The Echo Wife

One of my top books of the year, definitely one of the best arcs I???ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing. I picked it up mainly due to the author???s name as I???ve only every heard great things said about her books but I???d never read one myself. And this was a phenomenal place to start.

I love the mixing of genres, so a science fiction thriller mystery was absolutely going to be on my highly anticipated list. I had forgotten the premise of the book by the time it came around to reading it (as I seem to always say in these reviews, but it has paid off well for me in the past), so I loved being thrown straight into the science fiction world where our main character works as a renowned scientist studying clones.

I thought I knew what I was getting into but although this book is only 250-ish pages, it feels like a 500 page epic. So much happens over the course of the book and there isn???t a single wasted scene. Everything is so tightly and masterfully engineered to craft this story with no fat to trim. There were multiple points where I reacted out loud to moments.

The initial idea was a great one, but the execution elevated the story so much further. The writing was excellent, there was tonnes of insight into our main characters and the plot progressed so steadily there was no dull moment. I hope this book gets adapted, I think it could be perfect on the big screen.