What do you think?
Rate this book
My Husband's Wife
The Sunday Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ugly is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
334 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2026
16491 people are currently reading
327501 people want to read
About the author
Alice Feeney
16 books38.3k followersAlice Feeney is the New York Times and Sunday Times multi-million-copy bestselling author of novels including HIS & HERS, SOMETIMES I LIE, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, DAISY DARKER, BEAUTIFUL UGLY and MY HUSBAND'S WIFE.
Her books have been translated into forty languages, and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. HIS & HERS was an instant Global #1 Netflix show in 2026, starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal.
Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years before becoming an author. MY HUSBAND'S WIFE is her eighth novel.
You can follow Alice on Instagram or Facebook. To be the first to know about her tours, TV shows, and books, visit her website: alicefeeney dot com.
Her books have been translated into forty languages, and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. HIS & HERS was an instant Global #1 Netflix show in 2026, starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal.
Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years before becoming an author. MY HUSBAND'S WIFE is her eighth novel.
You can follow Alice on Instagram or Facebook. To be the first to know about her tours, TV shows, and books, visit her website: alicefeeney dot com.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 10,059 reviews
November 21, 2025
Phenomenal. My brain feels like it’s twisted into a million knots this was SO GOOD. Absolutely my new favorite Alice Feeney book!
January 15, 2026
4.75/5 stars
Let me start by saying this: I’ve always loved Feeney’s books. She’s literally one of the authors who sits comfortably on my priority list, no matter what. But this book? Oh my gosh. It absolutely blew my mind in the best, most chaotic way possible. I’ve been craving a book that would shake me to my core, something that would completely take over my brain… and this was it.
I’m going to be honest as much as I adore Feeney, her recent books hadn’t been hitting that same sweet spot for me. I kept waiting and waiting for something that would snap me back into that old excitement, and low-key, I was scared this one would miss too. But it didn’t. Not even close. I loved every single second of it. I devoured it so fast because there was just no way I could stop. The grip this book had on me should honestly be studied.
You know those stories that just grab you by the throat, drag you into the plot, and refuse to let you breathe until the very end? Yeah… that’s exactly what this felt like. I may or may not have neglected a few responsibilities just so I could keep reading but can you blame me? It was that good.
Not gonna lie, Feeney truly redeemed herself with this one.
➳ About the book :-
This book kicks off with a woman returning from her run, ready to walk into her house like any normal day… except her own front door suddenly refuses to open. She tries the lock again and again, convinced she’s just tired or slipping but nope. And then the real chaos begins: her husband, the man she’s been married to for years, doesn't recognise her. Like, genuinely looks at her as if she’s a complete stranger.
From that moment on, she’s thrown into this spiraling confusion, trying her best to make sense of what’s happening. She talks to people, reaches out for help, tries every possible angle but instead of clarity, she gets hit with something even wilder. There’s another woman out there who looks exactly like her. Same face, same everything… and she’s pretending to be her. Because of that, everyone around the actual FMC thinks she’s lying, unstable, delusional basically losing it.
The tension only builds when she goes to see her own daughter, hoping at least she will recognise her… and even her daughter looks at her like she’s a stranger. That moment alone had me clutching my chest. And from there? It just keeps escalating, layer after layer, until an even more unexpected twist hits and throws everything into chaos all over again.
Honestly, this book kept serving me plot twists like it was on a mission. I read thrillers like candy, and I genuinely could not predict a single thing. Not one. Every time I thought I had cracked the mystery, the book was like, “lol nice try.” And that final twist? I swear, I did not see it coming. I considered every possible scenario… but this one? Hell no. It shook me straight to my core.
➳ About the characters :-
Not going to lie, nobody does the unreliable narrator trope better than Feeney and this book proved it again. I swear, I couldn’t trust a single character. Not the actual FMC, Eden, definitely not her husband Harrison (the way he acted?? suspicious), and absolutely not Birdy. I mean, be honest… who’s putting their faith in someone name Birdy? And Gabriella, the daughter? Yeah, even she had me side-eyeing every line she said, not that she said much.
Every single character kept dropping suspicious hints, acting weird, or saying something that made me question everything I thought I knew. I was genuinely playing detective at this point, trying to figure out who the real villain was. And the funniest part? The person who actually turned out to be the antagonist was nowhere on my radar. Not even close. I know I’ve said this like a hundred times now, but truly I did not see that twist coming. At all.
The characters were also mildly infuriating at times because they kept drifting away from the actual point, and I wanted to shake them like, “HELLO?? focus??” That little frustration is literally the only reason I’m not giving this book a full five stars. That… and the fact that I’m a tiny bit of a hater anyway.
➳ Final Thoughts :-
Not to be biased or anything, but this was the book that fully restored my faith in Feeney. Like… she really said “let me remind you who I am” and delivered. And the fact that I got the ARC? I’m still not over it. I was already planning to buy the book the second it hit shelves, so getting approved for the ARC of my most anticipated read felt absolutely unreal. Peak reader moment fr.
This thriller is a whole whirlwind plot twists, suspense, chaos, drama, the works. Exactly what I needed, especially after my last thriller left me feeling so meh. Maybe I’m just picky or maybe that book wasn’t meant for me, but this one? It hit the perfect spot and showed up in my life at the exact right time.
°˖➴ "Overall, if you’re an Alice Feeney girly, you need to pick this one up. It’s packed with thrill, tension, and the kind of chaotic plot twists that make you sit up straight like, “HELLO???” Honestly, what more do you even want? Suspense? Check. Drama? Check. Unhinged characters? Double check.
So yeah, do yourself a favour, honey go read this. You won’t regret it. " 💋
— Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈
୨ৎ pre-read:
⤿ started - 18 November 2025
just got the ARC of my most anticipated read for next year, and I’m beyond excited to dive in! 😚
— Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
"Home always isn't where heart is sometimes it's where hurt is"
Let me start by saying this: I’ve always loved Feeney’s books. She’s literally one of the authors who sits comfortably on my priority list, no matter what. But this book? Oh my gosh. It absolutely blew my mind in the best, most chaotic way possible. I’ve been craving a book that would shake me to my core, something that would completely take over my brain… and this was it.
I’m going to be honest as much as I adore Feeney, her recent books hadn’t been hitting that same sweet spot for me. I kept waiting and waiting for something that would snap me back into that old excitement, and low-key, I was scared this one would miss too. But it didn’t. Not even close. I loved every single second of it. I devoured it so fast because there was just no way I could stop. The grip this book had on me should honestly be studied.
You know those stories that just grab you by the throat, drag you into the plot, and refuse to let you breathe until the very end? Yeah… that’s exactly what this felt like. I may or may not have neglected a few responsibilities just so I could keep reading but can you blame me? It was that good.
Not gonna lie, Feeney truly redeemed herself with this one.
➳ About the book :-
This book kicks off with a woman returning from her run, ready to walk into her house like any normal day… except her own front door suddenly refuses to open. She tries the lock again and again, convinced she’s just tired or slipping but nope. And then the real chaos begins: her husband, the man she’s been married to for years, doesn't recognise her. Like, genuinely looks at her as if she’s a complete stranger.
From that moment on, she’s thrown into this spiraling confusion, trying her best to make sense of what’s happening. She talks to people, reaches out for help, tries every possible angle but instead of clarity, she gets hit with something even wilder. There’s another woman out there who looks exactly like her. Same face, same everything… and she’s pretending to be her. Because of that, everyone around the actual FMC thinks she’s lying, unstable, delusional basically losing it.
The tension only builds when she goes to see her own daughter, hoping at least she will recognise her… and even her daughter looks at her like she’s a stranger. That moment alone had me clutching my chest. And from there? It just keeps escalating, layer after layer, until an even more unexpected twist hits and throws everything into chaos all over again.
Honestly, this book kept serving me plot twists like it was on a mission. I read thrillers like candy, and I genuinely could not predict a single thing. Not one. Every time I thought I had cracked the mystery, the book was like, “lol nice try.” And that final twist? I swear, I did not see it coming. I considered every possible scenario… but this one? Hell no. It shook me straight to my core.
➳ About the characters :-
Not going to lie, nobody does the unreliable narrator trope better than Feeney and this book proved it again. I swear, I couldn’t trust a single character. Not the actual FMC, Eden, definitely not her husband Harrison (the way he acted?? suspicious), and absolutely not Birdy. I mean, be honest… who’s putting their faith in someone name Birdy? And Gabriella, the daughter? Yeah, even she had me side-eyeing every line she said, not that she said much.
Every single character kept dropping suspicious hints, acting weird, or saying something that made me question everything I thought I knew. I was genuinely playing detective at this point, trying to figure out who the real villain was. And the funniest part? The person who actually turned out to be the antagonist was nowhere on my radar. Not even close. I know I’ve said this like a hundred times now, but truly I did not see that twist coming. At all.
The characters were also mildly infuriating at times because they kept drifting away from the actual point, and I wanted to shake them like, “HELLO?? focus??” That little frustration is literally the only reason I’m not giving this book a full five stars. That… and the fact that I’m a tiny bit of a hater anyway.
➳ Final Thoughts :-
Not to be biased or anything, but this was the book that fully restored my faith in Feeney. Like… she really said “let me remind you who I am” and delivered. And the fact that I got the ARC? I’m still not over it. I was already planning to buy the book the second it hit shelves, so getting approved for the ARC of my most anticipated read felt absolutely unreal. Peak reader moment fr.
