Published by Storm Publishing Genres: Fiction, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
The Broken Marriage is a gripping and thought provoking book that is more about broken relationships and broken people. Plus, that one reveal at the end! 😮 I did not see that coming at all. Hats off to anyone who did. Seriously, I had my mouth hanging open!
This book begins with a promise between two college friends and then snowballs into a dramatic and addictive ride though both the past and present. Rachel is shocked when Hannah shows up on her doorstop during a snowstorm. She invites Hannah in and as they reconnect, Matt, Rachel’s husband, comes home. He is not as happy initially to see Hannah and as they all tip toe around each other, it is evident that they all have secrets. But whose secret is the biggest?????? It was fun reading to find out.
The Broken Marriage kept me on my toes as the characters are unreliable and all seem to have their own agendas. One thing I enjoyed was trying to figure this book out. I feel that the title did not do this book justice. For me, this book is more about Hannah and the trauma she experienced in her life, especially during her college years. Yes, Rachel and Matt are married and yes there are marital issues, but I found this book to be more about the relationships that Hannah had with the various characters in this book that she formed during her college years. There is a big gap between when they see each other again but Hannah makes her appearance 17 years after she last saw Rachel. Speaking of the characters, they are an interesting bunch. 😮
This book had tension and a what-the-heck-is-going-on vibe to it. With the book going back and forth in time, some things fell into place while others remained outside my grasp until the end. I mentioned the reveal that left me shocked at the ending. There were several after a few twists, but there was one reveal which floored me. I thought ‘wow, that was well done!’👏
I enjoyed the tension in the book and the unsettling feeling that kicked into overdrive during the last half of the book. There is suspense which mounts during the last chapters of the book when things begin to fall into place.
This was my first book by Elena Wilkes, and I look forward to reading more of this author’s books in the future.
Atmospheric, gripping, tense and full of secrets! 📕
Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.