The Husband's Secret
By Liane Moriarty
This week's book is by the same author that wrote one of my favorite books I read last year. Liane Moriarty is a hot author right now. Big Little Lies, which I read last year (which is flipping fantastic), was a HBO megahit with all of the stars getting a lot of awards. So last year for my birthday I had my book-loving dad buy me one of Moriarty's other works.
If you don't know me personally then you wouldn't know my birthday was six months ago. Yup I definitely took six months to start this book. The story is about three women (much like Big Little Lies) and how their lives intertwine. I loved how Big Little Lies show women as moms want to be the best moms they can be, even if they take different paths and, no matter what you feel like you're doing a crap job of being a parent. The husband's secret isn't like that. I couldn't relate to any of the characters. The main big secret when revealed, which I figured out way before I should have plot wise, was kind of a let down. I kept wanting to yell “No, your husband is a crappy person! Tell someone his secret!” Two of the women's storylines go together but the third lady's story kind of goes along but just seems to distract from the other two ladies. But my biggest complaint would be that the final chapter explains what would have happened if the plot wasn't the way it was. Like, hey, your life would have been awesome if this other stuff wouldn't have happened.
I have a few of the others books and I definitely plan on reading them because she is a good author but I just didn't happen to love this book.
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