This thriller is a whole whirlwind plot twists, suspense, chaos, drama, the works. Exactly what I needed, especially after my last thriller left me feeling so meh. Maybe I’m just picky or maybe that book wasn’t meant for me, but this one? It hit the perfect spot and showed up in my life at the exact right time.
°˖➴ "Overall, if you’re an Alice Feeney girly, you need to pick this one up. It’s packed with thrill, tension, and the kind of chaotic plot twists that make you sit up straight like, “HELLO???” Honestly, what more do you even want? Suspense? Check. Drama? Check. Unhinged characters? Double check.
So yeah, do yourself a favour, honey go read this. You won’t regret it. " 💋
— Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈
୨ৎ pre-read:
⤿ started - 18 November 2025
just got the ARC of my most anticipated read for next year, and I’m beyond excited to dive in! 😚
— Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 9, 2026
3.5/5 ★
At what point does Alice Feeney accept responsibility for our whiplash? 🤕
I finished this a day ago and my mind is still spinning…
In My Husband's Wife, Eden Fox returns home to find another woman living in her house and claiming to be her husband’s wife, unraveling a dangerous mystery of identity and deception. As the story alternates with Birdy, a reclusive woman drawn to the same house by a seemingly sinister clinic that predicts death dates, the truth twists until nothing (and no one) is what it seems.
Alice Feeney is an auto-buy author for me after how much I loved Daisy Darker (5 ★, an all-time favorite) a couple years ago. In addition to that one, I’ve also read Rock Paper Scissors (3.5 ★), Good Bad Girl (2.5 ★), Beautiful Ugly (1.5 ★), and Sometimes I Lie (1 ★ - DNF). She is clearly very hit or miss for me.
I’m glad to have found another hit!
This book’s premise initially felt like a combination of a couple books that I’ve read in the past: Stay Awake (2 ★) and The Measure (2 ★). For both, I found the ideas better than the execution. Although this story is pretty different, I found the execution to be better here when combined with all the other elements. Why did I also kind of get The Silent Patient (4.5 ★) vibes from one of the characters in this? Just me?
I loved the setting of this book. Hope Falls is the perfect remote small-town setting, and I loved the idea and name of Spyglass, the house that this story is centered around a lot of the time.
The characters are all LIARS! You will not be able to trust anyone in this book. I found almost all of them unlikable, but in a good way?!
This story was an insane ride. There are SO many twists, and I guessed almost none of them. If you are someone that doesn’t like twists happening in every way possible, you may be annoyed by this, but I enjoyed it well enough. I do think that there were so many twists that some lose their effect. I feel similarly about this one to some Riley Sager books where there are so many twists just so you can’t possibly guess them all. This type of thing doesn’t really bother me though.
I lowered my rating mainly for the amount of disbelief you have to suspend for some of the later twists. They blew my mind but also had me questioning things about the plot and whether it made sense. I also wasn’t the biggest fan of how rushed the ending felt to me.
Overall, I think you should check this one out if you like Alice Feeney and her crazy twists. I can totally see why this one has such high ratings!
—
Follow my Bookstagram for all the latest thriller and horror news, tons of recommendations, giveaways, and more!
instagram.com/joshxreads
At what point does Alice Feeney accept responsibility for our whiplash? 🤕
I finished this a day ago and my mind is still spinning…
In My Husband's Wife, Eden Fox returns home to find another woman living in her house and claiming to be her husband’s wife, unraveling a dangerous mystery of identity and deception. As the story alternates with Birdy, a reclusive woman drawn to the same house by a seemingly sinister clinic that predicts death dates, the truth twists until nothing (and no one) is what it seems.
Alice Feeney is an auto-buy author for me after how much I loved Daisy Darker (5 ★, an all-time favorite) a couple years ago. In addition to that one, I’ve also read Rock Paper Scissors (3.5 ★), Good Bad Girl (2.5 ★), Beautiful Ugly (1.5 ★), and Sometimes I Lie (1 ★ - DNF). She is clearly very hit or miss for me.
I’m glad to have found another hit!
This book’s premise initially felt like a combination of a couple books that I’ve read in the past: Stay Awake (2 ★) and The Measure (2 ★). For both, I found the ideas better than the execution. Although this story is pretty different, I found the execution to be better here when combined with all the other elements. Why did I also kind of get The Silent Patient (4.5 ★) vibes from one of the characters in this? Just me?
I loved the setting of this book. Hope Falls is the perfect remote small-town setting, and I loved the idea and name of Spyglass, the house that this story is centered around a lot of the time.
The characters are all LIARS! You will not be able to trust anyone in this book. I found almost all of them unlikable, but in a good way?!
This story was an insane ride. There are SO many twists, and I guessed almost none of them. If you are someone that doesn’t like twists happening in every way possible, you may be annoyed by this, but I enjoyed it well enough. I do think that there were so many twists that some lose their effect. I feel similarly about this one to some Riley Sager books where there are so many twists just so you can’t possibly guess them all. This type of thing doesn’t really bother me though.
I lowered my rating mainly for the amount of disbelief you have to suspend for some of the later twists. They blew my mind but also had me questioning things about the plot and whether it made sense. I also wasn’t the biggest fan of how rushed the ending felt to me.
Overall, I think you should check this one out if you like Alice Feeney and her crazy twists. I can totally see why this one has such high ratings!
—
Follow my Bookstagram for all the latest thriller and horror news, tons of recommendations, giveaways, and more!
instagram.com/joshxreads
January 31, 2026
Alice whatever you’re smoking I want some girlypop!
In My Husbands Wife Eden is coming back home from a jog. She gets home to find she can’t get in and the woman on the other side of the door tells Eden that she is in fact Eden and the husband also corroborates this too. Soooooo WTF is going on!? Will the real Eden please stand up!?
Look before you start throwing your bookmarks at me I completely accept that I am an outlier with this one. Ummm WTAF!?
Firstly, this was a book I had to hybrid and I am glad I switched to the audiobook format because it was the narrators and sound effect productions that salvaged this novel somewhat.
Don’t get me wrong I was locked in at first, I thought I had it all figured out but good Ol' Ms. Feeney quickly slapped the common sense out of me and took me on THEE most convoluted, nonsensical, whiplash, twisted web of a ride!
I love a good twist, I really do, but it just didn’t work in this book. I was frankly confused and underwhelmed at the same time. AGAIN… I am happy to accept that it is just me and I am not clever enough to understand the ‘twists’ and ‘reveals’ BUTTTTT…….. All my Hopes really did Fall with this one. 👀👀👀
Listen I have a headache. There was just too much going on. I couldn’t tell if it was meant to be a:
➽ Realistic novel,
➽ Dystopian novel,
➽ Sci-fi novel,
➽ Popcorn thriller
➽ Paranormal kind of read.
Do you see my struggle!?... It was just A LOT!
I can’t even delve into the characters too much because I am genuinely confused by EVERYONE
When you feel like you need to re-read a book to try and understand it, then it means that book really didn’t work for you and that’s the issue I’m facing. Its such a shame as I really enjoyed some of these authors earlier books but her last few releases have me giving major side eye.
This could have been a banger, but the saying ‘less is more’ couldn’t have rang truer and really needed it to be applied to this book.
ANYWHOOOOO if you couldn’t tell already this one unfortunately did not work for me but if you do pick this one up, I would highly advice the audiobook and urge to create a spider chart as you listen along.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
⋆｡°✩pre read⋆｡°✩
Oh Ms. Feeney!
Always reeling me in with the blurbs and the gorgeous book cover!
I hope this one delivers!
💚🩷💚
In My Husbands Wife Eden is coming back home from a jog. She gets home to find she can’t get in and the woman on the other side of the door tells Eden that she is in fact Eden and the husband also corroborates this too. Soooooo WTF is going on!? Will the real Eden please stand up!?
Look before you start throwing your bookmarks at me I completely accept that I am an outlier with this one. Ummm WTAF!?
Firstly, this was a book I had to hybrid and I am glad I switched to the audiobook format because it was the narrators and sound effect productions that salvaged this novel somewhat.
Don’t get me wrong I was locked in at first, I thought I had it all figured out but good Ol' Ms. Feeney quickly slapped the common sense out of me and took me on THEE most convoluted, nonsensical, whiplash, twisted web of a ride!
I love a good twist, I really do, but it just didn’t work in this book. I was frankly confused and underwhelmed at the same time. AGAIN… I am happy to accept that it is just me and I am not clever enough to understand the ‘twists’ and ‘reveals’ BUTTTTT…….. All my Hopes really did Fall with this one. 👀👀👀
Listen I have a headache. There was just too much going on. I couldn’t tell if it was meant to be a:
➽ Realistic novel,
➽ Dystopian novel,
➽ Sci-fi novel,
➽ Popcorn thriller
➽ Paranormal kind of read.
Do you see my struggle!?... It was just A LOT!
I can’t even delve into the characters too much because I am genuinely confused by EVERYONE
When you feel like you need to re-read a book to try and understand it, then it means that book really didn’t work for you and that’s the issue I’m facing. Its such a shame as I really enjoyed some of these authors earlier books but her last few releases have me giving major side eye.
This could have been a banger, but the saying ‘less is more’ couldn’t have rang truer and really needed it to be applied to this book.
ANYWHOOOOO if you couldn’t tell already this one unfortunately did not work for me but if you do pick this one up, I would highly advice the audiobook and urge to create a spider chart as you listen along.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
⋆｡°✩pre read⋆｡°✩
Oh Ms. Feeney!
