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A review by hortongr
A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
3.0
I got this book in a subscription service because it was the book I thought I'd like best out of the options I had to choose from, however I still did not think I would really enjoy the book. I am not a fan of thrillers or mysteries so this was a step out of my reading comfort zone. However, this book turned out to be a pleasant (or rather not-so-pleasant if you consider the theme haha) surprise!
This book DID start out very very slow. In fact, I was close to DNF-ing it at the beginning, but I decided to stick it out because it is very hard for me to give up on a book. I am glad I kept going. Once I got more towards the middle things started to get interesting. In the last quarter of the book plot lines overlap and intertwine with one another and there are so many plot twists that I couldn't bear to put the book down some nights. I also really enjoyed the legal aspects of the novel and will definitely consider reading more legal thrillers in the future. It was like the book version of all my beloved FBI/True Crime TV shows :)
**spoiler**
I also loved that the 'victim' from the start of the novel turns into an anti-victim of sorts (like an anti-hero). I thought that brought an interesting level of depth to the book. It was interesting how looking back at the beginning you could see his sinister intention shine through where it went unnoticed before as more of his ulterior motives and tricks were revealed.
I probably would not re-read this book because I'm not a big re-reader, but I am glad I read it :)
This book DID start out very very slow. In fact, I was close to DNF-ing it at the beginning, but I decided to stick it out because it is very hard for me to give up on a book. I am glad I kept going. Once I got more towards the middle things started to get interesting. In the last quarter of the book plot lines overlap and intertwine with one another and there are so many plot twists that I couldn't bear to put the book down some nights. I also really enjoyed the legal aspects of the novel and will definitely consider reading more legal thrillers in the future. It was like the book version of all my beloved FBI/True Crime TV shows :)
**spoiler**
I also loved that the 'victim' from the start of the novel turns into an anti-victim of sorts (like an anti-hero). I thought that brought an interesting level of depth to the book. It was interesting how looking back at the beginning you could see his sinister intention shine through where it went unnoticed before as more of his ulterior motives and tricks were revealed.
I probably would not re-read this book because I'm not a big re-reader, but I am glad I read it :)