The Last Mrs. Parrish: A Novel

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 71,031 ratings

Price: 21.25

Last update: 09-05-2024


About this item

The National Best Seller and a Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick

“Will keep you up. In a ‘can’t put it down’ way. It’s ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with XX chromosomes.” (The Skimm)

“Deliciously duplicitous. . . . equally as twisty, spellbinding, and addictive as Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train.” (Library Journal, starred review)

Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more - a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.

To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne - a socialite and philanthropist - and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale.

Amber's envy could eat her alive...if she didn't have a plan. Amber uses Daphne's compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family's life - the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long Amber is Daphne's closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked toward, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces.

With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent.


Top reviews from the United States

GGmom
5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain Excellence
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
This book wavered between a 4.5-5 stars ⭐️ for me but because I can’t seem to stop thinking about it. The writing was great. There were some holes in the sense the author would give an interesting scene and then start the next paragraph or new chapter with a jump in time. Highly recommend reading the prequel The Hot Shot before or even after this book. It gives you more insight to the inner workings of our precious antagonist Amber and what’s she’s capable of. As despicable of a woman she is, her tenacity and self discipline to reach her goals is truly admirable. She even said she plays the long game. However disciplined she is though, she’s not as smart as she gives herself credit for. A true narcissist. I was hoping more of her past would catch up to her. Then there is the heroine Daphne. Who seems the epitome of class, elegance and seemingly having it all with wealth at her disposal, a gorgeous successful “devoted” husband and two beautiful daughters. This book is so captivating. I loved how it tells the story in third person. The first half is all about Amber and her scheming. Then it flips to Daphne’s life and wow. The message of Keep your friends close but your enemies closer was loud and clear. You just never never know what’s going on behind closed doors. Cannot wait to read The Next Mrs. Parrish.
LKB
4.0 out of 5 stars Full of twists and turns
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
This book has been on my list since it came out in 2017. So when I received an advance copy for the The Next Mrs. Parrish, it had to read this one. Check one book off my TBR list, only 4,999 more to go.

What a fun, guilty pleasure! Told in two voices…Amber, a wannabe on the rich and famous scene and Daphne, the perfect wife, perfect life. We follow these two women and see how their lives come together. What starts as an orchestrated meeting evolves into a so-called friendship, and so much more. We are lulled into focusing on one woman’s obsession with fame and fortune and the other’s perfect husband, family, life. Be careful what you wish for! The man at the center, Daphne’s husband Jackson, is rich, smart, successful with movie star looks. But, under this perfect exterior, is the heart of a sociopath.

I did not see that coming! With Amber, I immediately took a strong dislike. She is a the picture of narcissist, a totally unlikable human. My heart is already empathizing for Daphne. A socialite with a heart of gold, although a little naive, or is she? Jackson, a character I loved/hated. The storyline was entertaining, and had me totally absorbed from the beginning. Over the top fun. I loved the character development, taking my assessment of each from one extreme to the another.

This book is full of twists and turns which makes it a perfect summer read. It sucked me in at a time when I needed an unputdownable read. As I finish this one, I’m jumping right into the sequel, The Next Mrs. Parrish.
Oly
5.0 out of 5 stars summer read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024
What a great summer book. Daphne will be with me for a long time! These characters were so well developed and the writing brought them to life. So many twists and turns.
Amanda Cawley
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow but well written
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
Not much going on for the first half of things but it was written well enough that it kept my interest and I finished it. Ordered the sequel.
Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
I don't understand all the admiration over this novel. It was a good novel, nothing special. It was predictable. Maybe if I had read it years ago. This plot has been done over and over.
Donna DAndrea c/o Park Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2024
Loved everything thing about this book. I was hooked from the very first chapter. Could not out it down. Can’t wait for the “Next”
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh I hate her
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2024
Oh how easy was it to hate this main character. I hated everything about her. Similar plot line from another book I’ve read. Different but similar. Curious where the next book goes on this story.
Lyndsay Parker
4.0 out of 5 stars kept me on the edge of my seat
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat!

Amber Patterson wants the life that she thinks she deserves.
She wants to be pampered and spoiled by a rich husband. To have beautiful lavish gifts bestowed upon her. To have the powerful, handsome, and rich, Jackson Parrish all to herself.
Only problem, his wife Daphne is standing in her way.

She quickly devises a plan to befriend Daphne and it doesn’t take long for Amber to become her confidante. The more Amber learns, the greater her jealousy for Daphne grows, until she finds that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Things I Loved:
- This book definitely had lots of twists and turns. Towards the end I could not turn the pages fast enough and I did not want to put it down!
- The short chapters had me wanting more and more.
- The two different points of view! I loved hearing both sides recounting what was going on.
- The characters had so much depth. My favorites were of course the girls, Tallulah and Bella, Daphne, and the co-worker, Jenna.

Things I Didn’t love:
- I would have appreciated a trigger warning list. The fat-shaming, constant SA, DV, and substantial Emotional abuse caught me a little off guard at first.

Overall, it was a very captivating psychological thriller!

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