Always reeling me in with the blurbs and the gorgeous book cover!
I hope this one delivers!
💚🩷💚
January 20, 2026
My husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
Performed by a full cast narration featuring Bel Powley, Henry Rowley and Richard Armitage
8 hrs 58 minutes at 1x
5 hrs 59 minutes at 1.5 x
SIX months ago, Birdy discovered TWO things-that she has a terminal illness, and that she has inherited Spyglass, from her long lost grandmother in Hope Falls. She can’t quite wrap her mind around the fact that she owns this beautiful estate so when she arrives she tentatively knocks on the door with the brass bird knocker, expecting someone to answer. When no one does, she fits her key into the lock and opens the door. Inside, she finds a fancy envelope that looks like a wedding invitation with just two sentences on the front : Everyone knows their birthday. If you could know your death day, would you want to?
SIX months later, on October 30th, Eden Fox decides to go out for her run. She leaves everything behind in her new home, Spyglass, taking only her key. “Life is filled with sliding doors and dead ends” she muses, and she hopes this move to Hope Falls will be a fresh start for her and her husband, Harrison. Upon returning home, she slots the key into the front door lock but it doesn’t seem to fit. She knocks on the door with its new Fox knocker, but her husband doesn’t answer. Instead, it’s a woman who looks a lot like her-and she claims to be Eden Fox when asked.
IF our jogger is the REAL Eden Fox-then WHO is the woman in her home? This would be taking gaslighting to another level.
How did we get from point A to point B? A whole lot has happened in SIX months!
An unsolved DEATH.
Several LIES. .
And, a whole lot of COINCIDENCES. . .
This fast paced psychological thriller unfolds from the alternating POV’s of Eden, Birdy, Harrison, AND Sergeant Luke Carter, who along with his boss is aware that there is at least ONE coincidence too many.
I was IMMEDIATELY intrigued by this FUN and TWISTY story, which I think is one of Alice Feeney’s BEST books to date. I actually made quite a few guesses which turned out to be correct, but not to worry-the author had a FEW MORE twists up her sleeve which I didn’t see coming too.
ESPECIALLY the one revealed AFTER the epilogue.
4.5 stars ⭐️
A buddy read with Marilyn, Mary Beth and DeAnn, so do check out their reviews as well!
NOW AVAILABLE!
I was able to pair this Audible with a written copy shared with me by GR friend Maren (MarenReads)-thank you Maren!
Thank You to Macmillan Audio for the gifted Audiobook provided by NetGalley Shelf. As always, these are my candid thoughts!
Performed by a full cast narration featuring Bel Powley, Henry Rowley and Richard Armitage
8 hrs 58 minutes at 1x
5 hrs 59 minutes at 1.5 x
SIX months ago, Birdy discovered TWO things-that she has a terminal illness, and that she has inherited Spyglass, from her long lost grandmother in Hope Falls. She can’t quite wrap her mind around the fact that she owns this beautiful estate so when she arrives she tentatively knocks on the door with the brass bird knocker, expecting someone to answer. When no one does, she fits her key into the lock and opens the door. Inside, she finds a fancy envelope that looks like a wedding invitation with just two sentences on the front : Everyone knows their birthday. If you could know your death day, would you want to?
SIX months later, on October 30th, Eden Fox decides to go out for her run. She leaves everything behind in her new home, Spyglass, taking only her key. “Life is filled with sliding doors and dead ends” she muses, and she hopes this move to Hope Falls will be a fresh start for her and her husband, Harrison. Upon returning home, she slots the key into the front door lock but it doesn’t seem to fit. She knocks on the door with its new Fox knocker, but her husband doesn’t answer. Instead, it’s a woman who looks a lot like her-and she claims to be Eden Fox when asked.
IF our jogger is the REAL Eden Fox-then WHO is the woman in her home? This would be taking gaslighting to another level.
How did we get from point A to point B? A whole lot has happened in SIX months!
An unsolved DEATH.
Several LIES. .
And, a whole lot of COINCIDENCES. . .
This fast paced psychological thriller unfolds from the alternating POV’s of Eden, Birdy, Harrison, AND Sergeant Luke Carter, who along with his boss is aware that there is at least ONE coincidence too many.
I was IMMEDIATELY intrigued by this FUN and TWISTY story, which I think is one of Alice Feeney’s BEST books to date. I actually made quite a few guesses which turned out to be correct, but not to worry-the author had a FEW MORE twists up her sleeve which I didn’t see coming too.
ESPECIALLY the one revealed AFTER the epilogue.
4.5 stars ⭐️
A buddy read with Marilyn, Mary Beth and DeAnn, so do check out their reviews as well!
NOW AVAILABLE!
I was able to pair this Audible with a written copy shared with me by GR friend Maren (MarenReads)-thank you Maren!
Thank You to Macmillan Audio for the gifted Audiobook provided by NetGalley Shelf. As always, these are my candid thoughts!
January 30, 2026
4.5 ⭐️
THIS IS A PAGGGGEEEE TURNER i loved it!!
THIS IS A PAGGGGEEEE TURNER i loved it!!
January 16, 2026
While I normally like to include a synopsis in my reviews, this book is best read if gone into completely blind. If you do, and enjoy being confused in the best way, you are in for such a treat with Alice Feeney’s upcoming release. One thing she has done incredibly well in each and every one of her novels is to leave us tiny breadcrumbs throughout the story. Now, we may not pick up on said breadcrumbs during our read, but when we reach the end and the big reveals, it’s easy to see how we were led there all along.
In fact, she is so good at this, I have taken to referring to the inclusion or lack thereof as the Feeney Test. Does a twisty novel pass the Feeney test? Or has the writer done us a complete disservice by never leaving us the blueprint but rather throwing everything on our head in the last chapters of the book? Did I feel massively turned around during a good portion of this book? You betcha. And I absolutely loved it. Keeping in mind I always knew I would eventually discover the breadcrumbs, I was able to trust Feeney to take me on an amazing psychological journey that left me fully satisfied by the time I reached its conclusion.
I must also say, I am also a huge fan of both the way she writes her characters— flawed but always so relatable— and the atmospheric nature of her prose. The setting of this book, which you may be able to tell from the cover, is the Cornwall coast in a beautiful house on a hill with the very creepy name of Spyglass. And as our story unfolds, and you make your way in and around the desolate Spyglass through her descriptions, the atmosphere becomes more and more eerie, and the property begins to feel like a character in its own right.
🎧 This book is equally amazing as a graphic audiobook, completely with sound effects and a full cast. You absolutely cannot go wrong whether you choose to read this one with your eyes or your ears; however, the best experience is an immersive one using both the audio and the physical or ebook edition.
Read if you like:
▪️feeling completely confused in the best way
▪️who can you trust plot lines
▪️unreliable narrators
▪️dual POV
▪️atmospheric writing
▪️slow burn mysteries
▪️Coastal Cornwall setting
Thank you Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copies.
. . . . . . . .
NOTES WHILE READING:
100% - Well that was a blast! Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor a time or too. Full review to come soon.
62% - I need to know what is happening!! I’m so mad anytime I have to put the book down to adult ☹️
32% - 👀
Only 4 chapters in and I can already tell this is going to be a winner.
In fact, she is so good at this, I have taken to referring to the inclusion or lack thereof as the Feeney Test. Does a twisty novel pass the Feeney test? Or has the writer done us a complete disservice by never leaving us the blueprint but rather throwing everything on our head in the last chapters of the book? Did I feel massively turned around during a good portion of this book? You betcha. And I absolutely loved it. Keeping in mind I always knew I would eventually discover the breadcrumbs, I was able to trust Feeney to take me on an amazing psychological journey that left me fully satisfied by the time I reached its conclusion.
I must also say, I am also a huge fan of both the way she writes her characters— flawed but always so relatable— and the atmospheric nature of her prose. The setting of this book, which you may be able to tell from the cover, is the Cornwall coast in a beautiful house on a hill with the very creepy name of Spyglass. And as our story unfolds, and you make your way in and around the desolate Spyglass through her descriptions, the atmosphere becomes more and more eerie, and the property begins to feel like a character in its own right.
🎧 This book is equally amazing as a graphic audiobook, completely with sound effects and a full cast. You absolutely cannot go wrong whether you choose to read this one with your eyes or your ears; however, the best experience is an immersive one using both the audio and the physical or ebook edition.
Read if you like:
▪️feeling completely confused in the best way
▪️who can you trust plot lines
▪️unreliable narrators
▪️dual POV
▪️atmospheric writing
▪️slow burn mysteries
▪️Coastal Cornwall setting
Thank you Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copies.
. . . . . . . .
NOTES WHILE READING:
100% - Well that was a blast! Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor a time or too. Full review to come soon.
62% - I need to know what is happening!! I’m so mad anytime I have to put the book down to adult ☹️
32% - 👀
Only 4 chapters in and I can already tell this is going to be a winner.
February 8, 2026
What a maze of confusion and hole-riddled plotlines this was. Bloody hell. I hate this book.
My Husband’s Wife unfolds across two timelines:
📌 Present day:
Eden is an artist who lives in Hope Falls with her husband, Harrison. One day, she comes home to discover that her husband doesn’t recognize her, and her life has been stolen by another woman who not only looks like her but claims to be her husband’s wife.
⏳ Six months earlier:
Birdy is terminally ill and doesn’t have long left to live. She lives in London but has to go back to Hopefalls to see to the issue of the inheritance her grandmother has left her.
