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A review by amandasupak
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
4 stars
Named characters: 91 (Phew, this is a ton of characters because you follow several main character's plot lines. Pay close attention to the names and you will be able to make some connections in the plot before they are officially revealed!)
Overall, this was a fun read. His style of writing is to follow several different stories, written in short chapters, and swap between them all. It keeps the tension high and the momentum up. All of them have secrets that are slowly revealed in this very near-future dystopian world where you can upgrade your marriage to get lots of tax breaks but you will be spied on by AI to make sure you are getting along. If you start to have fights/issues the government will start to monitor you more, send a human counselor to interview you, and then if everything is not resolved force you to divorce. A lot of the plot is creepy like a black mirror episode, and some of it is rather implausible. In either case, it's very binge-able!
Trigger warning, there is a lot of murder in this book. And most of the time it's fairly graphic too.
Named characters: 91 (Phew, this is a ton of characters because you follow several main character's plot lines. Pay close attention to the names and you will be able to make some connections in the plot before they are officially revealed!)
Overall, this was a fun read. His style of writing is to follow several different stories, written in short chapters, and swap between them all. It keeps the tension high and the momentum up. All of them have secrets that are slowly revealed in this very near-future dystopian world where you can upgrade your marriage to get lots of tax breaks but you will be spied on by AI to make sure you are getting along. If you start to have fights/issues the government will start to monitor you more, send a human counselor to interview you, and then if everything is not resolved force you to divorce. A lot of the plot is creepy like a black mirror episode, and some of it is rather implausible. In either case, it's very binge-able!
Trigger warning, there is a lot of murder in this book. And most of the time it's fairly graphic too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder