Review – The Woman He Loved Before by Dorothy Koomson

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REVIEWED BY DEBS CARR  

Libby is in love with her handsome husband Jack. It wasn't love at first sight though when they first met at the car showroom, but they're together now, and happy. Or they are until they're involved in a car crash and Jack, who was driving and far less severely hurt than Libby, did something he can't forgive himself for. He has something to hide and knows that by telling Libby the truth, he's probably going ruin what they have together.

Libby is aware that Jack is still in love with his dead wife, Eve, and having seen a picture of their wedding day at his parent's home, she can understand why. He doesn't like speaking about Eve and Libby tries not to broach the subject, but when she's at home convalescing after the accident, she discovers Eve's diaries and as she secretly reads them, she learns the truth behind the woman who haunts their marriage.

All is not as it seems, Libby discovers, and as she reads on, she finds that she has far more to be worried about than the insinuations of the embittered policewoman who interviews her after her crash, and who had also been the investigating officer at Eve's untimely death several years before. Libby has to decide her best course of action, but it isn't easy when she's not sure exactly who she can trust.

This incredible story kept me spellbound from start to finish, and I know it's often written that something is 'unputdownable', but in the case of this book it really is. The twists and turns in the storyline had me gasping in surprise a couple of times and the ending made me cry.

It's a brilliant book and I'm thrilled that we have four copies to offer as a giveaway here at Novelicious. A definite 10\10 for me. Don't forget to leave a 'pick me' comment below to be in with a chance of winning one of the copies.