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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Wow! Liane Moriarty has a unique way of using situations that could realistically happen and wrapping people together in split decisions that change the course of their lives.
This book was written from 3 POVs. We have Cecilia, a wife and mother of 3 girls. One day while searching in her attic, she finds a letter hidden amongst the boxes addressed to her from her husband in the case of his death. She immediately wants to open it, but hesitates, what could be written in here that he felt needed to be hidden?
Next we have Tess, who has just found out her best friend and cousin is in love with her husband, and he says he is in love with her as well. She wants to run away from the problem until it fixes itself, so she takes her son to her mother's house and trys to make sense of her life.
Then we have Rachel, a mother who lost her daughter too young, and has never recovered from that loss. She is still determined that she knows who killed her, but it has never been proven. She holds on to that resentment and by doing so, never fully opens herself up to loving her now adult son.
How are all these women connected, the spiderweb that is The Husband's Secret pulls these stories together in a heart wrenching realization that some secrets cannot be forgotten, just as Pandora's box cannot be unopened.
Well written and fascinating book. Makes you question yourself and how you would handle being in situations like this while reading. I enjoyed this book!
This book was written from 3 POVs. We have Cecilia, a wife and mother of 3 girls. One day while searching in her attic, she finds a letter hidden amongst the boxes addressed to her from her husband in the case of his death. She immediately wants to open it, but hesitates, what could be written in here that he felt needed to be hidden?
Next we have Tess, who has just found out her best friend and cousin is in love with her husband, and he says he is in love with her as well. She wants to run away from the problem until it fixes itself, so she takes her son to her mother's house and trys to make sense of her life.
Then we have Rachel, a mother who lost her daughter too young, and has never recovered from that loss. She is still determined that she knows who killed her, but it has never been proven. She holds on to that resentment and by doing so, never fully opens herself up to loving her now adult son.
How are all these women connected, the spiderweb that is The Husband's Secret pulls these stories together in a heart wrenching realization that some secrets cannot be forgotten, just as Pandora's box cannot be unopened.
Well written and fascinating book. Makes you question yourself and how you would handle being in situations like this while reading. I enjoyed this book!
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Usually multiple POVs irritate me, but I was excited each time a new character appeared; all of the story lines were enticing and came together in a sad, but satisfying way.
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Love so many of Liane Moriarty’s books, rated this one slightly lower than some of her others because I felt like the beginning was slow which made it difficult to grab my attention. I did end up loving the plot, and the epilogue really tied it all together. However, Tess and Will’s storyline didn’t seem to go with the rest of the story.
This book started off so slow I had to make myself continue reading until Cecelia reads the letter-- from that point I was hooked in that I had to know how all of these characters fit into the main story. Honestly, Tess and Will's story wasn't essential and I felt it took away from the rest of the book. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, neither would I discourage anyone from reading it.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Started and finished date - 07.06.25 to 10.06.25.
My rating - Three Stars.
This book was okay read, I didn't love it but I didn't hate either and I think people who like the boyfriend by Freida McFadden or the perfect marriage by Jeneva Rose may like is book. The cover of book was okay. The writing was it hard to follow also it took time get used to also the ending of was fine. The mystery was okay and the atmosphere was fine. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced. I mixed about the characters and they needed flash out bit more.
My rating - Three Stars.
This book was okay read, I didn't love it but I didn't hate either and I think people who like the boyfriend by Freida McFadden or the perfect marriage by Jeneva Rose may like is book. The cover of book was okay. The writing was it hard to follow also it took time get used to also the ending of was fine. The mystery was okay and the atmosphere was fine. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced. I mixed about the characters and they needed flash out bit more.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me a little while to keep track of which characters were family, knew each other, didn't know each other but were connected, etc. But once I got them straightened out it was an easy read. I enjoyed the inter connectedness of the characters.
3.75 ⭐️the prologue and the epilogue were my favorite. overall I enjoyed it, I didn't really see the point of Tess's character and storyline to be honest, but enjoyed Cecilia and Rachel's and the glimpses of Janie's last day.
She writes in her genre, and as far as I can see, she’s top of it. That said, this isn’t her best work. It dragged at times and the characters were a bit too stereotyped. The epilogue just about gave it another star in itself but also seemed as if she felt done with the characters and storylines but wanted to include a 5 page summary of the never-to-be-written sequel.