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A review by mellabella
Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie
2.0
The book open with 48 year old Jennifer learning that she has a Glioblastoma. Terminal brain cancer. As she looks over older blood work, she sees what looks like high levels of lead. Was she poisoned?
Jennifer has an estranged husband named Jake who is living with the younger woman he cheated on her with. She isn't giving him the divorce he wants on his terms and their relationship is toxic. Her triplets are grown and her relationships with two of them (Aline and Miranda) isn't the best either. Even though Miranda lives with her. Her and her daughter Emily are closer. Emily following almost exactly the same path she did. She was in med school when she got pregnant with twins. Jennifer was in med school when she got pregnant with the triplets. Who had a brief stint of being famous before fading into the background.
As she convinces herself that Jake poisoned her to get what he wants, the books plods along slowly revealing family secrets. Jennifer has abut 6 weeks to live and concentrates on pinning her poisoning on Jake.
This isn't a fast paced thriller. At all. It's chapters of Jennifer coping with her diagnosis and family drama while her daughters barely entertain her accusations toward their dad. They see that their dad treats their mother like garbage even after her diagnosis. Which... They seem to have had no idea about?
I will continue to read Catherine McKenzie books. I'm sure this one is just a fluke. But I would skip it. The ending makes up for the beginning and middle. But, it's not enough.
Jennifer has an estranged husband named Jake who is living with the younger woman he cheated on her with. She isn't giving him the divorce he wants on his terms and their relationship is toxic. Her triplets are grown and her relationships with two of them (Aline and Miranda) isn't the best either. Even though Miranda lives with her. Her and her daughter Emily are closer. Emily following almost exactly the same path she did. She was in med school when she got pregnant with twins. Jennifer was in med school when she got pregnant with the triplets. Who had a brief stint of being famous before fading into the background.
As she convinces herself that Jake poisoned her to get what he wants, the books plods along slowly revealing family secrets. Jennifer has abut 6 weeks to live and concentrates on pinning her poisoning on Jake.
This isn't a fast paced thriller. At all. It's chapters of Jennifer coping with her diagnosis and family drama while her daughters barely entertain her accusations toward their dad. They see that their dad treats their mother like garbage even after her diagnosis. Which... They seem to have had no idea about?
I will continue to read Catherine McKenzie books. I'm sure this one is just a fluke. But I would skip it. The ending makes up for the beginning and middle. But, it's not enough.