The Perfect Wife

What a wild ride! This had a similar feel to a usual domestic thriller novel, except the wife in question isn't even the wife in question!

After the mysterious disappearance of Abbie Cullen-Scott, her husband Tim Scott uses his tech business to create a “cobot” (a companion robot) in her image. He uses photos, texts, and social media to mimic Abbie's personality almost exactly. At first, it seems that he's only done this out of grief so that he can have his wife back. As time goes on, cobot Abbie begins to wonder if that is his true intentions or if there is something more sinister going on.

The story is told in two different time lines and perspectives. One timeline is from the perspective of cobot Abbie after her creation, and the second is told from the perspective of someone inside the tech company long before human Abbie disappeared. Sometimes when an author uses this method, it breaks up the rhythm or I find that I like one perspective way more than the other. This was not the case here, as I loved them both and I found it difficult to put the book down at any point.

Most of all, I loved the misdirection and plot twists. I was pretty convinced I knew what was going on about 4 or 5 times before the end, but WOW, I never did see that ending coming!

Great read for those who love domestic thrillers with a little bit of sci-fi sprinkled in!

Thank you to NetGalley and to Ballantine for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.