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A review by x_miss_mcrae_x
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
☆ 3.5 rounded down.
Gosh! Not only was this book incredibly frustrating, but it was also a huge struggle to actually finish. It took me almost all of February to read the first 250 6 mind the rest, and for a long time, it was on the DNF pile. But I just can't DNF a book!
I read this after The Family Experiment, and whilst the concept was interesting, with a lot of potential, the execution was pretty terrible. I struggled to understand what the key story was in all of this. There's 5 different POV. 5 people with different secrets, agendas, and lives. Almost all chapters end on a type of cliffhanger and then you have to wait 4-5 more chapters to be told, actually youll have to wait for the answers to this but here's another to keep you guessing. This was annoying and made it really hard to follow subplots as well as the actual main plot. Also, the brainwashing rules and government enforcement of The Marriage Act quite literally gave me the rage.
Every single character is beyond awful and a bunch of psychopaths if you ask me, except Arthur. All 3.5 stars are for him alone! I do not appreciate what happened to him at all.
Gosh! Not only was this book incredibly frustrating, but it was also a huge struggle to actually finish. It took me almost all of February to read the first 250 6 mind the rest, and for a long time, it was on the DNF pile. But I just can't DNF a book!
I read this after The Family Experiment, and whilst the concept was interesting, with a lot of potential, the execution was pretty terrible. I struggled to understand what the key story was in all of this. There's 5 different POV. 5 people with different secrets, agendas, and lives. Almost all chapters end on a type of cliffhanger and then you have to wait 4-5 more chapters to be told, actually youll have to wait for the answers to this but here's another to keep you guessing. This was annoying and made it really hard to follow subplots as well as the actual main plot. Also, the brainwashing rules and government enforcement of The Marriage Act quite literally gave me the rage.
Every single character is beyond awful and a bunch of psychopaths if you ask me, except Arthur. All 3.5 stars are for him alone! I do not appreciate what happened to him at all.