Eventually, these two timelines (and stories) collide, and Birdy becomes involved in the mystery surrounding Eden’s husband and his two wives. This is also the exact moment everything went completely off the rails for me.
I spent a good part of my teenage years watching shows like Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Sherlock. I love the thrill of unraveling a mystery, so when a plot doesn’t hold up under scrutiny, or worse, doesn’t even attempt to be believable, I take that personally.
My Husband's Wife starts off fast-paced and thrilling, making you eager for the story to come together, but it quickly begins to feel like the author has a checklist of plot twists and is simply dropping them in one by one. Just enough to keep the reader hooked, irritated, and morbidly curious.
Then we reach the point where all remaining twists are dumped at once. It reminded me of the Powerpuff Girls opening with Professor X frantically adding ingredients. Except instead of “Chemical X,” it’s pure narrative chaos.
By this point, the plot has become an uncontrollable monster, and there aren’t enough pages left to let it rampage properly. So it has to be shut down. Quickly. And what better way to do damage control than by handing out happy endings like dollar bills? You get closure! You get closure! Everybody gets closure!
This was my first book by Alice Feeney, and what a poor introduction it was.
⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️
If you want the full breakdown of what didn’t work for me, read on.
➤ First of all, the "wife swap". Preposterous. Truly. So no one in this town ever saw the real Eden during the time she lived there? And conveniently, no one saw Mary either? Everyone recognized her car but not her? She was a carer who was somehow never out in public?
I cannot be the only one who sees a problem.
➤ We learn that Birdy is Harrison’s first wife and that the entire scheme was orchestrated to punish Eden. Fine. I’ll even go along with that. But then explain this:
Why doesn’t Harrison recognize Birdy when she appears as an investigator, even in his first-person narrated chapters?
➤ Why is Birdy shocked when she sees Gabriella’s photo in Harrison’s house if Gabriella is her daughter?
And why does Harrison say this?
Like he knew she would? Man, that’s your ex-wife, the mother of your daughter? Am I missing something here? Why is his inner monologue putting on a show for the readers? If this is intentionally written as a way to throw the reader off, then it’s poorly done. None of it is satisfying. It’s just confusing for the sake of being confusing.
➤ And what exactly was the point of Thanatos predicting Birdy’s death date? What was the point of the storyline with Birdy’s mother’s death? Why was so much emphasis put on it?
➤ And finally, not a question but a statement: The revelation about the “plain wife” was ridiculous as hell.
My Husband’s Wife unfolds across two timelines:
📌 Present day:
Eden is an artist who lives in Hope Falls with her husband, Harrison. One day, she comes home to discover that her husband doesn’t recognize her, and her life has been stolen by another woman who not only looks like her but claims to be her husband’s wife.
⏳ Six months earlier:
Birdy is terminally ill and doesn’t have long left to live. She lives in London but has to go back to Hopefalls to see to the issue of the inheritance her grandmother has left her.
Eventually, these two timelines (and stories) collide, and Birdy becomes involved in the mystery surrounding Eden’s husband and his two wives. This is also the exact moment everything went completely off the rails for me.
I spent a good part of my teenage years watching shows like Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Sherlock. I love the thrill of unraveling a mystery, so when a plot doesn’t hold up under scrutiny, or worse, doesn’t even attempt to be believable, I take that personally.
My Husband's Wife starts off fast-paced and thrilling, making you eager for the story to come together, but it quickly begins to feel like the author has a checklist of plot twists and is simply dropping them in one by one. Just enough to keep the reader hooked, irritated, and morbidly curious.
Then we reach the point where all remaining twists are dumped at once. It reminded me of the Powerpuff Girls opening with Professor X frantically adding ingredients. Except instead of “Chemical X,” it’s pure narrative chaos.
By this point, the plot has become an uncontrollable monster, and there aren’t enough pages left to let it rampage properly. So it has to be shut down. Quickly. And what better way to do damage control than by handing out happy endings like dollar bills? You get closure! You get closure! Everybody gets closure!
This was my first book by Alice Feeney, and what a poor introduction it was.
⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️
If you want the full breakdown of what didn’t work for me, read on.
➤ First of all, the "wife swap". Preposterous. Truly. So no one in this town ever saw the real Eden during the time she lived there? And conveniently, no one saw Mary either? Everyone recognized her car but not her? She was a carer who was somehow never out in public?
I cannot be the only one who sees a problem.
➤ We learn that Birdy is Harrison’s first wife and that the entire scheme was orchestrated to punish Eden. Fine. I’ll even go along with that. But then explain this:
Why doesn’t Harrison recognize Birdy when she appears as an investigator, even in his first-person narrated chapters?
➤ Why is Birdy shocked when she sees Gabriella’s photo in Harrison’s house if Gabriella is her daughter?
And why does Harrison say this?
“It’s an old photo, I only just put it up. It hides where one of Eden used to be. Gabriella was eight when it was taken, just before her accident. I see the detective stop and stare at the picture as though she has just seen a ghost. Because she recognizes my little girl.
Just like I knew she would.”
Like he knew she would? Man, that’s your ex-wife, the mother of your daughter? Am I missing something here? Why is his inner monologue putting on a show for the readers? If this is intentionally written as a way to throw the reader off, then it’s poorly done. None of it is satisfying. It’s just confusing for the sake of being confusing.
➤ And what exactly was the point of Thanatos predicting Birdy’s death date? What was the point of the storyline with Birdy’s mother’s death? Why was so much emphasis put on it?
➤ And finally, not a question but a statement: The revelation about the “plain wife” was ridiculous as hell.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Trying to explain this book would be like trying to untangle a ball of yarn, so instead I’ll give a peek at the major players in the book:
Eden Fox: Wife of Harrison Wolf (... what’s up with the animal names in this book?) This couple has just moved into Spyglass, a home in Hope Falls, where everyone knows everyone. She’s a successful artist about to have her first exhibition in the town’s gallery that night … until the weirdness begins.
Harrison Wolf: Founder and CEO of a tech company that can tell you the date of your death. He’s fiercely devoted to his teen daughter Gabriella, who’s receiving long-term care at a high end place called The Manor many years after a mysterious childhood accident. He’s the entitled type. You know the ones.
Birdy (Olivia Bird): A Londoner with an initially unnamed job who previously inherited Spyglass from her grandmother, before selling it. Birdy discovers an interesting connection between her grandmother and the couple who now own it. She’s also received unfortunate news about her health that brings her back to Hope Falls to tie up loose ends. She’s snarky but fun ... and she has a big husky named Sunday that Luke thinks is a wolf. 🐺
Sergeant Luke Carter: The one-man police department of Hope Falls. He’s young, attractive and ambitious for a promotion he can’t seem to attain. He also can’t seem to keep certain “parts” in his pants, but that’s a whole other story. 😏 Despite this flaw, I liked his character.
Long story short, Eden goes out for a jog on the eve of her exhibition, only to come home to a house where the key doesn’t fit. Furthermore, when she knocks and the door opens, her husband is standing with a woman who looks and dresses like a mirror image of her. They both say they don’t know her. What’s going on?
I’m not telling, but let me assure you … it’s a whole lot of crazy! By the time this story ends it’ll be like looking at the back of a tapestry and trying to sort out where all the threads connect. In fact, if I had a single complaint to make it would be that for the plot to work, you have to accept a lot of convenient connections between characters and plot points. I was having fun and just rolled with it, but others might find it challenging to accept. There’s also a lot more spice and profanity than a typical Feeney book, so be warned if that’s an issue for you.
I listened to this on audio and Bel Powley, Richard Armitage and Henry Rowley, along with the sound effects, made this so much fun. I also love a book that has chapters from the POVs of all the major players. The snarky interactions between Birdy and Luke particularly made me laugh! If you like a super twisty mystery with interesting characters and an intriguing setting, this is a treat I can recommend!
★★★★
Thanks to Macmillan Audio, NetGalley and author Alice Feeney for this ALC to honestly review. It will be published on January 20, 2026.
Eden Fox: Wife of Harrison Wolf (... what’s up with the animal names in this book?) This couple has just moved into Spyglass, a home in Hope Falls, where everyone knows everyone. She’s a successful artist about to have her first exhibition in the town’s gallery that night … until the weirdness begins.
Harrison Wolf: Founder and CEO of a tech company that can tell you the date of your death. He’s fiercely devoted to his teen daughter Gabriella, who’s receiving long-term care at a high end place called The Manor many years after a mysterious childhood accident. He’s the entitled type. You know the ones.
Birdy (Olivia Bird): A Londoner with an initially unnamed job who previously inherited Spyglass from her grandmother, before selling it. Birdy discovers an interesting connection between her grandmother and the couple who now own it. She’s also received unfortunate news about her health that brings her back to Hope Falls to tie up loose ends. She’s snarky but fun ... and she has a big husky named Sunday that Luke thinks is a wolf. 🐺
Sergeant Luke Carter: The one-man police department of Hope Falls. He’s young, attractive and ambitious for a promotion he can’t seem to attain. He also can’t seem to keep certain “parts” in his pants, but that’s a whole other story. 😏 Despite this flaw, I liked his character.
Long story short, Eden goes out for a jog on the eve of her exhibition, only to come home to a house where the key doesn’t fit. Furthermore, when she knocks and the door opens, her husband is standing with a woman who looks and dresses like a mirror image of her. They both say they don’t know her. What’s going on?
