A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book is very well written but I didn’t enjoy it.
I was drawn by the interesting title and intriguing blurb on the back of the paperback. The plot had unexpected twists and turns and the characters behaved or reacted in unpredictable ways.

The characters were despicable and their motivations and desires were disturbing. Their lives were sad and full of despair. This is not a book you feel happy after reading.  However, I could not put it down nor leave it on the shelf after starting.  I had to keep reading to see where the plot took the characters and how the story resolved itself.

I stayed with it and I’m glad I did, even though it is not to my taste (too dark) it was worth reading.  I can see why it was so well reviewed.  It was good literature.


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