Thursday sees her husband only two days a week because he has two other
wives. Though she agreed to a plural
marriage, Thursday begins to have reservations about the arrangement and,
despite her agreement with Seth, sets out to learn whatever she can about the
other women. She befriends Hannah, the
wife who is pregnant, and sees bruises.
Is Seth abusing her? Thursday
becomes desperate to learn all she can about Seth, a man she realizes she may
not know that well.
The book relies on having an unreliable narrator. This becomes clear very early. Thursday makes oblique references to things
the reader craves to know more about.
What is she hiding? She admits to
relying on what Seth tells her, but is he telling the truth?
The book begins well, with an intriguing premise. However, by the second part of the novel, things
go awry when there’s a cheap plot twist.
Thursday will remember something for no particular reason, but that
memory will be a major revelation. Strange
events are never logically explained. To
say that the plot eventually seems over-the-top is an understatement. And then there’s the ending which is as schlocky
and manipulative as Then she woke up!
Some might consider this an enjoyable summer read, but there are much
better books which do not treat the reader with disdain. Regular readers of my reviews may notice that
this review is shorter than most, but I feel this book does not deserve any
more of my time.
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