All The Wrong Places

Author: Joy Fielding
Genre: Suspense, Women's Fiction, Canadian
Type: Trade Paperback
Pages: 354
Publisher: Ballantine Books
First Published: March 12, 2019
Opening Lines: "So, tell me about yourself," he says. He smiles what he hopes is a sweet smile -- neither too big nor too small, one that hints at a wry, maybe even off-beat sense of humor that he thinks would appeal to her. He wants to charm her. He wants her to like him."

Book Description from GoodReads: Four women 0- friends, family, rivals - turn to online dating for companionship, only to find themselves in the crosshairs of a tech-savvy killer using an app to target his victims in this harrowing thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of See Jane Run and The Bad Daughter.

A husband's death, a difficult divorce, a brutal break-up, dissatisfaction with a boring relationship: for various reasons, four women turn to online dating, hoping to right-swipe the way to love and happiness.

Paige and Heather are cousins, locked in a lifelong rivalry that recently culminated in Heather taking Paige's boyfriend for herself, although now Heather isn't quite sure she wants him. Paige's mother, Joan, is trying to get back on her feet after the death of the love of her life two years ago. And Paige's long-time friend, Chloe, is considering giving her unfaithful husband a taste of his own medicine.

Together, the women are navigating the choppy waters of online dating, until one of them unwittingly makes a date with a killer, starting the clock on a race to save her life.

New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding has written a complex, electrifying thriller about friendship, jealousy, and passion--a deadly combination.

My Rating: 3 stars

My Review: All The Wrong Places is a story that combines the complicated relationships of four women who have varying degrees of unhappiness in their love lives. These women turn to online dating to find love but a couple of them get more than they bargain for. This was an entertaining, albeit predictable, story that I read in a couple of days but it's not the book I had expected to read. 

The book's blurb is touted as a thriller and it starts off strong with a wonderfully creepy vibe with a sadistic killer stalking women online. But it soon turns into a Women's Fiction/relationship type read with a bunch of women who aren't overly likable (except for Joan, she's a sweetheart). There's nothing wrong with a Women's Fiction read but when the book's blurb clearly sets it in the Suspense genre, but the suspense is relegated to the outer edges of the plot, then we're talking about different things and readers may feel mislead.

Overall, this was an entertaining book about the relationships between four women who are looking for love (in all the wrong places) with the thriller aspect merely lurking in the background. While the characters could use more depth and the plot was predictable, it's a good choice you're looking for a book about complicated relationships with a side of suspense. 

Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Ballantine Books for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.