I’m not telling, but let me assure you … it’s a whole lot of crazy! By the time this story ends it’ll be like looking at the back of a tapestry and trying to sort out where all the threads connect. In fact, if I had a single complaint to make it would be that for the plot to work, you have to accept a lot of convenient connections between characters and plot points. I was having fun and just rolled with it, but others might find it challenging to accept. There’s also a lot more spice and profanity than a typical Feeney book, so be warned if that’s an issue for you.
I listened to this on audio and Bel Powley, Richard Armitage and Henry Rowley, along with the sound effects, made this so much fun. I also love a book that has chapters from the POVs of all the major players. The snarky interactions between Birdy and Luke particularly made me laugh! If you like a super twisty mystery with interesting characters and an intriguing setting, this is a treat I can recommend!
★★★★
Thanks to Macmillan Audio, NetGalley and author Alice Feeney for this ALC to honestly review. It will be published on January 20, 2026.
January 24, 2026
Flabbers? Gasted.
Bam? Boozled.
Dis? Combobulated.
Dumb? Struck.
My brain? Mush.
Alice Feeney? ATE.
Bam? Boozled.
Dis? Combobulated.
Dumb? Struck.
My brain? Mush.
Alice Feeney? ATE.
February 1, 2026
EEEEKK!!! BANGER ALERT!! BANGER ALERT!! A fast-paced thrill ride full of epic twists and unforgettable turns, My Husband’s Wife was Alice Feeney at the top of her game. With her standard quotable prose and atmospheric vibe, my all-time favorite author managed to outdo even herself this time around. You see, thanks to a complex storyline that only got better with every page, my jaw was quite literally on the floor from beginning to end. Gasp-inducing in every sense of the word, the “HOLY S***!” twists got me every time. Even better, however, were the two perfectly timed plot lines. Filled with long-buried secrets, well-hidden lies, and devious schemes, my mind was reeling in the best possible way as the morally gray characters tried to outsmart one another in these short, cliffhanger chapters.
In addition to the many plot-shifting reveals, though, was a storyline that left me thinking long and hard after I flipped the last page. Exploring guilt, consequences, family, and revenge, the thought-provoking themes only added to the fun. And the fact that the whole thing was all told from the point-of-view of multiple compelling yet potentially unreliable narrators? Well, Ms. Feeney had me in the palm of her hand thanks to the whole motley crew. Who to trust and who to believe? Trust me when I say that I was kept guessing from the fast-off-the-block start until the *mic drop* last page. Add in the eerie small town setting with an old house on the edge of a cliff, and there wasn’t a thing missing from this binge-able, slump-busting, utterly original psychological thriller. Rating of 5+++ stars.
SYNOPSIS:
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
Thank you Alice Feeney and Flatiron Books for my copy. All opinions are my own.
PUB DATE: January 20, 2026
Content warning: terminal cancer, sex, infidelity, car accident, suicide
In addition to the many plot-shifting reveals, though, was a storyline that left me thinking long and hard after I flipped the last page. Exploring guilt, consequences, family, and revenge, the thought-provoking themes only added to the fun. And the fact that the whole thing was all told from the point-of-view of multiple compelling yet potentially unreliable narrators? Well, Ms. Feeney had me in the palm of her hand thanks to the whole motley crew. Who to trust and who to believe? Trust me when I say that I was kept guessing from the fast-off-the-block start until the *mic drop* last page. Add in the eerie small town setting with an old house on the edge of a cliff, and there wasn’t a thing missing from this binge-able, slump-busting, utterly original psychological thriller. Rating of 5+++ stars.
SYNOPSIS:
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
Thank you Alice Feeney and Flatiron Books for my copy. All opinions are my own.
PUB DATE: January 20, 2026
Content warning: terminal cancer, sex, infidelity, car accident, suicide
Want to read
August 5, 2025this sounds juuuuuicy
November 21, 2025
Talk about whiplash!!! They don't refer to Alice Feeney as the "Queen of Twists" for nothing. My head is reeling after reading, My Husband's Wife. I wasn't quite sure what was happening during the first half of the book, but I was fully invested and intrigued! Once the second half came around, I had to hold onto my hat because Alice Feeney blew me away with one twist after another!
Eden Fox went for a run before her first art exhibit. When she returned to Spyglass, her new home, she was shocked when another woman opened the door and that her husband, stated that the new woman was his wife! Talk about a shocker!!!
Birdy has just received a shocking and alarming diagnosis and from a clinic in London which predicts the date of one's death, she is left reeling. When she inherits her reclusive grandmother's home of Spyglass, she returns to Hope Falls....
I usually have a good idea where a book is going when I hit the halfway mark, but not with My Husband's Wife. I still had more questions than answers. I had no idea what was going on or where Alice Feeney was taking me, but I enjoyed the ride! Once the second half kicked in, Alice Feeney delivered!!!! Holy Cow! What a reveal! I mean seriously, I did not see the few reveals which occurred coming. Some were minor but that one reveal was a complete and total shocker!!!!
This book is full of secrets, lies, tension, dread, and characters who are up to no good! I enjoyed not fully knowing where this book was heading and enjoyed the riveting and twist-filled ride! As with her other books, My Husband's Wife was wonderfully written, well thought out, and shocking!
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration!
**A wonderful witches reads buddy read with Dorie - Cats&Books :)! Please be sure to read her review as well to get her thoughts on My Husband's Wife!!
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Read more of my reviews at www.openbookposts.com 📖
Eden Fox went for a run before her first art exhibit. When she returned to Spyglass, her new home, she was shocked when another woman opened the door and that her husband, stated that the new woman was his wife! Talk about a shocker!!!
Birdy has just received a shocking and alarming diagnosis and from a clinic in London which predicts the date of one's death, she is left reeling. When she inherits her reclusive grandmother's home of Spyglass, she returns to Hope Falls....
I usually have a good idea where a book is going when I hit the halfway mark, but not with My Husband's Wife. I still had more questions than answers. I had no idea what was going on or where Alice Feeney was taking me, but I enjoyed the ride! Once the second half kicked in, Alice Feeney delivered!!!! Holy Cow! What a reveal! I mean seriously, I did not see the few reveals which occurred coming. Some were minor but that one reveal was a complete and total shocker!!!!
This book is full of secrets, lies, tension, dread, and characters who are up to no good! I enjoyed not fully knowing where this book was heading and enjoyed the riveting and twist-filled ride! As with her other books, My Husband's Wife was wonderfully written, well thought out, and shocking!
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration!
**A wonderful witches reads buddy read with Dorie - Cats&Books :)! Please be sure to read her review as well to get her thoughts on My Husband's Wife!!
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Read more of my reviews at www.openbookposts.com 📖
February 8, 2026
2.5
i’ve come to the conclusion i’m just a critical bitch
i’ve come to the conclusion i’m just a critical bitch
January 26, 2026
4.25⭐
Genre ~ domestic thriller
Setting ~ England
Publication date ~ January 20, 2026
Publisher ~ Flatiron Books/Macmillan Audio
Est Page Count ~ 320 (17 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 58 minutes
Narrator ~ Bel Powley, Henry Rowley & Richard Armitage
POV ~ multiple 1st
Featuring ~ multiple timelines, terminal cancer diagnosis, references to suicide
Y’all, I was hooked from chapter one. Imagine coming home after a run and your key doesn’t work. Then a woman who looks like you, and your husband, both try to tell you you’re not who you think you are. Intriguing!
Eden is the wife
Harrison is the husband that works for a mysterious company (would I want to know? Not sure really)
Birdie has received a cancer diagnosis and has sold her Grandmother’s house to Eden & Harrison
Carter is the young small town cop
I don’t really want to say too much about this one. There’s a lot going on, but everything is easy to follow along with. Are some things a bit OTT? Sure, but still I’m pretty sure this will be a hit for many fast paced twisty thriller lovers. What an ending, too!
Narration notes:
SO happy there are multiple. There's even some sound effects for some extra pizzazz. It’s very well done.
Genre ~ domestic thriller
Setting ~ England
Publication date ~ January 20, 2026
Publisher ~ Flatiron Books/Macmillan Audio
Est Page Count ~ 320 (17 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 58 minutes
Narrator ~ Bel Powley, Henry Rowley & Richard Armitage
POV ~ multiple 1st
Featuring ~ multiple timelines, terminal cancer diagnosis, references to suicide
Y’all, I was hooked from chapter one. Imagine coming home after a run and your key doesn’t work. Then a woman who looks like you, and your husband, both try to tell you you’re not who you think you are. Intriguing!
Eden is the wife
Harrison is the husband that works for a mysterious company (would I want to know? Not sure really)
Birdie has received a cancer diagnosis and has sold her Grandmother’s house to Eden & Harrison
Carter is the young small town cop
I don’t really want to say too much about this one. There’s a lot going on, but everything is easy to follow along with. Are some things a bit OTT? Sure, but still I’m pretty sure this will be a hit for many fast paced twisty thriller lovers. What an ending, too!
Narration notes:
SO happy there are multiple. There's even some sound effects for some extra pizzazz. It’s very well done.
November 26, 2025
4.5 rounded up to 5 for GR! Alice’s books are always SOOOO much fun and full of insanely delicious twists. MY HUSBAND’S WIFE fits that vibe yet again (and how fun is this book title?!)
if you’re looking for a book that…
- grabs you right away
- has short chapters / can help you out of a slump
- has a fun setting (small town set on a cliff)
- unreliable narrators and full of characters you have no idea if you can trust or not
- has multiple twists 🤯🤯🤯
- always keeps you guessing
… look no further!!!!
