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ashleyntpaul 's review for:
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
Overall, I really did enjoy this book. I think Liane Moriarty usually writes interesting characters, though after I read Apples Never Fall I had to take an extended break from her because that book was terrible. But her cast in this was fairly well-developed, and I enjoyed the flawed and realistic personalities they had.
The plot was a bit dull for a while at the beginning, and then took a bit of a dip in the middle, but the mystery was compelling. It was rather predictable, but Moriarty’s writing really makes up for a lot of the lulls in the plot, as the characters are consistently developing.
Some things I didn’t like:
- Lack of explanation for why Rachel disliked Lauren so much… it just seemed that she didn’t like Lauren because she was alive? And I could get that if explained, but I never felt like that strand was fleshed out well enough to make sense.
- The very, very repetitive fatphobia that got very old very fast.
- Lastly, the thin and mostly irrelevant connection of Tess to the rest of the characters. She was really just there, and she added no significance to the main plot line. I liked her story, yes! But it didn’t really feel like it belonged to this book.
3.5/5 rounded down
The plot was a bit dull for a while at the beginning, and then took a bit of a dip in the middle, but the mystery was compelling. It was rather predictable, but Moriarty’s writing really makes up for a lot of the lulls in the plot, as the characters are consistently developing.
Some things I didn’t like:
- Lack of explanation for why Rachel disliked Lauren so much… it just seemed that she didn’t like Lauren because she was alive? And I could get that if explained, but I never felt like that strand was fleshed out well enough to make sense.
- The very, very repetitive fatphobia that got very old very fast.
- Lastly, the thin and mostly irrelevant connection of Tess to the rest of the characters. She was really just there, and she added no significance to the main plot line. I liked her story, yes! But it didn’t really feel like it belonged to this book.
3.5/5 rounded down