I am already totally hooked on this one. The story of an ex plotting revenge on her replacement is really nothing new, or so I thought until I started reading this. It's hard to explain, but the tone the authors set and where they choose to start the narrative make it clear that this is a new take on the idea.
I love the switch between perspectives. I am a sucker for that kind of narrative shift, especially when it's done well, as it is here. Rather than just moving back and forth without changing how things sound, each chapter is distinct and unique in its voice. Within the first two, they have managed to flesh out the characters in such a way that I already care about both of them and want to know more about who they are as people and as women. What is truly impressive is that they have successfully humanized the woman who in other hands might be nothing but a crazy ex stereotype. Under the capable hands here, even though I know she is likely going to do bad things to the other main character, I also want to know her story. I want to know how she got to this point and I sympathize with the fact that her life as she knew it was shattered by her divorce. It takes a skilled hand to get me to that point, where I can truly sympathize with someone who seems destined to be the villain.
That being said, I know there could be a major twist coming, which is another reason I want to keep on reading. I already feel that these authors could work a plot twist with a masterful hand, and I am eager to find out for sure.
Bottom line, I have not been this hooked by a novel since "Luckiest Girl Alive", and I have a feeling the payoff in this case will be equally as satisfying.
I love the switch between perspectives. I am a sucker for that kind of narrative shift, especially when it's done well, as it is here. Rather than just moving back and forth without changing how things sound, each chapter is distinct and unique in its voice. Within the first two, they have managed to flesh out the characters in such a way that I already care about both of them and want to know more about who they are as people and as women. What is truly impressive is that they have successfully humanized the woman who in other hands might be nothing but a crazy ex stereotype. Under the capable hands here, even though I know she is likely going to do bad things to the other main character, I also want to know her story. I want to know how she got to this point and I sympathize with the fact that her life as she knew it was shattered by her divorce. It takes a skilled hand to get me to that point, where I can truly sympathize with someone who seems destined to be the villain.
That being said, I know there could be a major twist coming, which is another reason I want to keep on reading. I already feel that these authors could work a plot twist with a masterful hand, and I am eager to find out for sure.
Bottom line, I have not been this hooked by a novel since "Luckiest Girl Alive", and I have a feeling the payoff in this case will be equally as satisfying.