Book Friend & Actual Friend Valerie has been looking to
win me over with a winning read. It’s
been her personal challenge ever since I politely suggested that instead of
lending me a stack of books and saying “I am not big on any of these, but see
what you think” that she focus on quality over quantity strategy. She was receptive to this feedback and lent
me The Silent Wife by A.S.A.
Harrison.
I can see why she lent me this book, since lots of people
are comparing it to Gone Girl.
A RANT
It’s so annoying when there is a big popular book and then
everyone compares new books to that book.
As if the logic is “Wish you hadn’t already read Gone Girl? Well, you have
but here is another author doing a worse version of it.”
RANT OVER
A Silent Wife was
a quick and easy read. Perfect for
someone who is two beers deep at 10pm on a Tuesday night and has all of their
baby food already prepped and ready to go for the next morning. And also for me, who is often two beers deep
but usually does not have the food ready by 10 pm. It’s not an especially memorable book and the
characters are not believable and also unlikeable. In this case, somehow that wasn’t a total
deal breaker and I enjoyed the mental break of reading about revenge
murder. (I did not give anything away
there, that comes out in about the second page.)
So, good job and thank you Valerie. Also, I hate you for being in Spain and
having an amazing time while I write this post.
Congratulations on your engagement.
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