Book Review: The Other Husband by Kathryn Croft

 SUMMARY:

One dinner party will destroy everything.

It’s a perfect evening on the night that throws a wrecking ball into Abby’s life. There’s still a hint of summer sun in the purple-streaked sky. Abby and her best friend, Sienna, look on fondly as their two husbands laugh under the garden gazebo. None of them know it’s the last time the four of them will be together again.

Bored of their daily routine and loosened up by wine, Abby finds herself going along with Sienna’s plan for their husbands to swap homes for the night. ‘How funny would it be – just for fun. Just to live a different life for a few hours. That’s all!’

But what starts out as just a little fun, has devastating consequences for all four of them. Alone with Sienna’s husband, Greg, Abby finds him unexpectedly charming. Inviting, even. And something happens that night that neither she nor Greg can take back.

Abby is desperate to tell her husband and Sienna the truth, but with Greg holding another huge secret over her head, she finds herself silenced. And then the unthinkable happens. Greg suddenly disappears. Is he simply running from his secrets? Or has Abby done something terrible, in order to protect her own?

TEE'S THOUGHTS:

I have never read a book by Kathryn Croft before and after reading the blurb on her newest book The Other Husband, I just couldn't pass it up!

The book, which I would say is a domestic and psychological thriller is a fast-paced read. Once you start you will be invested and reading until the end.

Written in mostly the POVs of Abby and Sienna, two women who meet at a pilates class and are clearly not in the best of marriages, it does involve a bit I guess you would say, swapping of partners, but the different points of view do seem to add to the suspense of the book. 

I wasn't really invested in either Abby or Sienna or their husbands honestly, but it did not take away from me enjoying the book. Each of them was perfectly written for their roles in the story, along with plenty of secondary characters who added to the book.

There is a lot of twists and turns in this book. Just when you think you have it sorted, the author whiplashes you into another direction. It will keep your head spinning and thinking until the end.

If you like domestic thrillers love a good toxic friendship, lies, and deception along with loads of secrets, then The Other Husband will be the perfect book for you.