The Perfect Husband by Danielle Ramsay
Genre: Psychological thriller, Domestic thriller, Domestic suspense
Read: 9th September 2023
Published: 26th May 2023
★★★★ 4 stars
DESCRIPTION:
How do you know if you've married the wrong person?
It was a whirlwind romance and we had the perfect relationship.
He was my dream partner, loving, caring, attentive… until the day I married him and things became toxic.
I spent my wedding night in A&E with an ‘unexplained’ broken wrist – but I knew what happened….
My romantic illusions shattered. My fear of the future heightened.
The man I had fallen in love with wasn’t the man I married.
And that was just the start of things to come.
Quickly things escalated. He isolated me from family and friends, and with no one to turn to, he began to control every part of my life.
I tried to escape, but he watched my every move.
Until one day he went too far, and I found my strength to fight back.
I no longer wanted to be a victim.
I wanted to live.
I wanted my life back.
But at what cost?
In sickness and in health and till death us do part…
MY THOUGHTS:
How do you know if you've married the wrong person...?
This is my first read by Danielle Ramsay and what a read. It conjures up plenty of emotions and comes with a few trigger warnings, which does make it tough to read at times, but once you get past those triggers you won't want to put this one down!
TW: Domestic abuse, sexual assault, gaslighting, death of a pet
So many women find themselves in similar situations with a deft sleight of hand that they don't even know the trap they are falling into. Such is the case with Sophie. She was engaged to be married to Ben but when he suddenly broke it off she was left adrift. And then she met Jay who swept her off her feet and the two inevitably walked down the aisle. But her wedding night is not the veritable one of one's dreams. Sophie finds herself in hospital after Jay broke her arm in temper but instead discloses that Sophie was drunk.
Things only go from bad to worse and at times I felt like I was banging my head against a brick wall, yelling at Sophie. As the reader we could see Jay's gaslighting her. And his ability to chip away at her sanity, her memories and everything she held dear. Honestly, I don't want to say much more - as some books are best if you just go in blind - but you need to read it. If you can get past those triggers, you will find this to be a compelling and addictive page turner.
I would like to thank #DanielleRamsay, #Netgalley and #BoldwoodBooks for an ARC of #ThePerfectHusband in exchange for an honest review.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Always on the go, always passionate in what she is doing, Danielle fills her days with horse-riding, running and murder by proxy. In 2017 she became a patron of the charity SomeOne Cares, which counsels survivors of childhood abuse, rape and domestic violence.
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