! Once I opened my kindle and read the first page I knew I will be hooked and I always ended up reading it till the end (with coffee breaks etc in between!) Gemma's book was full of twists and turns throughout that will have you turning pages to find out what happens next - just like I did.

When appearances can be deceiving…........Tom and Chloe met and had a whirlwind romance which ended up in marriage......They have been married now for three years. Chloe has always tried to be a good wife, but Tom to the outside world is handsome and so charming - a real gentleman who will do anything for his wife. But, behind closed doors he is a controlling bullying. Wherever Chloe goes he is always watching her, controlling her every move. He chooses her clothes to wear every day, her hairstyle's, he even leaves instruction/lists of what to do every day of the week and how much she is allowed to eat. Ten! is his favourite word........ just ten mouthfuls of food is all she can eat per meal. She can not eat more than ten, he watches every mouthful and knows everything.....Nothing gets past Tom!

Chloe has no where to go, If she leaves the house Tom will be informed on his phone app. She has no way she can escape and tries harder to become a better wife........But something happens. Tom meets a Male escort called Savanah and one of his works dinner party. This is a chance with Savanah help will hopefully change everything.

But, does Chloe get away and escape from Tom and end up happy again?

Well. you will need to read Gemma's latest book. It will not disappoint. It was Excellent and I loved it. Another great book for your day off or your holiday.

5 star book.

Big Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for my ARC.

I loved this book so much. I thought it was very very good. One of my favorites of the year so far. Excellently written.