For worse...
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The Blurb:
On their first date back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke bonded over drinks, dinner and whether they could get away with murder. Now married, they'll put the latter to the test when an unchecked danger in their community places their son in jeopardy. Working as a criminal defense attorney, Nat refuses to rely on the broken legal system to keep her family safe. She knows that if you want justice...you have to get it yourself.
Shocked to discover Nat's taken matters into her own hands, Will has no choice but to dirty his, also. His family is in way too deep to back down now. He's just not sure he recognizes the woman he married. Nat's always been fiercely protective, but never this ruthless or calculating. With the police poking holes in their airtight plan, what will be the first to fall apart: their scandalous secret - or their marriage?
The Review
Unfortunately, this is the kind of book that wont take you long to read and will take you even less time to forget. It's not actually badly written but there was nothing surprising in this book for me.
You get pretty much the gist from the blurb ... and I hate it when book blurbs do this as much as I do with film trailers. When they tell you everything that's going to happen anyway, it's quite hard to surprise your reader. I kept hoping for a plot twist to arrive and one never did.
I did find it slightly far fetched that a defense attorney, someone who has based their whole life and career on their belief in the criminal justice system, would decide to take matters into their own hands. But I was prepared to suspend my disbelief in the hope that there would be hidden depths revealed.
Sadly, no. Nat is suspicious that her husband is having an affair. He's secretive with his phone and strangely absent a lot. Ah, this must be a clever ruse and something else will be going on. Oh no, it really is that cliché.
If you don't read many murder mystery/thriller books, you may find this entertaining, but I would hazard a guess that if you do, there will be nothing new in here for you.
Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.
For Better and Worse was published on 11th December by Harlequin-Mira.
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