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A review by smithemorgan
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
1.0
I'm not sure how to rate this or even where to begin reviewing it. I hated the people and their stories but I could not stop reading it.
This story started with everything a good suspense novel has: mysterious people with mysterious pasts and a very thrilling opening scene with the horse carriage. It slowly morphed into a very, very sad piece about the horrible people bred from horrible circumstances trapped in a vicious cycle during one of the toughest times to be alive. Every character introduced made you sick and sad to learn their lives. Truitt was the only character I liked from the beginning and he was treated so poorly. I am guessing the ending was supposed to be justice for Catherine and represent the death of the past and the (almost) birth of her new life but it didn't make me any less sad for her. A very haunting book, I'm not sure I would recommend it.
This story started with everything a good suspense novel has: mysterious people with mysterious pasts and a very thrilling opening scene with the horse carriage. It slowly morphed into a very, very sad piece about the horrible people bred from horrible circumstances trapped in a vicious cycle during one of the toughest times to be alive. Every character introduced made you sick and sad to learn their lives. Truitt was the only character I liked from the beginning and he was treated so poorly. I am guessing the ending was supposed to be justice for Catherine and represent the death of the past and the (almost) birth of her new life but it didn't make me any less sad for her. A very haunting book, I'm not sure I would recommend it.