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A review by jscarpa14
The Wrong Wife by Maya Alden
3.0
Not for me
First of all the reactions in the beginning weren't believable and the characters change their entire demeanor like whip lash fast which yeah no. Real people don't act like that. Then because he's suddenly sorry and made her dinner all the characters behave like he wasn't a colossal a$$ of the first order for the entire beginning of the book and then because she makes an entirely understandable choice near the end she's the bad guy who is supposed to so the grand gesture which no no and a thousand times no. And then the dominant sex in the final chapter it just doesn't work for these characters at all. When you're reading about a character who spent her childhood beaten to almost the point of death and who's been abused her whole life punishments and spankings suddenly appearing at the very end of the book and not having been a consistent part of their relationship is just really uncomfortable like to the point from 92 percent on I admittedly skimmed because no its not sexy. Yes Declan is better than her father but ultimately from what I read he's pretty toxic and not at all what I'd call a good guy, a romantic hero or someone who even deserves the time of day.
First of all the reactions in the beginning weren't believable and the characters change their entire demeanor like whip lash fast which yeah no. Real people don't act like that. Then because he's suddenly sorry and made her dinner all the characters behave like he wasn't a colossal a$$ of the first order for the entire beginning of the book and then because she makes an entirely understandable choice near the end she's the bad guy who is supposed to so the grand gesture which no no and a thousand times no. And then the dominant sex in the final chapter it just doesn't work for these characters at all. When you're reading about a character who spent her childhood beaten to almost the point of death and who's been abused her whole life punishments and spankings suddenly appearing at the very end of the book and not having been a consistent part of their relationship is just really uncomfortable like to the point from 92 percent on I admittedly skimmed because no its not sexy. Yes Declan is better than her father but ultimately from what I read he's pretty toxic and not at all what I'd call a good guy, a romantic hero or someone who even deserves the time of day.