How do you know if you've married the wrong person? It was a whirlwind romance and we had the perfect relationship. He was my dream partner, loving, caring, attentive… until the day I married him and things became toxic. I spent my wedding night in A&E with an ‘unexplained’ broken wrist – but I knew what happened…. My romantic illusions shattered. My fear of the future heightened. The man I had fallen in love with wasn’t the man I married. And that was just the start of things to come. Quickly things escalated. He isolated me from family and friends, and with no one to turn to, he began to control every part of my life. I tried to escape, but he watched my every move. Until one day he went too far, and I found my strength to fight back. I no longer wanted to be a victim. I wanted to live. I wanted my life back. But at what cost? In sickness and in health and till death us do part…
Danielle Ramsay is a proud Scot living in a small seaside town in the North-East of England. Always a storyteller, it was only after initially following an academic career lecturing in literature that she found her place in life and began to write creatively full-time.
The Perfect Husband to summarise is about Sophie who is getting married to a man she has only known for 8 months and straight after the wedding his whole personality changes and the real him is revealed. How will she possibly overcome this!?
If you want a book that is going to frustrate and infuriate you from the word go, then GET THIS BOOK! The MFC irked me to no ends with doing everything but leaving her narcissist husband and there was only so much grace i could give her. I don't even want to waste my breath on the husband because he was a literal POS
This book has potential to be really good, but the main issue was plausibility! The author tried to cram so many abusive actions and behaviour in the span of three weeks and it just didn't make any sense. As a newly married woman, if your whole family have reservations about your husband and think something is weirdly off and then start noticing that you are also acting out of character they are not just going to abandon you and leave you to get on with it.
The author creating a narrative of where Sophie is now left to her own devises and has to deal with her husband alone is just not realistic considering Sophie had a strong family and friendship unit beforehand.
The story is told in before and present chapters and i found after a while it really wasn't needed. I wasn't getting any real information from the past chapters that helped with the story at all. The book is predictive in the sense that you pretty much know how this story is going to end and your just passing through watching all the trauma and drama in-between.
I have read plenty of these stories before and nothing new was added in this one to make it a little more creative so i wasn't thrilled or entertained to be honest.
Also the author spends WAY TO LONG being over descriptive with scenery in the book and it felt like they were trying to meet a word count. It was repetitive and tiring.
Not sure if this author is for me.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pre read My boyfriend has been begging to pick my next read after his last two book choices were utter flops! 😂😅 I have finally given in again and this is his book choice! Oh babe...lets see if this will be third time lucky!? 💗💙
I’m really struggling to find the words to review this one. The subject matter is very specific and I don’t have personal experience to be able to speak on it. I’d like to say it was a bit ridiculous how quickly Sophie’s mother and sister abandon her, but maybe that’s typical? Maybe I didn’t grasp the whole dynamic? But there wasn’t much detail about life prior to the wedding of Sophie and Jay. So to me, their absence was sudden and abrupt. Some of the writing, as far as Jays descriptions especially, was just a tad on the cringey side… or a lot on the cringey side. I don’t feel like we had closure for this story, and I’m not sure if that’s intentional or not. Overall I wouldn’t scream from the rooftops that you should read this one, but I wouldn’t discourage it either.
If you love domestic thriller you should definitely read this. This book is addictive, Gripping and full of Suspense... a page-turner. But bare in mind it's not for the faint of Heart.
TW Gasligting Physical abuse Mental abuse Torture Rape Death of a pet
Sophie's new husband Jay suddenly turns evil immediately after they exchanged wedding vows. The man she had fallen in love with wasn’t the man she married, And that was just the start of things to come. Quickly things escalated. He isolated her from family and friends, and with no one to turn to, he began to control every part of my life.
As we know the power of isolation plays a vital role in perpetuating an abuse.
This book is heartbreaking. It's based on a true story so I don't want to be Insensitive but I feel Sophie was quite stupid and pathetic in some ways (its easier to say whatever until you find yourself in such situations) though I empathize with her throughout the book.
Looking at where she came from... from a very loving family/home at least from the little we read about her parents, so why? I became more and more exasperated with her inability to stand up for herself.
She should have left the same night of the wedding. But what does she do? She still stays, omg with him and spinelessly tolerates all the awful things, hmmm
Sophie’s thoughts were important to the story though it rather became annoying sometimes.
This gut wrenching book brought out all the feels in me, it was worse when I found out after reading that it's based on a true story. It's so sad.
This author did an amazing job writing about a sensitive topic as this. The story will hold your interest, till the very end. I love the ending, it was quite unexpected and it really satisfied me that Jay got what he deserved, though it took longer than it should have.
