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The Other Side
She wanted love. She built an obsession. Now she refuses to be erased.
Amanda was never supposed to be the villain of her own story. She tells herself she only loved too deeply, gave too much, fought too hard for the people who should have stayed. But what begins as a desperate attempt to hold on—to a man, to her daughters, to her place in the world—slowly spirals into something darker.
Each chapter pulls you deeper into Amanda’s unraveling the manipulation, the jealousy, the twisted justifications she whispers until even she believes them. She convinces herself that silence means devotion, and insists that every betrayal against her was someone else’s fault.
But obsession doesn’t let go quietly. As her family drifts further away, Amanda makes a chilling
“They’ll remember me. One way or another.”
And long after the doors close on her, the message still lingers—haunting the next generation.
Taut, unsettling, and heart-pounding until the very last page, The Other Side is a psychological drama that dares to what happens when a woman refuses to accept her own ending?
Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover’s darker turns, Lucinda Berry, and B.A. Paris, this novel will leave you unsettled, breathless, and desperate for more.
Amanda was never supposed to be the villain of her own story. She tells herself she only loved too deeply, gave too much, fought too hard for the people who should have stayed. But what begins as a desperate attempt to hold on—to a man, to her daughters, to her place in the world—slowly spirals into something darker.
Each chapter pulls you deeper into Amanda’s unraveling the manipulation, the jealousy, the twisted justifications she whispers until even she believes them. She convinces herself that silence means devotion, and insists that every betrayal against her was someone else’s fault.
But obsession doesn’t let go quietly. As her family drifts further away, Amanda makes a chilling
“They’ll remember me. One way or another.”
And long after the doors close on her, the message still lingers—haunting the next generation.
Taut, unsettling, and heart-pounding until the very last page, The Other Side is a psychological drama that dares to what happens when a woman refuses to accept her own ending?
Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover’s darker turns, Lucinda Berry, and B.A. Paris, this novel will leave you unsettled, breathless, and desperate for more.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 27, 2025
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November 1, 2025
This is the final book in the series, told entirely from Amanda’s point of view. It’s not a standalone — you really need to have read the earlier books to fully grasp the story.
Amanda, of course, was the “other woman” in Jason’s affair with Amelia, and the author’s aim is clear: we are meant to dislike her. And I did. I didn’t connect with her as a character, but her perspective reveals just how messy and toxic her life — and this affair — really were.
What shocked me most was how much this book reframed the affair. In the earlier books, I had the impression it was mostly emotional with maybe a couple of physical encounters. But from Amanda’s perspective, it’s clear this was a full-blown affair — physical, emotional, and routine. Jason was going to Amanda’s flat every Thursday, sometimes more than once a week. It started before he proposed to Amelia, continued after he proposed, carried on after they got married, and only stopped when Amelia had her baby.
The story itself doesn’t give graphic descriptions of intimacy, but it makes it clear what was happening — and that made my heart break for Amelia all over again. In earlier books, I didn’t like Jason but I didn’t despise him. Now, after seeing the full picture, I do. He was absolutely rotten. I cried, I raged, and I even wanted to throw my Kindle at one point. This became a true rage read.
The structure of the book flips between past (the affair) and present. In the present, Amanda is now married to Jay — Amelia’s brother — but their marriage is over. Jay has moved on and doesn’t really want anything to do with her. Amanda has a daughter and another daughter, Rose, from an earlier affair with yet another married man. It’s all incredibly messy, which fits the character but also left me feeling frustrated.
One of my biggest disappointments is that the book leaves too many unanswered questions. We don’t get Amanda’s perspective on faking the pregnancy, nor do we see her side of Amelia’s car accident (when Amelia saw Jason and Amanda together, which triggered her memory loss and accident). Those are pivotal moments in the series, so their absence is frustrating.
What devastates me most is Jason’s choices. Amanda gave him opportunities to leave, but he never did. He stayed, living a double life, and later brushed it off as being “vulnerable” or her being a “mistake.” But the truth is, he chose to keep going back. That knowledge makes me believe Amelia never should have given him another chance — he didn’t deserve it.
Even with all my frustration, I have to give credit to the author: the writing pulled every emotion out of me. I don’t usually enjoy third-person POV, but here I didn’t mind it. The writing style is engaging, and the story left me angry, heartbroken, and questioning everything I thought I knew about this series.
This isn’t a satisfying conclusion — it’s raw, messy, and painful. My heart breaks for Amelia even more after this book. But it’s a powerful ending because it makes you feel — even if what you feel is rage.
Amanda, of course, was the “other woman” in Jason’s affair with Amelia, and the author’s aim is clear: we are meant to dislike her. And I did. I didn’t connect with her as a character, but her perspective reveals just how messy and toxic her life — and this affair — really were.
What shocked me most was how much this book reframed the affair. In the earlier books, I had the impression it was mostly emotional with maybe a couple of physical encounters. But from Amanda’s perspective, it’s clear this was a full-blown affair — physical, emotional, and routine. Jason was going to Amanda’s flat every Thursday, sometimes more than once a week. It started before he proposed to Amelia, continued after he proposed, carried on after they got married, and only stopped when Amelia had her baby.
The story itself doesn’t give graphic descriptions of intimacy, but it makes it clear what was happening — and that made my heart break for Amelia all over again. In earlier books, I didn’t like Jason but I didn’t despise him. Now, after seeing the full picture, I do. He was absolutely rotten. I cried, I raged, and I even wanted to throw my Kindle at one point. This became a true rage read.
The structure of the book flips between past (the affair) and present. In the present, Amanda is now married to Jay — Amelia’s brother — but their marriage is over. Jay has moved on and doesn’t really want anything to do with her. Amanda has a daughter and another daughter, Rose, from an earlier affair with yet another married man. It’s all incredibly messy, which fits the character but also left me feeling frustrated.
One of my biggest disappointments is that the book leaves too many unanswered questions. We don’t get Amanda’s perspective on faking the pregnancy, nor do we see her side of Amelia’s car accident (when Amelia saw Jason and Amanda together, which triggered her memory loss and accident). Those are pivotal moments in the series, so their absence is frustrating.
What devastates me most is Jason’s choices. Amanda gave him opportunities to leave, but he never did. He stayed, living a double life, and later brushed it off as being “vulnerable” or her being a “mistake.” But the truth is, he chose to keep going back. That knowledge makes me believe Amelia never should have given him another chance — he didn’t deserve it.
Even with all my frustration, I have to give credit to the author: the writing pulled every emotion out of me. I don’t usually enjoy third-person POV, but here I didn’t mind it. The writing style is engaging, and the story left me angry, heartbroken, and questioning everything I thought I knew about this series.
This isn’t a satisfying conclusion — it’s raw, messy, and painful. My heart breaks for Amelia even more after this book. But it’s a powerful ending because it makes you feel — even if what you feel is rage.
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September 3, 2025
This book wasn't long, but it was repetitive. I could have happily skipped it. It did make me hate Jason even more.
November 4, 2025
All the feelings
With this series from the very first book till Amanda's story here you will hate Jason & Amanda...Then fall in love with Amelia & Jason, I feel so for Jason due to how he was raised, but then you have to also feel for Amanda too, but she never learns from her mistakes like Jason does...
With this series from the very first book till Amanda's story here you will hate Jason & Amanda...Then fall in love with Amelia & Jason, I feel so for Jason due to how he was raised, but then you have to also feel for Amanda too, but she never learns from her mistakes like Jason does...
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