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A review by charlillama
The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
2.0
Initially I was going to give this 3 stars, but after ruminating on the premise of ‘white rich people’ vs ‘poor Black man’ and the godawful line ‘ever seen a Black man run’ I can’t in good conscience recommend this book without flagging these issues.
Some good passages of text and some interesting themes (grief, miscarriage, society and a non-token gay man) but sadly overshadowed by the casual racism and general random threads of story (Ava, the prep school diva getting a half-hearted redemption arc and mentions of high-end make up)
I’ve read worse, but also read much much better.
Some good passages of text and some interesting themes (grief, miscarriage, society and a non-token gay man) but sadly overshadowed by the casual racism and general random threads of story (Ava, the prep school diva getting a half-hearted redemption arc and mentions of high-end make up)
I’ve read worse, but also read much much better.