I highly recommend this.
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Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, faith or class. If you know someone going through this, always be there to lend a helping hand regardless.
So this was an intense and drama filled book.If you enjoy a good psychological drama, this is certainly worth a read. There are some trigger points in this story, domestic violence and controlling behaviour. They are well portrayed and could upset some readers. Why 3 stars? The character annoyed me
Summary: "successful" author falls for older man with no car, no job, no prospects, no money, a small penis, and who's bad in bed. For some reason she thinks he's marriage material and says "I do". Then he begins to isolate her from family and friends, steal her money, and physically abuse her. I refuse to believe that ANYONE could be this much of a doormat!
Thank goodness this was free reading. How do people get away with making money on books like this! A beautiful independent female marrys a short fat unemployed older man with a deformed small penis! Are you kidding me? Then he starts beating her the day of the wedding but she just doesn't know what to do. She didn't know what to do during the whole book! It was the death of a cat that finally gave her back her brain! Ridiculous, made women look like idiots. No stars is what it should get.
This was so underwhelming and disrespectful to the main character. Sophie was made out to be this independent successful woman and then just becomes completely ignorant and a wet noodle to a controlling male? The conversations were pointless, elementary and repetitive. A complete eyeroll.
A whirlwind romance quickly turns into the deadliest nightmare. Sophie marries a true Jekyll and Hyde. There is no limit to how cruel the monster she married can be. It ultimately comes down to this: him or her.
Guys.. This book... The author writes the same tiresome dialogue and scene over and over again. It's discussed, relived and dissected again and again throughout the book. "What did you mean to say at the wedding before you got cut off?" Somehow we go more than half way through the book and she still can't find a way to get these simple answers because magically and "realistically (not really)", barriers seem to grow out of nowhere. It's a bit annoying. Felt like it was a book that could have been a short story and it was just dragged on and on. How many times could she have ended a chapter with, "Who on earth did I marry?" Me ending this review: "What book did I just read?!!
my 1st book from this author and so enjoyed very addictive. Sophie had a boyfriend Ben they were going to get married, and Ben calls it off. Sophie is a writer a good one well known. Then she meets Jay who sweeps her of her feet they have bought a house together and now they are getting married. her sister and mum think it's too quick. Then on the night of their wedding Sophie is in hospital. Jay broke her arm in temper but tells them at hospital Sophie was drunk. I won't. say no more but this is so good.
TW for domestic violence and psychological abuse. While the overarching theme is important and should get attention, the way this story was written was just hard to enjoy. It’s cringe, Sophie’s thoughts are repetitive (literally felt like I don’t have a memory and had to be reminded of everything all the time by copying/pasting entire sentences along the book) and I just kept going hoping for something to happen. Very predictable.
It’s the second free book I try from Amazon Reading that disappoints me. Well, I guess it’s not really worth the time. I’ll go back to buying.
The Perfect Husband is a chilling and at times heart stopping read. We know from the blurb this book deals with domestic violence both physically and mentally, so I’m not giving away any spoilers. This book chilled me to the core at times and I just kept wanting to shout ‘run and get out of there’ as I was reading. That however is easier said,than done for anyone who,has ever suffered the horror of domestic abuse. The antagonist really gave me the creeps and the further I progressed through the story the more I detested this despicable creature. We see how easy it is for someone to become trapped in a violent relationship and not being able to escape. Yes it’s easy to say just walk out but this book really brought home that it’s not always that easy. My heart goes out to anyone , female or male who have even been or are in this kind of situation. This is a hard hitting and at times uncomfortable read but also a brilliant one. 5⭐️
This was a bit of a painful read. I finished cause I had to know, but it all was very cringe. I have no problems suspending reality if the plot is good. But so much of this was so unrealistic when it didn’t need to be. All of this happened in 3 weeks? Abusers don’t typically go hot to crazy so quickly. And your mom, sister and friends were okay writing you off that quickly when they all clearly already suspected something was amiss? That’s a stretch. All in all, I enjoyed the story perspective, but it could have been plotted out better.
I didn’t realize until I finished this book that is was inspired by a true story. I was very disturbed by this book and was so angry at the victim for most of the story. I could not believe that someone would allow another person to get away with this treatment. I found the story frustrating not only from the victims non actions but her friends and family’s non actions as well. I just didn’t feel good about this book at all.
How do you know if you've married the wrong person...?
This is my first read by Danielle Ramsay and what a read. It conjures up plenty of emotions and comes with a few trigger warnings, which does make it tough to read at times, but once you get past those triggers you won't want to put this one down!
