For some reason (maybe the blurb at the back of the book, or the comparisons with Gone Girl), I read this book thinking it was going to be a thriller. Turns out that there are some thrills in it, but it’s more of a woman’s fiction kind of book – somewhere along the lines of The Escape Artist. I must be living under a rock or something, but it seems like there’s a new lighter, more emotional sort of thriller that’s getting popular these days.
Here’s a teaser, that I thought was quite true in general about long-married couples. What do you think?
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I enjoyed this book…it was my first by Lianne Moriarty, which started me on a fan journey through her other books. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
@laurelrainsnow:disqus This is my first Moriarty too 🙂
How profound. Truly! I also found it difficult to be a couple once I became a mother. Wish I could put it in words as well as this author did.
My TT from Grilled, Chilled and Killed
@laurathomas61:disqus I really liked this snippet. It comes across even better within the context of the book. These are the thoughts of a woman contemplating divorce, and then deciding to take on a braver choice of staying with her husband and attempting to rebuild her marriage.
But if you can share those moments and still have adult conversations then you have a really strong relationship
@disqus_gmoXW9BOB2:disqus That’s very true. So often though, we get caught up in the day to day and miss connecting at a deeper level.
I love that teaser. I really liked the book when I read it. I hope you do too! Thank you for sharing!
@literaryfeline:disqus I liked it too. I didn’t much care for the epilogue, but overall pleasant read. My expectations entering the book was that it would be darker, and there would be more mystery to the book.