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A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

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lilysmomreads's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense

4.5

megn317's review

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4.0

Kept me guessing and you can’t trust anyone! The end was somewhat shocking to say the least but a good book!

mandarose79's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a great, well-written thriller. It was interesting and kept me guessing throughout. I think this would be an excellent choice for someone who wants to try a thriller but doesn’t know where to start.

kekemaq's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

ckarsten's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

rebleejen's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This took some turns. One of the twists I saw coming a mile away, and I wasn't too thrilled with it because it's a plot device that's been used in two other books I've read recently (but that's not the fault of the author, I guess), but overall it was a good read and I did not predict the ending.

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jbrooks124's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Lizzie is fairly fresh in her job at Young & Crane, working hard to pay off the bills that have accrued due to her husband's alcoholism. When she receives a call from an old law school classmate whose wife has been found brutally killed, she doesn't want to represent him. But she's drawn in regardless, to this interesting marriage, with a tight-knit group of affluent parent friends whose private school is in the midst of a hacking scandal. While all of them claim to be happy, do any of them truly have a good marriage?

Just... yikes. If you're looking for a book where everyone has secrets and everyone is shooting themselves in the foot because of them, you're in the right place. My least favorite part of this was the reveal that

Amanda was an unreliable narrator because she had some type of personality disorder/mental illness - not quite specified - that was briefly touched on, never confirmed by a professional, but was not noticed by anyone and was meant to explain away the main suspect (other than her husband).

To me, that felt so weak and unsatisfying. Not my favorite.