Alice Feeney never lets me down!!!
thriller lovers will love this come its release in January. it’s a good blend of psychological and domestic thriller and i had NO idea where it was going, which is always fun for a thriller.
a woman comes home from a run and finds her door locked, locks on the door changed, and another person pretending to be her… and her husband is going along with it 👀😱
if that doesn’t grab you, idk what will!
and the ending chapter??? YUP!!!! love it when thrillers aren’t tied up with a little bow 👏🏼
if i had one comment it was that there was a bit too much going on… my head was low key dizzy at one point lol! towards the end, each chapter was jampacked with plot twists and it was a lot of fun but also hard to follow.
thanks for Flatiron for the gifted early copy!
if you’re looking for a book that…
- grabs you right away
- has short chapters / can help you out of a slump
- has a fun setting (small town set on a cliff)
- unreliable narrators and full of characters you have no idea if you can trust or not
- has multiple twists 🤯🤯🤯
- always keeps you guessing
… look no further!!!!
Alice Feeney never lets me down!!!
thriller lovers will love this come its release in January. it’s a good blend of psychological and domestic thriller and i had NO idea where it was going, which is always fun for a thriller.
a woman comes home from a run and finds her door locked, locks on the door changed, and another person pretending to be her… and her husband is going along with it 👀😱
if that doesn’t grab you, idk what will!
and the ending chapter??? YUP!!!! love it when thrillers aren’t tied up with a little bow 👏🏼
if i had one comment it was that there was a bit too much going on… my head was low key dizzy at one point lol! towards the end, each chapter was jampacked with plot twists and it was a lot of fun but also hard to follow.
thanks for Flatiron for the gifted early copy!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
If Alice wrote it, Imma read it. 🫴🏻
Have you ever finished a book and felt like you need to immediately start it over because there is absolutely no way you missed all that??
There's a reason Alice Feeney is one of my very few auto-buy authors.
Another absolute banger in my opinion.
Reader discretion is advised, may cause whiplash from all the twists and turns.
As always, shout-out to my homies at Netgally and the publisher for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
Have you ever finished a book and felt like you need to immediately start it over because there is absolutely no way you missed all that??
There's a reason Alice Feeney is one of my very few auto-buy authors.
Another absolute banger in my opinion.
Reader discretion is advised, may cause whiplash from all the twists and turns.
As always, shout-out to my homies at Netgally and the publisher for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
January 29, 2026
Holy smoke and mirrors, reading Alice Feeney's latest mind-bending psychological thriller felt like a trip through the looking glass...and left me grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
My Husband’s Wife is a testament to Feeney’s skill in crafting narrative sleight of hand that's both instantly gripping and deceptively complex.
Prepare to be taken down the rabbit hole from the very start.
Pay close attention to details and potential red herrings.
The pacing is breathlessly fast. Short chapters and rotating POVs create relentless momentum as we're lead through a maze of deceit and revelations.
The initial mystery gives way to a deeper conspiracy in this masterful plot.
Dare I say, this may well be Feeney's magnum opus.
It's one of those rare books that as soon as you finish, you want to go straight back to the beginning and experience the rollercoaster ride all over again. 🎢
January 26, 2026
As an Alice Feeney lover (I’ve rated all her books four or five stars), I could not wait to read this newest release- especially since last year’s “Beautiful Ugly” is one of my favorite thrillers of all time. However, this book just didn’t “wow” me unfortunately. Yes, I was glued to the pages, and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. But, I feel that this was just too over the top for me. In fact, as this book got closer to the end, I couldn’t wait for it to finally be over because I had had enough already.
This story starts off with Eden Fox, returning home after a long run. Eden and her husband have just moved into their new home Spyglass, in the town of Hope Falls. Oddly enough, her key doesn’t fit into her front door. Even more weird, a woman who looks just like her, answers the front door claiming to live there and be married to her husband, Harrison Woolf.
Sgt. Carter is called to the house to determine who the woman is trying to get into the home, and he will try to distinguish who is the real Eden Fox in this story.
Enter Birdy, she has just found out she has cancer and doesn’t have much longer to live. Life has dealt her a crappy hand in life. Birdy didn’t think she had any other family around until she received an inheritance from a long lost grandmother. That inheritance was Spyglass, a home on the cliffs in Hope Falls.
Somehow everyone’s paths will cross with each other in the small town of Hope Falls. But how? And when?
I thought this would be a five star read for me as it started off really strong, but then the twists became too absurd. In the end, 3.5 stars- rounded down.
This story starts off with Eden Fox, returning home after a long run. Eden and her husband have just moved into their new home Spyglass, in the town of Hope Falls. Oddly enough, her key doesn’t fit into her front door. Even more weird, a woman who looks just like her, answers the front door claiming to live there and be married to her husband, Harrison Woolf.
Sgt. Carter is called to the house to determine who the woman is trying to get into the home, and he will try to distinguish who is the real Eden Fox in this story.
Enter Birdy, she has just found out she has cancer and doesn’t have much longer to live. Life has dealt her a crappy hand in life. Birdy didn’t think she had any other family around until she received an inheritance from a long lost grandmother. That inheritance was Spyglass, a home on the cliffs in Hope Falls.
Somehow everyone’s paths will cross with each other in the small town of Hope Falls. But how? And when?
I thought this would be a five star read for me as it started off really strong, but then the twists became too absurd. In the end, 3.5 stars- rounded down.
February 2, 2026
4.0 stars— I have been a big fan of Alice Feeney since her first book. However, her previous two books marked a major step-down in my opinion. I am thankful to report, “My Husband’s Wife” marks a return to form for Ms. Feeney. The book begins with an interesting premise: Eden leaves her home for a jog and when she returns she finds that her home’s doors’ locks have been changed. Not only that, she finds that her husband doesn’t recognize her and there is another woman with her name living in the house claiming to be her. When the police arrive they find no family photos or any other evidence that the original Eden lived there or that Eden #1 is even “Eden.” The police take Eden to the station and that is where the book starts filling in the backstory as well as providing different perspectives of the police investigation from the story that unfolds after the very interesting start.. This book is a true Alice Feeney roller coaster in that no matter how minor a character is, they could have a significant impact later in the story. This combined with characters not being who they represent themselves to be made sure the story stayed unpredictable and wild from beginning to end. The only problems I had with the book were, in a story this wild, the implausibilities of many of the plot twists happening were 0. My mind immediately goes to: ‘that would never happen because of this or that’ or ‘why didn’t character x just do this.’ However, despite these problems I was able to suspend my second-guessing and enjoy a very fun page turner that nobody would ever be able to guess the twists and turns nor the ending.
January 21, 2026
Twisty, unsettling, & gasp out loud shocking!
Right from the first chapters of the audiobook, My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney had me instantly hooked. The eerie off kilter world of Spyglass pulled me in, and I was unsettled, curious, and completely absorbed, dying to see how it would all play out.
Eden and Birdy’s experiences are layered with confusion, fear, and determination, and I was completely absorbed, glued to every moment of the audiobook. Even though I wasn’t always able to listen during the past week and it took me longer than usual to finish, I was able to jump right back into the flow of the story each time. Every answer just raised more questions, and I had no idea what Alice Feeney was plotting, yet I couldn’t stop listening. That tiny curiosity I felt early on ended up making perfect sense by the end, and the conclusion was completely satisfying.
✨ 🔑 Key Thoughts
🧩 Twists on twists on twists kept me gasping and marveling, including one reveal that truly shocked me.
📖 The pacing builds steadily and keeps you leaning in, especially once the second half kicks into high gear.
🧡 The triple narration by Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, and Richard Armitage added depth and tension, making it impossible to fully trust anyone.
💭 A constant sense of dread and unease hung over every scene in the best way.
🌫️ The writing is clever, layered, and deliberately disorienting, perfectly suited to the story.
The audiobook experience deserves special mention. The narrators were phenomenal. Their performances were immersive, distinct, and emotionally charged, and the added sound effects heightened the suspense even more. I genuinely could not stop listening.
Overall, My Husband’s Wife gripped me completely and left me blown away in parts. It wasn’t quite full-on holy shooty balls for me, but it came very close. Alice Feeney delivered twists and tension that kept me on edge, fully engaged, and curious the whole way through, and the ending was completely satisfying. I am so glad I went in blind and experienced this as an audiobook. Would recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC.
Right from the first chapters of the audiobook, My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney had me instantly hooked. The eerie off kilter world of Spyglass pulled me in, and I was unsettled, curious, and completely absorbed, dying to see how it would all play out.
Eden and Birdy’s experiences are layered with confusion, fear, and determination, and I was completely absorbed, glued to every moment of the audiobook. Even though I wasn’t always able to listen during the past week and it took me longer than usual to finish, I was able to jump right back into the flow of the story each time. Every answer just raised more questions, and I had no idea what Alice Feeney was plotting, yet I couldn’t stop listening. That tiny curiosity I felt early on ended up making perfect sense by the end, and the conclusion was completely satisfying.
✨ 🔑 Key Thoughts
🧩 Twists on twists on twists kept me gasping and marveling, including one reveal that truly shocked me.
📖 The pacing builds steadily and keeps you leaning in, especially once the second half kicks into high gear.
🧡 The triple narration by Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, and Richard Armitage added depth and tension, making it impossible to fully trust anyone.
💭 A constant sense of dread and unease hung over every scene in the best way.
🌫️ The writing is clever, layered, and deliberately disorienting, perfectly suited to the story.
