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A review by jmatkinson1
Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre
5.0
Sophie appears to have the perfect life, loving husband and family and a prestigious job, but Sophie thinks she is going mad. She forgets things, she makes mistakes and suddenly her perfect life isn't perfect any more. The people start to die around her and Sophie has to reinvent herself to survive. In order to create her new identity she needs to get married and then she meets Frantz...
The first third of the book is narrated by Sophie and it is a sad and tawdry tale. As a reader I felt sorry for her but was not sure whether or not she had committed the crimes that seemed to follow her around, the blackouts seemed too convenient. However when the narration turns to Frantz, the book steps up several gears. What was a fairly run of the mill psychological thriller suddenly becomes very dark indeed. What makes this book so fantastic is the final third in which all the ends are tied up and, whilst the ending is a little too comfortable, the reader is left exhilarated. Lemaitre's Camille books were excellent procedurals, this is a brilliant thriller.
The first third of the book is narrated by Sophie and it is a sad and tawdry tale. As a reader I felt sorry for her but was not sure whether or not she had committed the crimes that seemed to follow her around, the blackouts seemed too convenient. However when the narration turns to Frantz, the book steps up several gears. What was a fairly run of the mill psychological thriller suddenly becomes very dark indeed. What makes this book so fantastic is the final third in which all the ends are tied up and, whilst the ending is a little too comfortable, the reader is left exhilarated. Lemaitre's Camille books were excellent procedurals, this is a brilliant thriller.