TW: Domestic abuse, sexual assault, gaslighting, death of a pet
So many women find themselves in similar situations with a deft sleight of hand that they don't even know the trap they are falling into. Such is the case with Sophie. She was engaged to be married to Ben but when he suddenly broke it off she was left adrift. And then she met Jay who swept her off her feet and the two inevitably walked down the aisle. But her wedding night is not the veritable one of one's dreams. Sophie finds herself in hospital after Jay broke her arm in temper but instead discloses that Sophie was drunk.
Things only go from bad to worse and at times I felt like I was banging my head against a brick wall, yelling at Sophie. As the reader we could see Jay's gaslighting her. And his ability to chip away at her sanity, her memories and everything she held dear. Honestly, I don't want to say much more - as some books are best if you just go in blind - but you need to read it. If you can get past those triggers, you will find this to be a compelling and addictive page turner.
I would like to thank #DanielleRamsay, #Netgalley and #BoldwoodBooks for an ARC of #ThePerfectHusband in exchange for an honest review.
My Review: Enjoyed!!!!! This is my first rodeo with this author and it certainly won’t be my last. That blurb drew me in like a moth to a flame. I couldn’t help but pick this one up and non stop read it until it was done. The chapters flew by as I was so engrossed in the story line. Who wouldn’t be intrigued by a book where a man takes things too far and the woman finally fights back. It was great. I loved everything about this book. The characters were all written perfectly for the story. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Then there was that awesome ending. It totally rocked in my opinion. In fact, that ending is what made me love the book. It left me shocked and speechless which is so hard to do. I can’t wait to read more by this author.
In conclusion, the plot, the characters and all the twists in this book made this book an enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend it and happily give it 5 Hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Utterly and overwhelmingly dark and really quite traumatic and hard to read at times, this story really has great impact. The narrative of absolute typical domestic abuse is shocking and humbling and told in expert detail, from the isolating of the victim from her family to the complete control, chipping away at her self confidence ad gaslighting until she was unsure of her own recollections. I found the telling of the story compelling, especially as the main character uses her own inner voice to talk reason to herself, something I recognise myself from times of intense trauma. In that sense it is utterly relatable despite, thankfully not having experienced anything along those extreme lines. It is incredibly terrifying not least because it is entirely plausible and real to some people. Definitely food for thought and edge of the seat stuff, I doubt I’ll sleep well tonight, chilling to the core
I’ve seen a lot of reviews grumbling about Sophie being stupid and how she should have “just left” her abusive, gaslighting, piece of shit husband but unless you’ve been in that situation, I think its tough to toss that out so carelessly. There was absolutely an element of naïveté in many situations but that is often the case in these relationships and I think that’s what the author (who suffered these abuses herself) was trying to portray. I have been abused both physically and emotionally in the past, and found many similarities in how Sophie handled things. Gaslighting makes you question everything. “Just getting out” isn’t that easy. Partners in super controlling relationships constantly think that they brought it upon themselves and hold a lot of not only fear, but also hope that “this time will be the last time” Unfortunately there were a lot of things that resonated with me. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to anyone not triggered by the subject matter.
My Thoughts: Until one day he went too far, and I found my strength to fight back. I no longer wanted to be a victim. I wanted to live. I wanted my life back. But at what cost?
What words This is based on a true story and has a few triggers so you may want to check them. When Sophie meets Jay she thinks she’s the luckiest person to have met him.Sophie and Jay decide to get married after knowing each other for 8 months and what happens next to Sophie was heart breaking. The fact that this is based on a true story made some of this hard to read it is a raw and an emotional story the author did a great job telling this story It was very well written
This was an addictive fast paced psychological domestic thriller. A gripping read, the story includes physical abuse, mental abuse and rape. Sophie’s new husband quickly isolates her from her family and friends and her torment begins just a few hours after she has married him. The story is based on a true story, and yes as the reader we ask why did she not stand up for herself more, but non of us know what we would do if being bullied and abused. This is a compelling read, revenge and betrayal. Well done to this author in tackling these difficult topics. This is my first book by this author but I look forward to reading more.
Treading this book was pure torture. I read 40% before I skipped to the end of the book.! I was ready to kill her myself, she was so stupid. How anyone could stay with someone,after they break your wrist on your weeding night, is beyond me. If you can’t stand stupid people then this book is not for you!! Also, there was a ton of sentences that ended with question marks that were not questions. Poor editing and poor writing.
This story rambles on and on with unbelievable offenses to the wife...no one would have stayed, period! Dont waste your time reading, not addictive at all! I stopped reading it half way...not even a little bit believable...
There definitely should be a trigger warning for this book because it has a lot of physical and mental trauma. I thought it was a good read though and loved the ending