The audiobook experience deserves special mention. The narrators were phenomenal. Their performances were immersive, distinct, and emotionally charged, and the added sound effects heightened the suspense even more. I genuinely could not stop listening.
Overall, My Husband’s Wife gripped me completely and left me blown away in parts. It wasn’t quite full-on holy shooty balls for me, but it came very close. Alice Feeney delivered twists and tension that kept me on edge, fully engaged, and curious the whole way through, and the ending was completely satisfying. I am so glad I went in blind and experienced this as an audiobook. Would recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC.
January 28, 2026
Now, this was one big hit for me. I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for it, and used my credit on audible with anticipation buzzing inside. And boy, this was definitely worth it. From the beginning you feel slightly confused and dizzy by what’s happening, and then as the story progress there is one surprise after another. You know that feeling when you think you know where it’s going and then you have to rearrange it all in your mind. Like a puzzle where the picture turned out to be different than on the box. There are so many whiplash moments in here, like a box of chocolate where a new one pops up as soon as you eat one. Delicious, in the very best way.
January 19, 2026
4.5 stars, rounding up! ⭐️✨ UMMM OMG! this was absolutely insane. i just experienced brain-scrambling whiplash. this was my first alice feeney book & consider me a fan!
this book is twist after twist after twist. somehow every time you think you’ve figured it out, there’s something new unraveling! multiple POVs, shifting timelines, unreliable everything, and a plot that constantly keeps you on edge without ever being too scary! plus I think it sticks the landing. with this many moving pieces, I couldn’t figure out how it all would come together but of course it did … with ease! she’s a mastermind! it’s tense, clever & ridiculously unputdownable.
also the audiobook was FANTASTIC! i listened to a couple chapters and it has different voice actors and sound effects that made it even more immersive!
thanks to book of the month for the early physical copy & netgalley + macmillan audio for the advanced audiobook copy 🫶 as always, these are my honest thoughts!
this book is twist after twist after twist. somehow every time you think you’ve figured it out, there’s something new unraveling! multiple POVs, shifting timelines, unreliable everything, and a plot that constantly keeps you on edge without ever being too scary! plus I think it sticks the landing. with this many moving pieces, I couldn’t figure out how it all would come together but of course it did … with ease! she’s a mastermind! it’s tense, clever & ridiculously unputdownable.
also the audiobook was FANTASTIC! i listened to a couple chapters and it has different voice actors and sound effects that made it even more immersive!
thanks to book of the month for the early physical copy & netgalley + macmillan audio for the advanced audiobook copy 🫶 as always, these are my honest thoughts!
![Profile Image for Salma [HIATUS].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gr-assets.com%2Fimages%2FS%2Fcompressed.photo.goodreads.com%2Fusers%2F1762154839i%2F63142765._UX200_CR0%2C77%2C200%2C200_.jpg&w=128&q=75)
dnf
January 31, 2026Life is too short to read boring and confusing books. I'm honestly surprised by the high ratings this book is getting. I wanted to count this towards my yearly goal, but I fear it may worsen my slump if I push through.
DNF (for now, maybe)
✄┈┈┈┈┈┈
⋆. 𐙚˚࿔ Pre-read: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
Here’s the thing: am I in the mood for a thriller? Not at all, but I’m in a slump and thrillers usually help, so let’s hope this one does cause the last one was a fail 🥲. Also, my first Alice book, let’s hope it’s worth the hype.
DNF (for now, maybe)
✄┈┈┈┈┈┈
⋆. 𐙚˚࿔ Pre-read: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
Here’s the thing: am I in the mood for a thriller? Not at all, but I’m in a slump and thrillers usually help, so let’s hope this one does cause the last one was a fail 🥲. Also, my first Alice book, let’s hope it’s worth the hype.
November 19, 2025
A Fox, a Wolf, and a Bird.
🦊🐺🐦⬛
Those are the surnames of the three mendacious protagonists in Alice Feeney's new masterfully crafted psychological thriller.
"Everybody lies, everybody dies" is the opening line that says it all.
From Chapter One, readers are pulled into the Fox and the Wolf's troubled marriage.
The book's pacing is relentless.
Storytelling is cinematic, atmospheric, and addictive.
Fasten your seatbelts for a dark and wild ride with intense suspense and nonstop, shocking, and misleading plot twists.
Alice Feeney's snarky wit is razor sharp, as are the book's sucker punch twists.
Just when you think you understand the dynamic between husband and wife, you don't.
The final twist? Never underestimate a husband's wife.
I listened to the audiobook, expertly narrated by Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, and Richard Armitage.
All narrators gave Oscar-worthy performances.
Special praise for Macmillan Audio's production team.
The audiobook added rich sound effects and atmospheric touches that added layers of tension, elevating the entire listening experience.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
One of my besties of 2025.
All the stars!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
January 23, 2026
Now that is the Feeney I know and love! After a couple of lackluster books this one is a winner. RTC
![Profile Image for vanessa ⋆.☕︎ [semiᝰia].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gr-assets.com%2Fimages%2FS%2Fcompressed.photo.goodreads.com%2Fusers%2F1769249405i%2F166547387._UX200_CR0%2C24%2C200%2C200_.jpg&w=128&q=75)
January 31, 2026
Rating: 2.5 stars.
I find it challenging to articulate my thoughts on this book. While I did find enjoyment in certain parts, I struggled to grasp the overall purpose of its creation. Please understand, I am not criticizing the author; in fact, I truly appreciated the initial twenty percent of the narrative. The writing flowed effortlessly, even in audiobook format. The pacing was commendable, yet the story itself did not resonate with me, and I assure you, I have my reasons for this sentiment. And the main reason is me liking this book but hating it at the same time.
the good point of me reading this book but only one:
I swear, I’d hand the author a trophy for making me doubt everyone, even myself. That’s what a good thriller should do, right? This was my first book by her, and there’s no way it’ll be my last. The whole time, I couldn’t trust a single soul. Not Eden, even though she’s our main character and we see everything through her eyes. Every action she took, every thought she had, I found myself wondering if there was more beneath the surface, if she was hiding something even from herself.
Not her husband, Harrison, honestly, the man screams “something’s off” from page one.
Then there’s their daughter, Gabriella. She barely says a word, but when she does, I found myself picking apart everything she said, looking for some hidden meaning.
And Birdy? Please. Don’t get me going on Birdy. No sane person would trust her. I sure didn’t. Her unpredictable behavior and strange comments constantly set me on edge, making her the wild card in a story already overflowing with suspense.
By the end, I felt like Feeney wasn’t just playing with her characters’ trust, but with mine as a reader, leaving me second-guessing everything and everyone right up to the last page.
Now I want to talk about the things that really bothered me about the book.
The story is, over the place because it keeps switching between too many different peoples perspectives. In a thriller the story is usually told from one or two peoples points of view so you can really get into it. The mothers perspective is the one that really matters here.. Instead the story gets messy with a lot of extra words and secrets and I ended up feeling lost. I was actually having a time reading it until all these other perspectives started showing up and that is when the mothers story got ruined for me. The mothers story is what I cared about not all these people.
Another thing is that I do not really know who the main character is supposed to be. Suddenly every single person, in the book seemed like the character. They all had their secrets and nobody acted like a normal person. I did not care much about it but it did make the whole book feel a bit off.
That ending? I did not like it all.
── .✦
₊ ⊹🪻 ✧˚. ᵎᵎ 🫐 This story already feels like the kind of mystery that slowly tightens its grip without warning. A quiet setting, unsettling coincidences, and a reality that suddenly feels unreliable, I can tell this one is going to play with my mind.
Going in curious, slightly unsettled, and ready to be surprised. Let’s see what Spyglass is hiding. <𝟑
.ᐟ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎ Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I find it challenging to articulate my thoughts on this book. While I did find enjoyment in certain parts, I struggled to grasp the overall purpose of its creation. Please understand, I am not criticizing the author; in fact, I truly appreciated the initial twenty percent of the narrative. The writing flowed effortlessly, even in audiobook format. The pacing was commendable, yet the story itself did not resonate with me, and I assure you, I have my reasons for this sentiment. And the main reason is me liking this book but hating it at the same time.
the good point of me reading this book but only one:
I swear, I’d hand the author a trophy for making me doubt everyone, even myself. That’s what a good thriller should do, right? This was my first book by her, and there’s no way it’ll be my last. The whole time, I couldn’t trust a single soul. Not Eden, even though she’s our main character and we see everything through her eyes. Every action she took, every thought she had, I found myself wondering if there was more beneath the surface, if she was hiding something even from herself.
Not her husband, Harrison, honestly, the man screams “something’s off” from page one.
Then there’s their daughter, Gabriella. She barely says a word, but when she does, I found myself picking apart everything she said, looking for some hidden meaning.
And Birdy? Please. Don’t get me going on Birdy. No sane person would trust her. I sure didn’t. Her unpredictable behavior and strange comments constantly set me on edge, making her the wild card in a story already overflowing with suspense.
By the end, I felt like Feeney wasn’t just playing with her characters’ trust, but with mine as a reader, leaving me second-guessing everything and everyone right up to the last page.
Now I want to talk about the things that really bothered me about the book.
The story is, over the place because it keeps switching between too many different peoples perspectives. In a thriller the story is usually told from one or two peoples points of view so you can really get into it. The mothers perspective is the one that really matters here.. Instead the story gets messy with a lot of extra words and secrets and I ended up feeling lost. I was actually having a time reading it until all these other perspectives started showing up and that is when the mothers story got ruined for me. The mothers story is what I cared about not all these people.
