I brought this book home despite it not being my usual type of romance and after hearing it was hard to get into. Though not typically romantic, more lusty and dirty, the writing compensates with a poetic and mesmerizing quality that doesn't make it feel offensive. It is essentially a love story, tackling issues of good and evil and how love changes people, even when they're not looking for it or see it coming.
Divided into 3 sections, covering about 6 months, it builds slowly and offers a twist or two. While some reviews say it's depressing, moving between winter in rural Wisconsin and St. Louis, the end offers hope and renewal. Its themes of finding love and a place to belong are timeless and could be written in any setting and still be relevant. Another review criticized this plot as being unoriginal, when in fact, most relationship stories are more or less the same and I thought this one was well done and a quick read, 3 maybe 4 hours at most. I have wasted far more time on books with higher acclaim only to be disappointed. This one might stick with you if you give it a chance.Get more detail about A Reliable Wife.
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