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A review by hannahniles
The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor
2.0
Hmm well no big surprises in this book. It's exactly what the description tells you, a woman goes missing, the police investigate him a little bit, there's a few leads that come slowly throughout the novel but don't really change the plot much. The majority of the book is him thinking on the course of their relationship and how they ended up unhappy together, along with slowly revealing the course of the wife's day the day she goes missing.
Most of the characters are pretty unrelatable.
Husband: Works in some kind of weather sciency field that most people probably don't understand. Awkward and apparently doesn't have any friends and is not very warm or passionate.
Wife: Grew up spoiled and rich and beautiful, was cheated on by her rich and handsome boyfriend and then ended up marrying Mr. Boring. Works as a florist and does pretty much nothing else.
Daughter: bratty young teenager, fights with her dad about her cutting her hair and hanging out with a gay couple.
Son: Literally has no personality or any real effect on the plot.
I think the point of this book was to examine relationships and how things we do affect our partners. This book is not really about the wife going missing, it's about the way the husband feels about it.
Most of the characters are pretty unrelatable.
Husband: Works in some kind of weather sciency field that most people probably don't understand. Awkward and apparently doesn't have any friends and is not very warm or passionate.
Wife: Grew up spoiled and rich and beautiful, was cheated on by her rich and handsome boyfriend and then ended up marrying Mr. Boring. Works as a florist and does pretty much nothing else.
Daughter: bratty young teenager, fights with her dad about her cutting her hair and hanging out with a gay couple.
Son: Literally has no personality or any real effect on the plot.
I think the point of this book was to examine relationships and how things we do affect our partners. This book is not really about the wife going missing, it's about the way the husband feels about it.