The Betrayed Wife - Kevin O'Brien

The Betrayed Wife by Kevin O'Brien was released on July 30, 2019 by Kensington Books. I was given a copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Sheila O’Rourke and her husband Dylan have 3 kids and what seems to be the normal suburban life…too bad her husband is a piece of scum. When 16 year old Eden shows up claiming to be his daughter from a past fling, Sheila tries to be a welcoming stepmom. Eden is a nightmare, and Sheila feels like Eden is out to get her. She’s been getting strange text messages for weeks, and now dangerous things are happening in her home. Will Sheila find out what is going on before it’s too late?

I’ve been really annoyed lately by the amount of books focusing on cheating spouses and partners, but this was slightly different. The lives of these people were so wrecked and dramatic that I kept reading to find out what would happen to them. This whole story felt like a mega episode of Snapped, which I really enjoyed. Every single woman in this book is insane, but justifiably so. Dylan is a piece of garbage and it was astonishing to me to see just how stupid he could be when it came to his infidelity.

If you need to see someone else go through some drama for awhile, this is definitely a book worth picking. It was part Big Little Lies, part Basic Instinct, and part Maury/Jerry Springer.

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars

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