The almost wife was great in the beginning. There was great story set up, and I enjoyed that there were no perfect characters. It was blurred who was “the good guys” and who were “the bad guys”. After the initial few chapters, once the story was set up, it was quite thrilling. I was on the edge of my seat for much of the book. But I felt that the climax of the book went on far too long. By the time I was done the book, I thought FINALLY! 🙄