Why did the doer do it? That essential question is never answered, and given all other characterizations, it makes no sense. The second problem – and it’s a whopper too – is that I never understood why the whole thing had to happen. Read my review of Kimberly Belle’s Dear Wife She’s a hot childish mess, and this odd character break with all that Belle wants us to believe makes the book hard to follow and swallow. Presumably someone with some coping skills, with some insight into her own human condition, a woman with a better-than-average knack for encountering tragedy with something more honed than, well, outright screeching hysterical denial. The first problem – and it’s a big problem – is that the deceived wife is such a whiny, absurd, and unbelievable character, it is easy to believe she could be tricked into buying magic beans from a leprechaun, and that I’d likely root for the leprechaun. Author Kimberly Belle sets all this in motion with skill, leading the way into a well-paced novel that kept me guessing. His adoring wife mourns him but then has growing reason to wonder what actually happened and if he’s still alive. The Marriage Lie offers a familiar but intriguing setup: a husband goes missing, presumed dead.
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