Another thing is that I do not really know who the main character is supposed to be. Suddenly every single person, in the book seemed like the character. They all had their secrets and nobody acted like a normal person. I did not care much about it but it did make the whole book feel a bit off.
That ending? I did not like it all.
── .✦
₊ ⊹🪻 ✧˚. ᵎᵎ 🫐 This story already feels like the kind of mystery that slowly tightens its grip without warning. A quiet setting, unsettling coincidences, and a reality that suddenly feels unreliable, I can tell this one is going to play with my mind.
Going in curious, slightly unsettled, and ready to be surprised. Let’s see what Spyglass is hiding. <𝟑
.ᐟ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎ Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 13, 2025
The five stars says all - well, it is Alice …
Yes, she’s back with a rousing chorus of three cheers from Yorkshire.
30th October, Hope Falls.
As Eden Fox runs through the picturesque Cornish seaside village she leaves her worries and issues behind but her problems are just beginning. When she returns to ‘Spyglass’, her cliffside home with husband Harrison Woolf, her key doesn’t fit in the lock. She raps the door knocker three times fully expecting him to answer the door… except a woman does, someone she’s never seen before and yet looks strangely familiar as they look alike. Not only that, but this person is wearing HER dress and claims to be Eden Fox and even more astonishing, Harrison insists she is his wife. What?? Eden’s confusion deepens and turns to rage. Meanwhile, in London, Birdy (Olivia Bird) gets the worst of diagnosis and decides there are things she must do before it’s too late. The tale is told via several points of view.
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice… Well, this Alice has me asking a million questions right from the beginning and of course, I’m absolutely hooked and eagerly anticipating the Queen Alice twists that lie ahead and I’m not disappointed. It’s perplexing and deeply intriguing as I try to figure out the whys and wherefores, with cliffhanger chapter endings or revelations that blow my theories out of the Cornish water. The ‘I don’t see that coming’ moments have my brain in a spin and my mind is blown and every so often I’m sure my jaw drops and eyes pop. There are twists right to the end which is typically Alice Feeney unexpected and which blows me away, possibly off the cliffs at Hope Falls.
There’s mystery in pretty much every direction as characters are hiding things and in some cases positively submerging them. There are local legends or legendary characters that create an aura around the place and selecting Cornwall in which to set this novel creates its own unique atmosphere. Hope Falls prides itself for being crime free, absolutely safe but it gives me the heebie-jeebies. It’s intensely claustrophobic, with Spyglass overlooking the village and seeing all, with the surrounding and enveloping moors - Blackmoor - giving Lorna Doone vibes, although that’s Exmoor!! It’s atmospheric in spades and not necessarily a good one.
There are several layers to the plot one of which is very creative and thought provoking which I don’t want to give away but which makes me question and reflect… Would I??? You’ll have to read it to find out what I’m talking about! Finally, there is some of the authors on brand dark humour which is very British too. Your life going to pot? Have a cup of tea.
Overall, this is so good and one which I can highly recommend as this very talented author has well and truly delivered an immersive, cracking plot.
PS there’s a dog too - Sunday, but don’t worry, he’s fine.
With thanks to NetGalley and huge thanks to Pan Macmillan for the much appreciated early copy in return for an honest review.
Yes, she’s back with a rousing chorus of three cheers from Yorkshire.
30th October, Hope Falls.
As Eden Fox runs through the picturesque Cornish seaside village she leaves her worries and issues behind but her problems are just beginning. When she returns to ‘Spyglass’, her cliffside home with husband Harrison Woolf, her key doesn’t fit in the lock. She raps the door knocker three times fully expecting him to answer the door… except a woman does, someone she’s never seen before and yet looks strangely familiar as they look alike. Not only that, but this person is wearing HER dress and claims to be Eden Fox and even more astonishing, Harrison insists she is his wife. What?? Eden’s confusion deepens and turns to rage. Meanwhile, in London, Birdy (Olivia Bird) gets the worst of diagnosis and decides there are things she must do before it’s too late. The tale is told via several points of view.
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice… Well, this Alice has me asking a million questions right from the beginning and of course, I’m absolutely hooked and eagerly anticipating the Queen Alice twists that lie ahead and I’m not disappointed. It’s perplexing and deeply intriguing as I try to figure out the whys and wherefores, with cliffhanger chapter endings or revelations that blow my theories out of the Cornish water. The ‘I don’t see that coming’ moments have my brain in a spin and my mind is blown and every so often I’m sure my jaw drops and eyes pop. There are twists right to the end which is typically Alice Feeney unexpected and which blows me away, possibly off the cliffs at Hope Falls.
There’s mystery in pretty much every direction as characters are hiding things and in some cases positively submerging them. There are local legends or legendary characters that create an aura around the place and selecting Cornwall in which to set this novel creates its own unique atmosphere. Hope Falls prides itself for being crime free, absolutely safe but it gives me the heebie-jeebies. It’s intensely claustrophobic, with Spyglass overlooking the village and seeing all, with the surrounding and enveloping moors - Blackmoor - giving Lorna Doone vibes, although that’s Exmoor!! It’s atmospheric in spades and not necessarily a good one.
There are several layers to the plot one of which is very creative and thought provoking which I don’t want to give away but which makes me question and reflect… Would I??? You’ll have to read it to find out what I’m talking about! Finally, there is some of the authors on brand dark humour which is very British too. Your life going to pot? Have a cup of tea.
Overall, this is so good and one which I can highly recommend as this very talented author has well and truly delivered an immersive, cracking plot.
PS there’s a dog too - Sunday, but don’t worry, he’s fine.
With thanks to NetGalley and huge thanks to Pan Macmillan for the much appreciated early copy in return for an honest review.
January 17, 2026
2.5 stars from “Outlier Island”👋🏻 I'm just really, really disappointed in "My Husband's Wife", which makes me super sad ☹️ as I just used to love Alice Feeney’s books so much. Maybe it’s partly due to it being an audiobook, which is not a format that I care for 🤔 Overall, this just felt really over-the-top with the twists that were almost "cheats" & coming out of left field. And what's with all the trashiness?? I'm no prude but I don't expect a spice level in my thrillers 🌶️🌶️ and the f-bombs must be in the four figures and in audio it was even more jarring. Maybe Feeney’s now trying to be the U.K.’s Freida McFadden??? 🤔 I thought the narrators, especially Bel P. were good, it's not their fault, they work with what they’re given. Perhaps I would have liked the print book, but no way to know now & and that’s on me - I should have just waited on my library holds😡 As I didn't care much for Beautiful Ugly" either, that’s two duds in a row for me, so Feeney's now off my "auto request" list.
December 10, 2025
Eden and her husband Harrison recently bought Spyglass in the town of Hope Falls. A house set into the cliffside with views of the sea. This is exactly the change they needed to help mend their marriage.
Eden heads out on her evening jog only to return home to find her key doesn't fit the lock. Panicked she continues to try to get it to work when the door opens and another woman stands looking at her. Eden can't believe her eyes. Who is this woman?
The woman claims to be Eden Fox and says that this is her house and that Harrison is her husband.
Eden can't believe what she's hearing. Then Harrison, her husband, does the unthinkable. He tells her he has no idea who she is and to stop scaring his wife or he'll call the police.
Then we also follow Birdie. A woman who was just given a terminal diagnosis. She is going to leave London to return to Hope Falls to tie up some loose ends before it's too late. While in Hope Falls she becomes entangled in the drama of Eden and Harrison.
If that plot line sounds a bit bananas to you it's because it is. In the best way possible.
I admit when Feeney first hit the scene I was devouring her books with gusto. Then we hit a hiccup when the last three of her books didn't work for me. I was bummed to say the least.
I'm happy to say that this book right here reminds me of the Feeney I know and love. This is a rollercoaster tale with many sharp twists and turns and nearly all of them took me by surprise. I love when that happens.
If you like shady characters, an unpredictable plot, and jaw dropping revelations then look no further. This was a lot of fun! 4 stars!
Won in a Goodreads giveaway - many thanks to Goodreads and Flatiron Books for my copy!
Eden heads out on her evening jog only to return home to find her key doesn't fit the lock. Panicked she continues to try to get it to work when the door opens and another woman stands looking at her. Eden can't believe her eyes. Who is this woman?
The woman claims to be Eden Fox and says that this is her house and that Harrison is her husband.
Eden can't believe what she's hearing. Then Harrison, her husband, does the unthinkable. He tells her he has no idea who she is and to stop scaring his wife or he'll call the police.
Then we also follow Birdie. A woman who was just given a terminal diagnosis. She is going to leave London to return to Hope Falls to tie up some loose ends before it's too late. While in Hope Falls she becomes entangled in the drama of Eden and Harrison.
If that plot line sounds a bit bananas to you it's because it is. In the best way possible.
I admit when Feeney first hit the scene I was devouring her books with gusto. Then we hit a hiccup when the last three of her books didn't work for me. I was bummed to say the least.
I'm happy to say that this book right here reminds me of the Feeney I know and love. This is a rollercoaster tale with many sharp twists and turns and nearly all of them took me by surprise. I love when that happens.
If you like shady characters, an unpredictable plot, and jaw dropping revelations then look no further. This was a lot of fun! 4 stars!
Won in a Goodreads giveaway - many thanks to Goodreads and Flatiron Books for my copy!
Displaying 1 - 30 of 10,059 reviews